Silverlight is similar to Flash and allows your surfing app to run interactive web applications. Not sure if you have Silverlight installed? Just head over to the new Silverlight-poweredBing Mapsand you will receive a notification if you don’t have it. This will open a window that displays the 30 (and growing) Maps Apps that are currently available. To use Maps Apps, simply hit one to activate it. Below are some of the newer additions to Bing Map Apps....
Related Do you useDropBox? Why shouldn’t you? It is free and it has some great features. it’s possible for you to then access them from almost anywhere. DropBox’s best feature is being able to sync your files across multiple computers and multiple operating systems. It does everything automatically. Now with the help ofXda-Developerswe can now make use of our DropBox account on our Windows Mobile equipment. This is a beta tool designed by someone who wanted this functionality....
Related Image editors are a large breed. I have been a diehard IrfanView user ever since it came out. It very rightlyblows Windows Viewer out of the water. Firstly,FastStone Image Viewer(ver.4.2) at a download size of 4.5MB is more compact than IrfanView. It comes in three download options (exe, zip, or portable). Taking them all up would be too much of a read, so let’s look at10really cool ones. Support for Lots of Image Formats Supports many digital image formats as illustrated in the screenshot above....
For about a year I’ve been accessing Google Calendar directly online. This Sunbird add-on basically enables a read/write connection between Sunbird and Google Calendar. When you download the add-on, it downloads as an xpi file. From within Sunbird, go to Tools and Add-ons. Once you set up the add-on, you’ll need to reboot Sunbird so that start using the features. From your Google Calendar account, select configs -> Calendar configs....
MakeUseOf did anoverview of Mintback in 2007 when it was in its beta release. Since then, it has grown and added more features so it’s time for an update post. Mint is a free, automatic online finance tracking andbudgetingplatform much like Microsoft Money and Quicken. Mint does all the personal accounting work for me. Using your past transactions, Mint assigns your transactions to various categories. For example, credit or debit card transactions you make at Target will be assigned theShoppingcategory....
There are some must-haves like your personal blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Google. But then there are at least 20 more. It’s tab overload! Having tons of open tabs slows down Firefox. And as the tabs turn Firefox into an MB hungry monster, they also slow down your setup. So what are your options? Just leave as is, discard the tabs, or move them to your helplessly unorganized bookmarks? Here are some strategies to help you manage your tabs....
Related Errors happen. Thankfully, computer errors are unlike those that occur in life. With computer errors, the feedback is instantaneous. It is in the form of an alert message or a deviation in behavior. Errors are also more clearly expressed in the form of error codes. Microsoft error codes signal a fault of a specific nature. But error codes have a very important function. They are meant to be hints fortroubleshooting....
This basic behavior continues on even in the digital age. Computer users rely on applications to make their computing life easier. But life is not static. What we consider as the best solution today might become obsolete tomorrow. The result is a bloated Applications folder which filled with unused and outdated apps. Here are two steps that I took to tidy up my Mac’s Applications library. Step 1: Updating Outdated Apps Actually, there’s not much of a problem here....
Sadly, that never really is an option. With its Spotlight integration, finding files on Nifty Box is a painless process. Working on this article for MakeUseOf, I’ve saved the Word file on my desktop. Even the process of batch renaming files can be achieved using an automated process. Take a look at Wez’s article onhow to get the job done using Automator. SmartShumo is also useful if you gotta move all files with specific extension to a specific folder....
Related Google Desktop is a great tool for social networking. Other Google Desktop gadgets, like custom clocks and computer performance meters, just flat-out look cool. But Google Desktop isn’t just a novelty. There are many gadgets available for Google Desktop which can improve your productivity. This guide rounds up the topfive productivity-improving gadgetsyou can find for Google Desktop. punch in the name of the gadget in the upper left hand search field to find it....
The challenge though for e-publishers is to make e-reading programs and services feature-rich but also easy to use. This becomes essential when your library starts filling up with 25 or more publications. It’s simply a faster way to add free sample books to the library. Reading and Annotating Reading ebooks on the BN eReader is also similar to the other ebook apps. Or you might create a theme for a particular genre of reading....
Related Emailing is a relatively secure mode of transferring information. But you cannot be fully sure that the recipient will be the only person reading the email. To protect your message from such interceptions, you might employ text encryption and decryption tool Encrypt Easy. Encrypt Easy is a very simple text encryption tool that does a remarkable job of protecting your textual message. The tool has a user friendly interface and requires no payments to be used....
Not all Facebook users are computer savvy. This fact is often exploited by unscrupulous people. There have been many a scam, pranks and even malicious links and software that spread through Facebook. Here are some of the tips you could use to stay safe on Facebook. Thesexiest videoscam appeared as a video on your Facebook wall if any of your friends fell victim to it. Having information about what is happening on Facebook can help you stay away from scams and pranks like these....
