iBin

Related Usually, when we hunt for a kind of software, there are various alternatives available. Perhaps there are more there, but for now it seems that the iBin is one of its kind. Nearly every software has a little portable sibling these days. Why not the Recycle Bin? Especially when you consider that the Recycle Bin is an unquestionable safety net. Even anUndoor aCTRL-Zcannot stop the final rite of passage....

January 6, 2010 · 2 min · 340 words · Wanda Fowler

Turn Your Android Phone Into A Real Star Trek Tricorder

Related I am not what you would call a “Trekkie.” This review is of the Star TrekTricorderopen source Android project byMoonblink. For starters, the configuration screen includes everything it’s crucial that you set up your own Tricorder. The Tricorder Sensor Readings So, what readings do you get? Basically you’ve got the five screens that I’m going to show you in this article. First, we’ll take a look at the GRAV screen....

January 6, 2010 · 1 min · 190 words · Ryan Ortiz

The Top 5 Google Alternatives and Why You Should Use Them

Related Google has been the leading search engine for as long as I can remember. That’s because search engines link relevance with popularity. This search engine is great for things such as school work and research for articles or other such works. Quintura This search engine I liked a lot because it redefines how search results should be displayed. This allows you to quickly display alternative results by just hovering your mouse over them....

January 5, 2010 · 2 min · 238 words · Cassandra Peters

How To Set Up Email On A Basic Cell Phone

Now, we receive dozens of emails per day with some being more crucial than others. As I mentioned before in other articles I don’t own a hi-tech smart phone. Rather, I bring along a low-budget cell phone. Yet checking my email is one of its primary uses. So here’s how to set up email on your cell phone to check your messages comfortably. This can normally be done by placing an ’m....

January 4, 2010 · 2 min · 383 words · Mr. Jeffrey Rocha

7 Historical Websites That Let Us Go Back & Take Another Peek At History

Related Another calendar gets consigned to the trashcan. 365 days of memories and events from here on will gather dust either in minds or in our journals. But history is enriched by what that passes. It is these collective experiences that offers us a chance to imbibe and learn. This post attempts to cover seven such historical sites that are made around timelines. Timelines which take us back into history and show what happened at some point in time....

January 2, 2010 · 2 min · 364 words · Christopher Kim MD

FilmNet, Filmmakers & Viewers

Related I am a film buff. But then aren’t we all? In short, they love both the " process' and the result. A serious film lover is also tries to keep his ear close to the cinematic ground. That’s why you will usually find him populating the throngs of film festivals. Thankfully, these days we don’t have to jet away from our homes to far flung cinematic happenings. It’s all there on the net....

January 1, 2010 · 2 min · 308 words · Christy Wall

How To Make Your Own Sheet Music with LilyPond

Related Writing, or rewriting, your musical scores digitally can be a tedious business. In this time and age, it’s simplynot doneto compose your scores on a napkin. Earlier this week, we already explored several freeware alternatives with3 Tools To Write Your Own Sheet Music Online. There’s a reason why I’m not showing you a fancy screenshot below. You see, LilyPond doesn’t have a GUI - Graphical User Interface. In other words, it’s completely text-based....

January 1, 2010 · 2 min · 238 words · Elizabeth Smith

How To Remotely Trigger A Torrent Download Via Email [Mac]

When I realised that the iPhone didn’t support downloading files natively, I was back to square one. Then I thought of using Dropbox – but that didn’t work. After a couple of hours of research, I finally found a solution, albeit a pretty rudimentary one. It involves asecondary email,Mail rules,Transmission or uTorrentandApplescript. Now, let’s be clear on this: I’m not a scripting geek. I’m just an average Mac user. Here’s how I managed to set up Mail and Transmission to automatically download torrents sent via email....

December 31, 2009 · 2 min · 318 words · Christine Pierce

Two Cool Tools To Monitor Your MacBook's Battery [Mac]

So, as soon as we’re out of the mountains and forests (really!) There are plenty of them, but these are two that I picked up and used. Know your battery’s health The first one is Battery Health Monitor [No Longer Available]. So when you are unplugged, you know how much time left to the next recharge. But why using another system? you’ve got the option to even make SBM disappear whenever the battery is fully charged....

December 31, 2009 · 1 min · 208 words · Gary Rhodes

5 Powerful Ways To Google People From Alternative Search Engines

But that doesn’t stop us from using alternative search engines to search for people, does it? If you think having pseudonyms as usernames protects your real identity, this can be an eye-opener! For more, let Karl show you how toFind A Lost Love or Friend with Pipl. Wink Winkis a powerful people search engine that allows you to enter several search criteria. Winkhas hundreds of millions of user profiles in its database....

December 30, 2009 · 1 min · 138 words · Keith White

Analyze Your PC & Detect New Driver Updates Online With Ma-Config

Some of us perhaps"but not all. It’s just like cruising on the information superhighway on our computers. Not everyone has an idea of what goes on under the hood. Especially if a mechanic (read, a support guy) is not close at hand. Unlike cars, computers need constant updates of both software and hardware. For the sake of efficiency, updating these should be a matter of routine. Or would it do better with some drive upgrades?...

December 30, 2009 · 2 min · 349 words · Paul Nguyen

How To Build A Music Jukebox Using An Old PC

Related I have a ton of old machines with Windows 2000 and Windows XP on them. Some of them aren’t even that old or slow. A jukebox is something I grew up with in our pool hall and recreation rooms. The newer ones have CD’s in them and the older ones played records. Ours is going to play MP3’s. Are you excited to build your music jukebox? Start by browsing on overto hereand then hit the download link on the left hand side....

December 30, 2009 · 2 min · 263 words · Andrea Herrera

How To Sync iTunes Library With Your Music Folders

I use it myself, but mainly because I have to to get some music on my iPod Touch. So in the period that I have been using iTunes I have tried to make the best of it. This can be done in two ways. One condition however is that you have to let iTunes manage your music. The automatic way does work very easy though. All you need isiTunes 9....

December 29, 2009 · 2 min · 240 words · Erik Miller