Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Now there’s no excuse for you to keep running that abomination of a browser Internet Explorer. While yes Microsoft has made alot of progress with the latest version (IE8), they are still no where close to supporting web standards the way that every other browser does.
It’s often a headache for web designers (trust me I know) just to make their websites display properly in Internet Explorer.
Trouble is, some sites refuse to operate in anything but IE. Windows Update being one of them, and many corporate intranet websites, won’t display in any other browser. So at times you’re forced to use Internet Explorer.
Using the Coral IE Tab add-on for Firefox, now you can visit those sites without having to open the detested browser. Even Windows Update works flawlessly. So, quit living in the dark ages of the internet and embrace modern web apps, CSS3 and HTML5 with the awesome Firefox 3.5.
Download Coral IE Tab
via DownloadSquad
Tags: add-ons, Downloads, Firefox, free, Freebies, information, internet, Utilities
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
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Discovered this from the boys at ghacks.net…
Using a nifty utility installed on your USB flash drive called Predator you can:
A Windows session would be locked by simply removing the connected USB drive from the computer system. Connecting the USB flash drive again would unlock the system.
The user needs to specify a backup password as well. This backup password can be used to unlock a session if the USB flash drive is damaged or not available at all.
The screen will go black whenever the user removes the USB drive from the computer system.
Predator will write events to a log file that can be used to analyze attempts to access the computer system. The software will also change the keys on the USB drives frequently to prevent that a copied keyfile can be used to access the system.
Tags: Downloads, flash drive, free, Freebies, Portable Apps, security, tips, Tips and Tricks, usb, Utilities, Windows
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
For Windows Microsoft Office Only:
If you’re like me, you can’t live without tabbed browsing in Firefox. What if you could bring tabs into Microsoft Office?
Well now you can. Using this Microsoft Office plug-in OfficeTab, instead of having separate windows for each open document, you can have tabs for all your open documents in either Word, Excel or Powerpoint.
As Lifehacker points out, you’ve got to wonder why Microsoft doesn’t include this feature by default.. maybe something to look forward to in the next version of Office?
The Lifehacker article also warns of a Visual Studio prompt, however, after installing it on my machine I had no such errors and it works problem free.
To download it you can visit the Google translated download page at OfficeTab or alternatively I have provided a download link here. (OfficeTabv1.20.zip)
via Lifehacker via DownloadSquad
Tags: Downloads, Freebies, lifehacks, microsoft, office, productivity, Tips and Tricks, Utilities, Windows
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
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Download Squad has put together an awesome list of portable apps for your USB flash drive.
Some of the apps I’ve used and would recommend are:
Truecrypt
μTorrent
CCleaner
All the Nirsoft Apps
Treesize Free
VLC
Foxit PDF Reader
Check out the full list at Download Squad: 24 Killer Portable Apps For Your USB Flash Drive
Tags: Downloads, flash drive, Freebies, PC Repair, Portable Apps, tech, Tips and Tricks, usb, Utilities, Windows
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
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The folks at MakeUseOf are always delivering quality stuff to “Make Use Of” your computer. From freebies, downloads, tips and tricks, they’re an invaluable resource for every computer user from beginner to expert.
A lot of people have their own Wi-Fi network at home, yet not many of them are taking full advantage of the sort of cool things they can do with that network.
Read the article at MakeUseOf:
4 Free WiFi Software Downloads To Take Advantage Of Wireless Networks.
Tags: Downloads, free, Freebies, internet, wi-fi, Windows
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