August 2008
42 posts
WinPatrol →
WinPatrol is an all-purpose utilty designed to increase the performance and usability of your computer. It’s FREE and has been assisting computer users for over ten years.
John’s Background Switcher →
John’s Background Switcher (or JBS for short) periodically changes the background image on your computer (like every hour or every day) to something interesting. You can specify which pictures to choose from:
Individual pictures on your computer.
Folders containing pictures on your computer such as ‘My Pictures’.
Flickr photo sharing - selecting pictures by person, tags, sets or just plain...
CDBurnerXP →
CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free. It does not include adware or similar malicious components.
Key Features
burn all kinds of discs
audio-CDs with or without gaps between tracks
burn and create...
Start Killer →
Remove the Start Button from the taskbar
Download 32-bit Edition
Download 64-bit Edition
Seven online-security blunders to avoid →
Assuming your security software is protecting you
Accessing an account through an e-mail link
Using a single password for all online accounts
Downloading free software
Thinking your Mac shields you from all risks
Clicking on a pop-up ad that says your PC is not secure
Shopping online the same way you do in stores
subdownloader →
Subdownloader is a Free Open Source tool written in PYTHON for automatic download/upload subtitles for videofiles (DIVX,MPEG,AVI,etc) and DVD’s using fast hashing.
U.S. at risk of cyberattacks, experts say →
The next large-scale military or terrorist attack on the United States, if and when it happens, may not involve airplanes or bombs or even intruders breaching American borders.
Instead, such an assault may be carried out in cyberspace by shadowy hackers half a world away. And Internet security experts believe that it could be just as devastating to the U.S.’s economy and infrastructure...
The Internet Movie Script Database (IMSDb) →
Phlox : Vista Style File Renaming in XP →
Phlox is a system tray application that provides Windows Vista style file renaming to your Windows XP. Phlox replaces classic F2 function on desktop and explorer windows. It selects only filename; not with extension.
10 Ways to Find Time to Follow Your Dreams →
1. Cut out a TV show every day. 2. Ditch your car. 3. Wake up earlier. 4. Batch chores. 5. Go to your kids’ practices. 6. Cook in advance. 7. Reclaim your lunch break. 8. Have a YOYO night. 9. Use slack time. 10. Shop with a list during non-peak times.
Five Best Desktop Search Applications →
Phelps Wins 11th Gold, Sets Record →
Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 11th career gold medal — and fifth world record of the Beijing Games.
Joomla! 1.5.6 Released →
Windows Explorer filename extension column →
Overall Medal Standings - The official website of... →
Cloud Computing →
“Cloud Computing is the realisation of Internet (‘Cloud’) based development and use of computer technology (‘Computing’) delivered by an ecosystem of providers.” Sam Johnston
Behnevis: easy farsi transliteration (pinglish)... →
ویرایشگر (ادیتور) مبدل فارسی بهنویس
facesaerch - find people with this one-click face... →
Study: 'Six degrees of separation' is a fact →
The old saw about everyone on the planet being “six degrees of separation” away from anyone else may be a scientific fact, U.S. researchers say. Using billions of text messages as raw data, Microsoft Corp. researchers have reconstructed social patterns that indicate any two people on average are distanced by 6.6 degrees of separation, meaning that they could be linked by a string of...
July 2008
45 posts
Looking for Work
A Japanese doctor said, ‘Medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another, and have him looking for work in six weeks. ‘ A German doctor said, ‘That’s nothing, we can take a lung out of one person, put it in another, and have him looking for work in four weeks.’ A British doctor said, ‘In my country, medicine is...
Zimbabwe drops 10 zeros from inflated currency →
New book from Harry Potter author out in December →
7 Universities Offering Free Courses Online →
Five Best Note-Taking Tools →
The new Delicious is here →
