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Recommended Software (29 Sep, 2005): I use a lot of different software for a lot of different applications everyday. This is a list of software I believe is the cream of the crop. If you know of competing software that is better than …
Recommended Software Update I (1 Oct, 2005): I've added 4 more titles to my list of Recommended Software ID3-TagIT MP3Gain Copernic Desktop Search Azureus
Tom's Recommended Software (6 Oct, 2005): Obviously inspired by my own Recommended Software list, Tom's Hardware have released their own list of software for Pepping Up Windows. Most software on their list I've heard of many times …
XML Windows Shell (7 Oct, 2005): This morning I recieved an e-mail about my EyeDrop Litestep theme. I always recieved a lot of praise on the two LiteStep themes I created. I'm guessing it's probably been 12 months since I used …
RSS Readers Compared (13 Oct, 2005): With the recent announcement of Google Reader I thought it was time to try and evaluate it's RSS competitors. It's closest competitors (that I know of) are Newsgator and Bloglines. But I've also …
Directory Opus 8.2 (14 Oct, 2005): Version 8.2 of Directory Opus has been released and it contains (as usual) some exciting new features. You can now dynamically resize thumbnails with a slider — a feature that is popular in …
Don't Litter (14 Oct, 2005): I'm sick to death of Thumbs.db. Whichever Microsoft programmer came up with the idea of putting a Thumbs.db file in every folder that contains an image should be shot. The same goes for you too, …
Opera 9.0 Preview 1 (22 Oct, 2005): Opera 9.0 Preview 1 is now available for download. I have to admit, when Opera 8.5 was released as the new totally free (and ad free) Opera browser I questioned how active development would be from …
VMware Player (26 Oct, 2005): This is kewl — VMware Player is a free program for running not only VMware's own Virtual Machines, but also Microsoft's Virtual PC's. This is handy for myself as I've found that MS's Virtual …
Create XP VM for VMware Player for Free (31 Oct, 2005): In addition to my previous post about VMware Player I just found these instructions for creating a Windows XP Virtual Machine using QEMU that work with VMware Player. I expect this to be very …
Opera as a HTML Editor (2 Nov, 2005): Opera 9.0 Preview 1 has been available for a little while now, and I briefly mentioned some of new features. Having used it for a few weeks now, I think it's most exciting feature for me is the …
Opera Tips & Tricks (3 Nov, 2005): I've been using Opera for many years and have found it's the best browser for me. I'm such a fan of Opera that I often waste away hours on the community forums in an effort to learn tricks I didn't …
Writing & Testing HTML (3 Nov, 2005): I frequently have to test or write small bits of code and the only way to preview the code I've written is to write the HTML in an editor such as Notepad, save it as a HTML file, open it in Opera, …
Hide Menu Bar (5 Nov, 2005): I have no use for the menu bar in Opera. I can access everything I need via buttons, panels and a few key shortcuts. For some reason though, the ability to toggle the menu bar in Opera with a …
Keep Downloading After Closing Opera (11 Nov, 2005): Ever had to keep Opera open on your desktop purely because you're in the middle of downloading a file? This tip is for you.
Directory Opus Status Graphs (25 Nov, 2005): In Directory Opus 8.1 a new feature was introduced that added graphs to the status bar. Last weekend I sat down and customised my status bar to take advantage of the graph feature and this is what I …
Photo Management (1 Dec, 2005): I'm in the midst of trialling some photo management software. For me, the major contenders are Picasa from Google and Photoshop Album / Photoshop Elements from Adobe. Photoshop Album is currently …
Storegrid P2P Backup (25 Dec, 2005): Last week I stumbled upon a great little backup application called Storegrid and for the first time I'm now backing up critical files. I've always known the importance of backing-up and have been …
Colourize Black & White Photos (5 Jan, 2006): Ever found a black and white photo and thought, "That would look great in colour"? Probably not, but just in case you do there is a clever program called Recolored to do it for you. Check out the …
Messenger 8 Beta (1 Feb, 2006): I managed to score myself an invite to the beta testing of Messenger 8 for Windows Live. So what do I think? It seems functionally identical to MSN Messenger 7.0. It's not very exciting at all. …
Opera 9 TP2 Coming Soon (8 Feb, 2006): Here's some unofficial news that the Technological Preview 2 of Opera 9 is coming soon, with some mention of new features I will appreciate. I feel like I've been using TP1 forever. Of course …
Multi-touch-screens (17 Feb, 2006): This multi-touch screen makes the Nintendo DS look like a pile of puke. Speaking of the DS, it might be old news, but I'm pretty excited about the new model.
Opera & Nintendo sitting in a tree... (18 Feb, 2006): How exciting is the recent announcement that Opera will be developing a web browser for the Nintendo DS? The answer is 'Very' in case you weren't sure. It's like having two female best friends and …
Applying DeviantArt CSS Themes in Opera 9 (24 Feb, 2006): These instructions describe how to use a CSS theme designed for the DeviantArt website with Opera, although you can apply the same method to any website you want to change the look of. The …
Office 2007 UI (15 Mar, 2006): The completed Microsoft Office 2007 (aka Office 12) has been revealed. And I like it! I've seen some comments comparing it to Netscape 8. But in all fairness, Netscape 8 was a crappy …
Flurry Screensaver (8 Apr, 2006): Could Flurry be the best screensaver ever? Yes.Even though it's been released since 2003, this is the first I've seen of it. And not only does it look pretty, it also supports dual …
Pearl Jam Live Desktop (19 Apr, 2006): Is Sony insane!? Do I have 'sucker' tattooed on my head!? Sony creates CD's with root kits and spyware that silently installs on your PC and now they send me an e-mail …
Comic Book Fonts (19 Jun, 2006): A few times now I've tried finding a font like you see on comic strips and graphic novels and I finally found a collection at Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering. About 50% of the fonts …
Highlight Search Terms in Opera (12 Jul, 2006): Some genius at Opera decided it would be a good idea to replace the bright Yellow and Green colours used to highlight strings when using inline find (in the Beta versions) to one of the Windows …
Directory Opus for FREE (24 Aug, 2006): PC Authority and GP Software are offering Directory Opus 6.2 as a download with free license registration until the 2nd of September.The best Windows Explorer replacement tools available. Once …
Recommended Software Update II (27 Aug, 2006): I've added a new section to my Recommended Software list for 'Desktop Enhancements'. I've also added ZipGenius. Check it out.
Download Bryce and Poser for Free (8 Sep, 2006): If you're quick, you can download Bryce 5 and Poser 5 for free. The offer for Bryce is meant to end on the 6th of September, which was yesterday on this side of World. Poser is …
The Ultimate iPod Manager (13 Sep, 2006): Unfortunately, there is no 'ultimate iPod manager'… yet.I got my iPod almost 2 years ago and I probably used iTunes for less than a day before I developed a distaste for it. I …
iTunes 7 DRM Cracked (15 Sep, 2006): The new DRM in iTunes 7 has been cracked within hours of its release.I think the response time of the hackers to by-pass the new encryption deserves an applause. I can't even get the IT …
Copernic 2 (28 Sep, 2006): I haven't really been waiting for a new version of Copernic Desktop Search. But it's here anyway and I'm pleased.If you don't already know, Copernic Desktop Search is a software …
25GB of online storage with MediaMax (28 Sep, 2006): For sometime now I've been searching for an online solution to backup my photos. I checked out a lot of Photo sites to see what they could offer me for free. I almost settled on …
Forums Compared (4 Oct, 2006): Looking for a forum or bulletin board system to install on your website but can't choose? Check out ForumMatrix which lists a good number of packages and allows you to compare their …
VNC for Dual Monitors (12 Oct, 2006): For a long time I've been using TightVNC as my VNC remote desktop solution. I don't remember why I favored it over RealVNC, I think it was because it seemed more responsive and has a …
Free Screen-Capture Tool with Autoscroll (15 Nov, 2006): I've wasted many hours looking for a utility that could take a screenshot of a complete webpage even though it scrolls past the viewable screen area. Such utilities have existed for some …
Inkscape Documentation (16 Nov, 2006): I'm working on my third Inkscape illustration and one of the biggest problems with the application is the lack of ducumentation.The Inkscape documentation page links to an unoffical (and very …
Opera developer tools (22 Nov, 2006): I just came across Opera's own collection of web development tools on the Opera Development Community site. I'm really impressed with what they w
Recommended Software - Graphics (28 Nov, 2006): I have updated my Recommended Software page to include a 'Graphics' section for Inkscape .I never included a graphics section before because my tools were always Adobe tools which hardly …
.MIX - Microsoft's Practical Joke (6 Dec, 2006): Oh Microsoft, you zany bunch of guys. I was just sent one of your .MIX files and asked to convert it to a more common format. My first question, what's an .MIX files? Turns out …
Colorpad (7 Dec, 2006): I've updated my Recommended Software page to include Colorpad. Colorpad is a free light-weight utility to identify the colour of on-screen pixels. From what I've found, …
Re-order Your Taskbar (12 Dec, 2006): Something I've wanted to do for a long time is be able to simply move application around on the Windows taskbar. I go out of my way to open a certain set of applications in a particular …
Opera for the Wii (28 Dec, 2006): Believe it or not, I'm typing this from my Nintendo Wii. But it's rather slow so I'm going to stop now and come back to this blog later, and write it from my PC.UPDATE: Ok, so I'm …
Inkscape 0.45 About Screen (6 Jan, 2007): Inkscapers on DeviantArt have ran a competition for Inkscape artists to submit a work for the About Screen in the up coming Inkscape 0.45. Submissions are in and voting ends on the 8th of …
No Clean Install with Vista Upgrade (1 Feb, 2007): Vista "upgrade" drops compliance checking, requires old OS to installUsers who purchase upgrade copies of the aforementioned versions of Vista will find that they can only upgrade PCs that …
Animated SVG Clock Gears (3 Feb, 2007): I think this animated gears of a clock, created using Inkscape, is pretty sweet.The animation will display fine in Opera and Firefox, but IE users will probably need to install a plugin.
Recovery Console and Disabling Drivers (5 Feb, 2007): Even though arguably my main role with my work is IT support (most of my time is spent with web development), it's not too often that I get to stretch my desktop problem solving skills. So …
RocketDock 1.3.0 Released (1 Mar, 2007): A new version of my favourite dock application launcher, RocketDock, was released late last month.Version 1.3.0 finally introduced a feature for displaying an indicator on already running …
Launchy Application Launcher (27 Mar, 2007): I mentioned Find and Run Robot very briefly before, an application that allows you to quickly find applications by typing the first few letters into a small application and being presented with a …
What's Hot & What's not (EMI vs Apple) (5 Apr, 2007): What's Hot DRM-free music on iTunes. What's Not Having to pay 30% more for it. Like most people, I'm pretty excited about the inclusion of DRM-free music on iTunes Music …
Opera 9.20 (13 Apr, 2007): Opera 9.20 is out and now is as good as a time as any for anyone who has never used Opera to give it a try.9.20 introduces a couple of nice features I've been using for a while now in weekly …
Portable USB Applications (15 Apr, 2007): I bought myself a 4GB USB drive made by EZcool for AUD$50. I didn't really have a need for it, but it was a nice price. For reference, it has a pretty slow write speed of 2MB/sec.I …
Coming in Inkscape 0.46 (19 Apr, 2007): I'm officially an Inkscape nerd. I'm geeking out about the upcoming features in Inkscape 0.46.The last version introduced blurring, which is significant but not something I've used …
a Quick Guide to Inkscape (29 Apr, 2007): To help people's transition from one vector application to Inkscape, I've created a Quick Guide to Inkscape. This guide can also be found as an extremely large image at DeviantArt . If …
Disable Flash ads on deviantArt (19 Jun, 2007): If you're an Opera user there is a really easy way to disable Flash ads on deviantArt.com. Note that this is not an ad-blocking technique. You'll still be presented ads, but …
Keeping Passwords Safe (20 Jun, 2007): I've been guilty of recycling the same passwords across multiple sites and services. I'm not so stupid as to use my Internet banking password on other sites, but I have recycled enough …
U3 and Me (29 Jun, 2007): A couple of months ago I boasted about how great PortableApps was as a collection of software that could be ran from a USB drive. Not long after then my work bought me a 4GB ScanDisk Titanium …
Guia d'aprenentatge ràpid de l'inkscape (2 Jul, 2007): Auesta guia d'aprenentatge s'adreça a artistes o aficionats que ja estan familiaritzats en l'ús de programes de dibuix vectorial i volen provar l'Inkscape. Fins i tot, …
Free AutoCAD for Students (9 Aug, 2007): I don't know how long AutoDesk has been offering this, but I just found out that they allow the latest version of AutoCAD to be downloaded by students for free.The free download is a part of …
Reliable file transfer from Humax PVR (21 Aug, 2007): I've owned a Humax PVR-SMART for over a year now. It's done it's job pretty well. Since purchasing a HD LCD TV I've noticed the colours of the PVR-SMART, compared with …
Opera 9.5 Alpha (5 Sep, 2007): Opera has just released the alpha version of 9.5 which introduces some exciting new features - many of which Opera users have been requesting for years, but never thought we would get.Of the new …
Comparing and merging text files (18 Oct, 2007): I've updated my Recommended Software page with a few applications I think I've already blogged about, with the exception of WinMerge.WinMerge is a brilliant open source application that can …
Ospell - Opera spell checker (6 Dec, 2007): Since Firefox 2 and it's unique inline spell checking feature Opera users have been screaming for the same functionality. Ignorant Opera users will argue that Opera already has spell check …
The Windows Vista shell still sucks (12 Apr, 2008): MS really have struggled to improve their shell in any significant and useful way over the past generations. Granted the new start menu is a good effort but still feels clumsy to use. The new …
Vista Ultimate Dreamscene not suitable for ultimate PC's (12 Apr, 2008): I recently bought a new PC, with some reasonable specs, and a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit OEM to compliment it (for reference, when buying Vista OEM, you are licensed for either 64-bit or …
Convert Drive Snapshot image to VMWare virtual machine (6 Jun, 2008): Before disposing of my previous PC running Windows XP, I took a backup of it using Drive Snapshot. I like this utility because it is somewhat free, and allows you easy access to the files …
The problems with Cuil search (6 Aug, 2008): I just took a look at the new kid on the search engine block, Cuil (pronounced "cool"). I hadn't heard of it, but apparently it has been hyped by mainstream media as the next …

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