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Quote, research and take notes with Quotepad
I sometimes run into an application that's not hugely new, but it has such great handling, ease of use and functionality that I start to really like it. One such discovery today is Quotepad. Officially...
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Taking screenshots has never been so fun!
I think I just found the best screen capture software ever, or at least the best looking one. The aptly named PrtScr is originally intended to fill the void created by the Windows snipping tool which...
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Switch off apps for gaming mode with Gamebooster
Recently I have gotten back into gaming, which means a huge 2 hours a week about, but nevertheless, it is a good way to blow off some steam. If you want to run some very modern games though you might...
View ArticleUsing your own Wiki for coding
The biggest time saver you can implement in your coding practices is some sort of searchable database of all the data you need when you're working on a project. I mean code snippets, images, data sets,...
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Do you use a system sidebar?
With the well developed Google Desktop Sidebar and the Vista Sidebar, putting all your gadgets and websites on a sidebar always visible might be quite tempting and can provide loads of information like...
View ArticleAdd tasks to RTM from Launchy
If you're a Remember The Milk user (the best online list app) you probably spend some time entering tasks. If you're like me, and don't like having tabs for apps open all the time (I can just about...
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Fon lets you download without your computer
I don't know if you guys know about the Fon router, I have personally used one for ages. It is a community based project, the thinking is that a lot of people buy fon routers, and with the router you...
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Visualize your hard drive consumption with SpaceSniffer
No matter what hard drive size you have, if you spend a lot of time on your computer, you will fill it up eventually. A lot of times I have 1Gb stuff which I don't need and can safely throw out, I just...
View ArticleCartoon shootout with Battlefield Heroes
A new chapter in the Battlefield series is coming out soon, and there are free beta keys being handed out, so go over there this instant and get one for yourself!The new game brings a huge change,...
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Sharing is easy with Gmail!
Since the introduction of the Gmail Labs settings to all users sharing in emails has been much easier, and I think somewhat overlooked. There are a few things you can do to tweak your inbox to make...
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Use your computer as a phone for free
I recently discovered a really cool feature in Vista (I think it isn't available quite so readily in XP), which allows you to transform your computer into a phone really easily. Of course you'll need a...
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Inline Google Search in Gmail
It seems like I'm the resident Google Labs reporter here at gHacks, but truth be told, they have been rolling out some cool features! Their latest is the ability to search Google inline from Gmail....
View ArticleSelf-publish for free with Lulu
If you think you've got what it takes, why not write a book? Oh yeah, it's takes a load of time, a huge load of marketing effort, and even more money to get enough published to start selling. It's also...
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Ubiquity to be built into Firefox
If you're into browsers, browser tech and mashups, chances are you know what Uniquity is. In a nutshell it's a mashup service which lets you navigate and manipulate the web in more natural ways. It's...
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Create your own file extension icons
I absolutely love all kinds of icons, and not long ago I found a very quick way to make my own simple Adobe-Suite-like icons. All you need is Adobe Air, and an app called Air Icon Generator. The app is...
View ArticleEvernote available for BlackBerry
Evernote used to be a quite little commercial app which a few people knew about. It wasn't bad, but then someone thought that there was much more potential in a market dominated mostly by OneNote. So...
View ArticleRead The New York Times with Adobe Air
In my limited experience with newspapers, I got the sense that they are not the ones leading the technological revolution. Today I found out that The New York Times has just released an Adobe Air...
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Do more with your WordPress using the function reference
If you've been developing themes, or taking a go at modifying your own, chances are you've run into the WordPress Template Tags page. This part of the WordPress Codex lists numerous functions you can...
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Simple yet powerful task management with Todoist
Over the past years I've been using task managers on and off, but one I always come back to is Todoist. While there are certainly more powerful options out there (Remember The Milk), Todoist, to me, is...
View ArticleMannheim city to sue Mikogo co-founder over Twitter name
Yesterday, the founder of popular screen-sharing app Mikogo shared with the world that he was threatened to be sued by the city of Mannheim if he does not stop using his twitter name, which is...
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