Archive for November, 2007

Use multiple webcams as surveillance cameras

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Elizabeth
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Your PC can be your best friend when it comes to surveillance. Recently Tom wrote about a variety of spying and surveillance software and a while back, James wrote about using a webcam as a surveillance camera to protect your home. This is a great solution if you just want to monitor one particular room [...]

How to: Add extra dictionaries to OS X and iWork

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Elizabeth
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Working on a Mac is a breeze: iWork is fast and easy to use, as well as being packed with features. My version (and I suppose, all the others) also came with 14 built-in dictionaries, enabling me to perform spell checks in multiple languages. But what if the language you need to check isn’t included? [...]

Read the news on your mobile

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Elizabeth
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Being able to access the news from your mobile is great, but it’s even better if you have an RSS reader so you don’t need to sift through lots of slow-loading sites to find the content you want to read. Simply install NewsCopier and you’ll get access to the latest headlines on your Windows Mobile [...]

Play and record online radio stations with FStream

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Elizabeth
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FStream is an unobtrusive application that allows you to play and record radio streams. With preset lists from ShoutCast and SourceMac, FStreams has loads of stations available to you. It can also very easily import streams directly from your iTunes.

Manage all your active processes in Windows

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Elizabeth
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When you want to have a precise view of what’s going on in your system, the Windows task manager usually falls short. Move on to Webkeysoft Process Manager and you’ll have access to all currently active applications. The program includes extended information about each process, as well as shortcuts to the file’s location and its [...]

Software for churches and ministers

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Elizabeth
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The software world can be a very unholy one at the best of times but it can also help those with a faith to spread the word. In particular, developers have identified churches and ministers as those two key areas of Christianity where software can really help.
Need to keep track of your congregation or church [...]

Faster browsing with Firefox quick searches

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Elizabeth
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I consider Firefox to be a fast browser, even though installing too many extensions, search engines or themes can slow it down. If you want to speed up even more your browsing experience on the Mozilla browser all you need to do is delve in the options menu (preferences on Mac). Make sure new pages [...]

A different Windows theme every day

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Elizabeth
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Do you get bored quickly with your Windows theme? If you haven’t by now customised part of Windows rather uninspiring default theme then you have no excuses with Top Themes Manager which allows you to chop and change themes as much as you like. Best of all, you can configure it to change automatically so [...]

Top 5 driver utilities

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Elizabeth
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Drivers are some of the most important files on your operating system enabling everything from programs to external hardware to function correctly. Without them, or if they become damaged, your PC can be effectively crippled. If you’re experiencing problems with a program or especially an external piece of hardware, then drivers are one of the [...]

Extend your phone’s voice-recording time

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Elizabeth
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Don’t get me wrong, I love the voice notes feature on the Nokia S60 Series, but the one minute recording time limit is a real drag for me. If you too find this a little restrictive then get a load of Extended Recorder, which allows you to capture as much audio as your phone’s memory [...]