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Three Handy VLC Tricks and Tips

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Alae Hatoum.

VLC is my favorite video player, mainly because of its light weight, open-source nature and the extensive list of features it has. Being open-source gives VLC many advantages over other media players, and this shows up the most in its codec support.

Today, I’m going to tell you about three features of VLC that aren’t found in most other media players.  These features are another reason in a long list of why you should check out VLC.

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Temporarily Change Default Programs with Coffee

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by Alae Hatoum.

There was a time in the past when there were only a few choices in software for the different tasks you completed everyday.  Now, we have so much selection coming from the rise of free and open source software that it can be hard to choose which program to use for each task.

One of the problems when trying a new piece of software is that you have to change the default settings for the type of file you want to use with that software.  Well, that or you have to go through a tree of menus to choose which software to use.  Coffee will help you solve that problem.

No…not that coffee.

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How To Turn Your Netbook into an E-book Reader

Posted on 25. May, 2009 by Alae Hatoum.

One of the things I hate about reading a comic book on my PC is that the pages of the comic books were longways and the screen was sideways.  This strange orientation never felt natural and took a little away from the comic book experience.

With the rise of hardware like Kindle and taller screens on iPods and cell phones, people can now enjoy books on a digital portable device, but until everyone can afford a Kindle, what will the rest of us stuck with netbooks do?

Well, you get EeeRotate, of course.

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Speed Up Photoshop with Adobe Photoshop Speedup

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by Alae Hatoum.

Besides having the most obvious name any piece of software has Adobe Photoshop Speedup does exactly as it name suggests and doesn’t go wrong in providing a light-weight, dead-simple way to tweak the preload of plugins and fonts in Photoshop.  It provides a snappier lagless start up for Photoshop with just under two seconds on my machine.

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Make Firefox Your Default IM Client, Media Player and Image Editor

Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Alae Hatoum.

How does the casual user spend his time in front of the computer screen? Mostly browsing the net, chatting to his buddies, listening to music and sharing some photos here and there. Today we’re gonna look at how you can incorporate all of those functions in one place, your browser (assuming that it’s Firefox).

Firefox is a great browser that is only made better with some great add-ons.  In this post we’ll tell you about three add-ons that can replace three of the most common desktop applications out there : Image Editors , IM Clients and Media Players.

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How To Put Your Favorite Webpage on Your Windows XP Desktop

Posted on 16. Mar, 2009 by Alae Hatoum.

Most people have a favorite website that they like to check consistently throughout the day.  It is their favorite source of information and entertainment.  Today, I’m going to tell you how to get this webpage on your Windows XP desktop.

Keep in mind that this doesn’t  replace your internet browser, but it does give you a head start.  It will give you that quick peak into the website of your choosing that may satisfy your thirst for knowledge for at least a few minutes.  Well, Let’s get to the steps.

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4 Tips to Make Your Mouse More Useful

Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 by Alae Hatoum.

I like my mouse, and I do find it useful.  However, some people are working on new technologies to replace the computer mouse with the keyboard, as they plan to get rid of the thing all together.   In the meantime, let’s make your mouse’s last days on earth a bit more productive with these four tips.

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Capture.Net : The Swiss Army Knife of PCs

Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by Alae Hatoum.

I love freeware, and I love the fact that there seems to be a freeware for just about everything you can think of doing in Windows.  The problem is that I don’t like having tons of applications all around my computer.  Well, Capture.Net is a great piece of software that will take the place of many other freewares you may already use.  Capture.Net makes a pretty strong claim, calling themselves the Swiss Army Knife of PCs.

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