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How do you use instant messaging?

First we had a look at how you all use your browser, then how you listen to music and watch videos, now it’s time to find out about instant messaging! With all the IM apps out there you could be using any one, or any combination, from web based, to desktop based, from one service, [...]

Author: , Tuesday March 24, 2009
Categories: ask the readers

Messenger Live Skin Avalon Concept 2009

If you use the instant messenger Messenger Live regularly you might also have looked around for customizing it further. Customizing meaning removing or adding options to the software program or changing the looks and feel of it. Avalon Concept 2009 is a Messenger Live Plus skin for Windows Live Messenger 2009 that can do all [...]

Author: , Tuesday March 24, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

5 essential tools to learn a language

gHacks has a diverse range of editors, living in, amongst other places, the UK, Germany and Hungary. All write in the medium of English, but learning a foreign language is no easy task. I am currently trying to learn French and German and often find myself using many computer-based resources to ease my learning, some [...]

Author: , Tuesday March 24, 2009
Categories: Knowledge, Misc, Software, The Web, Tools

MSI or EXE Setup

Some software programs are unpacked to both an msi ans exe setup file. If you are a end user you might wonder which to execute to install the application properly. Chance is that you tried both ways at least once and noticed that clicking the msi or the exe setup file would install the application [...]

Author: , Monday March 23, 2009
Categories: Knowledge, Tutorials Basic

How to style your page using CSS

Beginner article coming up, it’s time to get to know the wonderful world of CSS! Cascading Style Sheets, or css, is the standard method of styling a webpage. In fact, you should have no styling in HTML whatsoever. HTML was not designed to be a presentation language, it’s more of a structural-semantic language. In other [...]

Author: , Monday March 23, 2009
Categories: Web Development

Create awesome photo effects with BeFunky

I haven’t really gotten myself into online photo editing and effects software because they usually fall behind photoshop, but I tried one which is worthy of not just trying out, but of actual use. The effects are fun, and can be used to create wallpaper, images for your girlfriend/spouse, but can be of real use [...]

Author: , Monday March 23, 2009
Categories: Online Services

File Transfer Software

Transferring files from one location to another can be a time consuming task in the Windows operating system. The speed of the transfer surely depends mainly on the hardware of the computer system especially the speed of the hard drives but also system memory, cpu and which storage interface the devices are using. Windows itself [...]

Author: , Monday March 23, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

Create Interactive Classroom Pages with CourseForum

If you are a teacher or have any need for a classroom-based Wiki project, I have the perfect solution for you. I discovered CourseForum a few years back when I was looking for a web-based software that could help a peer create a web site for her class that could help students stay organized. There [...]

Author: , Monday March 23, 2009
Categories: Advice, Linux, Mac, Project, Software, The Web, Tools, Tutorials Basic, Windows

Block Mouse And Computer Keyboard On Hotkey

There might be special situations where you want to block all input devices from sending signals to the computer system. Block Input (via Shell City) is a small portable software program that can block both the computer mouse and computer keyboard for a certain time. The software application is hotkey driven and will disable the [...]

Author: , Monday March 23, 2009
Categories: Software, Windows

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