My last article I spoke about the new KDE Activities features Search and Launch Containment Activity (see my article “Using the KDE 4.5 Search and Launch Containment Activity“). This is the first visible sign of KDE’s use of the Nepomuk Semantic Desktop. Nepomuk is a system that uses metadata throughout the desktop to aid in [...]
Enable One View Mode For All Folders In Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer in Vista and Windows 7 makes use of different folder templates to present the files to the user. A folder with mostly images for instance is displayed using the image template, one with videos the video template, and folders where a dominant type cannot be determined use the general view template. Folder views [...]
NotScript Brings NoScript Functionality To Google Chrome
Up until now it was not possible to port the popular Firefox script blocking extension NoScript to Google Chrome. Restrictions in the browser made it impossible to block elements before they were loaded, which obviously did not work out well for a security add-on that needed to block the scripts before they were loaded. The [...]
Windows Live Essentials Beta Updated, Download Now
Windows Live Essentials will be the next iteration of Microsoft’s popular Windows Live applications suite. The first beta was released back in June (see Windows Live Essentials Beta Download), and several news sites were reporting that beta 2 would be released in this week. The day of the release has come, as download links went [...]
Tweak Auto Post, Desktop App To Schedule Twitter Posts
Most users of the popular messaging platform Twitter use the website to post their messages. Some users may use browser add-ons, mobile devices, or desktop applications as well, as they offer several advantages. Tweek Auto Post is a free software for Windows that offers more than the standard “post a message to Twitter” functionality. All [...]
The Crab, Semi-Automatic Music Collection Tagger
Taking good care of a digital music collection can add to the listening experience. Properly named and tagged mp3 songs for instance help identify songs on first glance. Most computer users have collected music for some time, and chance is that the music came from different sources. Those sources may have included music CDs that [...]
PointNLaunch, Mouse Application Launcher
Application launchers try to improve the accessibility and startup speed of programs in an operating system. This is usually done by displaying an application window in which programs can be started. They are more flexible than shortcuts on the desktops or the start menu. PointNLaunch is an application launcher that displays the applications around the [...]
Using the KDE 4.5 Search and Launch Containment Activity
In my last post (“KDE Desktop Activities explained“) I set out to help you understand just what KDE Desktop Activities are. This new feature simply wants to make your desktop experience as efficient and useful as possible. Of those Activities there is the Desktop, Newspaper Activity, Folder View, and Search and Launch Containment. It’s that [...]
Enable Internet Search In Windows Start Menu Search Box
The search box in the Windows start menu can only be used to find files on the local computer system or connected network drives by default. Microsoft has improved the capabilities of Windows Search in Windows Vista and Windows 7, to make the search more flexible and direct. What many users do not know is [...]