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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Clean Desktops, Anyone?

I work on my computer a lot. Sometimes, I do certain tasks simultaneously. For example, as I download some software from the web, I am also posting a blog or taking snapshots of a website and editing the image in a graphic software. In short, I have a very cluttered Windows Desktop. So how can one... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Remind Me Please

I wrote about SpaceJock's software several months ago for an application called yWriter, a word processor for novelists. I've been trying out another one of its softwares. It is called Remind Me Please, a reminder app that remembers dates for you. Oh I know I've written to you about Alarm Me! which... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

TextBlockWriter Updated

I wrote about TextBlockWriter some time ago as a lot simpler alternative to the Literary Machine. It has been updated by the author and is now in version 1.16. Two new features are -- for me -- important: Live Preview in the Utility Panel the ability to "tag" pages (that is to tie them up to... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Have You Heard of Writely?

Talk about collaboration... Here is a website that makes it easy for people to create reports together. In the past I've written about doing collaborative documents on a Wiki. But a lot of people still think that Wikis are "nerdy" to say the least. But Writely seems to make it easier. Below is a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Get Those Eggs On Your PC!

Yeah, eggs. But not the real one. I just got back from a website that provides free software. I was looking for a zipping/unzipping utility that does not nag for purchase after a period of time, and I found a link to http://altools.net. The website offers the following as "free-for-home-use" a... Sign in to see full entry.

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