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Datapresser is d(ata)epressing
Posted from Download Squad 64 days ago
Filed under: Business, Internet, Text, Blogging, Web services, Commercial As if most of the content on the web isn't crappy enough, now you can use a web service called Datapresser to automatically generate content for your blogs. I can only imagine the sort of repetitive nonsense that would come ou... (original story)
Microsoft launches Phone Data Manager Beta
Posted from Download Squad 64 days ago
Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Windows, Microsoft, Mobile Minute, Beta Microsoft has launched a new beta of an application for synchronizing data from cellphones with your computer. There are at least two things which set the new Phone Data Manager apart from earlier synchronization applications ... (original story)
Truth serum - online fact checking sites for political open season
Posted from Download Squad 64 days ago
Filed under: Internet, News It probably would be more zen-like to ignore the ridiculousness of the political emails that are making the circuit and trashing my inbox. But rather than pressing delete, I go to some of my favorite online fact checking sites, find the offensive claim and its truthful an... (original story)
Coign of Vantage - Time Waster
Posted from Download Squad 64 days ago
Filed under: Fun, Games, Kids, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Freeware, Time-WastersIf you get seasick when looking at three-dimensional games, this time waster might not be for you. Coign of Vantage is neat little game that uses your vantage point in three dimensions to change how something looks. The ... (original story)
Nero announces LiquidTV: PC-based version of TiVo
Posted from Download Squad 64 days ago
Filed under: Video, Windows, Commercial Nero and TiVo are launching a new application called LiquidTV. Basically, LiquidTV is TiVo. But instead of running on a set top box, the software runs on a Windows PC. Users get all the basic features that come with TiVo, including the abililty to watch live a... (original story)
Speed up browsing on low-speed connections with Toonel.net
Posted from Download Squad 64 days ago
Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Productivity, Web services, Freeware, How-Tos, Unix, BrowsersIf you frequently find yourself browsing on a low-bandwidth connection, you can potentially speed up your browsing experience by using the compressing proxy server at Toonel.... (original story)
14 Extremely Useful Firefox Addons
Posted from Download Squad 64 days ago
Filed under: Internet, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Mozilla My affinity for Firefox comes as much from the fantastic community of addon developers as it does from the program itself. Now, I'm sure you will have heard of some of these before: good Firefox addons tend to spread like wildfire. I hope I'v... (original story)
Use Google to search your bookmarks with plugin from searchmybookmarks.com
Posted from Download Squad 65 days ago
Filed under: Internet, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Productivity, Web services, Google, Freeware, Browser Tips, SearchHave you ever wished you could apply the power of Google's search algorithm to the bookmarks you have stored in Firefox? If you're okay with uploading your bookmarks to a relatively un... (original story)
Internet Basics explains the web to your grandparents (or kids)
Posted from Download Squad 65 days ago
Filed under: Internet, KidsI know, I know, this headline smacks of ageism. I mean, I live in Canada, which is the country that has one of the highest percentage of people over the age of 60 that are online in some capacity. But seriously, although most of you geeks reading this have a strong grasp o... (original story)
Get A Windows Run Box Even if Run & Task Manager are Disabled
Posted from Download Squad 66 days ago
Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware, Troubleshooting I use Win + R a lot on my own computers, so when a customer's machine comes in with a crippled explorer interface I get a little irked.Thankfully, I discovered RunMimic to help me get around that annoying little issue. The 21k portable execu... (original story)
Use Cool Timer to boost productivity and get things done
Posted from Download Squad 67 days ago
Filed under: Utilities, ProductivityIf you don't already use a timer to boost your productivity you are missing out. Pretty much every productivity book, blog and web site out there suggests a timer to help you get things done. Some of you might be going old school and using a kitchen timer. But, if... (original story)
Better Windows Service Control With Turbo Services Manager
Posted from Download Squad 67 days ago
Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware I spend quite a bit of time during my day tweaking Windows services on underpowered XP and Vista computers, and the services.msc snap-in just doesn't quite cut it.For the past few days I've been using Turbo Services Manager as an alternative. It's a 123k (31... (original story)
Simple, Free Drive Space Monitoring With Tray Disk Free
Posted from Download Squad 67 days ago
Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware Size isn't everything when it comes to useful downloads, and Tray Disk Free is a perfect example.The 29k Windows only app goes resident in your system after launching and monitors the free space of any drive on your system. You'll barely notice the 1mb of ra... (original story)
FoodTube - where anyone can be a celebrity chef unfortunately
Posted from Download Squad 67 days ago
Filed under: Fun, Internet, Video If, for some reason, you prefer watching cooking videos on the internet, made by random people (or Christopher Walken) instead of on the Food Network then FoodTube has everything you will need. You can search by ingredients or type of cuisine or just browse newly ad... (original story)
Googleholic for September 26, 2008
Posted from Download Squad 67 days ago
Filed under: Internet, Web services, Google, Social Software, Googleholic, Search, web 2.0 Welcome to Googleholic, your weekly fix of everything Google. In this edition: Docs spreadsheet is getting a facelift More admin controls for Google Apps Gmail Project 10^100 Map Maker launc... (original story)
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