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Color me crazy - 10 best online color tools

Filed under: News, Design Tips If you're tackling some graphic design project or maybe even your wall decor, getting color hints from ready made color templates from professional designers can be useful. Below are 10 of the better sites to help you out on your design challenge.ColorCombos - nice col... (original story)

Houdini - deal with hidden files and folders on your Mac

Filed under: Utilities, Macintosh, Apple, FreewareHaving moved from Windows to Mac OS X, one thing that has given me trouble is dealing with hidden files and folders, and particularly hidden system files and folders. OS X does a good job of hiding these folders from regular users - so good, in fact,... (original story)

RealDVD sales on hold indefinitely

Filed under: Video, Windows, Commercial RealNetworks executivies may have thought that the company was releasing a lawsuit-proof DVD ripper when it decided to add mandatory DRM to its RealDVD application launched last month. After all, while the software lets you rip DVD movies and save the video on... (original story)

User Account Control to be less annoying in Windows 7

Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft One of the most reviled components of Windows Vista is the User Account Control menu. It pops up when you're trying to install software, configure system changes, or make other changes. Sometimes it feels like it pops up if you move your mouse the wrong wa... (original story)

Cubicle Flood Screen Saver

Filed under: Fun, Windows, Macintosh, Commercial, Freeware, Mods, BetaOkay, I'll admit it: I'm a sucker for a fancy new screen saver. And if it's something that is totally unique, so much the better. Cubicle Flood certainly meets that criteria. In the Cubicle Flood screen saver, you get to see vario... (original story)

Protect yourself from Flash Player's clickjacking vulnerability

Filed under: Internet, Security, Adobe, Browsers Adobe has announced that there is a known clickjacking vulnerability in the current Flash player. If you're looking to protect yourself, there are two possible remedies.Adobe has a workaround posted on their web site. Visit the Flash player settings p... (original story)

Opera 9.6 released

Filed under: Internet, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, E-mail, Browsers After spending some time in the beta tank, the Opera browser team has released Opera 9.6. The latest version of the Opera web browser adds a few new features, not all of which are related to the web. For instance, Opera has a built i... (original story)

Apple receives patent for the OS X dock

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Apple Apple has received a patent for the dock utility for launching applications in OS X. Yes, the dock has been around for the better part of a decade, but Apple applied for the patent back in 1999 and didn't receive it until this week. The patent... (original story)

Todd's Favorite Mac Apps: CoRD

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Macintosh, Apple, FreewareSince I often have to connect to Windows servers (or sometimes workstations) from my Mac laptop, CoRD is my RDP client of choice. CoRD is a free and open-source application for Mac that allows me to save multiple servers' connection informat... (original story)

Google goes ad-crazy with video game ads, YouTube purchase links

Filed under: Business, Internet, Google There's a saying that "advertising abhors a vacuum." In other words, if there's a blank space on a wall, telephone poll, or the back of your eyelids, eventually someone will figure out how to put an advertisement there. With that in mind, Google has rolled out... (original story)

Todd's Favorite Mac Apps: Skitch

Filed under: Photo, Utilities, Macintosh, Apple, FreewareAs a blogger and IT professional I often need to make screenshots for things like showing a program window, instructing where to find an obscure setting, or making a witty LOLcat. Thankfully, Skitch is available to fill this need and make my s... (original story)

Windows Embedded Theme Available for Xp, 2003

Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, MicrosoftThere are only a limited number of Windows themes available that don't require the uxtheme.dll patch, and most of them are getting a bit tired: Royale, Royale Noir, Zune.Sizzled Core reports today that the Windows Embedded theme from the standard CTP refres... (original story)

Mufin launches new music discovery engine beta, Download Squad readers are invited

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Features, Web services, web 2.0 As a music lover, one of my favorite innovations of the last five years or so has come in the form of music discovery services. Services like Last.fm, Pandora, Rhapsody and iTunes 8 have made it easy to find artists or songs that are simi... (original story)

Todd's Favorite Mac Apps: 1Password

Filed under: Utilities, Macintosh, Apple, CommercialSince practically every website requires some sort of user registration, I decided to purchase 1Password to manage all of my login credentials. 1Password is a Mac-only password manager that can also store secure notes, "wallet" information, and ide... (original story)

Open source inSSIDer is a Vista-friendly netStumbler

I had tried NetStumbler before on my Vista laptop and not met with much success. So when I read on MetaGeek's web site that their inSSIDer was designed to do the same job with native Vista APIs, I was intrigued.If you're a road warrior, this is a great utility to keep at the ready. inSSIDer's scann... (original story)





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