Software
At work, one of the attorneys had a humongous PDF document she needed to email a lot of other attorneys outside the office. I tried extracting pages with an old version of Adobe Acrobat (v5), but the original file still kept the same size (despite having deleted the pages).
With open source (free) software, I [...]
A commenter (Freddie) was struggling with speeding up podcasts with Audacity. (See my how-to on speeding up podcasts with Audacity, version 1 and version 2.) Then, he found this article:
“Time stretching [MP3s] and other audio” by Blake Tolbert
I haven’t tried foobar2000 — because I’ve only been into the Kevin and Bean’s podcast from KROQ lately [...]
From the Picasa Glossary:
Grayscale - A range of accurately known shades of gray printed out for use in calibrating those shades on a display or printer. Grayscale images are not supported in Picasa.
Grr. I hope it doesn’t hurt that much saving in RGB mode.
After eight months, I’ve finally updated my recommended software list. It’s bumped up to 33 applications, tools, and programs. All of ‘em are still for Windows XP.
Eric Mack posted about the upcoming Daylight Saving Time extension, how it’ll affect our current calendaring software, and some links to updates for popular software and devices: Palm, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry devices, and Windows and Mac operating systems.
I’ve installed the DST patch for my Palm Tungsten E and updated Windows XP with KB931836 (February [...]
I just burned my first DVD, which now contains 10 various Xvid videos, as a multisession disc. (It’s a drama series.) The slight problem is that I have to go to the clunky Data CD Menu in my Philips DVP-642. Not too clean.
Can you point to inexpensive, free, or open source software that I can [...]
So I can get a good start to my day, I’m trying to wake up earlier. My wake up call? Citrus Alarm Clock. (It hasn’t been updated in awhile, but it still works well — as long as you set Windows Media Player to the default player for MP3s and playlist files. It’s not compatible [...]
At work, Scot told me to install Microsoft Office 2007, watch the demo, get used to it, and be ready to answer staff questions. Boy!
If you’ve got any pointers for me, leave a comment! (I use OpenOffice at home, so I’ll have to deal with Microsoft Office three times a week.)
I just finished putting together a list of 25 apps/tools/programs I use for Windows XP. At the moment, all are freeware or open source. Check it out!
Last week, I bought a Kingston 1GB USB 2.0 flash drive. I didn’t need it, but it was on sale for $17. I think it’ll prove to be a worthwhile purchase.
So far, I’m using it for portable apps, a digital inbox (random files I’ll capture, process, and organize later), and a private blog to mess [...]
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