Software/Web Apps
Added a New Screenshot Tool to My Belt
October 14, 2008
I found a great new tool tonight for my Web tool belt. It is a Firefox extension called Screengrab. What I like about it is that it will take a shot of a scrollable window to full height. I have been using Paparazzi! to do this but the shortcoming is that I could not take […]
Open Source Software for Web Development
June 21, 2007
A friend of mine asked me for my thoughts on free or cheap software to do Web development. There were a few open source software packages that I have heard of and had been recommended by others. I did a little more research and here are my findings. Disclaimer — I do not use or […]
You Send It and TinyUrl
January 26, 2006
There are two websites that I found out about recently that are great tools. You Send it — You can send up to 1GB files through this website. You upload it to their server and they send an email to your receipt with a link to download it from their server. You do not have to […]
Web Developer Toolbar
December 1, 2005
Another tool that I recently picked up is the Web Developer toolbar for Firefox. I heard about it about the User Interface Conference I went to in Boston. It is a great tool. You can load other stylesheets into the browser. You can resize the window. And much more.
SnagIt
October 25, 2005
Last week, I bought new software that I really like. It is called SnagIt. It allows you to capture screenshots. I had heard about it at the User Interface conference I attended in Boston earlier this month. I downloaded a trial version and after using it once, decided to buy it. What I really like about […]
Attensa RSS Reader for Outlook
October 20, 2005
I had heard about this utility a couple of weeks ago. I decided to download it last week to try it out. I had used SharpReader before my computer got reimaged a couple of weeks ago. I have been reading a book called Taking Back Your Life, Using Outlook to Get Organized and Stay Organized. One […]
Converting Cassettes into Digital Music
April 6, 2005
I found software, Powerbit Sound Recorder, that allows me to convert my cassette tapes into digital files. I am excited because I have some one of kind recordings that I want to be able to keep. I started by recording a tape I had made when we lived in Hungary. The music is from our […]