Firefox 3's low memory usage, password management changes, and new standard features get the majority of the buzz. Here's a few that help in the day-to-day but don't make it to the frontpage. Alt text is now able to go multiple lines. Firefox 2 would cut off alt text at a certain length and dictated the need of an extension like Long Titles. Firefox 3 does this without the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2008
I’ll take the PDF, hold the Adobe.
I think I've made my dislike of Adobe known previously, but there are plenty of reasons to look for alternatives to Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader: Price, bloat, load time, and interface. Make anything a PDF: There are a lot of programs that use the same approach of a printer sub-system. I've listed a few of them and my notes below. Essentially where you would normally save a … [Read more...]
Zamzar – Web-based file conversion site
Convert a file without using any software in 7 easy steps! 1. Upload a file or submit a URL to a video 2. Specify what format you want the file back in 3. Type in your e-mail address 4. Click Convert 5. Receive e-mail with download link for new file. 6. Download file 7. Enjoy! You can submit a URL like a YouTube link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzO1mCAVyMw) and … [Read more...]
General Knowledge Base
General Knowledge Base is exactly as it is titled. It is a general-use knowledge base. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. It could be also be called Generic KB. This is not meant to bash the program. It is general enough to be flexible enough to address plenty of needs but it doesn't really specialize in one area either. General Knowledge Base by BaltSoft requires a … [Read more...]
Highlighting with Paint.NET
If you have a text heavy image and want to draw the reader's eye to a particular location, you can add highlighting just like in real life. In just a few steps: Start off by opening your image in Paint.Net Now we'll need to add a new layer. We'll do all our highlighting in a new layer to keep it separate from the original work. Click the 'New Layer button' on the layer … [Read more...]