Check out my latest article at the recently redesigned Freewaregenius.com on StorYBook. I'm actually quite excited to present this software because it was such a pleasant surprise to find cooler and cooler features unveil themselves the longer I used the application. One of the reasons I wanted to write this article on Freewaregenius was so that it would reach a larger … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2009
Songbird: an Open-Source, Cross-Platform Music Player
Check out the latest article at FreewareGenius.com for my write-up on Songbird, an open-source music player. It's an iTunes rival and offers another option for organizing your media collection. In the article, I highlight a lot of the features, some plug-ins, and some comparisons between Songbird, iTunes, and MediaMonkey. Read up on Songbird: an Open-Source, Cross-Platform … [Read more...]
MonitorES – Monitor Energy Saver
MonitorES, or Monitor Energy Saver, is a little Google Code project that is so simple in its functionality it's hard to believe it's been overlooked for so long. If you're in a corporate or public environment with your computer, you probably lock your computer every time you get up and walk away from it. It might even automatically lock after being idle for so many minutes. If … [Read more...]
WolframAlpha – Finally, A Search Engine for the Mad Scientist
WolframAlpha has been generating a low-frequency buzz lately. A lot of people might have heard it's coming but still have no idea what it is. A lot of people hear that it's a new search engine, but it's more than that. Still others, have not heard about it at all. Wolfram Research, Inc., if you're wondering where you've heard that name before is the development team that … [Read more...]
Google Search Options – Sort your results
Google has snuck another thing into your search results: Google Search Options. You can find the way to access it at the top of your results. Just click the Show options... link and a little pane on the left side will open up. The menu will look like the following screenshot. The Search Options allow you to filter results to videos, forum posts, and reviews. You can … [Read more...]