As part of routine maintenance, you should be updating Java and a slew of other common browser plugins. If you haven't been, don't worry. Now is the perfect time to make sure you're running the latest version of Java. Just head over to this Java webpage to ensure that you're running the latest version which is (as of publishing) Version 6, Update 17. If you're running an older … [Read more...]
Archives for 2009
Screenr: Screen Recordings, Easy to Make, Easy to Share
I've guest authored another post at Freewaregenius today highlighting the features of Screenr. Screenr is a Java-powered website that allows you to make and share screencasts very quickly and easily. Screenr is very convenient for a quick screen recording. Check out the full article Screenr: Screen Recordings, Easy to Make, Easy to Share at Freewaregenius for all the … [Read more...]
WebShot – Take Full-Length Screenshots of Web Pages
I recently wrote an article explaining how to take a screenshot after I was asked me that very question. I believe many of the commercial screenshot-taking applications on the market today certainly confuse the issue. Hopefully my article answered a lot of the questions about this frequently overlooked tool, but one thing that I didn't cover was a method to capture webpages … [Read more...]
Google Image Swirl
Google Image Swirl is a very interesting approach Google is experimenting with to improve the searchability of images. Google Image Swirl organizes the Google Image Search results into their visually and semantically similar properties. As a product of Google Labs, Image Swirl is still in a demo phase and is not fully functional, but it still allows you to see the impressive … [Read more...]
PDF in Firefox: The file is damaged and could not be repaired.
If you're viewing a large (file-size) PDF in Firefox, you might occasionally get an error message saying "The file is damaged and could not be repaired." However, if you try to open the PDF in Internet Explorer or save the file to the desktop and open it in Adobe Reader it works just fine. This fact causes you to doubt the validity of the message you're receiving in Firefox, as … [Read more...]