Screenshots are just images of what is displaying on your monitor. These images can be very helpful for capturing error messages or other things on your computer you'd like to record. No special screenshot taking programs are required despite what many will try to convince you of. It's a function built into Windows. There are two ways to take a screenshot. One will take a … [Read more...]
Archives for 2009
Doing More With Less: Links and Shortcuts
In this economy, everybody is trying to get more for less, but should you be concerned about conserving clicks? No, don't be silly. Regardless of that, here are some services that might come in handy for other reasons: you can create a shortcut that will open multiple programs or generate URLs that will link to multiple websites with a single click. Lacuna Launcher Lacuna … [Read more...]
Idiot-Proof FTP
I was recently tasked with improving the workflow of a process that involved using FTP to upload files to a server. The main part of the workflow that needed reworked was making the interaction with the FTP server more user-friendly/idiot-proof. In researching and accomplishing this task, I uncovered a few tools that warranted mentioning here so that it might help others that … [Read more...]
Digital Signage on the Cheap
There seems to be a lot of hoopla, brouhaha, and hullabaloo (or whatever you want to call the hype) about digital signage these days. Digital signage, at least typically with expensive systems, are a series of LCD monitors that are networked (either hard-wired or wirelessly) to a computer to display a variety of information. It might show what's currently scheduled inside a … [Read more...]
Interacting with Text Messaging Systems
Perhaps you haven't noticed the same trend that I have, but it seems a lot of radio stations are switching to text messaging instead of calling. Instead of saying "Be caller number 9 to win...", it is now "Text us and be the 94th texter to win." They are also offering different services like "We'll send you a text message with half-time updates for [your local football team]" … [Read more...]