While I was writing about the MediaMonkey Android app earlier this month, I received a few recommendations to check out MusicBee as a desktop alternative for a music library manager. MediaMonkey is free but has some features locked behind a paid "gold" license. MusicBee is free and since it's always nice to have options, I checked it out. … [Read more...]
Waterfox – A 64-bit Firefox build focused on speed
My article on Minefield, a 64-bit browser based off of Firefox, is 3.5 years old and still manages to get a decent amount of traffic. From that, I gather that people are rather interested in 64-bit software to take advantage of the underlying hardware. So, on that topic, I introduce you to Waterfox. It's a 64-bit variant of Firefox that is compiled for speed. What makes … [Read more...]
WriteMonkey – a fullscreen word processor for when you need to get thoughts on paper fast
If you're a college student, there's a good chance you're in the middle of finals week right now. Some classes will have you studying your brains out to cram for an exam while others might have a big research paper due. Now probably isn't the time to make the switch but for future papers, you might consider using the free software WriteMonkey. It is interestingly heading in a … [Read more...]
WordPress 3.5 released with better media handling
WordPress 3.5 is hot off the presses. The latest release provides some enhancements to features that have been in sore need. The media manager is where the most attention was spent and it looks like a worthwhile upgrade for media. This will hopefully make it a more enjoyable experience to write and include media. … [Read more...]
Windows 8 and problems with a redirected My Documents folder
I'm at the two month mark of using Windows 8 as my operating system on my home computer. Over the weekend, I had a lot of research to do and articles to read for an assignment. For reading and taking notes through the articles, the built-in Windows 8 PDF Reader just wasn't cutting it so I went to install Adobe Reader 11. Unfortunately, trying to install Adobe Reader XI resulted … [Read more...]