Freeware is a great alternative to commercial software, sometimes it's even the better choice. Unfortunately there isn't always a freeware alternative. The only thing better than finding the freeware that you need is getting the commercial software that you want for free, legally. Check out these websites for free fully-licensed commercial software. Giveaway of the Day Giveaway … [Read more...]
Adobe’s CS5 Suite is Coming
Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and the rest of the CS Suite is coming out with version CS5, April 12th. To entice people to buy it, the Photoshop team has been releasing a few videos showing off the latest features. By now, you've probably seen the Content-Aware Fill video, but have you seen the Puppet Warp that was just released? Here's the Content-Aware Fill … [Read more...]
A First Look Inside Flattr
On February 11th Flattr was announced and stirred up the Internet. Folks who were affiliated with The Pirate Bay explained their plans to change the way the Internet operates. They are seeking to provide the channel for content consumers to easily provide a note of appreciation and monetary incentive to content creators. The site is currently in Beta, but is shaping up nicely. … [Read more...]
Sounds of a Dying Hard Drive
I have a co-worker who is very... skilled at duplicating the sounds that a dying hard drive makes. He might leave the office to respond to a request and return with an "errrnnnt-Kssh! errrnnnt-Kssh!" sound to explain the source of the problem: a failing hard drive. This skill was honed a couple years back when we had about 300 hard drives in Dell's that all failed within 2 … [Read more...]
Chem4Word – Show Chemistry Notations Easily in Word
Thankfully, my days of using chemistry in school are well behind me but I easily recall the frustrations of trying to type up a chemical formula or draw a compound. Once again proving that later generations have it easier than I did, Microsoft Research in partnership with Cambridge University have released an add-in for Microsoft Word that specializes in displaying … [Read more...]