Spring is in the air! It's about time. If you're like me, you've been anxious to get out and start running or biking. Even just being able to take a walk in the great outdoors at a comfortable temperature is appreciated. If you're a curious George, you might like to know how far you've traveled. A mash-up with Google Maps, Gmaps Pedometer adds a route tracking tool. … [Read more...]
DesktopEarth – Earth, Sun, and Clouds now as your wallpaper
If you're looking to add a little something to spice up your wallpaper and you want something more interesting than flashy, DesktopEarth might be a great mix. With DesktopEarth, you get a wallpaper of the Earth with the image updating to represent which part of the world is getting sunlight and which is in the dark. Along with that, you can add lights to the night part of the … [Read more...]
Helix – Computer Security Forensics
Computer security forensics can get pretty detailed and pretty involved. In fact, it's almost always best left to the professionals. Even your standard, run-of-the-mill IT professional can get called into court to testify regarding evidence gathered at a scene. When it comes down to justice, you might not want to be the one that gets the blame for a case being dismissed through … [Read more...]
Orb – Stream your media anywhere
I know Orb is nothing new, it really got a lot of press shortly after the Nintendo Wii was released because you could stream your video and music over the wifi to your TV via the Wii. Since then, Orb has made some improvements that really enhance the experience and make it more robust with Orb 2.0. In case you haven't heard of Orb, it's a solution to stream your media … [Read more...]
Power Manage PC Power Management
With Green Initiatives becoming the norms these days, lots of people are looking for elaborate ways to save electricity and reign in their energy-sucking computers. Looking at the numbers, we can see that just turning off something like a CRT monitor when it's not in use can save a lot of juice. There are quite a number of elaborate schemes and utilities (both hardware and … [Read more...]