Microsoft offers a free tool, the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express, as a convenient means of managing and editing entries in SQL databases through a GUI. The SQL Server 2008 license comes with the full version of the Management Studio, but the Express version is still very functional for the day-to-day operations. However, finding the stand-alone version of … [Read more...]
AlternativeTo – Free Replacements for Popular Desktop and Mobile Apps
AlternativeTo provides a simple, straight forward means to finding free software that will provide the same functionality as a commercial title. It offers listings for Windows, Mac, Linux, and online applications. They also have a fairly new Mobile section that offers listings of alternative software for smart phones like the iPhone, Windows Mobile devices, Android, Blackberry, … [Read more...]
Battery Life Benchmarks
There's been an interesting flurry of news lately regarding the way battery life is measured. Almost any consumer that has purchased a notebook or netbook lately has likely realized that the battery life (measured in hours) that was advertised to them has been at least slightly exaggerated. That circumstance is the topic of a number of blog posts on the official AMD blog which … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned Virus Fighting
Last weekend I saw a pretty fierce virus infection and during this week at work I've seen a couple of infections as well. Through these events, I've made a few notes, learned a few things, and polished some procedures for fighting viruses quickly and efficiently. These steps are, in my opinion, best practice to remove anything from your everyday malware, worms, and viruses, on … [Read more...]
TextOn9: Type on your computer like you’re typing on a phone
TextOn9 is the subject of my latest article over at Freewaregenius. It's a silly little program that displays an onscreen keyboard in the style of many phones. While there may seem to be little purpose or functionality for a program like this it is actually a very nice, compact onscreen keyboard that beats most others I've seen. Check out the full Freewaregenius article for … [Read more...]