Dropbox – the easiest way to sync file between computers

September 15, 2008 By 2 Comments
 

dropbox-logo I work on a PC and Mac and I have a constant need to move documents and images back and forth between my computers. 

One way is to just email the files as attachments to myself using Gmail and then download the attachment on the other computer.  That’s not a bad method, fast and efficient but is limited to the 20MB file size imposed by Gmail.

DropBox  is just about the easiest way I know of, to keep a folder of files in sync between two computers. I’ve been using DropBox throughout its private beta but now the beta is open and anyone can get an account.  Just sign-up for the service and download a client application for each the computers you want to keep in sync and you’re in business.

A DropBox folder looks like any other folder on you system.

You can drag and drop any file into your DropBox folder and it will be automatically copied to any other computer you have installed the DropBox software.  If you want to copy the files to a computer other than one with software installed, there is a web interface from which you can login-in and download.

A free account on DropBox gives you 2 gigabytes of file space. You will be be able to buy a 50GB Dropbox for $9.99/month, or $99.99/year if you need more space.  Client software is available for Windows, Mac and Linux, so you can keep in sync any of those types of computers as well, of course, Windows and Windows, Mac and Mac.

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Join together multiple sound or movie files

September 11, 2008 By 1 Comment
MediaJoin is a handy free Windows utility for joining multiple media files like MP3 or AVIs together.  Say you’ve short several short videos of the baby walking and would like to join them together or you’d like join together several chapters of an MP3 audio book before adding it to your MP3 player, MediaJoin can do the job. Download MediaJoin [via Downloadsquad] mediajoin-screen
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Need a video viewer that can play any format? You need VLC Media Player

September 10, 2008 By 1 Comment
imgres So many video formats, so little time.  Video cameras, the cute little joke time-wasting videos your friends send you, training videos, DVDs, “backups” of DVDs, avi, wmv, mp4, mpeg, xvid, divx, flash video – you get the idea – you can get so many videos in a babel of formats. VLC Media Player sorts it all out for you.  It’s a cross-platform open source video player that is quick, light, free and can play just about anything.  It can even play your store-bought DVDs. VLC is available for Windows, Mac and Linux as well as other platforms.  Just download and install.  Download VLC Media Player. vlc-screen
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Read PDF Files with a Fast Reader

September 5, 2008 By 1 Comment
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Adobe PDF files have become a nearly-universal means of distributing documents that are not meant to have their contents modified and need to look the same on every computer platform.

When I’m working, I find I spend enormous amounts of time reading PDF files.   That’s the way I download many product and shared documents.  Some very long.  Waiting for Acrobat Reader to open can often be frustrating and time consuming. 

Foxit Reader is a free light-weight very fast PDF reader that will keep you reading rather than waiting for documents to open.

In addition to being a very small and fast program, Foxit Reader will allow you to set bookmarks within the PDF file and add annotations and notes as you read.

Foxit Reader has an intuitive interface that features tabbed pages for multiple open PDFs, much like a tabbed-browser.  It can also play video and music embedded in PDF files.

Foxit Reader is available for Windows, Linux and some mobile devices.

While Foxit Reader is free, there are “advanced” add-ons that add value to Foxit Reader available for purchase.

Download Foxit Reader [Via WebWorkerDaily]

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Keep Your PC Clean for Free

August 26, 2008 By 1 Comment
The more you use your Windows PC, the slower it gets. The more you surf the web the more chance you have to pick up extra files and nasty little annoyances called spyware. We told you about it before and offered you Glary Utilities as a way to keep your PC running fast and lean. Today we have another free PC utility, Advanced Windows Care Personal, for tuning up your computer. Go ahead and use them both. The way these kinds of utilities are written, often one program will find something the other may have missed. AWC also does a good job of making you create a backup point before running any of the tune-ups. A good practice that makes sure if something goes astray you can return your computer to a known good point. awc-screen.jpg Download AWC [Via WebWorkerDaily]
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