November 15th, 2011 by Korben
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If you don’t have the money this year to get a Spotify or Deezer account, my advice is for you to have a look at Youtify, a web application that is similar to Spotify, which allows you to search for music, playlists or to create your own playlists, all for free!
How? Well, Youtify actually has its own little trick and use videos and other media files available on Youtube. Clever, isn’t it ?
The quality is obviously not as good as if it was an original music file, but to discover new talents or listen to the latest big hits it is more than good enough. In the end, if you want perfection you will need something else, but otherwise it is available on AllMyApps.
November 9th, 2011 by Korben
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So, did you have a good summer this year? Awesome, even?
Perhaps, you came back with lots of pictures of the same landscape and tried awkwardly with Photoshop to get panoramic views out of them but got dubious and disappointing results?
Well, enough is enough! You should download Hugin right now! An app that works on both Windows and OS X and lets you bring together many pictures into one single and large image in a very simple way.
Hugin offers you the function of opening a series of photos, finding the Exif data to know the settings of your camera when you took the photos, and you can even edit them (contrast, crop, resize, etc.). Then, Hugin automatically place control points on the pictures to match the best one. Once you’ve made the necessary adjustments, you finally have to choose the settings for exporting (exposure compensation, file format, etc.).
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October 25th, 2011 by Korben
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If you want to synchronize available files on your computer with a remote server without having to subscribe to a service like Dropbox because you prefer to retain full ownership of your data, consider FTPBox.
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October 18th, 2011 by Korben
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If you often work with Microsoft Office, you probably have to use on a regular basis a file compression software to email your documents to their recipients as they are too big otherwise ( I mean the files not the recipients…;-).
But coming back to the recipient, if they have a limited understanding of IT they might not even know how to open the file you sent them. What a shame!
PocoDoc‘s offer is to shrink your PPT, PPTX, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, and PDF files whether online on their Website or with the app that I put on Allmyapps.
Once you selected the file to shrink, you get the drop down option called “Optimization Level” to specify the level of compression and then you just have to click “Optimize”. At the end of the process, PocoDoc will even tell you by how many % the original file was shrunk.
October 11th, 2011 by Korben
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If you want to share your Internet access (wired or 3G) with other wireless devices such as tablet or phone, why not turn your computer into a Hotspot?
Good idea! But how?
Well, there is a Freeware for Windows 7 called MaryFi, by simply clicking on it you can wirelessly share any Internet connection available through your Wi-fi network card.
Perfect for when you’re traveling and you only have a 3G connection via a USB drive connected to your computer. Or when you’re at work, and you want to connect your phone and the only internet access available is an Ethernet one with a cable network.
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October 4th, 2011 by Korben
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If you’ve ever used a Mac or iPad 2, you may be familiar with Photo Booth, an application developed by Apple that can take pictures using the webcam on your computer and apply special effects to them for fun.
It’s handy, fun and it helps out ;-)
Good news, a clone of Photo Booth is now available for Windows 7. Packaged as a portable application, it allows, as the original application did, to take pictures and apply effects such as thermal camera, comic book, sketch, etc..
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September 27th, 2011 by Korben
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If you are unlucky when it comes to computer problems, you may be constantly facing difficulties with network interruptions, virus, application errors, or even power failure? And then, what is the next natural step? Well, if technology is really out to get you that day, you end up with corrupted files. Thankfully, there is a better solution to your predicament than cursing the day computers were invented and deleting those corrupted files that you believe are lost forever. The solution is a little app called File Repair that will let you repair, as its name indicate, the format of the following files:
September 20th, 2011 by Korben
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If you are a developer, you know how important the protection of your source code is!!! You may be a wizard at programming, but it is always a challenge to stay safe from a hard drive crash or accidental deletion.
Source Backup is a Windows app using .Net and available on Allmyapps that lets you implement a back-up policy in a few clicks. It was originally intended to be used with Visual Studio, but it has now custom options that makes it compatible with other code editors.
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September 13th, 2011 by Korben
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Volumouse 2 is an application for Vista and Windows 7 (also works on x64) that defines a volume control per application. Want to watch a movie thoroughly with VLC and then later on listen to music at a more moderate volume with Winamp or iTunes?
Volumouse 2 will help you to do so. You can also set the volume channel (CD Audio, Line, etc.) and adjust each of these volume levels with the mouse wheel. How? By setting for each configuration, a ‘hot key’ (action key) to press at the same time as you roll your mouse wheel.
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September 7th, 2011 by Korben
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You never tried to assemble yourself your computer, and you have absolutely no idea what’s inside? What type of graphics card, hard disk, your CPU make and model, etc.
Not very handy when you need a driver or the serial number of your motherboard. Yet, there is an app called Total PC Audit, which provides a very detailed view of all the different parts in your computer. Serial number, model, version of drivers… all the details are there.
You can also find out all the system details such as the manufacturer, Windows serial number, the serial number and BIOS version (handy before going full steam ahead), the RAM or even the service pack on your system.
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August 30th, 2011 by Korben
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If you need to upload your pictures to image/file hosting servers, there is an open source program called Image Uploader that will let you send in an easy way your creations to over twenty image hosting sites.
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August 23rd, 2011 by Korben
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You probably feel safe surfing the Net with the protection of your antivirus and firewall… But can they actually protect you from attacks through your Web browser?
Believe it or not, but hackers have an awful lot more tricks up their sleeves to find out your password, credit card details, or even your identity. These techniques are called Phishing, DNS rebinding, XSS attacks, XSRF, or by buffer overflow etc.
Terms that I agree are a little bit hard to grasp at first, but you should know that all these attacks use either a flaw in your browser (so make sure it is up to date) or a human oversight. So it is up to you to keep your eyes open and make sure that you understand the origin of the Web page that you are opening.
Unfortunately, most antivirus do not protect their clients from most of these attacks, simply because they are not viruses. Apart from the traditional security suites that may be expensive, there is also a free plugin called Comitari Web Protection Suite Home LE, which is can be used with Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome, and it will alert you if something goes wrong with a web page.
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