Sunday, October 25, 2009

Pimp Your PC with Peripherals – Speakers and Webcams!

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You know that there is nothing quite so pleasurable as Pimping out your PC – and what better way to do it than with upgrading your peripherals. In this week’s Tech Tip, we’ll look at some cool peripherals that will get your desktop PC styling in no time! Specifically, we’ll be looking at computer speakers and webcams.

Most computers already come with a set of speakers and while they are just fine for playing around on the desktop computer, sometimes you just yearn for a little more. So when it comes to wanting your computer to sound its best – whether for gaming, movies, music or online web experiences – then you find that “Pimping your PC” with an upgraded set of speakers makes you computer “come alive.”

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Three Great Alternatives to Acrobat Reader

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f there’s one type of file that’s become commonplace, it’s the PDF (short for Portable Document Format). On the Web. In the workplace. And just about everywhere else. It’s rare that you don’t see files that have the extension .pdf.

The most popular piece of software for viewing and printing PDF files is Acrobat Reader from Adobe. But like much software out there, Acrobat Reader has gained a bit of flab over the years. The current Windows version weighs in at just over 25 MB, while the Mac OS and Linux version tip the scales at 41 MB and 43 MB.

Let’s face it: that’s pretty hefty for something that’s meant to display files. Sure, Acrobat Reader has some pretty nifty features but most people can live without them.
Luckily, Acrobat Reader isn’t the only PDF viewing software around. There are some great alternatives to Acrobat Reader and this TechTip looks at three of them for Windows.

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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Forget Those Passwords - Literally (Thanks To OpenID)

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You might recall a previous TechTip that looked at software you can use to wrangle all of the passwords you have for your favorite Web sites and Web services. Those apps are a good solution, but what if there was a way to securely log into multiple sites using only one ID?

That’s not a pipe dream. And it isn’t a matter of using the same user name and password for everything (remember, I said securely). A technology called OpenID offers that promise, and is on its way to delivering it.

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Sunday, October 04, 2009

Four Free Apps for Editing Your Photos Online

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You might recall a couple of previous TechTips that covered some free, simple desktop computer photo editing software. But what happens if you’re using a netbook that might not have the grunt to run those apps efficiently? Or if you’re not using your own computer?

A more than viable alternative is to go online. This TechTip looks at why you’d want to and five of the better Web-based photo editors. 

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