Jing Makes Desktop Screen and Video a Snap
I have recently started using a new desktop screen and video capture program called Jing. Overall I have been impressed with this utility and it shows a promising future as a utility for web publishing, teaching, tech support and other uses involving screen image and video desktop captures.
Just this week I used Jing to capture […]
Stickies on the Desktop
Ok, all of my dear Mac users, go ahead snicker, gloat and smile. Yeah you’ve had this feature for a gazillion years. Well, stickiesforwindows.com offers a utility that Windows should have built into their OS or at least got it right with Outlook, but alas they didn’t.
The primary issue w/ the Outlook notes is […]
Simple and Effective SEO Tool
There are a plethora of search optimization tools available online. While one could do endless analysis and obsess over the Google PageRank for a domain, the real touchstone is folks finding your topic in a search for related information. Search optimization is a learned skill that comes in developing quality content and positioning it with […]
Do You JimDo? Simple Website Creation
A new, super user-friendly website platform has recently premiered at JimDo.com. It’s a new service out of Europe. I played-around with it and setup a site in literally a couple minutes. Check out thoughtsparks.jimdo.com for a peak. While it does not yet have blog functionality incorporated into it, you can do RSS feeds. Great concept […]
Nine Year Old Daughter Reviews MS Office ‘07
This weekend I installed my complimentary copy of Microsoft Office 2007 on my desktop at home. As a developer, Microsoft gave me a full version copy at the Vista Launch. I haven’t really spent much time w/ the new app yet, but my daughter has. Tonight when I walked in the door she shouted, "I […]
Google Now Offers 1GB of Photo Space
ust when you aren’t looking, Google ups the anti again for free web services. They just announced that picasa web now gives users 1GB of space. This is some pretty beefy storage space if you, like me, want to off-load your photos from your overloaded HD at home. Very cool and very flexible. I’ve been […]
Why Google Apps is so Cool
In one evening I "developed" an intranet system for my household complete with email, calendar, file sharing, chat, customized views of information, widgets and RSS feeds. If you’ve used gmail before, it’s basically the same concept only they are extending it to allow shared info under your own domain. I also have pointed the domain […]
