6 useful Windows tricks
You know that feeling you get when your friends or family see you do something on your computer that they've never seen before? If you’ve had this experience, you know that “world's coolest power-user” feeling. But if you haven’t, start here. Knowledge is power!
Read these six tips for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP that will keep you schoolin' your friends and family.
1. Don't just maximize your windows—go full screen
When you need a really big window for viewing photos and videos, don't just maximize it: go full screen! This tip works great for viewing photos and videos at maximum size in Windows Explorer or Windows Media Player, utilizing screen space usually occupied by the header at the top of the screen and the taskbar at the bottom. Here’s how:
Open any photo in Windows Explorer, or open a photo or video clip in Windows Media Player. Do one of the following:
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In Windows 7 and Windows XP, click the F11 key at the top of your keyboard.
The photo or video image enlarges to its maximum size and the title bar and taskbar are hidden.
Viewing a photo in Windows Explorer standard view
Viewing a photo in Windows Explorer standard view
To undue full-screen mode and restore the window to its normal view, press the Esc (Escape) key at the top of your keyboard
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Google announces Google Wave-An open source colloboration tool
If you haven’t already checked out the new project called Google Wave, then you need to watch this video. It is rather lengthy at nearly an hour and a half but you will enjoy it because this new browser-based ISO, instant messenger, mass communicator, or whatever you want to call it, is revolutionary and smart. The video demonstrates how easy files, photos, and media forms can be shared easily and quickly with other wave users.
In Wave, you can edit the original messages with a section with who can or cannot go to the party tonight. Replies can be made within a conversation string, rather than at the end, making conversations a great deal easier to track. No more email clutter!
Just like Facebook, you can create applications that run in Wave. This allows for developers to add games and other applications to an already impressive platform.
The system is also based around a “Wiki” style platform where each message can be edited to allow for a more streamlined communications process.
The drag and drop file system is easy to use and a blessing in disguise. You can drag you favorite photos, create photo albums, and collaborate with other Wave users in a way that has never been done before. This would be excellent for web designers or anyone who works in a collaborative environment.
My favorite feature of Google Wave is that it allows you to embed your waves on any web page. You can then customize it and show it to clients or your fellow team members when working on projects.
Best of Google Wave is absolutely 100% open source. Let the wave begin!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_UyVmITiYQ&feature=player_embedded
In Wave, you can edit the original messages with a section with who can or cannot go to the party tonight. Replies can be made within a conversation string, rather than at the end, making conversations a great deal easier to track. No more email clutter!
Just like Facebook, you can create applications that run in Wave. This allows for developers to add games and other applications to an already impressive platform.
The system is also based around a “Wiki” style platform where each message can be edited to allow for a more streamlined communications process.
The drag and drop file system is easy to use and a blessing in disguise. You can drag you favorite photos, create photo albums, and collaborate with other Wave users in a way that has never been done before. This would be excellent for web designers or anyone who works in a collaborative environment.
My favorite feature of Google Wave is that it allows you to embed your waves on any web page. You can then customize it and show it to clients or your fellow team members when working on projects.
Best of Google Wave is absolutely 100% open source. Let the wave begin!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_UyVmITiYQ&feature=player_embedded
Having trouble coming up with a creative name for your blog or website? These days it’s hard to find a name that is not registered or taken. Two-word and three-word domains are very hard to come by. But there are still some creative ways to find an amazing name for your venture. With these name generators, plus a little creativity, you will be on your way to a new name!
Creative Methods
Musicians Friend Band Name Generator
Although it is used for band names, you can still use it to come up with a creative name. It comes up with the most creative names too. Just type in a word you want included and it does the rest. My favorite is “Crazy Mayo and the Prickly Eyebrow”
Meganame Generator
This generator asks 19 questions to get a better idea of what you are
about. The results are pretty good. This would be good for naming a
blog with Blogger, WordPress, or Tumblr.
Weblog Name Generator
This is a simple tool to use. It’s not as robust as some others but it can give you some quick inspiration.
Web 2.0 Name Generators
Dot -o-mator
A web 2.0 naming engine that creates awesome web 2.0 names and stores them in a list as you generate them. It can also give you tips and check domain availability.
SuggestName
This is another Web 2.0 generator which uses words like tech, fancy and other descriptive words for your prefix and suffix. You can combine your own words plus use words they recommend to create a list of results. You can even generate a scratch-board which allows you to keep the combinations that you liked the most. After completed you can check to see if the domain name is available. Of course you also want to check if the name is available for your blog platform if you’re using Blogger, WordPress.com, or Tumblr.
web2.0 Name Generator.
Yet another Web 2.0 name generator which focuses on creating random words or generating your own word. It also has a list of articles that should help you become more familiar with naming conventions.
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