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Software: Cut mp3 (freeware)

Need to cut MP3’s? Use this simple free software called Split MP3:

Website: www.prvsoft.com/split-mp3-download.html

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FastCopy - transfer large files fast

Since getting hdd media player with 650GB of disk space I have been doing some large data transfers. But Windows operating system does a terrible job in transferring large files especially to external hard disks. It hangs, it prematurely terminates the transfers, files get corrupted… you name it.

One way to do large file transfers is using MSDOS’ xcopy command, but it can get troublesome using MS Command Prompt especially when you do not know the commands.

Luckily there is a better way. FastCopy (freeware) (see screenshot) does the same what xcopy does, and even faster. Since it doesn’t use the cache of OS at all, other processes (applications) won’t be affected (i.e become heavy or hang) by the transfer.

It can also verify the copied files making sure that you do not have the corrupted files.

Since finding it I have been using it extensively and so far it’s doing a great job. Highly recommend it.

Website: www.ipmsg.org/tools/fastcopy.html.en
Download: FastCopy v1.98 (placed it in my shared folder)

       

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2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Save as PDF

If you are using Microsoft Office 2007, you can add this free add-on from Microsoft for saving files as PDF (see screenshot). Once installed it will allow you to save files as PDF in all eight 2007 Microsoft Office programs:

• Microsoft Office Access 2007
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007
• Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
• Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
• Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
• Microsoft Office Visio 2007
• Microsoft Office Word 2007

If you want to convert other files, see the post below.

       

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Converting MP3’s to iPod Audiobook

If you own iPod or if you plan to get one soon, then make sure to bookmark the following softwares (for Windows). Especially if you like to listen to audio lectures like me.

Usually audio lectures would have tons of MP3 files, and not all of them follow the naming and tagging convention (especially the free ones). This makes it difficult to listen to the files in continuity. So, one way to overcome this problem would be to combine them into one audiobook file, and to add ‘chapters’ where necessary. The other way is to name them and tag them yourself manually (flexible renamer and mp3tag are good tools for this).

Converting MP3 files into iPod Audiobook can be done with this free software: MP3 to iPod Audio Book Converter (I guess author didn’t want to spend time on finding a name for his software… ;)

Adding chapters to your Audiobook can be done with this software: Chapter Master. Unfortunately this one is not free. (If you know of any free software for chapter management, please let me know.)

MP3 to iPod Audio Book Converter: www.freeipodsoftware.com
Chapter Master: www.rightword.com.au/products/chaptermaster/default.asp

       

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Solution: How to uninstall Adobe Acrobat completely

Ever since I uninstalled Adobe Acrobat 8 from my PC, every time I wanted to right click on any file or folder, I have been getting this pop-up window below (see screenshot).

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The reason for this problem was because when you uninstall Adobe Acrobat, it doesn’t fully uninstalls itself; usually there will be some registry entries, broken files, empty folders… etc left on your PC. In order to solve the problem, you have to remove these files and registry entries manually as recommended by Adobe themselves here. But that’s a long, hassle way to do it. I needed a “one-click” solution if possible ;)
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Solution

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility did the trick for me. After I installed this tool, I was able to see the Adobe Acrobat in the list and successfully removed it with one click.

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Windows Installer CleanUp is a utility to remove installation information for programs Read more »

       

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AdesClrPicker v2.2.1 released

AdesClrPicker v2.2.1 is released. For those who do not know, it’s my software - which is freeware - for picking color codes from anywhere on your screen.
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This version fixes few bugs, one of which was the shutdown problem. When the color picker was active, if the user wanted to shut down the PC, he/she couldn’t do it until he/she manually closes the color picker first. This was due to the floating menu being on top of all the windows and resistant to any command.
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Now, this bug has been fixed, when the user issues a shut-down command, it will comply. Few other minor issues have been fixed as well. To download the latest version click here.

URL: www.adesclrpicker.com

       

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Portable FastStone Capture

I’m a big fan of FastStone screen capture application (see left). All the screenshots on this blog are captured and annotated by this application. It’s small, fast and very useful tool for bloggers.

There is now a portable version of this program, which is generated from the freeware version v5.3.

All the newer versions are now shareware. Current version is 6.3 and costs $19.95. New version of course has many additional features.

But, for blogging purposes, freeware version is more than enough. And with this little portable version (1.3MB), you can put it on your thumb drive and be ready to blog anywhere, even in places like public libraries where you can’t install any softwares.

In fact, I am in such place at the moment, in the University Lab ;) thus the idea for portable app!

Enjoy!

Download Portable Version: click here (free)

Download Normal Version: click here (free)

Author Website: http://www.faststone.org/

       

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How to backup your Gmail

Have you ever thought of backing up your Gmail? Probably not. Because most of us use Gmail as the backup point, and not the other way round. But what if for some reason your Google account gets disabled? Or someone hacks your email?

If you want to play it safe, use the following free tool to backup your Gmail with one click.

URL: www.gmail-backup.com

       

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Opera 10 (alpha) - 30% faster

Opera, my previous favorite web browser (before the advent of firefox) has released Opera 10 (alpha) version. It’s reportedly 30% faster than the current 9.62 version. It uses presto 2.2 rendering engine which makes it faster and more secure.

People behind opera has been doing some great updates lately. I think I might just shift back to Opera soon. It already supports lots of add-ons, but the most important feature that I missed the most is mouse gestures. Opera 10 makes it easy to update it too, it automatically updates the browser to the latest updates seamlessly - install once, and it keeps itself up to date. Wanna try? You should!

URL: www.opera.com/browser/next/

       

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AdesClrPicker Stats (since it’s been freeware)

Two weeks ago (Sep 22, 08) I made my color picker software free and launched a new “product site” for it. So far, as of now, the software has been downloaded 543 times since it’s been freeware. (Total downloads to date: 15,680)

As for the product site, it’s showing very good results on Alexa stats - it’s up 11 million sites - with a current ranking of 349,873. That’s a lot of millions for a two-week old website to jump.

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Traffic to the website now averages about 100 unique visitors daily. Most of the users being referred from StumbleUpon, my website, and my blog.

That’s the updates… Thanks to everyone who have emailed me with encouraging words! I appreciate it.

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Thanks to Kevin Muldoon of BloggingTips.com and Adi Wong of RiceBlogger.com for their link loves! Actually it’s more than a link love, they have both provided full-fledged product reviews. Thanks guys!

URL: http://www.adesclrpicker.com

       

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