Computer Helpers from Boreham Library

Free MP3 Cutter and Editor

Dennis G Van Arsdale — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:07:44 +0000

Musetips offers a Free MP3 Cutter and Editor.

Filed under: Freeware/Shareware, MP3, Music Tagged: Cutter, editor, free, freeware, MP3, Music

Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware, anti-virus and spyware removal download

Dennis G Van Arsdale — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:37:34 +0000

Malwarebytes is Free anti-malware, anti-virus and spyware removal.
Also a pay version available.

Filed under: Anti-Virus, Freeware/Shareware, Malware, Security Tagged: Anti-Virus, freeware, Malware, Malwarebytes, Spyware

Become A Photographer

Dennis G Van Arsdale — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:16:22 +0000

Become A Photographer is a summary of photography as a profession, and includes some salary examples, financial aid (scholarships, etc.) for students, and a listing of accredited schools for degrees.

Filed under: Graphics Tagged: Become a photographer, education, photographer, photography

Skip Past the Boring Intro on YouTube Videos with the Wadsworth Constant Bookmarklet

Dennis G Van Arsdale — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:09:42 +0000

Lifehacker cuts out the intro when you Skip Past the Boring Intro on YouTube Videos with the Wadsworth Constant Bookmarklet.

Using this technique, you can cut out the first 30% of a YouTube video (say, the advertising part) and play it from there.

Filed under: Techniques, YouTube Tagged: Techniques, Wadsworth, YouTube

Identikit just like a Police Sketch Artist

Dennis G Van Arsdale — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:47:50 +0000

Identikit lets you create a face just like a Police Sketch Artist.

(Provided you’re in a place where they can’t afford a real artist, of course.)

Freeware.

Filed under: Freeware/Shareware, Fun, Graphics Tagged: freeware, Identikit, police, sketch artist

ComboFix fights malware

Dennis G Van Arsdale — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:43:06 +0000

ComboFix is freeware to scan and clean malware on your computer.

Note: BleepingComputer.com is reported as a safe site. Avoid downloading ComboFix from other sites; it may have been modified illegally.

Filed under: Anti-Virus, Freeware/Shareware, Malware Tagged: ComboFix, freeware, Malware

Anthologize for WordPress

Dennis G Van Arsdale — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:40:05 +0000

Anthologize ” is a free, open-source, plugin that transforms WordPress 3.0 into a platform for publishing electronic texts. Grab posts from your WordPress blog, import feeds from external sites, or create new content directly within Anthologize. Then outline, order, and edit your work, crafting it into a single volume for export in several formats, including—in this release—PDF, ePUB, TEI.

Please note that Anthologize cannot be installed on blogs hosted at WordPress.com.”

Filed under: ebooks, Freeware/Shareware, WordPress Tagged: Anthologize, ebooks, WordPress

Five tips for customizing the Office 2010 Ribbon

Dennis G Van Arsdale — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:37:25 +0000

TechRepublic has Five tips for customizing the Office 2010 Ribbon.

Filed under: Microsoft Office Suite, Techniques Tagged: 2010, customize, Microsoft, Office, Quick Access Toolbar, ribbon, Techniques, toolbar

Taking better notes in Zotero

Dennis G Van Arsdale — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:49:07 +0000

ProfHacker covers taking better notes in Zotero.

From the post: “What I do now is make a standalone note for each thought or piece of evidence. But I also make the note a related item of the source from which I got the idea. You can see in the screenshot below that this standalone note is related to a book.”

Filed under: Techniques Tagged: note taking, Techniques, Zotero

Zandy app for Zotero on Android

Dennis G Van Arsdale — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:41:56 +0000

ProfHacker recommends putting Your Zotero library on your Android phone with Zandy.

This is a PAY app but may well be worth it for Android users.

Filed under: Android Tagged: Android, apps, Zandy, Zotero