For those of you who like keeping your hands on the keyboard as much as possible, there’s an awesome utility called Launchy that lets you launch any website link that’s in your bookmarks, or any other file on your system by just typing it’s name into a popup window (using the hotkey that you define).
And […]
One of the greatest headaches for a web developer is making sure things work the same regardless of platform or browser. One of the biggest problems for a Windows-only guy like me, is making sure that things work on a Mac — specifically Safari. But, those days are over…
Apparently Safari is now being developed for Windows. […]
Ever have problems playing a video or audio file that a friend sent you? Here’s a fix to all those media woes.
K-Lite Media Codec Pack
This is one of the best codec packs out there. It installs every piece of software that your computer will need to play almost any movie or music file. For those […]
For those of you who still use Internet Explorer, here’s a handy tech tip…
Increasing the Simultaneous Downloads in Internet Explorer
“Have you ever tried to download more than 2 files from the same website, and noticed the third download doesn’t start until one of the prior two are done? The reason for this is that the […]
Running your own business, whether it’s just simple contract work or having teams of people working under you, requires efficient project and time management. I recently found an open-source web app called NetOffice which has amazing capabilities for managing projects. Some of the features include: managing clients, projects, tasks, phases & milestones, meetings, discussions, reporting, and a […]
Two great sites I use all the time to download software:
BetaNews
SoftPedia
If you’re looking for a new IDE, check out the Eclipse project which is an open-source java-based IDE that supports plugins for a variety of features and languages including PHPEclipse. This is an extremely robust application, tho I haven’t had much time to play around with it yet.
I also found a program the other night […]
Incase you haven’t heard of “Open Source“, check out the Wikipedia description of it.
I have recently been playing with open-source projects during the last few months, and as a programmer, I am thrilled at the concept of free software that is robust, easy to install, and (generally) easy to configure. I also love the ability […]
Picasa is a terrific photo cataloging program from Google which allows you to catalog photos, create labels, manipulate your photos and share them with friends.
Picasa has a Webpage Export feature where you can export selected images into webpage templates for gallery-style viewing, and it will automatically resize the images and create thumbnails for you. You […]