I recently took a "Writing it Right" course at Memorial University where the following poem "An Owed to the Spelling Check" was handed out to illustrate limitations with Microsoft's spell-check functionality; I found it amusing: I have a spelling...
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Freeware For Everyday Computer Users
7-Zip: A file archiver with a high compression ratio. Bulk Rename Utility: A free file renaming software for Windows. Bulk Rename Utility allows you to easily rename files and entire folders based upon extremely flexible criteria. Add date/time...
Google Wave
Google Wave...the future of web-based personal communication/collaboration. Coming in late 2009.
Wolfram Alpha: Answer-Engine Technology
Check out the evolution of answer-engine technology at Wolfram Alpha (tentatively scheduled to launch later this evening).
Digsby
I've been playing with some software over the Christmas Holidays and I'm quite impressed with Digsby which is a multi-protocol IM (Instant Messaging) client. On the never-ending quest for PC environmental simplification, I have used a number of...
Freeware Picks
Gizmo's Tech Support Alert is a great resource for finding legitimate freeware that, oftentimes, rival applications you are required to pay for. A few that I use and highly recommend are: CCleaner : Formerly branded as "Crap Cleaner", CCleaner is a...
Google: Chrome & Picasa 3.0
Busy day at Google as they took a shot at Microsoft and Mozilla with their Chrome browser and also released a major update to Picasa. Please visit the Official Google Blog for more detailed information on both announcements. At a glance: Chrome: It...