Posted by Brian Cui on June 25, 2011 at 9:26 am
Even with tools such as Windows Live Photo Gallery that offer an easy way to upload and share images, they aren’t good solutions for fast image uploading for just one or a few images. Enter Imgur Uploader, a Windows shell extension that allows you to upload images to our favorite image hosting site, Imgur. Right click on any accepted image file, use Imgur Uploader, and bam – you now have direct links to the images you just uploaded for easy sharing and even the proper HTML codes for embedding the image onto a webpage.
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Posted by Brian Cui on June 23, 2011 at 8:38 am
Just three months after Mozilla released Firefox 4, the next version is already here: Firefox 5. It’s a little surprising that a new version of Firefox has enough changes to be called an entire new version number, considering the time it took for Firefox 3 to get to Firefox 4 – but Mozilla boasts over 1000 changes, better support for web standards, a new privacy feature, and more. Continue after the break for more details and the download link to this excellent, well-rounded browser.
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Posted by Brian Cui on June 20, 2011 at 9:03 am
The product key that activated Windows and/or Office on your computer is something that you likely don’t remember. In the case of a system crash and you need to completely reinstall Windows and/or Office, having your product keys on hand can save you a couple hundred bucks by not having to buy another copy. ProduKey is a free and easy-to-use application for recovering Windows and/or Office product keys, which can’t easily be found without the help of an external application.
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Posted by Brian Cui on June 16, 2011 at 4:12 am
One thing that you won’t find in browsers except for Google’s Chrome browser is user tracking. In fact, if you don’t read the Terms of Service from top to bottom, you probably won’t even notice that Google is indeed tracking your movements and has slapped on a unique ID to your Chrome installation. With SRWare Iron, a modified version of Chrome, you can enjoy the benefits of Google’s browser without having to worry about your privacy or security.
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Posted by Brian Cui on June 14, 2011 at 4:30 am
It wasn’t just the taskbar that changed in Windows 7 from XP, the start menu was revamped as well. Seeing all your programs no longer popped out a menu with your program shortcuts – instead, your programs are now placed inside the start menu itself and therefore uses less screen spaces. Some people may like the change and find it a better form of organization than a pop-out menu, but others despise it as you can no longer see all your programs at once. Thankfully, there’s a way to use both the classic and new start menu in Windows 7.
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Posted by Brian Cui on June 12, 2011 at 2:30 am
When you use your computer at night, your eyes will be taking a beating due to the brightness of the screen. Even at the lowest possible brightness setting, your screen may still cause lots of eye strain. Thankfully, software exists to combat this problem – F.lux. By adjusting the colors on your screen depending on the time of day, using your computer in the morning or at night will be easier on the eyes.
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Posted by Brian Cui on June 5, 2011 at 1:14 pm
The free archive manager 7-Zip has been covered quite a few times on Netbook Network already. It supports not only the standard .RAR and .ZIP archive files we all know today, but unique .7z files that can be compressed up to 70% more than .ZIP. The 7-Zip filetype is not nearly as accepted as .RAR or .ZIP, so a solution was unveiled – self-extracting .7z archives. These files don’t require an archive manager and instead will extract themselves, making it more convenient for both the sender and receiver(s). Here’s how to make your own self-extracting archives using 7-Zip.
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