You remember those old flip-style clocks? Those clocks are still pretty popular today, maybe it’s because of it’s simplicity and coolness, I know I like them. If you don’t want one next to your bed, you could get one thats your screen saver. Thats what my screen saver is, a flip-style clock and flips just like a real one. Where can you get this one might say, well you can download it for Windows or Mac and it’s free! Theres no silly ads on the screen saver anything along that nature. You can download the Flip-Style Clock Screen Saver at 9031.com You know what, i’ll give you the direct link to the download if your too lazy to browse to it, here you go When you click on the floppy disc (what’s a floppy disc?) theres a small menu that appears and you can choose to download it for Windows or Mac or also view the screen shot.
Read MoreDid you download a audio file and/or a video in a format you may or may not have seen before? You try them, but they don’t work on your media players you have installed. Did you try VideoLan VLC Media Player? VLC Media Player is a free, open source that supports large number of codecs, sure I can list them all, but there is just way to many! But, the people at VideoLAN has created a page for you that lists them all that are supported by VLC. You can check that out here. I decided to create a little review about VLC, because I have asked a few people about VLC and they never heard of it, but they didn’t know that it can play just about every type of media format.
Whether you own a website, have a home FTP server or just want fast downloads from to time. Sure there is shareware FTP clients, but why buy a FTP client when you can do the same EXACT thing on a free FTP client? There is no need to, I have populated a list of 5 “good” FTP clients you should use if you do work on the website or run a FTP server at home. If you are running a FTP client at home, I hope you are using FileZilla FTP Server.
Do you have another computer right next your main machine? I do, I have little file server right next to my main machine and I was looking up KVM switches a while back and I just wasn’t sure that it would work with my set up, I have a Logitech G15 gaming keyboard and I have heard that people had a few issues with using it on a KVM switch.
So I recently stumbled upon a virtual KVM switch called Synergy, this is open source and they even give you the information and other stuff to help you edit the build if you would like to, But I see no need into doing it, unless you have a good reason.
It works on Windows 95 all the way to Windows 7, Unix, and Mac OSX.
Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. It’s intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its own monitor(s).
Redirecting the mouse and keyboard is as simple as moving the mouse off the edge of your screen. Synergy also merges the clipboards of all the systems into one, allowing cut-and-paste between systems. Furthermore, it synchronizes screen savers so they all start and stop together and, if screen locking is enabled, only one screen requires a password to unlock them all.
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The set-up of this program is really easy. Just follow the instructions at their website.
You can even set it up to auto start when your computer starts up so you don’t have to worry about it.
You do have to have a TC/IP network set up in order to use this, but most of use would have this set up if they have multiple computers in their office/bedroom. It is a great application if you have a windows machine, Mac and a linux box hooked up to 3 different displays and only wants to use one mouse and one keyboard, it works great!
If you want to learn more about it, just go to their website at http://synergy2.sourceforge.net
Heres another great review about Synergy http://techjohnson.com/synergy-software
Do you like to listen to podcasts? I do, Every week day morning I listen to the DailyGizWiz with Dick DeBartolo and Leo Laporte. I also listen to the Tech Guy by Leo Laporte. I think those are my most favorites and in case 
you want to start listening to podcasts or don’t know a good podcasts about technology, I created a list of some of the most popular podcasts listened around the world.
In case you didn’t know what podcasts are, here is the Wikipedia definition: A podcast is a series of digital media files, usually digital audio or video, that is made available for download via Web syndication.
If you used Mac OSX before and wanted to take a screen shot, there is a program that comes with OSX called “Grab” I used it a lot when I was in graphic design class to take screen shots of certain pieces on the website I was developing and man did that make life easier. Now if your a Windows user, like if you use any version under Vista your stuck with the print screen button and paint. We all done it, even the pros do it.
When Vista was released Microsoft included a tool or Windows application called “Snipping Tool” it is just like the program on OSX called “Grab” Now when I found this out I was so happy it wasn’t even funny (ok, hypothetically speaking of course.) I was glad to use this application because it made life so much easier on the windows side of the world. No more Paint and less use of the print screen button. Lets take a minute and show you how to find the application and how to use it, trust me its very simple!
Remember that this is only on Vista, not sure if its on Windows 7 or not, But I’m pretty sure it is!
Location: Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool
What does it look like?
As you can tell, its pleasant and easy to look at. They also give tips right below to show you how to use it. Once you know how to use it, you can remove those tips so the interface is even more cleaner! now isn’t that awesome?
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