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Monday, May 11, 2009

MakeUseOf.com - Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips - May 11, 2009

The geeks behind MakeUseOf.com are dedicated to keep you up-to-date on amazing new websites and free software that can make your life easier. Here are some of our latest discoveries:

    Save Energy and Go Green on Windows using Edison

    Global Warming, increased carbon emissions and and minimizing their impact on nature is the center of attraction these days. PCs can consume account for as much as 10pc of your electricity bill and also add to the carbon emissions to the environment. Few days back we looked at how you can analyze your computer’s [...]

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    Cool Websites and Tools [May 9'th]

    Check out some of the latest makeuseof discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For even more app reviews subscribe to makeuseof directory.   (1) MinutesPlease - Offers an easy way to control your web usage by setting time limits for the websites you visit. [...]

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    Fix Infected Non-booting Windows with AntiVir Rescue System

    So you got yourself a case of some nasty virus and your Windows cannot be booted anymore. I am sorry to hear that but today is your luck day! I came across a free boot cd from Avira that will scan and remove viruses from your Windows Machine! Avira has been around as a [...]

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    FeedDemon Can Now Sync Google Reader to the Desktop

    RSS reading is one of the things that takes up the largest amount of my time on the Web. I read a ton of different blogs, news feeds and other sites, and almost all of my reading takes place within an RSS reader – for me, Google Reader. There are a lot of times that [...]

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    7 Great & Free Disney E-Cards Websites

    A popular form of communication on the web is the act of sending a friend or relative an e-card, or email card.  One of the most popular card designs are free Disney e-cards.  These are so popular, that entire websites are now available where visitors can search for and send just free Disney [...]

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    Test Windows 7 RC on a Virtual Machine [Part 1]

    In the past, beta's and release candidates would normally be released to IT professionals who had an extra computer kicking around to test things like this on. Yet, what if you just have the one computer at home and really want to test Win7RC, what do you do? Here's the answer and it's not as scary as you might think. Install a virtual machine (VM).

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    8 Simple Free Photoshop Alternatives that are under 2 MB

    There are hundreds of free image editors out there for your computer, many of which are known as “bloatware” since they are bloated with unecessary features. Sometimes you just want a light, simple program that doesn’t take forever to load and will let you do a few simple tasks. Well, here is a list of [...]

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    Cool Websites and Tools [May 10'th]

    Check out some of the latest makeuseof discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For even more app reviews subscribe to makeuseof directory.   (1) ArrivedOK - Instantly send arrival notifications to friends and family when your flight arrives to the destination. It's a useful [...]

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    Dyson - Ambient Real-Time Strategy Game

    Nearly all real-time strategy, or RTS games are built on the same principles. Veni, vidi, vici, the famous quote of Julius Caesar, translating to I came, I saw, I conquered. Most of us will have had their hands on at least some of the major real-time strategy games, and everyone recognizes names like Age of Empires, [...]

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    10 Little Known Google Pages Worth a Second Look

    The single box no frills interface of Google hides a labyrinth of sideshows that we hardly come across. It was the same with me. I never knew of the existence of these 'hidden' Google pages till I stumbled across them at the unofficial Google blog. They might not give you immediate returns like a Google [...]

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    5 Ways to Catalog Your Movies Online

    While there are several desktop software applications to catalog your movie collection, doing it online has several benefits: Easily share your collection, ratings, reviews with friends Look up your collection via your cell phone while shopping Compare online prices to get better deals List your collection in social networking sites like Facebook With DVDSpot closing down last year, thousands of [...]

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    How To Open, Edit and Print any Text Document File

    There are so many good software available these days - some free and some not free that you can use to create documents of all kinds. The downside? Each has its own format, some open formats and some not and you have to take care of which ones play well with which software. Every [...]

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