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Digital Camera Memory : Accidentally Washed a Memory Card?
What to do if a digital camera memory card accidentally made its way through the washer.
March 19, 2010, at 5:03 P.M. EDT
You know that you should do whatever you can to keep digital camera memory from water. However, what if you placed a card in your pocket, then accidentally ran it inside some clothes through the washer? Is the card worthless, and are all the photos unrecoverable?
First off, don't panic! You may be able to recover the photos, but do not insert the memory into your camera. If the media is damaged, trying to insert it into the camera may damage the pins, preventing the camera from ever reading any media. Plus, if the media is wet, water could seep into the camera, completely damaging the internals....
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 : Equalize Text Height for a Cartoonish Effect
Need another way for text to stand out in a PowerPoint 2007 slide show?
March 19, 2010, at 1:59 P.M. EDT
Picture this scenario - you need to perform a quick calculation in Windows but your Desktop is full and you don't want to open a new window. Plus, you can't find a calculator anywhere next to your computer desk / table. What do you do?
Desktop Calculator, an older application, may be what you need. This program adds a simple calculator directly on the Windows Taskbar that can perform basic math functions. It also handles percentages, square roots, inverses, flipping between negative and positive numbers, and can perform decimal to hexadecimal conversion....
Digital Camera Battery : Why Do Some AA Batteries Take Longer to Recharge?
Here are four reasons why it may take longer to recharge certain sets of AA batteries.
March 18, 2010, at 4:39 P.M. EDT
If you have a large collection of sets of AA rechargeable batteries (do not mix and match brand and battery mAHs of AA recharcheable batteries!), you may wonder why some batteries take longer to recharge than others. Here are a couple of reasons:
1) Check the AA batteries' mAh specifications. Batteries with a higher mAh level hold more power and can last longer between charges, but due to the added power capacity they may take longer to recharge....
Digital Image Resizers : Clone of Windows XP PowerToys Image Resizer
The Image Resizer Powertoy Clone lets you resize images from Explorer in Windows 2000 and up.
March 18, 2010, at 1:21 P.M. EDT
The Image Resizer Powertoy Clone is an open-source clone of the Image Resizer tool in the PowerToys for Windows XP suite. This version also runs on Windows 2000, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
To use, simply select one or multiple images from Explorer. Right-click a selected image and choose "Resize Pictures" from the pop-up menu. A "Resize Pictures" dialog box will then appear, allowing you to choose between making small, medium, or large images, or those optimized for mobile devices. ...
IrfanView : Create Desktop Shortcut and Keyboard Hotkey if Missing
Make IrfanView easier to access by creating desktop and keyboard shortcuts.
March 18, 2010, at 10:03 A.M. EDT
If you often view and modify images with IrfanView you may find a Desktop shortcut convenient. When installing the application this shortcut may have been created; if missing, you can add it back. Plus, the Desktop shortcut can contain a keyboard hotkey to open IrfanView from anywhere - and this can be modified.
1. Choose "Options" - "Properties/Settings"....
Miscellaneous Software : Freeware Typing Tutor with Aquarium Animation
The freeware Rapid Typing Tutor displays animation while taking users through a succession of keyboarding drills.
March 17, 2010, at 5:05 P.M. EDT
Rapid Typing Tutor for Windows aims to help speed up your typing through a series of lessons. This freeware application will have you start out with just a few letters, work your way through punctuations and short syllables, tackle capital letters, key in longer words, and then run through digits and finally longer blocks of text. More advanced typists can jump around to specific lessons if desired.
While typing, to keep you entertained an animated aquarium scene appears behind the characters to be keyed (this can be turned off if you find it distracting). A visual keyboard appears below, with transparent hands moving as you type....
Miscellaneous Software : Extract Icons from Files
Obtain icons stored in executables or other files with Icons from File. The software supports command-line extraction.
March 17, 2010, at 2:48 P.M. EDT
Icons From File is a Windows application that can help you obtain icons stored inside executables and other files. Icons can be saved as standard .ICO files, or may be saved in other graphics formats such as .BMP, .EMF, or .JPG.
Multiple icons may be exported to an HTML document or Dbase 5 file (DBF). Icons can also be copied to the clipboard or printed. Plus, the software can be run from the command line for batch file or automated icon extraction. ...
Text Editors - Notepad Replacements : Text Editor with Integrated Web Browser and HTML Toolbar
EditPlus offers features useful for web programmers such as syntax highlighting, code folding, an integrated browser, and a color picker.
March 17, 2010, at 12:58 P.M. EDT
EditPlus is a Windows text editor with multi-document support. The software contains programmer-centric features such as syntax highlighting for HTML, Java, and PHP, and pre-made templates for C/C++, HTML, Java, and Perl files. Files can be previewed in the integrated web browser.
Features include document spell check, an integrated FTP client, code folding, line formatting features such as splitting lines and converting tabs to spaces, find and replace with regular expression support, brace and tag matching, and a cliptext window (view ASCII characters, control characters, and tags for HTML, XHTML, and CSS)....
Sites to Browse - Misc : Word Pronounciations, Example Usage, Synonyms, More
Wordnik provides a wealth of information about English words, even related Twitter messages and Flickr photographs.
March 16, 2010, at 5:21 P.M. EDT
Crossword puzzle solvers, Scrabble(r) players, scholars, "An Exaltation of Larks" readers, and those who enjoy playing other word games may find the Wordnik website entertaining and enlightning. Search for a word using the tool and you will find a wealth of related information.
Among some of the details provided by Wordnik - multiple definitions, example usage, related words, pronounciation, and etymologies. You may also see how many times your word has been queried, Twitter messages including your word, and related photos from Flickr. You can also leave comments about a word or share the Wordnik information via Facebook or Twitter....
iGoogle : Match the Falling Colored Balls in an iGoogle Game
Clear matching colored balls in Trio before they reach the top of the screen.
March 16, 2010, at 3:23 P.M. EDT
Trio is a variation of a "Match 3" game that you can add to your iGoogle page. Balls in groups of three continually fall down the screen. Your job is to match three balls of the same color horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to remove them from the playing area. Once the balls reach the top of the screen, the game is over.
The cursor left and right keys move the falling Trio, and cursor down drops it. The cursor up key rotates the colored balls in the Trio so you can align three matching colored balls. Since games can last a long time, you may pause the action. The game keeps track of the top score and your rank....
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