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Bookmark This! December 17, 2012 posted by Nigel

5 Excellent Tiny Freeware Programs Under 1 mb in Size [Freeware]

There’s a ton of software out there for Windows, ranging from sophisticated and amazing programs like Libre Office (if you’re looking for the best office suite out there, and a free program that blows away Microsoft Office, then download this) to really tiny utilities which only do one thing but do it well. So we thought we’d offer up five tiny Windows programs which you may not have heard of, but which provide great functionality.

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5 Excellent Tiny Freeware Programs Under 1 mb in Size [Freeware]

music December 17, 2012 posted by caitlyn

Calm your nerves and ease your mind with the Sleep Assisting Music Headband

There are some nights where going to sleep can be a chore. Your head gets all jumbled with thoughts of what you didn’t get done today, what you need to get finished tomorrow, what the future holds, and all that other stuff you really don’t need to ponder right before going to sleep. The best way to peacefully drift off is to relax your mind and body, but that’s not always easy to do. Sometimes you need something in the…

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Gadgets December 14, 2012 posted by Nigel

Talking Heart Rate Monitor – promises not to scare you with problems

Suddenly the world is awash with heart rate monitors, as if we needed any more tools to scare us witless. Most of them vary around a single idea, that the easiest way to take a pulse is to shine a light onto a fingertip vein and read the results. However, some people have clearly decided that they can make the whole process even more exotic.

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Awesome December 14, 2012 posted by Nigel

Type Fu – excellent tool helps you learn to type for free in your browser

You can’t get away from keyboards. Even the coolest smartphone in existence eventually pops up a keyboard for you to use when entering data. Sure they’re trying to make voice recognition work, but it’s a long way from being as quick and easy as a keypad, so even if you hate typing, you’re stuck with it. Sorry. But how about improving your typing speeds to get revenge on Mr Qwerty?

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Bookmark This! December 13, 2012 posted by Nigel

10 Cool Last Minute Gifts Under $50 For The Geek In Your Life

Yep, it’s that time of the year again (what, you hadn’t noticed?) and we’re all expected to rush around like mad people buying things that we’re not sure of, for people we don’t really know that well. Well, maybe we do know them, but maybe not as well as they hope, otherwise how do you explain all those pairs of socks and bottles of cheap perfume in bottom drawers? So we thought we’d jump in and offer a little help…

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Bookmark This! December 13, 2012 posted by Nigel

PlagTracker – the most accurate plagiarism checking service

Words are words, and on the Internets there are plenty of them. Lots. But there’s also a huge amount of copying going on, with exam papers, theses, even business presentations all suffering from plagiarism in all forms. There are tools to help fight it, which scan texts for proof of copying, but we have typically found them to be too difficult to use or accessible only via registration, which is a bore.

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Bookmark This! December 11, 2012 posted by Nigel

Freemore Audio Video Suite – every tool you need for your audio and video editing in one spot [Freeware]

One of the most frustrating things about sitting down to do a spot of multimedia editing is trying to locate the different programs you need to do various tasks. Because it’s never a simple job is it? First you need to grab a file, then convert it, then burn or embed it and so on. And that means hunting around for all sorts of tools and wasting a bunch of time which could be better spent washing the dog. But…

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Freemore Audio Video Suite – every tool you need for your audio and video editing in one spot [Freeware]

Gadgets December 10, 2012 posted by Nigel

Peet Advantage Shoe and Boot Dryer – get them comfy again in just 3 hours

At this time of the year things get messy. Rain, snow, mud, you name it, there’s a lot of it about. Unless you’re sub-tropical Sahara of course, in which case our apologies for disturbing you, madam. Anyway for the rest of us, it can be a cold, wet uncomfortable time, global warming notwithstanding, so it’s good to know there are people out there who want to ease our discomfort and get us on our way again.

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cool tech December 10, 2012 posted by Nigel

Head to Head: Logitech TV Cam HD vs Tely Labs TelyHD Skype Camera [Review]

The December holiday period is a time for families to get together and share those precious moments which fly past all too quickly. But for some families distance is a real problem, and their only opportunity to convene will be through the power of the cell phone or Internet communications. Over the past five years over 10 million Europeans alone have migrated out of their home country, and there were 115 million hotel rooms booked for Euro holidays in December…

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Head to Head: Logitech TV Cam HD vs Tely Labs TelyHD Skype Camera [Review]

cool tech December 7, 2012 posted by Nigel

D-Link DAP-1320 – extend the range of your WiFi network with the push of a button

Wireless networks are more than just a luxury nowadays, they’re a necessity. Nothing beats being able to connect your phone or computer to the Internet from anywhere in your home, except it’s not always that easy is it? Those pesky walls, ceilings and other obstructions can often spoil the range over which the WiFi is effective, and make a mockery of all those marketing claims in the brochure. Checking emails in a draughty corridor is not fun, amirite?

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cool tech December 7, 2012 posted by Nigel

GravityLight – a revolutionary LED lighting system for developing countries

A huge part of this planet exists without access to reliable electricity, which doesn’t just mean no access to computers and other tools, but a lack of even the most basic of necessities such as cheap lighting. Most of these places still rely on kerosene lamps, which are smelly, polluting and expensive to run. There are some superb initiatives happening around the world at the moment to solve the problem, and we think this new project could be a real…

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Bookmark This! December 7, 2012 posted by Nigel

Rallee – the clever Facebook walkie-talkie [Freeware]

Social networks are fun, and for some people they’re even an essential lifeline. Facebook for example keeps friends and family in touch even though they may be continents apart, which is a very cool thing. But one part which is strange is that these interactions remain for the most part confined to text chats and photo and file exchanges on a computer, which is somewhat limiting. Most Facebookers will log onto Skype or use a phone when they want to…

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Rallee – the clever Facebook walkie-talkie [Freeware]

cool tech December 6, 2012 posted by Nigel

Android TV and Wireless Keyboard Kit – the cheapest way to instantly turn your old television into a smart TV

Everybody’s talking about smart stuff these days. Smart phones, smart cars and smart alecs…and now there’s the ultimate, the smart TV. What is it? Nothing more than a television which includes a computer of some sort of course. The computer must also connect to the Internet and be able to do important tasks like play games and display program listings. Exotic. In the past you needed to buy a dedicated TV set with it all built in or invest in…

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Bookmark This! December 6, 2012 posted by Nigel

Supportime puts a live technical support person in your Android phone [Freeware]

Smartphones are great until they stop working, at which point they’re not. Great. Apart from the obvious physical damage they can sustain, there’s also the unfortunate truth that like all portable computers they’re prone to wear and tear, software glitches and all other types of problems which can make them stop doing their stuff. At which point your options are to call a remote tech help line, trudge down to a repair store or throw the thing away. Now there’s…

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Supportime puts a live technical support person in your Android phone [Freeware]

Bookmark This! December 5, 2012 posted by Nigel

Could MOOCs really change the world?

Not so long ago education was considered to be a luxury, available to a wealthy few. Only in relatively recent times have governments made a determined effort to provide state run education for everyone. But the current economic climate has changed a lot of things, among which is a massive rise in the cost of providing and obtaining proper tuition in your field of choice. But it looks as though there could be a silver lining in all of this…

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