Archive for October, 2006

Google Video Player lets you download and watch videos in full high-resolution quality instead of the low quality streamed video available at video.google.com. Videos that contain detailed visual information (like application demos or code samples) must be viewed in their native resolution to discern fine details. This player combined with downloaded video solves the problem of “fuzzy” (but fast) streamed video available online. Google makes a downloadable player for Windows and Mac (though I didn’t test this).

After a fresh installation of Windows XP there are a number of tasks I complete to customize my installation, improve performance, and reduce system resource utilization. The quick tips below show you how to remove balloon notifications and Windows XP Genuine Advantage warnings, fill functionality gaps with Windows PowerToys, and prevent certain actions from happening or applications from starting. If you find some of these tips useful, or have related tips of your own, please share them in the comments.

Finding free music on the internet is a difficult process. Between the commercials, quality, selection, and features, it may seem that nothing will suit your needs. This article will review three of the most popular internet music providers: Pandora, Last.fm, and Yahoo! Music.

Note: After the first draft of this article, Last.fm has significantly changed the UI of their player, their website, and some of the player’s features. Any update to an outdated section will be prefaced with an “UPDATE:” tag.

There comes a time when having something in PDF format is a necessity. It may be that PDF is the preferred format for your email recipients or maybe it’s that you want to give someone a document but do not want them to have direct editing privileges. Whatever the case may be PDF Online comes to the rescue…and it’s not limited to just documents.

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