You can do podcasting or multi-track recording without the need for a mixer. If you have a good quality professional microphone (Shure SM58 or better) you can connect it directly to your computer via USB using one of two devices. The first is a USB microphone cable the SoundTech STUSBXLR10. One end is an XLR [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Upgrade To Windows 7 Now
Posted: February 28, 2010 in SoftwareTags: deal, Microsoft, upgrade, Windows, Windows 7
If your still using the Windows XP or Windows 7 RC (time is running out for the RC – release candidate) you might want to be thinking about installing your Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade that you preordered back in the summer of 2009 for $49. Didn’t catch that deal? I’m sorry. There are several [...]
Clueless Woman On Tech Guy
Posted: February 27, 2010 in HumourTags: clueless, fun, funny, Leo Laporte, Tech Guy, video
Caller on Leo Laporte‘s Tech Guy show was using a neighbors wireless for a year and now wonders why it’s gone.
I known about and have used Evernote a little. Evernote is a web application that saves your text notes, photos, audio note and webpage clips in the cloud to use as reminders and help keep your life organized. I’ve got the phone application on my Nexus One. I’m going to use it more often.
Dearly Gparted
Posted: February 20, 2010 in UtilitiesTags: Gparted, Linux, opensource, partition, Partition Magic, Software, tool
I’ve been using “Powerquest Partition Magic” (a non-distructive partitioning program) for sometime now. Here is a great free and opensource tool that replaces P-Magic. Gparted is a non-destructive that pretty much has the look and feel of P-Magic. The only difference I see is P-Magic runs in DOS and Gparted runs on a Linux GIU. [...]
Don’t you hate it when you buy a new pc and it has preinstalled all kinds of programs you will never use. Even worse half of them start up when your computer starts and slows your new fast computer down to a craw. The PC Decrapifier will uninstall many of the common trialware and annoyances [...]
Jungle Disk
Posted: February 20, 2010 in Web 2.0Tags: Amazon, backup, cloud, cloud-computing, Jungle Disk, S3, Software, storage
Jungle Disk is an application that lets you store files and backup data securely to Amazon.com’s S3 ™ Storage Service. S3 does not have an application So Jungle Disk provides you with one. Jungle Disk creates a network drive in your computer and you just drag folder and files over or you can setup an [...]
Ultimate Boot CD 4win
Posted: February 20, 2010 in SoftwareTags: tool, tools, UBCD, utilities, Windows
Here a free download that any pc tech or serious enthusiast should have in they’re tool kit. Ultimate Boot CD is the best set of tools for Windows XP out there and you don’t have to pay anything for them. The UBCD has 9 anti-spyware tools, anti-virus tools, 4 CD burning applications, password recovery, network [...]
Programs and and services the run in the background on your computer can kill your system performance. Process Explorer is a very good way to see what is going on on your computer. You can see all the programs and services that are turned on and see if it is something you may turn off. [...]
Visual Basic Express
Posted: February 20, 2010 in SecurityTags: free software, Microsoft, programing, VB
I would be the first to tell you, “I don’t know the first thing about programming.” I’ve tried and tried to no avail. Being a poor typist and having little attention span are huge problems when trying to learn to code. I just can’t do it! I’ve tried to learn Python and Rube but I [...]
