Adding Copy to, and Move To Folder context menu options
Submitted on February 23rd, 2006 by admin
Filed under Resources and Windows
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The only time I have seen a Copy to, or Move To Folder menu option is when I wanted to copy a folder, and/or file from a networked computer. With this little tip you can add it to your main right click menu, when you right click on a folder, and/or file.
Yahoo Widgets
Submitted on February 13th, 2006 by admin
Filed under Reviews and Productivity and Software and Windows
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Well I know Konfabulators been out forever but I never really looked into until yesterday night. As I was a Mac user for a short while, I really loved the “widgets” the OSX offered. When I sold my precious Powerbook away, I really missed that feature!!! So I took, yahoo owned now, konfabulator for a spin. I actually like!!! It does exactly what the widgets feature did on OSX but for PC. There are TONS of widgets out there if you check yahoo/widgets page. The program is very simple to install and get it running. It took me awhile to figure out how to have the widgets appear and disappear with just a push of a button.
1. Right click a widget and click Widget Properties.
2. Click Window tab and in the drop down selection “Level of Window”, select “Show Only In Heads Up Display”. You have to do this to ALL the widgets in order for it to hide and appear when you press the hot key. Next time you press “F8″ or any other hotkey you assign, the widgets will show up and hide.
GTalk on GMail
Submitted on February 13th, 2006 by admin
Filed under Email and Productivity and Services
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I’ve been hearing all over the net that Google would implement GTalk service into Gmail window. They’ve finally rolled it out over the weekend and it’s pretty slick! All in AJAX coding and runs very smoothly. On your left side under your Filters there is a Quick Contacts bar which acts as your “buddy lists”. If you see someone on, you would see a little green dot. And to message them you just double+click the name and a small chat box pops up inside the current window on the bottom right corner. It is stuck to the bottom of the page, so if you try scrolling it won’t scroll up or down. It also has a minimize button to hide it away when reading emails. It’s not something you would use all the time like AIM or MSN messenger, but it’s a great alternative and a quick way to contact someone with out logging into 3rd party clients. By the way, you can turn on an Auto-save chat feature in settings for Gmail to automatically save your chat history in to a seperate category in Gmail.
*sidenote* Not everyone will have the new GTalk feature in their Gmail box just yet. I’ve been reported that some folks still don’t have the new service.
AirSet Goes Mobile with Verizon Wireless
Submitted on February 8th, 2006 by admin
Filed under Productivity and Services and Windows
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Awhile back we did a review on AirSet, a web-based calender, and contacts service.
Now they are offering their service through Verizons, “Get It Now”. Once you download the service you will be able to retrieve and access all your contacts and calendars. Click here to check and see if you phone is compatible. I’ve yet to test it out myself because because my phone is old and crappy, but I will be upgrading my phone this month. I will post a further review once I do. I personally use their service to sync with my Clie+Outlook and it works VERY well. Even When I don’t have my Clie with me or my laptop I can always get my contacts and calendar wherever theres internet.
IE 7 Beta 2
Submitted on February 8th, 2006 by admin
Filed under Browsers and Software and Windows
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My very first article for TipMonkies!!! I hope to bring you guys good and informative content through out the week. My first article is on the new release of Microsofts Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2. They’ve recently anounced a public release and can be found here. Microsoft site to download it and take it for a spin. You must have a validated copy of Windows in order to install. and run. They’ve obvisouly cleaned up their interface. Looks alittle more “bubbly”. They’ve finally got the idea that tabbed browsing is a must! and added that feature. They’ve also included a search bar on the top right corner just like Firefox. Seems like MS is finally cleaning up their act.
Get album and DVD art w/ CoverDude
Submitted on February 6th, 2006 by admin
Filed under Graphics and Audio and Services and Video
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Do you have a large (and legal, of course) movie and music collection on your PC? If so, you may want to keep a collection of all album and DVD box art on your PC as well in order to more easily find what you’re looking for. If so, check out CoverDude, a free site which finds exactly what you’re looking for by grabbing the images from Amazon’s database (as many other applications do). You get album art in three different sizes, and in a couple of variations if they are available.
[tags]amazon, album art, graphics, music, dvd, box art[/tags]
30 Boxes, the new calendar heavyhitter
Submitted on February 6th, 2006 by admin
Filed under Productivity and Services
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I’ve been hearing about 30 Boxes for a couple of weeks now, and have been wondering what all the fuzz is about since many were claiming it would do to calendar applications what GMail has done for e-mail. I eagerly awaited and yesteday I finally had a chance to sign up for an account, and I must say I am completely impressed.
I’ve played with many different calendars, but never have I seen one that was so simple to use. Sure, there’s still a couple of bugs here and there, but overall, the interface is extremely straightforward and easy. You could add events just like any other calendar by typing in each detail into the entry box, or simply do it in plain English with the top entry form. For example, if I wanted to add my birthday on there, I’d type Martin’s birthday september 4 repeat yearly. Furthermore, I could add tag family to add a tag to the event. Told you it was simple! There aren’t tons of advanced features yet aside from calendar sharing, but more is on the way so stay tuned!
[tags]calendar, services, 30boxes, web 2.0, ajax[/tags]
Google Safe Browsing for Firefox
Submitted on February 2nd, 2006 by admin
Filed under Browsers and Software and Security
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As much as I follow Google’s new offerings, I can’t believe I let this one slide under my radar. The service is called Google Safe Browsing and it’s a small extension for Firefox which informs the user of phishing attempts by a website. If the site is trusted, you’ll see a green icon in the Firefox address bar, while if the site is malicious, you will see a red icon appear in its place. Why this hasn’t been implemented before is beyond me, but it looks to be a useful tool (by the way, Internet Explorer 7 also has this feature built in). Like everything Google, the extension is 100% free.
[tags]google, safe, browsers, firefox, security[/tags]
Tips for hiding your e-mail address
Submitted on February 2nd, 2006 by admin
Filed under Email and Security
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I found an article via digg with some great tips for hiding your e-mail address. While we’ve discussed many of them on TipMonkies before, it’s still a great read. Some of the obfuscation methods include encryption, using images or Flash, rendering it with JavaScript, and more. My favorite method still remains a well-coded contact form 
[tags]e-mail, security, spam, filtering[/tags]
Tax software roundup
Submitted on February 2nd, 2006 by admin
Filed under Productivity and Resources and Software and Windows
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Tax season is in full swing here in the United States, and many of you might be unwilling to pay an accountant to do your taxes for you. Tax preparation software has gotten progressively better and easier to use over the years so why not give it a shot? PC Magazine has a good roundup of tax preparation software available on their site. My recommendation? TaxCut, hands down (been using it for a couple years now).
[tags]tax, software, tax preparation, roundup, review[/tags]
