Mar 24 2012
Is there an alternative to Photoshop? A valid question, given the hefty price tag behind the popular image editing application. Hands down – Photoshop is the best image editing application out there but for those who wish to do minor image editing, there are some other free solutions out there for all platforms including PC, …
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Oct 10 2011
We all do screen captures-whether it’s to illustrate a point or troubleshoot a problem. However, there are very few free screen capture applications that can capture both video and static screenshots with the ability to share, save and email the captured media. Thanks to a friend, I recently discovered Jing, a FREE screen capture program …
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Sep 29 2011
Google announced today that Google Analytics, their popular site tracking platform, got a major upgrade by offering real-time tracking of sites. For many years, I have used Google Analytics for site tracking and for a free tracking tool, it offers comprehensive and in-depth analysis of traffic patterns, user data, page performance and more. Now it …
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Aug 23 2011
I have worked with many local businesses on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) projects and the need to increase visibility on local search remains strong. Especially for brick and mortar businesses (i.e.: restaurants, galleries), an optimized site translates into more site and foot traffic of people looking for that latte on the go. One of the …
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Jul 30 2011
There are many ways to teach science, but to maintain that level of interest in the classroom can be challenge for some teachers. The reason is simple – we all want to be entertained. I recently stumbled upon this video that teaches the laws of physics behind fire, in a fun and creative way, and …
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May 17 2011
For many years, I’ve struggled to find the right tool for monitoring social media activity. From knowing the top tweets, posts, comments, likes and media, I always found myself pulling data from multiple sources and making that reporting cocktail in the end. Before diving into these applications, I would recommend creating a strategy first that …
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Feb 11 2011
There are very few FREE converter applications that can convert audio, video, and even images, between the most popular formats. Format Factory is the perfect solution and I have used it to convert across the multitude of formats including WMV, AVI, MPG, MP3, WMA, AAC, JPG, PNG, GIF, and many more. In addition, it also …
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Jan 17 2011
There is nothing more frustrating than seeing the Windows Media Player error message indicating that the “media format is not supported” in the player. Here’s your FREE solution: VLC Media Player VLC Media Player is an open source media player and is considered to be one of the world’s best players since it can play …
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Jan 05 2011
Twitter is all about following others but with over a hundred million Twitter users, the real challenge is finding the right followers that meet your interests. In addition to the helpful built-in “Suggestions for You” functionality in Twitter, here are some helpful tools to help you find and mange followers as well as associated groups …
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Nov 25 2010
Ever notice when you first boot up your PC machine, it’s loading all of these applications in the background? Ultimately, this contributes to longer load times and sucking up your memory resources on your system. In most cases, programs are configured to load on startup including new device registration reminders (HP is notorious for this), …
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May 24 2010
For many years, I have used Handbrake for optimizing my movies for my iPod and iPad. Handbrake is a FREE, open-source video transcoder application that makes the process of video conversion an easy task. Available for Mac, Linux and Windows, the interface is really easy with the ability to export to a multitude of video …
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