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Richard Mclain  |  richard@mariche.com  |  56 posts



Bookmarklets the whole family can enjoy.

Bookmarklets the whole family can enjoy.

→  October 24, 2009 0

Bookmarklets are little links that you drag into the toolbar of your favorite browser to provide new functionality to your browser. Here are a few of the best ones that I have found. Readability Want to read the web like a kindle book. Well then get a kindle, but if you want to get a [...]

Using DropBox to backup instead of sync.

Using DropBox to backup instead of sync.

→  October 22, 2009 6

DropBox is a great free application to sync two or more computers data. It also supports a pretty impressive iPhone client that lets you share links to your files with a few clicks. So, why change what works so well? Simple, you have one main computer and you don’t want to lose [...]

It’s Time For Some Tunes – Free Online

It’s Time For Some Tunes – Free Online

→  October 21, 2009 1

Get frustrated with paying $0.89 – $1.29 per song? If you are buying from most online retailers that’s what it will cost you. To second that, you only get a 30 second preview of the song before you make your purchase. This list goes over some of the best places to check out music [...]

Gems in the Forest, Amazon.com Special Deal Links

Gems in the Forest, Amazon.com Special Deal Links

→  October 19, 2009 0

Link hacking amazon to search for product deals is nothing new { http://www.brand-name-coupons.com/how-to-search-amazon-for-deals.html }, but here clicking through each one of these to find a towel that was accidentially listed for $1500 and now on sale for $100 is probably aren’t the deals you seek. So this link builder provides you a way to [...]

Print Webpages without the Crap

Print Webpages without the Crap

→  October 19, 2009 0

Created by css-tricks.com, the Printliminator is a simple bookmarklet that lets you elimate the junk off of pages before you print the page. How does it work? Simply drag this link, to you bookmark bar and you are ready to use Printliminator. For example if there is a story on msnbc.com that we want, see screenshot, [...]

Online Photo Editing – The Free Way

Online Photo Editing – The Free Way

→  October 17, 2009 0

The web has come a long way in terms of capability. Now there are Photoshop-like applications that are purely web based. Some of these applications are actually quite decent. Here are just a few that are out there. 1. Pixlr Easy to just get started playing around. Totally free and has the added [...]

AntiVirus, Spyware & Malware Protection Free – From Microsoft (finally)

AntiVirus, Spyware & Malware Protection Free – From Microsoft (finally)

→  October 17, 2009 0

Finally Microsoft has stepped up and released a Security Essentials suite that claims to protect their users from malicious code.  This is good news for Windows users who have been plagued with viruses and the need for some third-party commercial or open source protection.  So a hats off to Microsoft for releasing this free app. [...]

Fresh Install Essentials – Microsoft Windows

Fresh Install Essentials – Microsoft Windows

→  October 17, 2009 0

I only use Microsoft Windows when it’s through VMWare or through BootCamp, but I was a big Windows fan boy for a long time and here are the ten essential free downloads when starting on a fresh install. 1. Firefox – (Duh!) – When I get a new machine up and running the first thing I [...]

Fresh Install Essentials – Snow Leopard (Mac Os X)

Fresh Install Essentials – Snow Leopard (Mac Os X)

→  October 16, 2009 1

Let’s kick this off the right way.  The ten essential applications for the cheapskate in all of us.  These gems are great, useful, and won’t set you back a pretty penny. 1. Firefox – (Duh!) – When I get a new machine up and running the first thing I download is a fresh copy of Firefox. [...]

Top 25 Leopard Applications

Top 25 Leopard Applications

→  August 14, 2009 0

Listed below are the best 25 free Mac Os X programs out there. If you have found better applications, that are free, add a comment below. Click on the link to see details about the application.