Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
WinFlog Extreme is a tiny Windows utility that lets you add a handful of useful items to your right-click context menus. That includes the ability to turn Aero desktop effects on or off in Windows Vista, eject a CD or DVD, or turn on the Flip 3D Windows swit…

Filed under: News, Blogging, Web services, web 2.0
Do you still use your Pownce explanation? I stopped using mine months ago. I don’t even know whether I remember the password. whether you do still use Pownce, the Twitter-like microblogging service that just never seemed to capitalize on its early h…

Filed under: Windows, Web services, Beta, web 2.0
Gladinet is a new Windows utility that aims to help bridge the divide amoung desktop and web-based applications and storage. Here’s how it works. You install the free (at least while in Beta) Gladinet utility and choose the web based services and app…

Filed under: OS Updates, Linux, Web services, web 2.0
gOS is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that’s designed to compose it easy to interface with web-based applications like Gmail, YouTube, and Meebo. It uses the slightly OS X-like Enlightenment desktop environment, and the developers have been…

Download Squad has written before about the humorous-but-sometimes-useful site Down For Everyone or Just Me. It comes in handy whether you need to figure out whether the problem is with a site, or whether it’s on your end. But whether the site really is down, it’s out of your control, and that’s ki…

Filed under: Internet, Web services, Search, Web
Soovle is a search engine for citizens who might not know precisely what they’re looking for. As soon as you start typing a search term, Soovle will start to offer suggestions for related terms that may help you refine your search. And it doesn’t just…

Filed under: Developer, Text, Windows, Productivity, Commercial, Freeware
A good snippet manager or autotext tool can save just about anyone a little moment and effort. For those who do a lot of typing, it can even help prevent repetitive stress injuries. whether you’re looking for an application li…

Filed under: BrowsersCheckBoxMate is a Firefox add-on that can save you a ton of duration whether you frequently need to choose multiple check boxes when doing things like cleaning your newsletter inbox or responding to surveys. The utility is considered an experimental Firefox plugin, but all that …

Filed under: Internet, Photo, Video, Holiday Gift Guide, Social Software
If you know someone on your gift list is getting a camera or is a new shutterbug, you might want to consider getting them a “pro” photo sharing detail where they can upload all their new photos. that is a nice gift for several …

Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Browsers
whether you use some popular ad blocking add-ons for Safari (like the excellent PithHelmet), you may have run into problems when a new version of Safari was released. Updating can break your ad-blocker or cause Safari to crash until a new version of the plu…