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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

ARE YOU TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE GOOD INFO , FUN STUFF , TECH ADVICE AND FREE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS OFFERED IN THIS BLOG?

There are various items of information, advice and pure fun published on a daily basis and shown on the left side of the blog, such as:

WORLD WEATHER DATA
WIKIPEDIA SEARCH ENGINE
TECH STUFF ADVERTISED BY GOOGLE
STOCK TICKER
TV SHOWS ON LINE
MUSIC SEARCH ENGINE
THE DAILY PUPPY SHOW, (MY FAVORITE...)
FREEWARE DOWNLOADS ENGINE
ALL U TUBE VIDEOS YOU MAY WANT TO SEE
ESPN SPORTS NEWS

ETC. ETC.

If you have not taken the time to review the above items yet, try checking them out; they are all very enjoyable and you can also find lots of good tech info for your use.

Hey, I try to make this Blog as interesting as possible, not a boring page that few people would read, and for that reason I put a lot of work into it.

I would also very much appreciate that now and then you would post a comment of approval or disapproval, suggestions for improvement or your own stuff for publication.

The best way to do it is to email me at

gfreire@att.net

LOAD IT ON ME...

Thanks; I hope you enjoy the blog.

George Freire

Sunday, May 24, 2009

FANTASTIC SCREEN SAVERS

Today I have three downloads for screen savers that will thrill just about anybody; just copy and paste the addresses that follow to your browser or just click them and you are in business. As always our thanks to PC WORLD for the information supplied.

HUBBLE IMAGES SCREEN SAVER:

Take your mind to the heavens every time your computer is left idle. The Hubble Images Screen Saver displays images of nebulae and celestial bodies, captured by the world-famous telescope.

There's no other information concerning the images than the names, so if you wish to learn more about spacey sights with names like "Eta Carinae" or "NGC-3603," you'll have to look elsewhere. But the full-screen NASA photographs will jettison you to places far removed from this mudane, terrestrial existence.

Options include setting the delay between images, image size, and transition effects. The software also includes a screen-saver utility.



http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download/fid,4327-order,4-c,screensavers/download.html


STAR TREK VOYAGER 3D SCREEN SAVER:

Do you ever wish that the computer graphics in recent science-fiction TV shows had more air time? With the Star Trek: Voyager Screensaver, you can watch a 3D rendition of the beloved ship as it soars through the galaxy.
Stars fly past at different speeds, and the perspective changes, so you can examine the bottom and sides of the ship (pointing out every flaw in the design, if you like). At intervals that you choose, watch the ship warp into hyperspace. You can also change the number of background stars, the length of the warp lines, and more.

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download/fid,3691-order,4-c,screensavers/download.html

OCEAN DIVE:

It goes without saying that you'd rather be exploring the mysterious depths of the ocean than staring at a computer screen. OceanDive plunges you into the ocean without risk or costly equipment. Immerse yourself in this 3D environment at nine different "cameras" in the screensaver.
This screen saver will let you get your toes wet (metaphorically), but there are greater depths to discover. When you register OceanDive, you'll receive a free ocean game and new screen saver scenes.

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,30083-order,4/description.html

You all have fun with the above.

George Freire

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

SPACE SNIFFER RECOMMENDED BY PC WORLD

Where did all my space go?" This question has been asked by every computer user since the days of the 5.25" floppy (probably since the days of the ENIAC), and SpaceSniffer is a fast, easy, way to answer it. While SpaceSniffer in itself does nothing to reclaim space, it does provide you with a very good overview of what's occupying the nether reaches of your hard disk.



Brief product description

SpaceSniffer is a freeWare (or, better, donationWare) and portable tool application that gives you an idea of how folders and files are structured on your disks. By using a Treemap visualization layout, you have immediate perception of where big folders and files are situated on your devices. Treemap concept was invented by Prof. Ben Shneiderman, who kindly permitted the use of his concept into this tool.

Start a scan process and see the overall situation. Bigger are the elements on the view, bigger are folders and files on your disk. You need more detail on a big folder? Just single click on it. The selected element will be detailed with its content.

Need more and more detail? Keep selecting elements and they'll discover their secrets to you. Need a larger view of a small folder? Then double click on it, and it'll zoom to the full extent of the view.

If you need to understand why no more free space is left on the media, keep following bigger elements. Maybe you want to focus only on particular file types... ok. Just type the file type on the filter field (example: *.jpg) and press enter. The view will react and show you only JPEG files.

Want to know if you have old files? Type the condition in the filter field (example: >2years) and the view will react accordingly.

You can also filter on file size, file date and combine all filters
(example: *.jpg;>1mb;<3months) Please have a look at features. Copy and paste to your browser the address below and enjoy!

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download/fid,77951-order,4-c,harddisk/download.html

George Freire

Monday, May 18, 2009

I AM BACK FROM MY VACATION IN PORTUGAL

My wife and I got back from our vacation in Portugal this week-end. We had a great time and gained a few lbs...

Since you have had no new stuff in this blog for almost three weeks, I hope the following posts will keep you interested and busy.

More to come in the next few days.

Have fun,

George Freire

ANOTHER FREE TV VIEWER IN YOUR COMPUTER BETTER THAN THOSE ALREADY PRESENTED IN THIS BLOG

If you're not satisfied with the TV available through your cable or satellite provider--or if you're looking for alternative channels around the world--give the free RevoluTV a try. This free program lets you tune into TV channels around the world for news, entertainment, sports and more. The channels are all broadcast via the Web, so you don't need a TV tuner or any other special hardware.

Using RevoluTV couldn't be simpler. Install it, then choose from any of the many built-in channels from countries ranging from Argentina to France, Germany, Russia, the U.K. and the U.S. Then tune in to foreign news, entertainment and sports in the small video viewer. To help keep track of your channels, you can add them to a favorites list in the program so you can easily return to them.

In order to download this new software, copy and paste the following address on your browser:

http://sites.google.com/site/revolutv/Home

The software is free but the author accepts and encourages donations towards further development.

Enjoy and let me know how it works for you.

George Freire

HOW TO ORGANIZE FILES INSIDE YOUR VISTA FOLDERS

Here is a useful article by Rick Broida from PC WORLD for you Windows Vista users who would like to organize files in an orderly way inside any of your folders:

Use Stacking to Organize Files in Vista

I've done my fair share of Vista-bashing over the years, but the reality is the OS has a lot of hidden talents that go unheralded. One of them is stacking, a handy way to organize the files contained in any given folder. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it's one of Vista's best-kept secrets.
Suppose you have a folder packed with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Wouldn't it be nice if you could divide them into "stacks," with one stack for each file type? Alternately, if you have a folder that contains a large quantity of files, it might be helpful to organize them into alphabetical stacks: A-H, I-P, and Q-Z.
Before you get started with stacking, keep in mind that Vista makes no changes to the physical location of your files. Rather, stacks are really just virtual folders, and they're temporary to boot. Thus, you can feel free to fiddle and experiment without worrying that you'll mess anything up.
1. Open a folder containing some documents, photos, MP3s, or whatever.
2. Right-click any open area within that folder and mouse over Stack By.
3. Choose the kind of stack you want: Name, date modified, file type, size, etc. Note that the available options will differ depending on the kinds of files in the folder.

Presto: Vista creates your stacks, which appear under the banner of "search results." That's what I mean when I say they're temporary: Stacks are really just a filtered, folder-specific form of searching.
If you want to save a stack for future use, click the Save Search button up on the toolbar.
Neat, huh? And while you're lovin' on Vista, be sure to check out Add Windows 7-Style Icons to Vista and Turn on Vista's Hidden 'Checkboxes' Feature.

See more like this:
file management,
windows vista,
document management

The above will keep you occupied for a while.

George Freire

Monday, May 11, 2009

I´M WRITING THIS POST FROM PORTUGAL

Friends,

4 more days in Portuglal and I´ll be getting back home in Chapin, South Carolina.

These have been two weeks of a a wonderful vacation, in a wonderful country, fantastic good food and great friends and family.

Our friend and former parishioner James Kruse who is now the Naval Attaché at our Embassy in Lisbon and his wife Susan invited us for lunch at his beautiful new house in Monte Estoril,(outside Lisbon),where they will spend the next 4 years. How I envy them...

I also had lunch with old school friends who graduated with me in 1955 at Portuguese Military Academy. Of course they are all retired. We as always, had a good time remembering days of our youth.

See you all soon.

George Freire

Monday, May 4, 2009

NO TECH STUFF TODAY

Just to tell you all that I am having a great vacation in Portugal.
I´ve been here 5 days and possibly have gaine 2 or 3 pouds...

George Freire