Web Browsers

Who needs another Web browser? Maybe you do. 

If you don’t want to use either Internet Explorer or Firefox, there is another free alternative.

It’s called Opera. Opera It also is free. With Opera, you can use the mouse or keyboard shortcuts to speed up browsing. For instance, you can reload a Web page by right-clicking and moving the mouse. Opera also features “hotclicks.” Double-click a word or some text and a menu will open. This menu offers a translation, a dictionary search or an Internet search.

And Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera’s E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRCchat.

Cost: Free

Link: www.opera.com

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Tune Up Your PC

Many things can bog down a computer. And there are few things worse than a slow computer. So, it’s important to make sure everything is running smoothly.

As I said, a lot of things can slow down a computer. You may not know what to check. Even if you did, would you know how to test it? It’s a good bet that you wouldn’t.

PC Pitstop has come to the rescue. OverDrive is a free diagnostic tool. It can do a full check of your computer over the Web. It will then advise you on how to improve your PCs performance.

You can create a free account and track your performance. Or you can test your PC without an account.

OverDrive should be run in Internet Explorer. According to PCPitstop, it is not reliable in Firefox or Opera.

Cost: Free

Link: pcpitstop.com/betapit

System: Windows XP and Vista

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All My Faves

Every now and then something good hits my email.  This is one of those somethings….  Enjoy!

http://www.allmyfaves.com/

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Split and Merge PDF Documents

PDF is a handy file format. It’s usually the standard in an office environment. And you’ll find it everywhere on the Web. But it isn’t the most flexible of file formats.

Manipulating a PDF file isn’t easy. You may only want one page of a large PDF file. But you can’t pull it out into its own file. The reverse is also prohibited. You can’t combine separate PDFs into one file.

PDF Split and Merge (PDFSam) is the solution. It makes working with PDFs so much easier. You can split large PDF files into smaller parts. And you can merge multiple PDFs into a single file. What else could you ask for?

Cost: Free

Link: www.pdfsam.org 

System: Windows XP and Vista, Mac OS X

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IE Spell Checker

Now here’s a great computer tip you’ll love.  A spell checker for the Internet browsers.  Just go to www.iespell.com and download your free copy.

ieSpell is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell checks text input boxes on a webpage. It should come in particularly handy for users who do a lot of web-based text entry (e.g. web mails, forums, blogs, diaries). Even if your web application already includes spell checking functionality, you might still want to install this utility because it is definitely much faster than a server-side solution. Plus you get to store and use your personal word list across all your applications, instead of maintaining separate ones on each application.

The program installs as a new button in the IE toolbar (as well as a new menu item under “Tools”) – after filling in a form, just hit the ieSpell button and it pops up a dialog, similar to the MS Word spell check. ieSpell also works (right-click menu only) on other IE based browsers such as SlimBrowser, CrazyBrowser, MSN, MyIE, etc.

ieSpell is not spyware or adware. It’s free for personal use only. All other use requires a commercial license. See Licensing for more information.

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