Want to really minimize Firefox?

Posted on 11/20/2009 @ 9:12 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

If you like Firefox, the great internet client that’s surmounted its Microsoft competitor in the department of ease and convenience, I’m sure you’ve always wanted to be able to minimize your session in the system tray – freeing up your task bar for other applications.. Well, you now can, using the neat MinimizeToTray extension that does just that. As I’ve said in the past, Firefox extensions are neat appletss that improve your web experience, giving you the ability to hone the browser – its use and look, primarily – to your browsing tastes. Aside from the modifiable options coming with the browser, Firefox extensions give to the experience, with thousands of distinct extensions that do a lot from tracking mail to collecting passwords. This extension allows you to minimize the browser in the System Tray. This version works with Firefox 3.0 – 3.5 After you’ve installed the extension, you’re given three ways to minimize the browser to the System Tray. Using the first option, you can access the

WiFi takes to the air

Posted on 11/19/2009 @ 7:26 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

If you are a frequent flyer who’d like to be able to bring your laptop aboard a flight and browse the web, WIFI is now being given by American Airlines, implemented on all of its MD-80 aircraft – with a roll out of the WIFI service planned for additional fleets soon. They have even created an easily accessible – by PC or phone – online widget that will let you know if your upcoming flight is WIFI enabled. This tool answers queries that are 24 hours before departure, leaving you unable to determine if a flight booked a month or so out will be internet accessible. This is certainly a step in the right direction, as we become a wireless world, and we only hope that it points towards all airlines adopting the same forward-thinking business model. Visit the online widget here.

Facebooks Photo Uploader receives a Facelift

Posted on 11/19/2009 @ 6:51 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

To those using Facebook, the successful social networking website, it has been told that the site has offered a new addition to its programs that may raise the interests of users who spend a good amount of time uploading pictures. At its core, Facebook is a social networking tool, allowing people the world over to connect and establish new bonds while rediscovering old ones. Part of the experience – for those who aren’t shy – is sending the photos that reveal the life they lead outside of the Facebook community. A fresh photo uploader utility is now included within their Prototypes directory, the beta collection where new features are tested before being unveiled to the general people. Introducing a considerable improvement in the process of uploading photos, which has always drawn complaints for its decidedly buggy and difficult nature, this improvement will surely come as good news to the millions of Facebook users who send almost 2 billion photos a month to their accounts. Unchanged since its

A quick and easy way to access Windows Utilities

Posted on 11/18/2009 @ 9:14 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

If you have ever needed a utility included in the Windows Operating System, you know the jumps required to even get the folder within which it’s stored. If you are laboring under the fatigue of having to take an unnecessary number of steps to make your way to these tools, we have an app that offers fast access without the hassle you’re used to. Before moving on, we should note that this will need the use of .NET Framework 3.5. Near the end of this article, you’ll see a link to it. Needing no installation, all you have to do is unzip the executable, put it within the “Program Files” folder and give it a shortcut. Once you have finished the short task of setting it up, you can begin the Windows Utilities Launcher, where you are shown instant access to the utilities you’d otherwise have to suffer needless clicking to locate. Inspecting the “Utilities” tab, users will see all the typical helpers – Computer, Device, Disk, Performance, Display, Services, Task, System, Add/Remove, etc. On the

Now you can get a netbook for less than $100

Posted on 11/18/2009 @ 8:51 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

Budget-priced netbooks are all the rave. Offering much of the same functionality that your standard laptop delivers, at a significantly less expense to your bank account, netbooks are compact mini-laptops that provide the convenient portability many of us demand in this time in these rapidly moving times. While they’re bereft of certain features we see in the usual laptop – a DVD drive, for instance – they’re wifi-enabled and great for library-bound students or employees who need only access to the internet. The Android-enabled EeasyPC E790 was just shown, arriving with a price that will place on a smile on those hunkering down in these demanding recessionary times. Coming from Menq, a China-stationed company, this netbook is pricing at $89. It’s coming with a 7-inch screen, 400Mhz Arm9 processor, and 128MB of ram ( more than enough to run Adroid ). Geek Choice will try to keep you updated about the latest info in the world of computers.

The public can now download Microsoft Office Beta

Posted on 11/18/2009 @ 8:45 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

Microsoft just made the follow-up to the commonly used Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2010, available for public consumption. Made for the 32 bit and 64 bit systems, this new system is destined to become the standard once it moves on to its final juncture. To download the beta, you must be subscribed to MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) or TechNet. Be advised that it is not recommended to access the beta across P2P networks, with obvious concerns about using such services for the exchange of copyrighted software.

GOTD News：Free Get Video to DVD Converter, valued $19.95

Posted on 11/18/2009 @ 3:29 AM in #Computers by dvdcreator 0 comments

Good News from Giveawayoftheday.com: Today Wondershare Video to DVD Converter will be given away, only November 18, 2009, valued $19.95. What can this Video to DVD Converter do for you? Video to DVD Converter, it is easy to burn video clips taken by your camcorder, DV, Camera, Cell Phones or all videos files saved on your PC to DVDs. Then you can watch them on your DVD player or share with your friends at will. Key Feature of this Video to DVD Converter: 1. Support all popular standard and HD video formats It supports AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, MPEG, MPG, MKV, MOV, RM, RMVB, DAT and HD videos like TS, TP, MTS, M2TS, etc. 2. Easy to use, 1 click designed interface 3. Support burning video to DVD disc and ISO image file. 4. 100% compatible with Windows 7 Do not hesitate to get it at http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/wondershare-video-to-dvd-converter/ What's more, we provide special offer for only Giveaway users. You can save up to 60% to get Wondershare Video to DVD Burner which original price is

Sticky Notes for forgetful users of Firefox

Posted on 11/17/2009 @ 10:15 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

Have you found yourself on a website you only rarely browse for a specific purpose, yet you can't recall just what that is? Ever maintain perpetual dialogues on your favorite message forum, wishing there was a means of jotting your thoughts down? If you’re a user who’s slightly absent-minded, needing the occasional reminder for something critical, we have a cool Firefox app that you will put to good use. Called Internote, this app enables a user to place sticky notes – yes, they look just like the stickies any office dweller is familiar with – on any website page they’re on. Even better, the sticky notes will stay there until removed, sticking around for the user’s next visit. After the extension has been installed, the status bar will see the addition of a small yellow icon. If you’re so inclined, you can make the icon larger. Simply clicking the icon once will generate a new sticky note. Placement of each note is up to you, with no limit on the number of stickies you wish to apply. If you

Full Guide:The way to convert TS to dvd format

Posted on 11/17/2009 @ 2:44 AM in #Computers by dvdcreator 0 comments

A TS file, here it means a transport stream video format based on MPEG-2 part One, rather than a DVD folder with Video_TS and Audio_TS in it. TS is used in broadcast applications such as DVB and ATSC. Having the ability of multiplexing digital video and audio and synchronizing the output, TS also offers the features for error correction for transportation over unreliable media. Put those terms aside, how to convert TS to DVD for playback on DVD players is a big problem for many DVD lovers. Because TS--the HD video format is not supported by many DVD Creators that a TS-to-MP4/AVI conversion is needed before burning TS video to DVD. Here we show you the weay to burn TS video to DVD. Step 1: Play TS files on PC The easiest solution is VLC player which you can find and free download from the internet. VLC player can play MPEG-2 video content and supports opening and playing TS files directly. Step 2: Download Aimersoft DVD Creator and install it Meanwhile, you can insert DVD -R (DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW,

Google touches up their Translation service

Posted on 11/16/2009 @ 10:15 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

Google Translate allows users to immediately translate text and web pages into their own language. Not far from off from other services included in its stable of innovative products, Google Translate gives a convenient and easy-to-use tool that testifies to the pioneering impact of Google on our use of the internet. Serving almost 99% of internet users around the globe, Google Translate is available in 51 languages. Looking past cosmetic changes, which have resulted in a crisper appearance than we last saw, Google has instituted new features that are created to make use of this service even more slick and intuitive. Those additions are: Translate Instantly: Getting rid of the old “Translate” button, Google Translate will not instantly translate your words, showing updating the translates right as you type. Read and write any language: When translating certain languages, it’s difficult to glean the phonetic subtleties that accompany its pronunciation, as the characters – Chinese, for example

Get rid of the junk comments in YouTube

Posted on 11/16/2009 @ 9:58 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

Being the most used video site on the web, housing content that ranges from music videos to full-length movies, YouTube is also visited by millions the world over. As anyone is aware of, a good portion of those on the internet act in ways that some might find objectionable, using profane language and exhibiting behavior that is nothing short of juvenile. If you’re a constant visitor of YouTube who’d want your viewing experience to be devoid of the rhetorical rubbish, there’s a new extension for Firefox that cleans up the comments and makes your time more pleasant. Dubbed the YouTube Comment Snob, this app filters the comments to your specifications, allowing you to block those video responses that might border on offensive. It gets rid of the following: Those comments that include more than the allowable number of spelling mistakes ( you can specify the tolerable number of errors). Comments that are entirely in CAPS Comments that are entirely in lowercase Overuse of punctuation (i.e.

Windows 7 AppLocker lets you choose who uses what.

Posted on 11/13/2009 @ 9:46 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

A lot of computers are shared by many users, be it a family or an office brimming with workers. If you are granted administrative privileges, provided the computer is your property, Windows 7 gives you the ability to decide just what programs can be accessed by the users of that computer with the use of AppLocker. There could be a program that only one or two users in your office are authorized to use, or you could be a guardian who wants to restrict the use of games by children doing their lessons. You have to be logged in as an administrator to use AppLocker. First, click on the start menu, which will take you to search field. In that field, you will enter: gpedit.msc and press Enter. Viewing the “Local Computer Policy” tree, you should go to: Computer Configuration\Windows Setting\Security Settings\Application Control Policies\AppLocker Once you’ve chosen that, you will notice the controls for the applications, which is where you’ll start setting those privileges. Select the “Configure

Apple rolls out with Safari 4.0.4

Posted on 11/13/2009 @ 9:21 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

Available for those Mac users who use Safari, the web client released on the Mac OS X operating package, Apple has rolled out with the latest update. Released just today, Safari 4.0.4 unveils a number of augmentations to the performance and stability. Apple suggests that all users of this browser install the latest version. The updates are: Better performance of JavascriptBetter performance of Full History Search, for those users with a sizable number of history itemsBetter stability for 3rd party plugins, the search field and Yahoo! Mail For a more extended view of the security content included with this update, visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 Versions available are: Mac OS X Snow LeopardLeopardTiger A single version for Windows operating systems – Windows 7, Vista, and XP – is also available. This update is available at Apple’s Safari download page. If you have any questions, feel free to call us at Geek Choice.

Convert your internet pages to PDF files.

Posted on 11/13/2009 @ 9:01 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

Firefox is a favorite browser of mine, particularly because of the extensions. These are applets that improve upon your browsing experience, altering Firefox so that your management of the stuff you’re viewing is simpler and less stressful. Many of the extensions afford you the ability to group information in a more efficient manner (as many of you might have known, one such extension sorts multiple pages of photographs into a single scrollable page), while other apps allow the extraction of information gleaned from the page you’re viewing. One such extension we’ll hit upon is Web2PDF, a cool tool that allows you to change any website you’re viewing into a PDF format. This is especially convenient if you’re looking to distribute the information taken from that particular website to multiple friends. With Web2PDF, all one need do is convert the page to PDF format and distribute it accordingly. Once the extension has been installed, you’ll have to ability to begin converting those page. Looking

Clicker goes public

Posted on 11/13/2009 @ 8:56 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

Digital distribution of media is a nascent, but fast growing, model for the delivery of multi-media. While the content has music, the central aim of this streaming model is the movies, which include television shows. Clicker, a startup primed on becoming the most sought after search engine of television shows on the internet, has opened its doors to the public. Restricted to a private beta for little over two months, the site has become public, enabling users to sate their appetite for queries of that sort. After debuting, the site has enjoyed 33% more content added to its current catalog of nearly 400,000 full-length shows. The site’s content is culled from over 7,000 shows, spanning 1200 sources of content across the web. The site continues to improve upon its feature set, recently adding filters that enable users to pare down their search to episode descriptions of a specific show. They’ve also added a “related search” feature, which suggests shows that may be tailored to the

Google's SafeSearch encourages responsible parenting.

Posted on 11/11/2009 @ 7:14 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

Now that Google’s search engine is the most popular of its kind, it’s common that your child may put it to use. Whether it’s a search for the latest video game tips or rumors about their favorite teen actor, there’s plenty of innocent content that’s available for them to search for. However, as powerful as Google’s search engine is, the chance of them stumbling upon content of a questionable nature – porn, most frequently – can be high. To prevent this, Google has always allowed its users to filter the returns of their searches, blocking content that is deemed inappropriate. As helpful as that feature has been, the ability to lock those settings has never been available until just this moment. Today, Google unveiled a feature that gives one the power to lock the SafeSearch setting to the strictest level of filtering. To prevent a minor from changing that setting, it will be password secured, with only the parent having that ability to change the setting. As well, the results generated by any

How to download Dailymotion videos

Posted on 11/11/2009 @ 7:48 AM in #Computers by recordstreamingvideo 0 comments

DailyMotion is a popular video file sharing platform like YouTube and Megavideo. This is yet another video file sharing platform on internet and like most video file sharing sites, it attracts several thousand video uploads daily and gets plenty of visitors. You can now download DailyMotion videos with Streaming Video Recorder – a professional Dailymotion Video Downloader. The downloaded videos can be converted to AVI, MP4, MOV, M4A, M4P etc, so you can transfer to your Ipod, Iphone, PSP, Mobile Phone with a single click. Dailymotion Video Downloader is fast and it has a clean and simple interface. Features of Dailymotion Video Downloader: Lets you easily download DailyMotion video Lets you download several Dailymotion videos at the same time Automatic download videos from DailyMotion Download Dailymotion video stream with super speed Download video from Dailymotion at the highest quality Save Dailymotion video without commercials Capture Dailymotion videos as you watch them Convert

How to Download TV shows online

Posted on 11/11/2009 @ 7:40 AM in #Computers by recordstreamingvideo 0 comments

As broadband revolution has begun, more and more people watch TV shows and movies online. Many websites provide free streaming online TV shows to the public, such as wwiTV, Beelinetv, ESPN. (Sports). Maybe you’ve been looking for tips on how to download TV shows online but can’t find any way to make this work for you. I have good solution for you. Where to watch online TV shows? Popular Streaming Media websites: ESPN, BBC News, CNN IBN, hulu.com, sling.com, Yahoo video, Google video, etc. Online TV site: wwiTV, Beelinetv, Crafty TV, livestation etc. How to download your favorite TV shows and movies? Follow3simplestepsto downloadTVshows with Streaming Video Recorder: Step1:DownloadandinstallStreaming Video Recorder. Step2:Settings. Before downloading TVshows, please do some settings first. By clicking on “Settings” button, you may set output folder. Step3:Play your favorite online TV shows. Streaming Video Recorder can detect the real location of the streaming videos and start to record videos

How to convert MTS, M2TS video to DVD?

Posted on 11/11/2009 @ 3:01 AM in #Computers by dvdcreator 0 comments

MTS and M2TS are high-definition MPEG, AVC, h.264 transport stream video file format. Being a digital container format for multiplexing audio, video and other streams, MTS and M2TS are commonly used by HD camcorders like Sony, Canon and Panasonic in the form of AVCHD. These files are also present on Blu-ray disc compilations, therefore they are capable of storing quite a large amount of information and data tracks. But how to convert m2ts to DVD for saving or sharing HD MTS and M2TS videos? Actually it doesn't need any M2TS-to-MP4(or AVI, MPEG etc.) conversion process and you can easily convert and burn MTS/M2TS to DVD playable on PC and home DVD players with Aimersoft DVD Creator. Below we show you the easy steps: Step 1: Have the appropriate codec installed Currently, MTS and M2TS files can be played with VLC(highly recommended), ALLPlayer, MPlayer and Windows Media Player, depending on used compression formats in a MTS or M2TS file. Some players will need an appropriate codec, component or plugin

Google makes things simple.

Posted on 11/9/2009 @ 10:52 PM in #Computers by GeekChoice 0 comments

Google’s search engine is simple but powerful. November 9th, 2009 by Ken As a number of entries on this blog will attest to, the technicians in our office are huge fans of Google, finding its robust array of web-based products to be superior to alternatives – even those based on a subscription model — that one might otherwise use. Driven by a clear understanding of what the end user is looking for, Google’s innovations speak to their drive to make our use of the internet as comfortable as possible. It all began with their search engine, the most popular and highest rated of its kind. Below, you’ll find a number of tips that aid you in the process of searching with Google’s engine, making your use of this tool more efficient in both the time spent and the results its use brings. Whether you’re looking the latest movie showings in your area or searching for a specific document to aid in research, these tips will make your experience all the more simple. Locating various types of