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  • Free WebApp Alternatives to Expensive Software

    May 23, 2009 // davisde // Cool Websites, Video Tags: adobe, alternative, apps, browser, documents, free, microsoft, office, photoshop, software, tips, tricks, tutorial, upload, web 3 Responses

    This video shows some free web based alternatives to common, expensive, software such as Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Camtasia, Illustrator, Acrobat, etc. These web based applications do not require you to pay anything or download anything. You can upload, edit, and save documents from directly within your browser.

     

    Microsoft Office – Google Docs

    Microsoft PowerPoint – Preezo

    Adobe Photoshop – Splashup

    Adobe Illustrator – Aviary

    Adobe Flash – Ajax Animator

    Instant Messenger Clients – Meebo

    Camtasia – ScreenToaster

    Windows Movie Maker – Jaycut

    Quicken – Mint

    Fax Software – FaxZero

    Adobe Acrobat – PDF Escape

     

    Special thanks to the suggestions by MikeTheDJ4 found here and here.

  • How To Download Torrents

    January 8, 2009 // davisde // Hacks, Software Tips, Web Tips Tags: 7, beta, burn, download, dvd, microsoft, windows 1 Response

    ***UPDATE*** Microsoft has just realeased Windows 7 beta publicly. You can download it here:

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

    I’m trying out a new video format. Let me know if you like it. If you do, I’ll keep it, if you don’t I’ll switch back in later videos. This video covers the steps on how to download Windows 7 beta for testing purposes ONLY.

    Step1:

    Download and install muTorrent

    Step2a:

    Search torrent websites for “Windows 7 Beta”
    ISO Hunt
    Bite Nova
    The Pirate Bay

    Step2b:

    If you don’t want to download torrents, you can download using rapidshare. Just do a Google search for “Windows 7 Beta rapidshare”, and scan through the results until you find a website with Windows 7 rapidshare links. then download the links.

    Step 3:

    Once the ISO has download, you can download Deepburner to burn the ISO to a dvd.

  • Backup Your Files In Google Docs

    April 23, 2008 // davisde // Safety & Security, Video Tags: google, microsoft, office, word 1 Response

    Synchronize and backup your Microsoft Office Documents using Google Docs and Docsyncer.

  • XP Tip: Remove the “Unused Icons” warning.

    February 4, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips Tags: microsoft, os, tip, tweak, xp 3 Responses

    This video will show you how you can remove the warning bubble that pops up telling you that you have unused desktop icons.

  • How To Create Facebook Widgets

    January 19, 2008 // davisde // Programming Tips, Video Tags: facebook, internet, microsoft, networking, social, yourself 1 Response

    This video will show you how to create Facebook Widgets using Microsoft’s Popfly application. This will require a Facebook account and a Windows Live account.

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