Category: Software

New Blog software

I just upgraded my blog software from b2evolution to WordPress. So far I like WP much more than b2 from an administrator’s standpoint, the menus in that area are straight-forward and easy to follow. I am glad I made the transition, and I highly recommend this script to others.

Here is a link to: WordPress

Transcibe your documents and mutitask with AquaSnap

In two of my blog posts of 2010 I have featured AeroSnap and FreeSnap, at these links : http://rhodesfamily.org/Blog////index.php/2010/04/23/great-little-piece-of-software-aerosnap plus http://rhodesfamily.org/Blog////index.php/2010/07/04/freesnap
I have discovered a new piece of software that takes the best of both programs and added additional features–it is called AquaSnap. On AeroSnap you can view only two windows vertically, by dragging and dropping the program window to one side of the screen. When using FreeSnap you can view up to four windows both vertically and horizontally, but you will need to use the keyboard to do so.
AquaSnap is the best of both worlds, like FreeSnap, you can view up to four windows both vertically and horizontally, and in any combination. Similar to AeroSnap, with AquaSnap you are dragging and dropping a program window to different parts of the screen, without touching the keyboard.

  
  
In my book this is a must have program for any genealogist, and mutitasker.

The following is a link to HowtoGeek.com where they have a great review and how-to overview of AquaSnap here.
Here is the program page link.

More ways to creating and managing Portable Document Format (PDF) files

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After my last post about PDFs I received an email from Mike, the creator of http://carputers.net, and his blog at
http://newsandtips.carputers.net. I visiting his site and following some of his links, I was inspiration to make an additional post in regard to managing Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

In in the last post I mentioned a PDF maker named CutePDF Writer. Another PDF producer, doPDF, is much like CutePDF, and its also freeware. Unlike the latter, doPDF is a self-contained program, doesn?t require 3rd party software to create PDF files as CutePDFs requires an installation of Ghostwriter. Here is the link to doPDF: http://www.dopdf.com/

Do you need to convert PDF to Word DOC? Then check out this link: How to convert PDF to Word DOC for free: a comparative test
http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/28/how-to-convert-pdf-to-word-doc-for-free-a-comparative-test

Categories: Software

A great FREE! Photo Editing Program

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Do you want a program like PhotoShop, but you can’t afford it? I have a solution for you, its called GIMP. Don’t expect all the bells & whistles of PhotoShop, but if you are looking for a great basic image manipulation program, check out GIMP. GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted. Best of all it?s free to use! However, if you like it, I suggest making a donation to keep the project going. It?s available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating systems. Here is the link http://www.gimp.org/

Categories: Software