PDF Escape is another tool in the ever-growing arsenal of software to view, create, and edit PDFs without ever launching an Adobe product. I've covered a number of these tools before in an earlier article, I'll take the PDF, Hold the Adobe. PDF Escape seems to partially overlap with the other tools in serving its full functionality. It really shines in the aspect of editing … [Read more...]
My IP Neighbors – Find websites on your same server
If you use shared hosting, this reverse DNS look-up site can provide some insight into your server environment. Shared hosting is typically cheaper and can work perfectly fine with the right balance. If one website on your shared server is experiencing the Digg Effect, however, your site might go down as well. It might be time to look for new hosting if it happens too … [Read more...]
Simple tip: Flatten a Folder Structure Easily
I was recently looking into re-organizing a collection of files I had. They were broken into a lot of sub-folders that I didn't really need. The files were automatically split up and given a file path with attributes from the CD when they were ripped. The folder structure looked like this: I was looking at moving all of the MP3 files up at least three folders. Given the … [Read more...]
Software License Basics
Understanding software licensing is the basis of making an informed decision in purchasing software. There are many components to licenses that can be confusing and knowing which one is right for you will make your purchases all the more sound. Here I hope to provide some basic information about typical software licenses that are encountered and where they fit optimally. It … [Read more...]
Size Explorer Free – Find hard drive space hogs
Windows has a handy little pie graph in the Properties window of a hard drive that tells you how much free space is left. That seems to be relatively useless information. It tells you the percent of the drive that is free but that's it. It doesn't tell you what is really chomping away at your free space. Alternatively, there are a handful of software utilities out there that … [Read more...]