If you're viewing a large (file-size) PDF in Firefox, you might occasionally get an error message saying "The file is damaged and could not be repaired." However, if you try to open the PDF in Internet Explorer or save the file to the desktop and open it in Adobe Reader it works just fine. This fact causes you to doubt the validity of the message you're receiving in Firefox, as … [Read more...]
Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Publicly Available
Following in the footsteps of the (successful?) beta testing of Windows 7, Microsoft is making the beta of Microsoft Office 2010 publicly available. You can download and learn more about all the Office 2010 Beta Applications, including Word, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, InfoPath, Excel, SharePoint Workspace, OneNote, and Communicator (as well as Visio 2010 and … [Read more...]
Hotspot Shield – A Free VPN Connection
Hotspot Shield is a free VPN connection from AnchorFree that is designed to make your web browsing safer when you're on the go. By routing all of your traffic through a secure VPN connection, you would gain these benefits according to their website: Hide your IP while you're online. Access all content without censorship; bypass firewalls. Protect yourself from snoopers at … [Read more...]
Doing More With Less: Links and Shortcuts
In this economy, everybody is trying to get more for less, but should you be concerned about conserving clicks? No, don't be silly. Regardless of that, here are some services that might come in handy for other reasons: you can create a shortcut that will open multiple programs or generate URLs that will link to multiple websites with a single click. Lacuna Launcher Lacuna … [Read more...]
Idiot-Proof FTP
I was recently tasked with improving the workflow of a process that involved using FTP to upload files to a server. The main part of the workflow that needed reworked was making the interaction with the FTP server more user-friendly/idiot-proof. In researching and accomplishing this task, I uncovered a few tools that warranted mentioning here so that it might help others that … [Read more...]