Comparable to a previous post using DirectShow Filter Manager, GSpot helps shine some light on mysterious codecs at work. While DSFM will show you what codecs are installed on your machine and what priority they are taking precedence for different file types, GSpot can show you advanced information about the codecs installed on your machine and those used to encode a … [Read more...]
There was an error starting Zotero
After installing the Public Fox extension to Firefox, the previously installed Zotero add-on began having problems. It would load the following error: "There was an error starting Zotero" with a yellow hazard triangle and exclamation mark on the Zotero logo in the status bar. If you disabled the Public Fox extension and restarted Firefox, Zotero started up without error. You … [Read more...]
RAW image software
The versatility and quality of RAW format images comes at a cost of convenience. The standard JPEG is viewable by almost everything these days, but support for higher quality images in RAW format like JPEG2000 or NEF is limited. Adobe's Camera RAW can handle most of these formats, but with some formats things can get complicated or require tricking the software into … [Read more...]
Photoshop Express and Paint.NET – Photo Editing Photoshop Alternative
Adobe made some news recently with their Photoshop Express beta announcement recently. Essentially, Photoshop Express aims to be a web application that has a lot of the Photoshop functionality. It's free, offers 2GB of storage for your photos, and carries the Photoshop name. I took it for a test drive and found it to be functional for when you're in a pinch but by no means a … [Read more...]
Taskbar Shuffle – Rearrange your taskbar and system tray
Depending on how obsessive compulsive you are, this tiny tool might be a god-send. Windows tends to build programs from left to right (away from the Start button) in the Taskbar as programs are launched. If you close a program and re-open it, it will go to the end of the line. If you want to be able to re-arrange the programs listed at the bottom of the screen, download Taskbar … [Read more...]