While I was writing about the MediaMonkey Android app earlier this month, I received a few recommendations to check out MusicBee as a desktop alternative for a music library manager. MediaMonkey is free but has some features locked behind a paid "gold" license. MusicBee is free and since it's always nice to have options, I checked it out. … [Read more...]
Waterfox – A 64-bit Firefox build focused on speed
My article on Minefield, a 64-bit browser based off of Firefox, is 3.5 years old and still manages to get a decent amount of traffic. From that, I gather that people are rather interested in 64-bit software to take advantage of the underlying hardware. So, on that topic, I introduce you to Waterfox. It's a 64-bit variant of Firefox that is compiled for speed. What makes … [Read more...]
WriteMonkey – a fullscreen word processor for when you need to get thoughts on paper fast
If you're a college student, there's a good chance you're in the middle of finals week right now. Some classes will have you studying your brains out to cram for an exam while others might have a big research paper due. Now probably isn't the time to make the switch but for future papers, you might consider using the free software WriteMonkey. It is interestingly heading in a … [Read more...]
Google no longer offers a free Google Apps for Business
Google Apps offers a number of applications and features for business customers and further customization than their free line of Gmail and Google Drive. Up until this past week, Google offered a free Google Apps account for organizations that needed 10 accounts or fewer. Before April 2011, that number was even higher at 50 accounts or fewer. Unfortunately, Google no longer … [Read more...]
Use WMI Code Creator to simplify WMI scripting
Windows Management Instrumentation, or WMI, has been mentioned on the site a few times previously. It allows you to get information about a PC from the computer itself. Today, I'm sharing about a free tool provided by Microsoft called WMI Code Creator. You can utilize WMI through the command line or with other languages like VBScript. You can use the WMI Code Creator to … [Read more...]