Essential Freeware/Shareware Applications for your Windows Desktop
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Word processors, spreadsheets, presentation tools, database and internet tools are essential components of a desktop PC now-a-days. Most of the users never give attention to setup a fully working computing environment by installing essential software for their regular use. Installation of a software is usually done when they forced to install any of them to open a file which is downloaded from Internet or to open a video or an applet on a web page. My opinion is that install all the essential software immediately after the installation of the OS. It may be difficult to get and install all of them together, but make a schedule and install them without much delay. If you search for a virus scanner only after an attack from an internet source, it is difficult for you to continue your work. So keep all essential things ready, so there may not be much trouble with regular computing. Some of the most important software from freeware/shareware category are listed out here and which are downloadable free from their respective sites. Read the details about the software given below and selection part is up to you as per your requirement. Read more
9 Interesting Features of Firefox 3
It is very exciting news that Mozilla has received more than 8 million requests for Firefox 3 downloads on the first day of releasing. I am a fan of Firefox and using it for the past two years and always looking for new versions and add-ons. It is a wonderful browser package ever I have seen especially with it’s browsing speed and other features where other leading browsers are struggling. Firefox 3 sets the innovation bar very high with exciting new features, including one-click bookmarking, the smart location bar and lightning fast performance. I have downloaded the new version and tested it and see some of the new features of Firefox in the new version which distinguishes this from other competitors.
Windows shortcut keys for common applications
This is a very common windows shortcut key to restart a PC or to open Windows Task Manager window. Don’t try this unless you require. I am a great fan of shortcuts with my desktop applications. Shortcut keys help provide an easier and usually quicker method of navigating and using computer software programs. These are commonly accessed by using the combination of Alt, Ctrl, and/or Shift in conjunction with a single letter. The de facto standard for listing a shortcut is listing the modifier key, a plus symbol, and the single character. Or in other words, “ALT+S” is telling you to press the Alt key and while continuing to hold the Alt key, press the S key to perform the shortcut. There are many websites giving shortcut keys for your regular desktop applications.
Try shortcuts given in shortcutworld.com. Shortcuts and description of Firefox, Winamp, Windows XP, Word, Excel etc. are explained nicely on the site. Also, Photoshop keys.
Photoshop Shortcut Keys
Keyboard shortcuts for Windows
Create high resolution screenshots with Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop CS Classroom in a Book
It was always a problem for me to get screenshots with high resolution. Therefore, most of the screenshots I used in the previous posts are with 72 dpi resolution. Ofcourse, it is little tricky to to get good quality images with the help of any screen-capture software. Here I have tried Photoshop to get high quality output from screen-captured images by simple steps. You can do the same steps and get perfect and sharp screenshots at a higher dpi. Open your Photoshop software first and try this.
Capture the screen:
To make a screenshot, hold CTRL and press the ‘print screen’ button on your keyword (for PC users). To capture the e active window alone, press CTRL, ALT, and then ‘print screen’ button. The captured image will be available in clipboard.
MS Office 2007-Geomarketing functions integrated
The latest update for the acclaimied geomarketing software aplication RegioGraph and DISTRICT makes it possible to perform geomarketing from directly within MS Office 2007’s Excel, Word and Powerpoint. The plug-in lets users easily implement geomarketing into their daily work routines. Thanks to a new development by GfK Geo Marketing, users of the geomarketing solutions RegioGraph 10 and DISTRICT 10 can access geomarketing functionality from directly within the Microsoft Office 2007 applications, Word, Excel and Power Point. The 2008 update of RegioGraph 10 and DISTRICT 10 includes this new plug-in along with a map set of a European country of choice and purchasing power data for European countries and regions. Read more