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Space. The final frontier.

December 8, 2009

Winter in Canada means cold winter nights — nights that, if you’re on the prairies, are usually cold, crisp and clear. Which means perfect evenings for stargazing. But if you’re temperature challenged, live on the ‘wet’ coast, or are located in much cloudier environs, then perhaps these two astronomy software applications can help. Bonus points…they’re […]

Tagged as: astronomy, download, Review, software

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3 windows applications improve your desktop’s appearance

December 4, 2009

Lately I’ve been trying to keep my windows desktop icon and clutter free. In my case, this has meant that I’ve been saving less to my desktop (my default save-to location) and more to working directories. And, since a cluttered desktop reflects a cluttered mind, I like to think of this as a bit of […]

Tagged as: application, desktop, download, Image, Lifestyle Technology, National Geographic, Photography, wallpaper, Windows

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How to easily install essential applications on a new Windows 7 computer

November 9, 2009

It doesn’t matter if you’ve upgraded from Vista or XP, or if you’ve bought a new Windows 7 based computer, you’re going to need to install some basic and essential applications on your new baby.
And this awesome website makes it so, SO easy. 4 easy steps:

Visit the site
Select which applications you want
Press the button to start a download
Run the […]

Tagged as: application, download, free, hard drive, Install, maintenance, online, software, system, update, Upgrade, utility, Windows 7

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A simple and easy way to back up your Google Docs

May 22, 2009

If you do a lot of your work on various computers in different locations (as I do), conveniently accessing your documents is important.
Though I carry a 2GB USB drive everywhere, I actually find it easier to use Google Docs and store my work ‘in the Cloud’, so to speak.
But, that amorphous blob of computing-storage could crash, […]

Tagged as: Backup, Cloud-computing, download, Firefox, Google, Google Docs, Greasemonkey, How to, paranoid

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Major Tom cover version — official free download available

April 17, 2009

You’ve likely heard it in the Lincoln MKZ commercials, but last night I finally paid attention to the ad and listened… and heard this awesome version inbetwixt shows. So obviously I had to find it somewhere.
After scouring Google videos and all, I’d finally resigned myself to having to listen to it through this blip.fm track.
Then, […]

Tagged as: download, free, Major Tom, Music, Peter Schilling, Shiny Toy Guns

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