Free Utilities
Microsoft Office Labs: Speed Launch
Followed to the Google initiative to give employees some spare time to work on whatever they want. This is the first community prototype (Microsoft employees work on in their spare time) from Office Labs. The project called Speed Launch, an utility similar to Launchy.
Speed Launch is an application launcher that extends [...]
Followed to the Google initiative to give employees some spare time to work on whatever they want. This is the first community prototype (Microsoft employees work on in their spare time) from Office Labs. The project called Speed Launch, an utility similar to Launchy.
Speed Launch is an application launcher that extends the functionality and usability of Microsoft Windows. With Speed Launch, users can select their own words to open frequently used web sites, documents, and applications. The most compelling feature of Speed launch is the use of a drag and drop interaction model to make this advanced functionality more intuitive to novice computer users.
How is it used? How does it work with Windows?
Speed Launch is a downloadable program available at www.officelabs.com. After you’ve download Speed Launch, simply drag the file, document, or website url onto the Speed Launch bull’s-eye to create a Speed Launch shortcut. From then on, any time you need to access that file, document, or website, just hit "Windows+C", type the shortcut name, and what you need will immediately appear. [Via Channel10]
AOL Upgrade Flash Based AIM and New Client for Windows Mobile
AOL has released a new online Flash based version 7.0 of its AIM Express with tabbed conversations, status messages, text-message support to communicate with buddies’ mobile phones, and compatibility with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Mozilla’s Firefox 2 and 3, and Apple’s Safari 2 and 3. Learn more about AIM Express HERE!
AOL also [...]
AOL has released a new online Flash based version 7.0 of its AIM Express with tabbed conversations, status messages, text-message support to communicate with buddies’ mobile phones, and compatibility with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Mozilla’s Firefox 2 and 3, and Apple’s Safari 2 and 3. Learn more about AIM Express HERE!
AOL also announced a new version of AIM for phones using the Windows Mobile operating system (Professional Touch Screen and Standard Smartphone).
What is AIM for Windows Mobile?
AIM for Windows Mobile brings all of the best features of AIM on your PC to your Windows Mobile smartphone! AIM for Windows Mobile lets you communicate whenever you want, wherever you are, in whatever way suits you best - IM or text. Update your AIM status and information when you’re on the go. Change your conversation style, manage your Buddy List, and much more. AIM Windows Mobile Smartphone has many of the same key features and a familiar look-and-feel of the desktop AIM client.
Supported Devices: AIM for Windows Mobile supports devices with the Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 operating systems. Some examples are:
- T-Mobile Wing™
- Sprint Mogul™ and HTC Touch™
- AT&T Blackjack™ II, Tilt™
- Sprint Samsung Ace™
- Motorola Q
- Verizon Wireless XV6800
- Most Palm Treo’s
Manage iPod Without iTunes with YamiPod V1.7
YamiPod, a free utility that he uses to manage iPod without the need for iTunes.
If you don’t like the iTunes ecosystem or you just like the drag and drop interface. YamiPod seems to be the right tool for you.
Yamipod is a cross platform freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod under Mac OS X, [...]
YamiPod, a free utility that he uses to manage iPod without the need for iTunes.
If you don’t like the iTunes ecosystem or you just like the drag and drop interface. YamiPod seems to be the right tool for you.
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Yamipod is a cross platform freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. It can be run directly from your iPod and needs no installation. |
Features include:
Here’s a brief description of the features in YamiPod:
- stand alone program, no installation required
- iPod is automatically recognized
- mp3 and AAC files can be copied to/from iPod
- read/write access to mp3 id3 and AAC infos
- playlist support (On-The-Go included) playlists export/import (PLS,M3U)
- full unicode support
- auto-download new versions
- built in music player
- iPod informations
- 2 search features
- remove duplicated tracks
- find lost music files
- PC to iPod synchronization
- create and edit notes (with unicode support)
- automatically update song playcounts
- News RSS and podcasts to iPod upload
- Growl support (Apple only)
- export song lists to HTML or plain text files
- multiple iPods support
- Last.fm support
Download HERE!
Qtrax: Free Download Latest Songs
Qtrax, a legal Peer-to-Peer music distribution that allows listener to download legally DRM’ed songs and play them back offline on your PC.
The player client is ad-supported and currently carries hundreds of Radiohead tracks. Hundreds of Marvin Gaye tracks. Hundreds of Trisha Yearwood tracks. Qtrax has some of the hottest new releases as well as [...]
Qtrax, a legal Peer-to-Peer music distribution that allows listener to download legally DRM’ed songs and play them back offline on your PC.
The player client is ad-supported and currently carries hundreds of Radiohead tracks. Hundreds of Marvin Gaye tracks. Hundreds of Trisha Yearwood tracks. Qtrax has some of the hottest new releases as well as a growing catalog of traditional classics, all high fidelity. Install the player and get your favorite music now - for free.
Download HERE (Windows only, Mac support is coming soon)
Requirements
› Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
› Windows Media Player 11
› 733 MHz Pentium III CPU (Recommended: 1.5 GHz Pentium IV or comparable)
› At least 256 MB of physical RAM (Recommended: 512 MB)
› At least 40 MB of available space on your hard drive
› 16 bit sound card (Recommended: 32 bit Sound Card)
› Speakers or headphones
Get The Olympics On Your WM with Levono & Zumobi
Lenovo, the main sponsor of the Summer Olympics 2008 in Beijing partners with Zumobi, to offer a free app for Windows Mobile users
The app called the “Olympic Zoom Space,” which is available via a free download at http://lenovo.zumobi.com.
The app interface features 4 panels that let you quickly and easily view news and photos from [...]
Lenovo, the main sponsor of the Summer Olympics 2008 in Beijing partners with Zumobi, to offer a free app for Windows Mobile users
The app called the “Olympic Zoom Space,” which is available via a free download at http://lenovo.zumobi.com.
The app interface features 4 panels that let you quickly and easily view news and photos from the web without need of your web browser.
The app features news, blogs, photos, and other updates from Lenovo’s “Olympic Podium” website, a portal for all the Olympics information. [Thanks Scott D!]
Bring Your Google Calendar & Contacts to Outlook
As you know Gmail already provides POP/iMap for your Outlook email service, but Google Calendar and Google Contacts don’t have yet the way to get on your Outlook client as one single solution. (Note that Google provides the Calendar Sync tool to sync your calendar) .
KiGoo is a simple solution (it [...]
As you know Gmail already provides POP/iMap for your Outlook email service, but Google Calendar and Google Contacts don’t have yet the way to get on your Outlook client as one single solution.
(Note that Google provides the Calendar Sync tool to sync your calendar) .
KiGoo is a simple solution (it is not a sync solution) that allows outlook user to Manage Google Calendar and Contacts through the Microsoft Outlook® interface.
- Kigoo brings in to your Outlook Google Calendar as a separate calendar – that can be managed side-by-side with your traditional calendar
Same thing is applied to Contacts
Key Benefits 
Manage Exchange and Google Calendars & Contacts in only one program ! Check free/busy availability of all Google Contacts who shared their information ! See, Browse, Update, Email and invite your Google Contacts from Microsoft Outlook ! No synchronization needed! Real Time access! Easy installation! Supports Microsoft Outlook 2007 and MS Outlook 2003! NEW KiGoo is free for non commercial use!
Download HERE!
Jajah Offers Voice Dialing Services
If you don’t have a Smartphone with voice command, dialing is one of the most dangerous action while driving. I strongly recommend using your voice to interact with your phone whenever possible.
We covered voice services such Jott, Google-411, etc.. but when it comes to dialing your contacts, I have not seen free services out [...]
If you don’t have a Smartphone with voice command, dialing is one of the most dangerous action while driving. I strongly recommend using your voice to interact with your phone whenever possible.
We covered voice services such Jott, Google-411, etc.. but when it comes to dialing your contacts, I have not seen free services out there other than the new Jajah Concierge.
The new "concierge" service lets you call any of your contacts with voice dialing using a special local access number. Since you’d dial this local number (saved to your speed dial) to interact, It works even if your handset does not support voice dialing, and will connect you to that person as long as you’ve sync’ed up your address book with JaJah’s.
[Via Webware]
Edison: Free energy-saving PC software
Have you asked if you ever used the power schemes of your PC efficiently lately?
In my opinion, the standard power management scheme is totally inconsistent and unpredictable when it goes to sleep or wakes-up, therefore very few people are using it…
With the current economy condition, it is something worth revisiting and that’s why [...]
Have you asked if you ever used the power schemes of your PC efficiently lately?
In my opinion, the standard power management scheme is totally inconsistent and unpredictable when it goes to sleep or wakes-up, therefore very few people are using it…
With the current economy condition, it is something worth revisiting and that’s why Verdiem has come up with new tool.
The new start-up Verdiem just released a software called Edison that makes the power management seamless and easy to PC users.
PCs reportedly can consume as much as 10 percent of a home’s energy bill and give off as much carbon dioxide as a family car.
The tool lets users have work and home settings. It has a read-out of how much electricity you are saving, also translated into reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and dollar savings.
You can download Edison software for free HERE!.
[Via Cnet]
Quench Your Thirst with Touch Diamond
Ever since the accelerometer API came out in the wild, there have been many games that already take advantage of this feature but strangely enough HTC seems to ignore the developer community.
Cgeboers, a developer at XDA-Developers community has come up with a funny app called DiamondBeer, an accelerometer-based beer glass app.
Now if you are [...]
Ever since the accelerometer API came out in the wild, there have been many games that already take advantage of this feature but strangely enough HTC seems to ignore the developer community.
Cgeboers, a developer at XDA-Developers community has come up with a funny app called DiamondBeer, an accelerometer-based beer glass app.
Now if you are stuck at the office when the happy hours come. You can use the Diamond to quench your thirst (I don’t know if it is good or bad) but the author insist this will lower your stress level…Until you can get the real Beer.
Usage: Start the program and keep close to your mouth, you don’t want to spill the beer ! Next "drink" from your PDA.
Menu -> New Drink refills your glass/PDA.
[Via ActualiteMobile]
Read more and download HERE!
Get coverage of the 2008 Games, Live on Your Phone With Yahoo Go 3.0
Get all of Yahoo!’s 2008 Beijing Games coverage—from top stories to individual scores, medal counts and current images, when you’re mobile.
Catch the pre-games coverage, including athletes’ personal stories, Beijing weather and practice photos. Once the games start, tap into to breaking news, current coverage and highlights of the closing ceremonies from a convenient [...]
Get all of Yahoo!’s 2008 Beijing Games coverage—from top stories to individual scores, medal counts and current images, when you’re mobile.
Catch the pre-games coverage, including athletes’ personal stories, Beijing weather and practice photos. Once the games start, tap into to breaking news, current coverage and highlights of the closing ceremonies from a convenient location.
With the Yahoo! 2008 Games widget in Yahoo! Go, you’ll stay up to date, with a widget that keeps you in the moment for every medal, event and winning heat in your favorite categories. Get the results you care about whether you’re in a meeting, on the road or away from your TV. It’s all the news that matters to you from Beijing, delivered to your phone. Download Yahoo! Go, and get the 2008. Or type this URL into your phone’s browser: http://m.yahoo.com/2008games
Got Yahoo! Go? Get the 2008 Games Widget.
- Start Yahoo! Go 3.0.
- Scroll left to the gears icon.
- Choose Open.
- Find the 2008 Games widget under "editor’s picks."
- Choose the widget and follow the prompts for adding it to your phone.
