PhotoRec can help you recover lost pictures (or just files) from digital media such as hard drives, flash memory cards (used in digital cameras), CDs and more. Pretty useful for when your flash memory runs out write cycles.
(via Download Squad)
The Prodigy’s 2005 Lowlands Gig Video
If you want to see what The Prodigy’s live shows are all about, check out this 1 hour video of Prodigy’s 2005 performance at Lowlands in Holland. The sound starts 10 seconds into the video. Give it a few minutes to sink in. It’s a great show.
Today’s link-a-palooza
- 10 rules to manage your boss – interesting tips on how to improve your relationship with your boss to make working life better. (via Lifehacker)
- Help solve a real network compatibility issue in Windows Vista – Raymond Chen challenges you. Also see the first follow up.
- 101 Fabulous Freebies – a collection of free software from PCWorld.com. (via Download Squad)
- List of April 1st 2006 jokes – in Wikipedia. (via Digg)
- Top 10 weirdest keyboards ever – I was pretty amazed to see what people thought would be a useful keyboard. (via Digg)
Unlocker – unlock locked files in Windows
Unlocker solves the problem of locked files in Windows. If you get the message “Cannot delete… It is being used by another person or program” then Unlocker can unlock the file for you and let you delete it just by right-clicking the file and choosing “Unlocker”.
I found this utility to be very useful, but you must always use such utilities with care – in this case only when you are certain that no program is using the file you are about to delete.
Today’s link-a-palooza
- Top 25 inventions of 2006 – parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. (via Digg)
- How to re-surface a CD to work again – a tutorial with pictures, in case you scratch a CD too much.
- Torture your cat – with a laser beam “toy”.
- Why does Windows have two copies of Notepad? – Well, it’s the old backwards compatibility thing again.
- The redesigned Office 2007 user interface– a video from Microsoft.
DeskPins – keep any window on top
DeskPins lets you make any window on your Windows desktop on top, even windows that don’t come with this option.
(via Lifehacker)
PrimoPDF Free PDF Converter
PrimoPDF is a free tool that lets you print any document to a “PDF printer” on your computer, which creates your file as a PDF.
ThinkFree Office Online
ThinkFree Office Online lets you open, edit and save office dowcuments online. Additionally, you can save them as PDFs, which is a very good option for when you’re at a computer that doesn’t have PDF conversion and in desperate need for such a tool.
Today’s link-a-palooza
- Basic ground rules for programming – function parameters and how they are used – a very important “stating-the-obvious” article.
- Why does Windows File Protection replace files after they’ve been overwritten instead of just denying the overwrite – “We tried that. It didn’t work.”
- List of portable apps – in case you want to carry apps on a flash drive everywhere you go. (via Download Squad)
- Google Finance has launched – for you Wall Street people. (via Download Squad)
- Microsoft admits Internet Explorer mistakes – finally.
Ameriquest Ads
Here are some ads from Ameriquest, a US mortgage company: