I thought this was a great video to show people and I think Chris has some good points. I do think there is more better ways to delete files securely but this is after all, a personal opinion. Let me know what you think.
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Set Up a Self-Cleaning Mac with Hazel
Just like in the physical world, it’s easy to let digital clutter accumulate on your Mac: in fact, right now your Downloads Stack is filled with no-longer relevant files and your Desktop is covered in documents you finished with last week. The Windows Janitor cleans out files of a certain age from a given folder on PCs, but Mac users have an even more robust, graphical alternative: the automated, rules-based file manager Hazel. Let’s take a closer look at how Hazel can keep your Mac’s hard drive free of files you don’t need anymore.
Download a 14-day free trial of Hazel 2 here. (A license costs $22.)
It’s a Mac OS software only but I think it would help some people out!!
Batch Add Email Addresses with AddressContext
All platforms running Thunderbird: The addressContext Thunderbird extension batch processes to and from email addresses for a set of messages from the context menu. Quickly create a new mailing list, or simply add new cards to your address book by selecting a set of messages, right-clicking and choosing “Add Senders/Recipients as Cards” or “Add Senders/Recipients as List.” The addressContext extension is a free download, and works with and wherever Thunderbird does.
Create Voiceover Slideshows with Goldmail
Windows only: Free webapp Goldmail gives those not willing to shell out for a package like Soundslides a dead-simple interface for creating and hosting slideshows with audio narration. The free version of Goldmail takes in images (by upload or even screen grabs for your Uncle Bif and Aunt Marge types), and then simply asks the user to sort them and talk while clicking through slides, inserting the transition points automatically. The two drawbacks are the advertising thrown up at the end (the $9.95/month license gets rid of that) and the platform dependence—there’s no Mac client, and even Firefox-on-Windows users have to install the ClickOnce extension to let the .NET elements run. Goldmail is a free download that requires a sign-up at Goldmail’s website and runs on Windows only.
Windows Live Calendar Launched in Public Beta
Microsoft has gradually granted access over the past few days to its Windows Live Calendar beta, yet another webapp in its newly-out-of-beta Live suite. There isn’t a single killer feature here that isn’t in Google Calendar, but the good stuff is mostly present—imports in iCal and Outlook format, multiple color-coded calendars, sharing and collaboration tools (including a read-only view for non-Live users), and customized email and SMS agendas and reminders. Live Calendar lacks synchronization for now, but it’s not hard to imagine Outlook or Windows Mobile integration in the future. Windows Live Calendar requires a free Windows Live sign-up; check back occasionally if you don’t see it offered at the link below.
