Get your favorite site feeds via FeedCrier, a service that delivers updates to your instant messenger client. No download is required; just type in the username for AIM, MSN, Jabber, or Google Talk, along with the website you’re interested in getting updates from, and you’re done. This would be a good way to get the latest news updates delivered to you almost in real time. FeedCrier is a similar service to web app immedi.at; both are excellent tools for keeping a very close watch on a particular feed.
Category: General
The Nerd Handbook
A nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.
A great nerd definition talking about all the aspects of nerds. I thought this was a excellent article and you should go check it out!!
Mike Tech Show Listener Round Table #156
Topic: “Favorite items in your computer tool bag”
I had a great time with this round table and we discussed a lot about our little tools we have in our toolbag. If you have any tools you’d like to talk about. Email Mike or me. You could also check out the forums and talk about your favorite items yourself. I wish to tell everyone thanks for a good time and thank you for listening. It’s people like you who we do this for. I will always listen to the listeners, come join the fun.
Guests –
- Mike Smith – Host of the Miketechshow
- Me – Tech-LinkBlog
- Cate – Real Life Internet Solutions
- Jerry – HelpTechOnline
Show Links –
Software Links –
- Hijack This
- Process Explorer
- ClamWin Portable
- AVG Anti-Virus Free
- AVG Anti-Spyware Free
- AVG Anti-Rootkit Free
- Spybot
- Ad-Aware
- CCleaner
- PC Decrapifier
- Acronis
- SIW
- Win Get
- AppSnap
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.
