Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Nov
07
Posted under
Business Related,
Free Resources,
Home Business,
Technology,
Tools
Screen capture is a helpful tool in business and education. The difficulty is finding a quality, AFFORDABLE screen capture software. One option is Jing, which provides a free and low cost option for screen capture video. However Screencast-O-Matic offers one-click recording from your Windows, Mac or Linux browser. The free version provides 15 minutes of video (Jing only offers 5 even in the paid version), hosting, YouTube upload, and exporting in MP4, FLV or AVI. For $9 per year (Jing is $15/yr), you can have the watermark removed, password protect screencasts, ability to screencast outside the browser and editing tools.
If you’re creating lots of videos and need a full range of tools, Camtasia may be your best bet, but at $299 it’s pricey. For the individual or small business owner with few screencapture needs, Screencast-O-Matic offers all the basics for an affordable price.
To learn more, visit Screencast-O-Matic.
Better Living on the Web does NOT receive any compensation from Screencast-O-Matic.
Sep
22
Posted under
Free Resources,
Resources,
Technology,
Uncategorized
Dealing with old outdated gadgets is a hassle. You don’t want to throw them in trash, after all you paid good money for it and it probably still works. And of course, sending them to the landfill isn’t good for the environment. On the other hand, throwing them in the junk drawer just adds more clutter.
There are many organizations willing to take your old cell phones but what about your old digital cameras, MP3 players, GPS systems, laptops and other gadgets? Gazelle offers you good money for most of your gadgets. And if your gadget isn’t worth anything, it will still recycle or dispose of it in an environmentally safe way. Gazelle offers other ways to make a difference by allowing you to donate the money you make from your gadgets to a cause. If you have a cause that needs money, Gazelle can help you fundraise as well.
Gazelle is easy to use. Create an account, type in the gadget you have into the search box, answer some questions about its condition and ask for a price quote. Gazelle will give you a price and let you know what the item is selling for in the regular market. Next you request packaging so that you can send your item in at Gazelle’s expense. You’re paid when the item is received.
To learn more, visit Gazelle.com!
Sep
21
Posted under
Hassle Free,
Technology,
Tools
It’s happened to everyone. You’re typing information into a web form, you hit submit, but something goes wrong. Hitting the back button takes you to the submission page, but all your information is gone. Firefox users can now avoid this annoying disaster through Lazarus. Lazarus saves information as you type. If something goes wrong, you can recover the data simply by returning to the submission page, right clicking your mouse, and selecting the option to recover the information.
Lazarus 2.1 works with Firefox. Lazarus 3.0 is in beta (meaning there are a few bugs) and includes Chrome and Safari browsers.
To learn more or add it to your browser, visit Lazarus
Apr
27
Posted under
Business Related,
Productivity,
Technology
Here are some great tips and news on digital tools and resources.
- How to Get Better Battery Life from Your Android Phone [Android]
If you have a modern Android phone, you know the pain of turning on your phone at 5 PM only to realize it's deep in a low-battery coma. Here are the simple manual changes, and clever automatic tweaks...
- Diagramly Is a Quick Online Diagram, Mind Map, and Flow Chart Creator [Webapp]
There are plenty of apps for creating flow charts, mind maps, and other types of diagrams, but Diagramly is ready to go the minute you visit the site. It's remarkably similar to Microsoft Visio, but...
- Smartphones Are Local Search and Shopping Devices
There’s a reason why search companies, advertisers, payment processors and local merchants are so interested in smartphones. It’s because they’re turning out to be powerful and popular tools for people looking to search locally, act quickly and...
- Keepsy Brings Instagram to Your Bookshelf
Keepsy, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based scrapbook startup, has launched its first product, “Instant Album,” a way to order physical scrapbooks made from Instagram photo albums.
Keepsy is just the latest in a spate of new startups, like Sincerely and...
- Google Docs Brings Native App with Editing, Optical Character Recognition to Android [Downloads]
Google Docs has been available as a mobile-optimized webapp for a long time, but it always left something to be desired. Today, Google released a native app for Android devices that makes it easy to...
- Make Notepad++ an Even Better Editing App with Powerful Plug-Ins [Text Editing]
You don't have to go hunting to find plug-ins for the excellent, lightweight text editor Notepad++—there are a whole bunch already installed, and the others are in one big pack. There are, however,...
- Avoid Frequent Discharges to Extend Your Phone or Laptop's Battery Life [Batteries]
People spread a lot of information about smartphone and laptop batteries these days, but we get a lot of mixed messages, some of which are just incorrect. Here's how to take care of your battery for...
- TravAlert Wakes You Up Before Your Train or Bus Stop [Downloads]
iOS/Android/BlackBerry: People fall asleep on public transit, whether intentionally or otherwise. Mobile app TravAlert keeps track of your location without killing your battery, and then wakes you up...
- How to Make a Web Site Part I: Understanding and Writing HTML [Video]
Everyone lives at least a little bit of their life on the web, and whether you develop web pages for a living, want to create a nameplate web site, or simply want more control over how your comment...
- Keep Your Pickup and Confirmation Receipts at the Ready with Your Smartphone [Organization]
When you receive an online confirmation for a movie ticket, an air flight, an in-store pickup, or anything else where you may need to present your receipt, here's a quick way of always having it easi...
- Use Multiple Online Cloud Storage Services for Free and Organized Backup [Backup]
We recently reviewed a few popular cloud storage services in an attempt to help you choose the best one, but why should you necessarily have to choose just one? Instead, use them all to create an or...
- CalendarBar Keeps Your iCal and Google Calendars in Your OS X Menubar [Downloads]
Mac OS X: CalendarBar is a really handy menubar utility that stores your calendars in your Mac OS X menubar. It syncs up with Google Calendar, works with iCal, and even Facebook. More »...
- Taskforce Adds Lists and Upgrades Its Gmail Task Management [Updates]
Chrome/Firefox/Safari: Taskforce, the task management system that tucks itself neatly into Gmail or Google Apps mail, has grown up quite a bit since its beta. The webapp supports more browsers, has a...
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Apr
01
Posted under
Link Love,
Technology,
Tools
Here are some great tips and news on digital tools and resources.
- Check iTunes' Free Section to Discover New Music [Free]
We've featured a number of blogs in the past that round up iTunes' latest free offerings, but you may not know that iTunes now has an entire section dedicated to free music and video. More »...
- How to Use Multiple Computers to Increase Your Productivity [Multitasking]
Multitasking is bad for humans. Our brains aren't really wired for it. Nonetheless, there are times when we can benefit by tackling multiple tasks at once. While our brains won't handle it well, i...
- Google’s Answer to Facebook Likes: +1
Updated. For the longest time, Google has resisted the idea of human interference in its flagship offering: search (and advertising.) Lately, thanks to the fast growing volume of information and rising importance of social validation, the search gian...
- The Basics of Video Editing: The Complete Guide [Night School]
Last week we learned the basics of video editing, covering everything from the general workflow to special effects and color correction to a primer on encoding and delivery. Here's the complete guid...
- Desktoday Automatically Organizes Your Mac's Desktop [Downloads]
Mac OS X: Desktoday is a handy utility that organizes your desktop for you when you get lazy. Whenever you leave a bunch of crap on your desktop, Desktoday can easily move it into a folder with toda...
- Evernote Makes Web a Priority With New Redesign
Evernote has recently rolled out significant changes to its various mobile and desktop applications (Kevin covered the iPhone update earlier this month). Tuesday, another update brings a new, more robust and versatile experience to Evernote’s web-...
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