Articles and Tutorials Showcasing Freeware Tools and Applications
The whole point in having a Dropbox is so you can access all of your data from any device, and have it fully backed up. So why not use Dropbox from your iOS device that set you several hundred $’s back? Yes, there is even an app for that and it is free! Groovy… How [...]
Just a quick note this evening letting everyone know that Microsoft is opening up their new Browser IE9 Beta for the public to download. Feel free to grab a copy here. The latest version released is: 1.9.7916.6000 which was released 8/4/2010. For more info take a look at the IE9 Platform Preview User Guide or the Tech [...]
Sharing pictures and files is usually pretty simple with email and other technologies like drop.io. But what if the file is HUGE like over a gig or if the person you want to share the file with isn’t exactly geeky?? Well, I have a great solution for you today using DROPBOX! The great thing about [...]
Remember back when Mario used to have a cape and fly around every level. Back then Yoshi came in a huge variety of colors, graphics were in 32-bit, and Goombas were the least of your worries. Gaming has come a long way since the 1990’s but it can be fun every once in a while [...]
By now most of you probably know were not fans of Adobe Flash or Adobe PDF reader here at groovyPost. Don’t get me wrong, they are both great products, but the constant stream of new security vulnerabilities found with the products is very concerning. Anyway, I’m always looking for good Adobe Reader alternatives such as FillAnyPDF, or [...]
When it comes to Photo and Image Editing / Manipulation, there really isn’t a better application that Adobe Photoshop. Photographers and Creative studios will agree it’s the premier photo editing application Period. Unfortunately, Photoshop also comes with a steep learning curve and a premium price tag which for must of us is overkill considering we [...]
It is Friday again and the work week is over. You know what that means… time to sit back, relax, and exterminate an alien infestation. Alien Swarm is a free game that was recently released onto the Steam network by Valve. The game includes 1 full co-op 4 player campaign and a source developer kit [...]
Do you like Dropbox? I’m a pretty big fan at this point but there’s just one thing it’s missing, a Start Menu slot of its very own that allows me to quickly jump to my files in the My Dropbox folder. The process takes just a few steps and if you if you follow the [...]
Microsoft just released a new tool for Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 that integrates their email clients with Bing to help plan your travel more efficiently. The Bing Travel Planner is currently in beta, but you can still download it and give it a try. You can pick it up from the Official Microsoft site [...]
We’ve got good news for all you network sniffing enthusiasts and Windows Server admins out there: Microsoft has just rolled out the final stable version of Network Monitor 3.4. Oddly, there hasn’t been a peep about the new release over at the TechNet blog since April, when they announced the beta version of Microsoft Network [...]
Ever wanted to score a free version of Adobe’s creative suite? While it might not be as feature rich as what adobe offers, Aviary has a groovy web app suite for pretty much all things Images and Audio. The best part? The interface is great and the price is right – FREE! What’s in the [...]
We’ve been eagerly and avidly talking up Dropbox in the past couple weeks and as we continue to delve into this stellar online backup and syncing tool, we’re pleased to report that we’ve discovered even more good stuff. In terms of online storage, Dropbox gives you lots and lots (and that’s why it rocks)—in fact, [...]
Have you ever downloaded something from a free hosting website such as Rapidshare or Megaupload? If so you’ve probably encountered the ads, wait times, captchas, and other annoying things. JDownloader is a free open-source application that will automate the entire process for you, and it will even let you download things that you normally couldn’t, [...]
Wix, the Israel based web company, has been advertising everywhere this week so we decided to take a look. As it turns out, Wix providers a pretty groovy service. If you’re in need of a quick way to make a professional looking website the Wix service will allow you to create a flash site in [...]
