Hardware, Software and Online Services Reviews and Screenshot Tours
Perhaps someone posted a picture of you online and you want to figure out where it came from and where it’s been shared? Or maybe you found a picture you really like but want to find a larger copy? Or… Perhaps your a photographer and want to ensure no one is stealing your photos… In […]
If you’re a student making your way through math class, it can be helpful to have a tutor. Then again, there are several reasons why a tutor won’t work out; money, time, personality, smell, etc. Good news! Microsoft has created a stand-alone program which can act as your virtual tutor and help with not only […]
Sending someone a huge file (5 megs or larger) can be a pain sometimes, for both home and corporate users. Most email servers cap attachment size at 5 megs. That leaves the options somewhat limited for the “non-techy.” And no, FTP is not an option for most, since it’s both complicated and not always available […]
Over the past week, the groovy research team (MrGroove and I) have spent some time looking at many of the different applications designed for sending free text messages from an iPhone or iPod touch. With each app, there were a few various criteria to be met before being considered. Is the service free or inexpensive? […]
Being a writer, it’s not always easy to come up with new, original content. The good folks over at Skribit have just opened its doors with the goal of helping with this very problem. The system works through the idea of crowd-sourcing, where readers and fans can contribute ideas for new content/articles and then […]
In a previous article, we talked about sharing screenshots through screencast.com using Techsmith’s SnagIt. Today I’m going to cover their free screen capturing tool Jing. Jing is built to be very user-friendly, even grandpa could get the hang of it with just a little bit of practice (although he may need help setting it up.) […]
Only shortly after replacing Live Search, Bing has grown by leaps and bounds. The next step in the Bing campaign is to replace the Windows Live and MSN Toolbars with Bing’s very own “Bing Bar.” As they update current toolbar clients, Microsoft is hopeful to convert new users from other toolbars as well. The Bing […]
Microsoft Word is the backbone of the Microsoft Office suite. After years of progress, Microsoft has decided that “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” and is making tiny adjustments to Word 2010. Following the new ribbon menu that we saw from Word 2007, there wasn’t a lot left to be desired. However, Microsoft still […]
After being in development for over two years from the last release, Mozilla has unveiled Thunderbird version 3.0. This FREE open-source bird has grown quite a bit and is a new force to be reckoned within the email domain. The number one thing to talk about with Thunderbird is speed! This thing is fast! The […]
Update: This service is no longer available. Apparently it was snatched up by Facebook. According to Wikipedia: “On October 29, 2010, Drop.io announced that the company had been purchased by Facebook and that the service would be shutting down. Sam Lessin, one of the site’s founders, would be moving to Facebook.[3] As of 15 December […]
In a previous article, MrGroove wrote about the IM Client MSN Web Messenger as an excellent web-based alternative to the Microsoft Live Messenger Client. Microsoft recently discontinued the MSN Web Messenger service. However, they rolled its functionality into the Windows Live family of products, calling the new product: Windows Live People. The design is […]
Way way back in November 2008, I talked about the Microsoft Announcement that they would be giving away a free anti-virus client code-named Morrow. Well, it’s almost a year later, and Microsoft has been busy. On ~June 23rd, 2009 Microsoft announced the product name would be – Microsoft Security Essentials and released the product in […]
With all the recent press, Twitter’s popularity is surging. 9.3 Million visitors in March and growing. Although I’m still deciding if Twitter is right for @groovyPost, I’m sure many of you groovyReaders out there are already using Twitter. Therefore when I found this groovy tool called OutTwit I knew I had to write-up a quick […]
Over the last few weeks I’ve been playing with a new Tool from OfficeLabs called Canvas for OneNote. It’s main purpose in life is to allow you to Visually manage your Microsoft OneNote Notebooks. Update groovyReader Stew made a good point in the comments – Microsoft OneNote requires both Windows Vista and Office 2007. Sorry […]
