Tech Links
Take a look at some of the links below to see some interesting things that I play around with these days.
Some neat recommended apps:
Virtual Dimension - A free virtual desktop manager for Windows
Firefox - One of the best browsers out there. And don’t forget these really great plugins that enhance the experience: ForecastFox jumplink, AutoCopy, DownThemAll!, ColorZilla, pageplaylist, SessionSaver
The GodFather - Free mp3/ogg/mpc/ape/flac/aac/apl/wv/mp4/ofr/spx file manager
Picasa - Free software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC
Turbo Searcher - Nice alternative to the built-in windows seach function
exact audio copy - Free audio grabber for CD-ROM drives that reads audio CDs almost perfectly
TweakUI - Free small app that gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface
ffdshow - A free one-stop-shop package of decoder/encoder for many video and audio formats including DivX, XviD, WMV, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 movies
web based apps:
Open Wiki - I used this to make my Organizations website; it’s a really easy to manage collaborate effort content management system
wordpress - I made my site with this; they say it is a “semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability”
Recommended sites:
oldversion - Archives old versions of your favorite programs, so you can cut out all of the bloat-ware
audioscrobbler - Offers a free plugin that tracks your music listening; it’s a really powerful way to search for new music or simply chart out what you listen to
Bloglines - Online service for searching, subscribing, creating and sharing news feeds, blogs and rich web content. Use this bad boy to keep track of new posts from my site.
Indeed - Really slick, simple to use search engine for the job hunt
Simply Hired- And another really great one with s similar format
Some sites to help you tweak out your windows install:
musicxp - Great starting point for DAW specific tips
pcaudiolabs - Some more DAW specific tips
blackviper - Breaks down all the service configurations
Instructions detailing how to swapping your mobo without a reinstall