Archive for February, 2008

Embedding A Video

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Have you ever wondered how embedding those Flash widgets work on the web?

For example, you get some magic code from YouTube that makes a video show up on your website. If you actually look at the code, something really clever is going on there. In the src parameter, you normally include the path to a […]

PagePlus X2

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Serif Software’s desktop publishing software, called PagePlus, is a wonderful replacement for expensive programs like Adobe PageMaker or InDesign.

It’s extremely easy to use and can be used for printed documents, online documents or PDFs, websites and even emails. The newest version is certified for Windows Vista, and includes all kinds of Vista-related features, like Live […]

Launcy Open Source Launcher

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Launchy is a great open source, free to use, launch and index application.

It’s primary use is to serve as an alternative replacement for Windows ‘Start’ menu. It offers many features such as customization as far as it’s usability, skins, and also has the functionality of plug-ins. You can select the files to be included in […]

Endnote X

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

I’ve been using Endnote X recently which has some new features that make this version better than previous ones.

For those of you who are new to the Endnote software, this a program that can organize references and automatically link them to be inserted in whichever format you choose to appear in your Microsoft Word document. […]