Shipping big files around has always been a pain. For example, ever try emailing something HUGE, like, say, 1 MB? It’s pure evil. Sending big files as email attachments is only slightly slower than driving over to the nearest post office and mailing a USB drive with the same data. And that’s only if it [...]
Archive for the ‘Software Picks’ Category
May Software Pick: Transfer Big Files
Posted in Software Picks on May 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
March Software Pick: Rip, Convert, and Edit You Music with dBpoweramp
Posted in Software Picks, tagged edit convert rip music utility on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This month’s pick goes out to an absolutely fantastic audio file converter, CD ripper, and meta-tag editor (sorry Mac users – this one is Windows-only). I’m talking about dBpoweramp. There are a 5 things that make it extra-special, and my personal tool of choice for ripping CDs and converting audio files. Read more for details…
January Software Pick: Super Star Soldier
Posted in Software Picks on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This month’s software pick is the old-school classic shooter, Super Star Soldier (available on the Wii Virtual Console or on your Mac/PC via MagicEngine). I first played this as a teenager on the TurboGrafix-16 , and it’s still one of the best 2D SHMUPs I’ve ever played. The TG-16 was far superior to the NES [...]
December Software Pick: Online Conversions
Posted in Software Picks on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Converting from one unit or data representation to another is something that comes up a lot in my line of work. That’s why this month I am pleased to recommend Online Conversion. Their tag line pretty much sums it up: Convert just about anything to anything else. This site has something for everyone. One of [...]
October Software Pick: Digsby for Chat, Social, and Email
Posted in Software Picks, tagged software picks utilities on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been looking for a nice little app that combines chat, social feeds, and email alerts in one shiny package. Actually, the funny thing is… I didn’t even know that’s what I was looking for until I came across Digsby. Digsby is cross-platform (Mac, Windows, Linux), lets you chat on verious IM networks using multiple [...]
