Mozilla released a new version of the Firefox browser on released June 30th, 2009.

Mozilla says downloads of Firefox 3.5 surpassed two million within hours.  More than 8 million copies were downloaded in 24 hours.

You can get the new Firefox 3.5 here!

I have found a great program that makes screen captures or video recordings a snap.

This free program is called Jing, it is used to capture what's on your monitor screen.

Jing sits on your desktop until you're ready to use it.

All you need to do is click "Capture", select your desired desktop area, choose "Capture Image" or "Capture Video", then "Save" and you are done!

Jing needs .NET 3.0 Framework to run, you’ll be prompted to download and install it if it isn’t on your computer. .NET 3.0 Framework is free from Microsoft.

Go to Jing website here.

Have fun!

If you're like me, you probably have several USB devices. They're easy plug & play tools and need proper removal from the USB port to protect their life span. However, the Windows "Safely Remove Hardware" option is cumbersome. We need to go through several dialog boxes before we can eject a drive.

If this annoys you, try USB Disk Ejector.

No installation required. Just download and run the file, it will open a window on your desktop showing all the devices connected to your USB ports. Click and remove the device safely.

This free program is simple and easy to use. Try it and tell me what you think of it.

This is the link USB Disk Ejector.

I have just purchased a thumb drive. As an afterthought, I realized I need to encrypt the drive' data as I'm worried I may lose the thumb drive.

TrueCrypt can encrypt everything on your thumb drive. The program is not automatically portable, but it is easily made so.

It is strongly recommend that you read the Beginner's Tutorial and follow the step-by-step instructions. Start using TrueCrypt by selecting the "Create a file container" option.

Google has released a new Web browser called the Chrome.

Google Chrome is a modern platform for web pages and applications. Google has taken a fresh approach for web browsing, their "One box for everything" browser combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster and easier.

We spend much of our time surfing the net using a web browser, we search, read news, make money, blog and keep in touch with friends (like using facebook.com) - all using a browser. Like Gmail, I believe this is going to change the way we surf the net.

For my first try, Google Chrome looks simple, clean and response really fast when toggling between websites & web pages. The address/URL bar also serve as a search bar and this makes surfing a breeze.

The "Paste and go / search" short-cut is another great feature.

Try it yourself and tell me what you think of it.

Download Google Chrome

GIMP is a versatile photo enhancement and digital retouching package.

It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.

The free GIMP rivals Photoshop in terms of features and complexity! It makes advanced photo-editing tasks easy.

Don't like to spend hundreds of dollars on Microsoft Office? Microsoft Office might be the standard program at work, but that doesn't mean you need it at home.

The free OpenOffice includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database, presentation program and more. OpenOffice is compatible with Microsoft Office files. Thus, you can use it to open and save files in the Office formats.

I have plenty of my photos on the computer and I use a rotating library of photos for wallpaper. I don't change them manually, rather, I use John's Background Switcher.

This free program changes photos at a set interval.

I can specify the interval. I also select the photos. I mix my pictures and those from the Web. This program is a must for photography lovers.

I like the option on "Create a snapshot scrapbook".

Try it and you'll never be bored by your desktop wallpaper again!

Yesterday, Mozilla released Firefox 3.

Improvements to the free browser include tightened security and bookmark enhancements.

However, be patient. Mozilla’s site has been overwhelmed by traffic.

Looking for ways to batch resize your images before posting to the Web?

If so, you will love this free program.

IrfanView is a quick image editor. Best of all, it's very easy to use.This is a great file viewer that lets you open and convert just about any type of image or picture file.

Once you install IrfanView, open it and:

• Click File
• Batch Conversion/Rename
• Select "Batch conversion"
• Click Option
• Select your desired percentage resize of the original file
• Select and "Add" the photos you want to resize
• Choose your "Output directory for result files"
• "Start Batch". Done.

Happy uploading!

Want to know what your next computer will look like? Well, in about two years, it might look like Windows 7.

I have just installed Safari and loving every minute of it. The web browser is simple, elegant, easy to use, fast and it's free.


Surf the web, the Apple style, with Safari and tell me whether you like it.