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[ Luofei | 18 Mar 2010 | One Comment | 75 views]
Share large files with File Dropper

Sometimes you need to send someone a file (or group of files) larger than the attachment limit of your email service (it is 25MB for Gmail).  Instead of splitting up the file and sending it over multiple emails, I use File Dropper.

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[ Luofei | 15 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 17 views]
Pinta brings simple image editing to all

Paint.NET is one of our favorite free image editors available for Windows.  While it does not have anywhere near the features of Adobe Photoshop, it does have many more features than Microsoft Paint.  So as a whole, we find it to be a very good (and very free) option for non-hardcore image editing.  Now there is an open-source program that seeks to mimic Paint.NET in appearance and features, while adding support for Mac OS X and Linux.

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[ Luofei | 9 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 101 views]
Featured App: KompoZer free website design editor

Creating a website is not too difficult.  Making it look nice, however, can be very time-consuming or expensive.  The default program for website design is Adobe Dreamweaver.  However, since that program costs hundreds of dollars, it is natural to look for a free alternative.  KompoZer is just that free, open-source option.

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[ Luofei | 1 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 123 views]
Featured Mac App: Seashore image editor

We have previously told about GIMP, the open-source alternative to Adobe Photoshop.  We even mentioned GIMPshop, which is GIMP skinned to look like Photoshop.  However, Mac OS X users might want to take a look at Seashore, which offers a number of advantages over GIMP for free image editing.

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[ Luofei | 19 Jan 2010 | One Comment | 20 views]
Twitter on Windows Mobile too

Twitter has been somewhat of a talking point lately.  It seems like you can send tweets from almost anything, anywhere.  For Windows Mobile users (like myself), the best Twitter client we have come across is Tiny Twitter.

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[ Luofei | 7 Jan 2010 | One Comment | 154 views]
Keka brings power archiving to Mac OS X

While Mac OS X has a built-in Zip Utility to create and open .zip files, you will need something extra, such as StuffIt, to open other formats such as .rar, .sit et al.  However, the free version of StuffIt only opens those archives, and does not let you create your own.  That is where keka comes in.

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[ Luofei | 16 Dec 2009 | 5 Comments | 88 views]
iPhone App Spotlight: Bigwords.com

Bigwords.com is a website that should be bookmarked by all college students.  The website has a price comparison engine that compares book prices across all the major online booksellers.  With the cost of textbooks these days, this site provides a one stop shop to save lots of money.

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[ Luofei | 31 Aug 2009 | 2 Comments | 308 views]
Stay on task at school with myHomework

Last year for Back to School, we told you about Schoolhouse, a very neat homework/grade manager.  This year, we found a new program called myHomework, which even has a mobile version for iPhone/iPod touch.  Now you can even manage your homework away from your computer.

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[ Luofei | 24 Aug 2009 | One Comment | 204 views]
UberTwitter now the number one BlackBerry Twitter app

We previously covered Twitterberry, at the time the de facto Twitter app for BlackBerry users.  A lot has changed since then.  Since TweetGenius is currently back in closed beta, that means that newcomer UberTwitter is now our favorite way to tweet on a BlackBerry.

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[ Evan | 18 Aug 2009 | No Comment | 108 views]
Free iPhone App: BargainBin

So, you like free iPhone/iPod Touch Apps? I know I do. This is my favorite free app for finding other free (or cheap) apps as soon as they drop in price (or become free). It even has push notifications so if you upgraded to OS 3 then get downloading. Read on to find out more.