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Forget your KVM, use Synergy to control multiple machines:
This is one of the coolest apps to come out in a while. Synergy allows
you to run a client/server application between two or more machines. On
the master machine you specify where on the screen you will activate
another computer. When you mouse over to that edge of the screen your
mouse will appear on the other computers monitor and you can use your
keyboard and mouse from the first computer to control it. This software
does not allow for running headless computers but allows you to cluster a
whole bunch of monitors around you and control all the computers from one
keyboard and mouse and not have to switch to each like a KVM requires.
It is similar to remote desktop except you can use multiple monitors
connected the different machines and literally control them from the same
keyboard and mouse on all the machines. In fact you can do this with
Windows, Linux, and Mac computers since it is platform neutral. Very
cool and the best part its FREE.
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net
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Use MaxiVista to share monitors, duplicate displays, and control PCs:
MaxiVista is similar to synergy except it can do a few extras including
just duplicating your current display to a number of others. It can also
let you make one big screen by chaining screens together to make one big
desktop. You can copy paste from one window to the other sharing the
clipboard. While this is not free it is only $30.
Check out the demo here:
http://www.maxivista.com/demo.htm
http://www.maxivista.com
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Use nuTsie to play iTunes music on your high-speed 3G cell:
If you are sporting around town with a high-speed 3G equipped cell-phone
and use iTunes then this is for you. nuTsie uses java-enabled phones to
run the cell application, so check for your phone support.
The way it works is like this:
- You register for a nuTsie account.
- Next you export your iTunes library information and upload the XML file
to their site.
- nuTsie will then parse out all of the artists, albums, songs, and
play lists from your library and make the songs available on their website
or when you login via your cell-phone. NOTE: This can take hours depending
on your library.
When streaming to your phone the buffering only takes a second or two and
the quality is very good.
A few drawbacks currently are that you cannot delete anything once
added, play anything other than a play list or full shuffle.
Bottom line its a decent app and FREE.
http://www.nutsie.com
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Multi-IM shootout between Trillian, Gaim/Pidgin and Miranda:
Being a long time trillian and linux user, friends continuously hound me to
look at other options such as gaim/pidgin. Finally under the pressure I
decided to give them a shot, here is what I found:
Trillian:
Being a long time user I have come to use this as the defacto standard for
Multi-IM clients. While there are the occasional problems where AIM will
always change their protocol to keep Trillian users out of their network,
the guys at Trillian always get it back usually in a day. Very
impressive. Pros and Cons:
+ Setting a custom away message
+ Ability to see all users whether online or not
+ Setting timestamps on in the chat window to know when messages arrive
+ Supports last time seen on-line, a feature I use often
- Professional version is not free
- Limited number of protocols (only majors AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, IRC)
- Does not immediately put you away when locking the computer
http://www.trillian.cc
Pidgin (formally GAIM):
In latest rankings this has come in at #2 among users. I loaded this up
and found install and setup to be straight forward. I played with it for
a while and found it to be more lightweight than Trillian. Pros and Cons:
+ Supports most number of protocols including Google Talk and Sametime
(15+ total)
+ Light-weight
- Problem joining MSN chats, which was a show stopper for me
- Not clear on which network buddies are on without mousing over buddy
(for example Trillian puts colored dots next to each to show network and
status)
- Offline users are not displayed
http://pidgin.im
Miranda:
Multi-IM users rate this as the #1 client. However it must be hype that
many people claim this is number one. The reason is that Miranda by far
has the least features in it. It is tiny in size and resources making it
the most light-weight of the bunch. Pros and Cons:
+ Offers good number of protocols including Jabber (10+ total)
+ Most light-weight of all
- Very limited feature set
- No last time on support
- No emoticons!
http://www.miranda-im.org
Meebo:
Dont forget when your out and dont want to install any client Meebo turns
your web brower into a multi-im client. Good for on the go. See our previous
story on it here:
http://www.tiplabs.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=166
http://www.meebo.com
IM multiclient shootout between Trillian, Gaim, and Miranda:
Review:
http://paperkingdoms.wordpress.com/2006/11/27/gaim-vs-miranda-vs-trillian
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Now you can save YouTube videos to your computer and play them whenever:
Grab a copy of your favorite youtube video with this website:
http://video.qooqle.jp/dl
How to download video:
1) Enter the YouTube Video URL
2) Click Get Download URL
3) Right click Download URL
4) Save target as *.flv
Download a FLV player (there are many out there):
http://youtube.vebtools.com/flv.zip
Alternate option is Orbit Downloader:
http://www.orbitdownloader.com
Many times these sites go down and its not very difficult to do this on
your own and not need to rely on a site to get your youtube videos. We
setup a link that tells you how to do it yourself here:
http://www.tiplabs.com/youtube_makelink.php
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