Archive for May, 2008

10 Free Softwares for Protecting Private Files and Folders

Sometimes if there are many users who use the same computer it becomes a little difficult to protect your data, especially if you have certain confidential info, passwords, private pics, videos, etc. For this reason it’s very essential to have a good protection software. Files are usually protected by making them invisible or by assigning a password. File protection software’s are usually very expensive. But there are a few softwares available for free which do the job. I compiled a small list after carrying out a big search for the available freewares, here they are:

Build and Download your own Fonts using FontStruct

I have seen several beautiful fonts over the net. I was wondering if designing fonts is really that easy. At the same time I came across a service- FontStruct which allows you to construct your own fonts. You can not only design your own fonts using this service but also download and share them among your friends. Pretty cool isn’t it?

How to get the Vista Aero Glass Look in Firefox 3 using the Glasser Addon

Even though I don’t like Vista for its resource hogging nature, I still like its eye candy interface. I was wondering if there a theme for Firefox which would give the glass Aero feel of Vista. And to my surprise I came across a theme which does the same. To get the Vista aero glass look follow the below instructions carefully:

Access Music in your PC through your iPhone/ iPod using Simplify Media

Simplify Media is a program which allows you to access music stored in the hard drive of a computer. Suppose you have a computer which runs almost throughout the day, but you are away from it and would like to access the music in it, you can do using this software. For instance you’re in your friend’s house and your pc is on in your house, you can access the music in your computer using his computer.

Charge your Gadgets using The Solar Panel Briefcase

Well, I’m pretty sure that the title itself has convinced you what I’m going to talk about. If you’re not, then it’s a briefcase which has two solar panels one on each side when opened. The briefcase is capable of charging 3V, 6V, 9V and 12 V appliances. I really like the idea of keeping the solar panels intact within the briefcase as it protects panels from any damage and in addition to this it also reduces the size of the two panels as a whole.

How to Fix the Problem of Endless Reboots in XP after installing SP3

Most of you are already aware of the problem XP SP3 has caused to AMD configs. Well, if you don’t then let me tell you what it is. Some of the users who installed XP SP3 on their AMD configs reported that their PCs rebooted endlessly. You can check out the story over here which was covered previously.

10 New Languages added in Google Translate (translate.google.com)

Google recently added translation capabilities for 10 new languages to Google Translate. Google Translate now has a support for 23 languages in total. The newly featured languages include Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian and Swedish.

Solar Powered Bra from Triumph

We have seen various kinds of solar powered gadgets and other stuff recently. But the weirdest of all is the solar powered bra! Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan Ltd came up with the idea of creating an environmental friendly bra. Now what does this mean? Well, this bra is capable of storing solar energy for future usage.

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