Archive for January, 2011

Dropbox – Welcome in the cloud

January 25th, 2011

I discovered Dropbox only lately and ever since I just can’t do without it anymore.  Let me give you a quick overview on this software and show you how sweet it really is!

Dropbox is a software that runs under Windows, but also on Macintosh, Linux, and on cells, and allows you to save your files in the “cloud”, i.e. the Dropbox servers.

This makes Dropbox a pretty handy tool to back up your files, but also – and foremost – to share files between several of your computers or with your friends and colleagues.

The synchronization is kept transparent, and files can be accessed right from your file manager.  Every computer or cell phone that connects to your Dropbox account automatically downloads the files that are stored there.  Ideal, for instance, if you want to collaborate with other people on a specific file.

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How to install an old Internet Explorer version

January 18th, 2011

Multiple IE is a small application that allows you to install all Internet Explorer versions:  IE3, IE4.01, IE5, IE5.5 and IE6.  It is indeed not possible to install earlier versions of the Internet Explorer once you have installed IE 7 or 8.  This can cause trouble if you’re a developer and if you want to check your sites on earlier IE versions orr if you use a specific software, like backoffice, that absolutely requires you to use the IE 5.5 or 6.0.

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A desktop application for Grooveshark

January 11th, 2011

Initially known as a P2P application, Grooveshark has become, over time, a true web application which allows one to listen to streaming music. With a catalogue of more than 7 million songs, Grooveshark has very cool features for all music amateurs.

When you enter Grooveshark, the first thing that you see is the unique search engine (like in Google), which allows you to perform a brief selection of songs, search for your friends or share playlists with others.

You can also listen directly to the song of your choice, but if you had the smart idea of creating an account (it’s free), you can start to create your playlists and upload your own MP3s which will also be accessible to the entire Grooveshark community. The quality of music encoding is rather good (MP3 192 kbp/s) and their servers have enough power so that you do not have to wait for the song to load. Tip top!

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