Monday, September 6, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Make Your Own Handwriting Fonts - Part I

Fed up from usual fonts like Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman? Want something more original? Head to YourFonts.com, it is a free tool for creating fonts online from your own handwriting. The whole process involves 7 easy and clearly explained steps.

creating fonts online

You simply download and print provided font template sheet. Fill in each character in your own handwriting and then scan and upload the template on to YourFonts.com. After that you can preview your own font online and if you like it download and use it on your computer. As simple as that.

free font creator

Features:

  • Free font creator for creating fronts from handwriting.
  • Create as many fonts as you like.
  • Easy to follow seven step process.
  • Download and use created fonts no your computer.
  • Check out gallery of fonts created by other users.
  • Free and no registration.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Oxymoron !

Below is so interesting !!!!

An Oxymoron : is usually defined as “A phrase in which two words which have contradictory meanings” are brought together…..

  1. Clearly misunderstood
  2. Exact Estimate
  3. Small Crowd
  4. Act Naturally
  5. Found Missing
  6. Fully Empty
  7. Pretty ugly
  8. Seriously funny
  9. Only choice
  10. Original copies

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Password protect executable files

Eltima's EXE Password Protector allows you to password-protect any Windows executable file (excluding only system-critical files which influence Windows OS stability), which means that only the person who knows the password will be able to launch the application.

The installation process is a breeze - simple and fast. You are welcomed by this screen:



The screen has two tabs. The left one controls the step-by step process of protecting the executable file(s) of your choice.

Select a file:



Don't forget to tick off the option of creating a backup of the original file if you are prone to forgetting passwords.

Enter the password:



And - voila'! The .exe file is now password protected. Let's test the assertion by pressing the "Test" button. The result? Every time you want to start Firefox, you will be asked to input the password:



If the password is incorrect, the browser won't load. Yes, it's simple as that.

Unprotecting a file is equally easy. Open the right tab, and choose the file:



Enter the password:



You are now free to browse to your heart's content.

It is important to note a few things:
  • You can password-protect ANY .exe file on local or network drives, as long as it's on a writable disk (i.e. can be modified)
  • You can password-protect ONLY .exe files
  • If you copy a protected file on a removable media or on another computer, the file will still be password-protected.
Extremely simplistic, EXE Password Protector can be used by anyone. It works flawlessly, and can be used to lock your email and chat/IM programs, tax/finance software, games (from your children), and any other software you want.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Welcome to Tagxedo, tag cloud with styles

Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning tag cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.

The following are screenshots of Tagxedo, in standard and history views.

  • Tagxedo screenshot, standard view

  • Tagxedo screenshot, history view

A few more examples to show the versatility of Tagxedo, especially how tightly the words hug the shapes. Feel free to click the pictures and play with these examples in Tagxedo. If you like these tag clouds, you must also check out the gallery which has many more candies for your eyes.

  • Abraham Lincoln

  • Bruce Lee

  • All the World's a Stage

  • Michael Jackson

  • UCLA (My Alma Mater)

  • Air Jordan

  • Che Guevara

  • Endangered Animals / WWF

Making word cloud is fun, and is much more fun with Tagxedo! With Tagxedo, you can:

  • make tag clouds in real-time, and respin, and respin to your liking
  • save the tag cloud as images for printing and sharing
  • look at all variants of the clouds in a gallery (see screenshot above), and pick the one you want for further tweaking or saving
  • choose from many different fonts
  • use local fonts (e.g. downloaded from Font Squirrel or your own hand-drawn fonts)
  • quickly switch between different colors and themes
  • constrain the cloud to selected shapes (heart, star, cloud, oval, etc)
  • use images as custom shapes (e.g. Reddit Alien) [premium feature]
  • use words as custom shapes (e.g. "USA", "Love", "Joy", "I LOVE YOU") [premium feature]

Stain Solutions

This post is a little different. I mean, usually I write about tech stuff, software and online tools. Well, this post does cover online resources and tools – sort of. Anyways, I’m positive many of you will find this information helpful, and that’s what this blog is about after all.

I’m sure you’ve all been annoyed with dirt in your home at some point. Now, imagine a stain on your favorite shirt, or mold in the bathroom. What would you do? Call for help ? Noooo! You’re mature and able to survive on your own. So who is always by your side and will never ask intimidating questions? The internet of course!

So thanks to the internet you’re here, which is where you’ll be provided with the tools you need to survive in the household. This is a guide for all the (soon to be) masters and mistresses of the household who may need a little help in the cleaning section. Here you go!

A few things you should keep handy, even if you wouldn’t normally use them, is some liquid soap, baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and some hydrogen peroxide. You’ll get the latter at a pharmacy. Those are prime ingredients for non toxic, cheap, eco-friendly and effective cleaning solutions. Seriously, you don’t need to waste your money on the expensive stuff!

Time to open up some online resources.

  1. http://web.extension.illinois.edu/stain/
  2. http://www.chemistry.co.nz/stain_frame.htm

ProcessLibrary : A Great Library of Windows Processes

Have you seen your PC’s performance decline over time? Does your system take a long time to start? ProcessLibrary provides a unique and detailed online database for windows processes. It lists everything that should, and should not be running on your Windows computer. If you want to find out more information about some running processes, PL is the place to go.

    Dummy Tip: To view currently running Windows processes go to ‘Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del) >> Processes’

Windows  Process Library

ProcessLibrary Features

  • Process Library: Browse huge process directory by process name.
  • You can also see ‘Top Searches’, ‘Top Security Threats’, ‘Top New Entries’.
  • There are over 9000 entries in ProcessLibrary database.
  • Desktop application: Scan and analyze active processes. More details below.
  • Follow-up on newly profiled process via feedraeder (RSS / ATOM).
  • Multi-lingual: Available in English, Français, Italiano, Deutsch, Español, Japanese.

The most noticeable feature is ProcessScanner. It’s an essential, tiny, easy-to-use downloadable program that scans processes on your system and categorizes them by status, security threat, performance requirements, network usage and source.