Handy programs to put on a USB stick.

Site: SnapFiles
Post: Handy programs to put on a USB stick.

I am also looking for neat tools to make my life a little easier. Free tools are always great and I like the idea of having some great tools that I can carry around everywhere.

I am already a Foxit PDF Reader user. This tool is great. I will have to check out a few more of the tools from the page.

The 25 Firefox Extensions You Didn’t Know You Needed

Site: desideratum
Post: The 25 Firefox Extensions You Didn’t Know You Needed

I don't really understand why I find Top X list so interesting. I found this list the other day. A couple of the extensions look interesting and I am thinking I should check them out. CoolIris Preview, Copy Plain Text, Greasemonkey and Menu Editor look promising. Does anyone have any experience with these extensions?

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3 Released

Site: Mozillazine
Post: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3 Released

This release of Firefox contains a security fix for denial of service vulnerability. I got my update and no problems so far.

Programmatically Rotating the Screen using the .NET Compact Framework

Site: David Kline
Post: Programmatically Rotating the Screen using the .NET Compact Framework

One of the biggest complaints I have about my PDA is I can not rotate the screen 90 degrees when I want to take notes. With this bit of code I should be able write a quick notetaking application that has a screen rotation feature.

Proxy List : 250+ working proxies for safe access from work/school

Site: eConsultant
Post: Proxy List : 250+ working proxies for safe access from work/school

eConsultant has put together this list of free proxies. Using one of these proxies you can anonymous surf the web by hiding information such as your IP address from web servers.

Create, Study, Print and Download Flashcards

Site: Flashcard Exchange

I remember using flashcards to study basic math back in grade school. Over the years I have created a few flashcards myself to study subjects I needed to know in a hurry. I have even written a couple of flashcard programs. If you can't tell by now I think flash cards are vary useful study tool.

Flashcard Exchange has a library of almost 4 million cards covering a wide range of topics: Early education, Elementary School, High School, Higher Education, Science, Sign Language, Medicine, Trades and Occupations, Information Technology and Foreign Languages. Not only can you get access to the card library you can create your own flashcards and share them others. You need to become a member to download and print the flashcards.

Fun and Easy How to Guide to Binding Your Own Paperback Books At Home...FAST

Site: Achieve-IT!
Post: Fun and Easy How to Guide to Binding Your Own Paperback Books At Home...FAST


Brad has found an effective way of dealing with all the pages he prints. He binds them together like a paperback. There have been a couple of times where this idea would have come in handy. I may just have to give this a try.