Love Is Fickle
/Update on newly discovered utilities I like even as much or more than some I previously recommended: startup and process managers and a tray clock.
Read MoreIsrael's organization of technical/marcom writers and copy editors
Jonathan Plutchok identifies free or inexpensive utilities or plug-ins that save time, increase productivity, improve your computing environment, perform a task you otherwise couldn't do... or is just too much fun to ignore. This column has grown into its own blog at http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com where you can find new issues every week.
Update on newly discovered utilities I like even as much or more than some I previously recommended: startup and process managers and a tray clock.
Read MoreJonathan reviews ToDoList, an excellent and free task manager that espouses the Getting Things Done (GTD) approach to time management and productivity, and also visits some Web sites for to-do list management, including Backpack, Vitalist, Rememberthemilk, Taskfreak, and Nozbe.
Read MoreReviews of some of the best free startup monitoring and control programs: Windows XP's built-in tools; Mike Lin's Startup Monitor and Startup Control Panel; CodeStuff Starter; BillP Studios' WinPatrol; and Web sites describing startup programs and processes.
Read MoreReviews ways to stop identity theft through phishing Web sites: McAfee SiteAdvisor, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2, Opera 9.
Read MoreSome favorite free tools for managing music files: Switch, MP3 DirectCut, ID3 TagIt, Slice, Stamp.
Read MoreReview of some free screen capture and WiFi tools: FastStone Capture, Screenshot Captor, SnagIt, MWSnap, NetStumbler
Read MoreUsing only Google when searching the Internet might result in missing a lot of information. Metasearch tools pull results from multiple search engines. Also: Review of Distant Music, Adam Klein's debut CD.
Read MoreReviews of EULAlyzer, a clever little utility that reads a EULA and flags suspicious words and phrases, and Comodo, the best free firewall.
Read MoreReview of xplorer2 file and disk manager utility, a replacement for Windows Explorer, and other such utilities.
Read MoreReviews of Karen's Directory Printer (print file and folder lists) and TClockEx (enhance Windows system tray clock).
Read MoreReview of Copernic Desktop Search 2
Read MoreReview of ZipGenius compression utility
Read MoreToday's featured utility is tiny but potent. How often do you hit the Caps Lock key accidentally, RESULTING IN A SENTENCES LIKE THIS? Or you tapped Insert when you meant Home, and overwrote your latest pearl of wisdom?
Read MoreJonathan Plutchok identifies useful free or inexpensive utilities, plug-ins, and Web sites.
Read MoreSite for Israel's professional tech writing and marcom community. Originally based in what has become Israel's 2nd largest R&D center (Yokneam), Elephant brings together technical and marcom writers from all over Israel. Behind the scenes and between meetings, members stay in contact with job offers and leads, joint projects, and professional assistance.
Using the wrong technical writer is like using a wrench to open a door, it works, but a door knob is better and cheaper. Elephant was started to help match writers and copy editors with companies where their skills match company needs.