Isn't cool if you can see a graphical view of what is occupying your hard drive's space? Yes you can actually see it using a free portable application called Space Sniffer. Start by downloading the app (1.1MB zip file), extract it anywhere, and double click SpaceSniffer exe. It will ask you for the drive to scan, just hit the "Start" button to see the magic. Based on my test, disk scan was quiet fast and it doesn't need too much memory and you can leave it running while doing something else on your computer.
After the scan process, Space Sniffer will display several elements (represents folders and files). The bigger are the elements on the view the bigger space it take on your disk.
To see more detail on a big folder? Just single click on it to zoom in. The selected element will be zoom in with its detailed content. If you want to find images that takes too much space then you can use the filter option. For example, you can type "*.jpg" on the filter field and press enter. The view will react and show you only JPEG files. Of course you can filter any type of file. This portable application also supports Windows 7.
SQLite is a small database engine that is suitable for memory constraint systems like Windows mobile, Smart Phones, embedded devices and for single user desktop applications where it only requires small memory. I already discussed How to connect to SQLite Database. For this blog entry, I will try to show you how to retrieve or load data from SQLite table using the ADO.NET 2.0 Provider for SQLite.
Sometimes we tend to create temporary folders and forgot that it exist, for example folder where we extract compressed files. It may not take much disk space but it can make your hard drive look bad (Remember the saying cleanliness is next to Godliness?). With the use of a tiny open-source application called Folder Vanity Remover, you can put these garbage folders to rest. The app is so simple and has no fancy options, but it certainly can help you clean your hard drives from cluttered empty folders.
To use it, just follow these easy steps. 1. Download Folder Vanity Remover from CodePlex then Run the app. 2. Select the folder or drive letter you want to clean. 3. Click the green arrow to start the clean-up process.
The introduction of Google Wave draws a lot of interest but still many people have no idea where to get started so videos like What is Google Wave? can make a first impression on the latest communication trend. If you need a comprehensive user manual to Google Wave then you better try reading this free online book: The Complete Guide to Google Wave (written by Gina Trapani with Adam Pash). The book can teach you on How to use Google Wave and get things started with your group.
The book's contents are freely available to view online however if you prefer offline copy of the book, its first preview edition will be available for purchase as a PDF later this month. It currently contains 8 chapters, starting from Chapter 1 which is a broad overview of what Google Wave is and what it's useful for then ending with Chapter 8 which is all about Wave Bots. The online book is still a work in progress that will update alongside with Wave as it grows and changes.
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Unlike on Windows, Ubuntu Linux can't open Windows shared folder using UNC path "\\server\share". Instead you have to access it from a Ubuntu Connect to Server facility. The facility not only supports Windows share, it can also connect to services like FTP, HTTP, HTTPS and URI. The requirements to connect to a Windows shared folder are IP or Hostname of the Windows PC you want to access and a Windows account with sufficient privileges. The following is the step-by-step procedure to get a Windows shared folder.
1. From Ubuntu Menu, Go to Places > Connect to Server... 2. On the Connect to Server dialog, Select "Windows share" from service type dropdown list. 3. Enter the IP address or host name of the Windows machine in Server field.
4. Enter the username and domain if any then click "Connect" button.
By now, you should be able to see the File Browser containing all Windows shared folders on the current machine. Take note that Ubuntu may ask for your Windows account password when authentication is necessary.
Same as other social networking sites, Facebook earn mostly from advertisements. But most users don't want distractions so they get rid of these ads by using ad blocker on their browsers. Another way you can remove all Facebook Ads is to use this userscript which runs on Greasemonkey (which is a Firefox Add-On). To install the script, follow these easy steps. 1. If your not using Firefox browser then download and install it first. 2. Now that you already have Firefox, download Greasemonkey and install it. 3. Go to Remove All Facebook Ads script web page then click the Install button. 4. Greasemonkey will pop up the script installation panel. Greasemonkey shows you a list of what sites the script will run on and ask if you want to install the script.
Now each time you Firefox is loaded, the additional script is automatically executed.
Now with the release of Windows 7, its time for current and future users to familiarise themselves on Windows 7 shortcuts that can improve productivity. Listed here are compilation of Windows 7 shortcuts which are categorize by two types, one is keyboard shortcuts and the second is shortcuts by mouse interaction. These shortcuts list covers almost everything from switching between applications, dragging windows around your desktop, moving them to another monitor altogether, and much more.
1. Windows Navigation Keyboard shortcuts: Win+Home: Clear all but the active window. Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop. Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window. Shift+Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window vertically. Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if it's maximized. Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the window to each side of the monitor. Shift+Win+Left/Right arrows: Move the window to the monitor on the left or right.
Alternative shortcuts using mouse: - Drag window to the top: Maximize - Drag window left/right: Dock the window to fill half of the screen. - Shake window back/forth: Minimize everything but the current window. (Aero Shake) - Double-Click Top Window Border (edge): Maximize window vertically.
2. Taskbar Shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts: Win+number (1-9): Starts the application pinned to the taskbar in that position, or switches to that program. Shift+Win+number (1-9): Starts a new instance of the application pinned to the taskbar in that position. Ctrl+Win+number (1-9): Cycles through open windows for the application pinned to the taskbar in that position. Alt+Win+number (1-9): Opens the Jump List for the application pinned to the taskbar. Win+T: Focus and scroll through items on the taskbar. Win+B: Focuses the System Tray icons
Alternative shortcuts using mouse + modifier keys: Shift+Click on a taskbar button: Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program. Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button: Open a program as an administrator. Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button: Show the window menu for the program (like XP does). Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button: Show the window menu for the group. Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button: Cycle through the windows of the group.
3. Other Useful Shortcuts Ctrl+Shift+N: Creates a new folder in Windows Explorer. Alt+Up: Goes up a folder level in Windows Explorer. Alt+P: Toggles the preview pane in Windows Explorer. Shift+Right-Click on a file: Adds Copy as Path, which copies the path of a file to the clipboard. Shift+Right-Click on a file: Adds extra hidden items to the Send To menu. Shift+Right-Click on a folder: Adds Command Prompt Here, which lets you easily open a command prompt in that folder. Win+P: Adjust presentation settings for your display. Win+(+/-): Zoom in/out. Win+G: Cycle between the Windows Gadgets on your screen.
Based on statistics, most people prefer Google Search over other search engines when it comes to Text or Images searches. Images search results are displayed as preview thumbnails and cannot be downloaded directly. To download an image on its original size, user needs to visit the source website where the image was posted. This is where Multi Image Downloader comes in because it can download images without having to work through multiple sites to get at the original images.
To grab the Google Images search results, just copy and paste a Google Image search url into the application or grab the url from the active page in the program directly. Then this portable app will parse through the Google Images then automatically download original source image in few seconds. After processing you can now browse through the downloaded images using your favorite image editor. Aside from Google Image Search, you can also use this freeware on other image search engines.
Isn't cool if you can see a graphical view of what is occupying your hard drive's space? Yes you can actually see it using a free portable application called Space Sniffer. Start by downloading the app (1.1MB zip file), extract it anywhere, and double click SpaceSniffer exe. It will ask you for the drive to scan, just hit the "Start" button to see the magic. Based on my test, disk scan was quiet fast and it doesn't need too much memory and you can leave it running while doing something else on your computer.
