When we want to browse the internet without leaving a trace, we often use the built-in private mode of our preferred browser. This is not bad but it doesn't prevent prying eyes from peeking on your monitor to see what you are doing. There is no built-in quick hide button/key for ie, firefox and chrome. If you want to hide your browser quickly without losing your browsing session then instead use another browser called underBrowser. It is a minimalist browser that has no regular features such as bookmarking, tab browsing, password saving and etc. But it has the most important feature you want on a private browser, a boss key.
By pressing F1 key, underBrowser will hide immediately, leaving no trace behind in the taskbar or system tray. To bring it back just press F2 and your browser session will be restored instantly.
It should work on all Windows operating system. I tested it on Windows 7 x86 system.
Every morning on weekdays, I always login to my Google Analytics account to view the traffic statistics of my websites. I have been searching for a way to display these statistics right on my desktop like that one we see on stock exchange monitors. I was glad I found about Polaris. It is a cross-platform desktop widget for Google Analytics that let you display your analytics data in 8 standard report formats instantly. Once installed, you need to complete the one time setup. First you have to create an account with Polaris and then provide your Google Analytics account to access. Immediately after the setup, Polaris will display the eye-candy data dashboard which you also see when you login to Google Analytics.
You can choose between 8 standard reports (dashboard, visits overview, map overlay, traffic sources and etc.). You can also change the date range and website profile from the toolbar. Since Polaris runs on Adobe AIR, it can run on any platform that runs AIR. I tested it under Windows 7 x86 operating system.
An old friend of mine message me yesterday to ask for a utility that can extract SQL server tables definition and document it. Instantly an old but a useful tool comes to my mind, SQLDoc. It is a small command prompt utility that can help to automatically document your SQL Server/MSDE database. SqlDoc can extract the following table info: table names, columns names, field types, lengths, nullable columns, and field description. Its usage is simple, from the command prompt just run SqlDoc with the necessary parameters as shown below,
The output file is in HTML format (default is output.html) like the sample below.
SqlDoc is opensource software so which you can customize so you can retrieve other table info or omit information that you don't want to be documented.
Arguably, Excel is the most common used spreadsheet program today. Although most of office workers are familiar with it, only some have the in-depth knowledge on advanced formulas and functionality of the software. If your stuck up with something you usually search for the answer in Google or other search engine and browse through all the results one by one to choose the best answer for your problem. If you need a more precise answer from excel experts, you can post it at Excel-Formulas.com. It is a free service but also available as paid service if you need a serious help.
There are 3 steps to ask a question, first post your question at the Step 1 textbox, second choose the expert type for more specific answer to your question and lastly provide your email address so the expert can work with you closely then click Submit Question. Possible expert types are Accounting, Human Resource, Inventory, Business, and Loans. You can pay an expert up to 50$ if you need the answer as soon as possible.
Is your website getting boring for you? If you feel that you need to redesign your site and wanted to experiment on different colors scheme then you can do it without actual modifying anything with the use of Colordev Color Machine. Colordev is a web service that let you apply random color scheme to your website and let you preview that new look if it will suit your taste. To use it is pretty easy, just drop the URL of your website on the textbox provided on its main page then hit Submit. Your website will be displayed at the main frame and you can choose from various operation at top frame.
Click Color Quake, to try a random color scheme. If you like what you see, save it by hitting the Save Page link below the Color Quake button. You can also check the color details applied on your site by accessing the Show details link. You can try different random colors as many as you want by just re-clicking the Color Quake button.
Once in while, you'll need to know the meaning of a word or translate it on a different language. We usually use online dictionary and translation services to find what we're looking for. If you need both dictionary and translation in one tool then you should try Lingoes. It offers lookup dictionaries, full text translation, capture word on screen, translate selected text and pronunciation of words in over 80 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and more). It also integrated with several online translation services. All these dictionaries are accessible at the same time. You can search for words or phrases by entering them in the search form on top of the program then Lingoes will automatically search and display the best match.
Major Features: - Cross translation over 80 languages - Full text translation over 43 languages - Ctrl + Right mouse button key for the cursor translation - Zoned word translation - Clipboard text capturer - Words and Texts Pronunciation - Free dictionaries and thesauruses - Online dictionaries and Wikipedia
You can download additional languages from the developer site and load it on the program. It works on any Windows version including Windows 7 where I tested it.
When sending large files, I usually upload them on a free hosting server like Mediafire and MegaUpload. But if privacy is your concern, free hosting server is not a good option for you. A better way to share files online is sharing them directly from your computer. How? by using a software like Orzeszek Transfer, you can setup your local computer as the hosting server for the files you wanted to share. Orzeszek Transfer is free and simple file transfer utility that allows you to send larger files to anyone with a web browser. When you add a file for sharing, the app creates a link that you can send to anyone who has a web browser or a download manager. With that link, they can download the shared file directly from you.
To make it work you need a public IP address which is provided by your broadband/dsl provider (this is automatically detected by the program). And then you have to forward an external port (30000 by default) to your local IP address.
It works on any Windows version. I tested it under Windows 7 x86 system. You need to install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or later.
Every morning on weekdays, I always login to my Google Analytics account to view the traffic statistics of my websites. I have been searching for a way to display these statistics right on my desktop like that one we see on stock exchange monitors. I was glad I found about Polaris. It is a cross-platform desktop widget for Google Analytics that let you display your analytics data in 8 standard report formats instantly. Once installed, you need to complete the one time setup. First you have to create an account with Polaris and then provide your Google Analytics account to access. Immediately after the setup, Polaris will display the eye-candy data dashboard which you also see when you login to Google Analytics.
Arguably, Excel is the most common used spreadsheet program today. Although most of office workers are familiar with it, only some have the in-depth knowledge on advanced formulas and functionality of the software. If your stuck up with something you usually search for the answer in Google or other search engine and browse through all the results one by one to choose the best answer for your problem. If you need a more precise answer from excel experts, you can post it at Excel-Formulas.com. It is a free service but also available as paid service if you need a serious help.
Once in while, you'll need to know the meaning of a word or translate it on a different language. We usually use online dictionary and translation services to find what we're looking for. If you need both dictionary and translation in one tool then you should try Lingoes. It offers lookup dictionaries, full text translation, capture word on screen, translate selected text and pronunciation of words in over 80 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and more). It also integrated with several online translation services. All these dictionaries are accessible at the same time. You can search for words or phrases by entering them in the search form on top of the program then Lingoes will automatically search and display the best match.
