Yearly Archives: 2011

YACReader Is An Open Source, Cross-Platform Comic Reader

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Every person has their own way of relaxing, and for some people, reading comics is one great way. Interesting stories about adventures of common people, or exciting battles of superheroes, every type of comic have their own fan following. Stories of many of the famous comic book characters, including Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Spider Man, The X-Men, The Transformers and a lot more, have been made into feature films, all with a huge fan following. However, for some people, reading the comics is still the best way to enjoy the story and its characters. YACReader is a comic reader that lets you read comics, rotate images, create bookmarks and read comics in double page mode, if you have a large enough screen. It supports CBZ, CBR, ZIP, TAR, ARJ and RAR formats, and can save a particular page of the comic as JPG image. The application sports a preview pane, full screen view and a zoom option to view those complex drawings. YACReader allows you to create multiple bookmarks in a comic to resume reading without having to manually search where you left. More on the features after the jump. Read More

QRreader Lets You Decode QR Codes From Right-Click Context Menu [Chrome]

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QRreader makes it possible for you to read the information in a QR code without using a webcam or mobile phone. There are many instances nowadays where you need to decode QR codes, and not everybody has smartphones equipped with a QR Code reader. You can now install the QRreader extension in Chrome, and decode any QR code that you come across. If the QR code has some text encoded in it , the text would be copied to the clipboard, and if it has a URL embedded, that would be launched in a new tab. Read More

Automatically Organize Your Documents After Scanning With FlashJetScan

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FlashJetScan is a a utility to scan and automatically organize documents in selected source directories according to pre-defined name and date stamps. It automatically detects all connected scanning devices, and manages documents in a logical order to help users easily find them afterwards. You can create multiple categories and label them to automatically sort and save scanned documents. For example, a category by the name of 'bills' can be created, and all scanned bills can be saved using this category to automatically save them to the "Bills" folder. Read More

Restore Galaxy Nexus To Stock [How To]

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The Galaxy Nexus has been rooted, it received ClockworkMod recovery 5, received one or two custom ROMs, and finally got a fix a for the annoying Volume bug it came with. While a lot of folks have yet to to get their hands on the device, a few already are enjoying every minute spent on this device. However, there are always some people who try out all the mods on their latest devices, and once done, they just simply want to revert back to stock, because life is simple and beautiful that way. Of course other reasons could include, warranty affairs or more. So if you want to revert your shiny new Galaxy Nexus back to complete stock, like it came from the factory, XDA-Developers forum member Evostance has put together a very useful guide on getting your Galaxy Nexus back to stock in almost no time. Read More

Bleach Bypass For iPhone: Apply Photo Effects While Retaining EXIF Data

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There are a lot of comprehensive photo editing apps in iOS, but as we have said in several preview reviews, there is always room for an addition. Most of these apps, remove the EXIF data of the original photos from the edited results. So months later when you view those photos on your computer, you are likely to wonder when and where you took a particular picture, and with which device. If you care about such particulars, but would still like to edit your photos, then Bleach Bypass for iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch is a must-have for you. The app allows you to apply filters to your photos without removing their EXIF data. Read More

Create HTML Snapshots Of File And Folder Structures With Snap2HTML

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Windows is an elegant operating system and supports hundreds of thousands of applications. However, only a few ones seem quite worthy enough. Everyday I come across tens of different apps, but for me an application should be unique, intuitive and productive, only which feel worthwhile for a review.While browsing the web, i found Snap2 HTML, which is quite unique and handy application, and can help you troubleshoot various everyday computer problems. This portable utility lets you create an HTML snapshot of folder structures on your hard drive, with complete navigation. The snapshot is a complete copy of the real file and folder structure, and the user is able to navigate within them just like a real directory. This snapshot of folder structure can then be shared with anyone, for lets just say your friends, co-workers, your boos, allowing them to view where each file and folder is in the parent folder. This can be extremely useful in situations where tech support is required, as the troubleshooter can easily rectify the problem. The HTML file is created with a built-in search function that allows you to search any file and folder by name or extension. Read More

Edit Videos, Take Screen Grab And Create Panoramas With VReveal

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If you have been looking for a video editing software with some unique features then try vReveal. It is an application for editing videos, creating panorama images (from videos), and grabbing video snapshots. It comes with many basic video editing features, and is easier to use than Windows Live Movie Maker. Using vReveal, you can add titles, fix sharpness, color and contrast issues, stabilize a shaky scene, and save edited videos in numerous video formats. Read on after the jump for our full review. Read More

Install Microsoft Core Fonts in Ubuntu With Ttf Mscorefonts Installer

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Ttf mscorefonts installer is a package for Linux distributions that allows easy installation of Microsoft True Type Core Fonts, like Andale Mono, Arial Black, Arial (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic), Comic Sans MS (Bold), Courier New (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic), Georgia (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic), Impact, Times New Roman (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic), Verdana (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic) etc. Read More

AllSongsBy Lets You Search And Listen To All Songs By Any Artist [Web]

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When searching for your favorite artists or songs, do you ever wish to see the entire list of albums and songs produced by them? AllSongsBy is a web service that provides the entire discography for any artist. Songs and other details are all fetched from YouTube’s massive music collection, and then  neatly displayed as interactive lists. AllSongBy has a slick interface that lets you search for music by Artist, Album or Song. Furthermore, it also lets you view the most popular artists, and you don’t have to go to YouTube or anywhere else to play your videos. In addition to that, if you’re interested in buying a song, you can simply purchase it through iTunes. AllSongsBy displays detailed information about each song, such as Name, Video, Views, Previews, Artist and Price. Read More

View TV Show Schedules, History & More With Next Episode For WP7

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Next Episode for Windows Phone 7 has had us impressed ever since we started using it. Not only does the app have a really cool design, the concept behind it makes it extremely useful as well. We all have one or more favorite TV shows for which we wait the whole week, and it really is annoying when the whole wait proves to be in vain, and it turns out that the broadcasting company has cancelled the show. Using Next Episode for Windows Phone Mango, not only can you find out when your favorite show’s next episode will be aired, but view detailed information about it as well. Read More

ReadCube: Search Google Scholar For PDFs & Organize Local PDF Files

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PDF is a format you can’t escape if you frequently download and read eBooks, journals, or even boring office reports in this format. While PDF readers are a dime a dozen, something with a little more kick can never hurt. ReadCube is a PDF reader and research tool for Windows and Mac. This Adobe Air-based application integrates Google Scholar and PubMed, allowing you to search them directly from within the app. The application is primarily geared towards students and researchers, allowing them to use their university accounts and access journals that the university provides. However, that isn't a requirement, and you can use just about any kind of email address to sign up and use it. ReadCube also lets you open and switch between different files that are open, import your PDF library from hard drive, create lists, add notes and search and download PDFs. Read More

Optimize, Tweak & Clean Windows PC With Toolwiz Care

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Toolwiz Care is a comprehensive system tune up application that comes with a large collection of system utilities and optimization tools, all designed to clean, optimize and tweak components of your computer for better performance. Toolwiz Care includes a set of 40 different tools, including registry cleaner, disk analyzer, startup and boot time optimizer, process manager, privacy cleaner etc. Read More

Bypass Windows 8 Start Screen On Startup & Jump Directly To Desktop

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Unlike previous versions of Windows where you are taken to desktop at system startup, Windows 8 welcomes you with Metro Start Screen, providing quick access to applications and system shortcuts, pinned programs, and so on. Apparently, Windows 8 doesn’t allow users to bring the classic Windows Startup behavior back. If you don’t want to click the Desktop metro tile every time after logging into Windows, here’s how to bypass Metro Start Screen and jump to desktop directly. Read More

Unfold Technology News Is A Stylish Tech RSS Reader For Android

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News readers for Android are available in abundance, but finding a solution based specifically around news bits from the fast-moving world of technology has never been an easy task. Fresh to the scene, Unfold Technology News is here to help. The app is a content-rich tech news reader for Android that supports fetching latest technology content from numerous blogs, websites and other onlinesources, and presents it on your device’s screen through a stylish interface. The Android Market is the first mobile/smartphone app store to get a taste of Unfold Technology News, however, it won’t be too long before the app is released for iOS, Kindle and Nook as well. Using the app, you can easily explore all the latest happenings in the world of technology via informative articles, supplemented with multimedia and share the best content with your Facebook or Twitter friends and mail contacts. Read More

Get Movie News, Reviews & Trailers On Your Windows Phone With CinemApp

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A book should never be judged by its cover - certainly holds true for CinemApp, an app which, despite having a rather minimalistic interface, is pretty handy. At first glance, the app looks like a mere RSS feed reader, but it is much more than that if you are a cinema person and like to stay up to date with the latest news coming out of Hollywood. CinemApp has everything you hope to see in an app related to movies and cinema. Read on to find out everything about the features offered by this new addition to the entertainment section of Windows Phone 7’s Marketplace. Read More

Around You Wiki For WP7: Discover Interesting Places Near Any Location

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There is an explorer in all of us. No matter how much of a geeky nerd you are, every once in a while, you feel the need to just go out there and enjoy the real world. However, most people don't know much about the world and places around them, and almost always need some assistance. So, if you want to go on a trek and are looking to find some interesting places near you, technology (in the form of your smartphone) can help you with that. If you have a Windows Phone 7 device, you can use Around You Wiki, a handy new app that will not only point out noteworthy places near your current location, but also give an introductory article about each discovered place. Read More

Create Barcodes & QR Codes For Free With BarCode Generator

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While the use of barcodes was started decades ago, they have now become an integral part of any product, both tangible and intangible goods. Head over to any local store and you'd see products of every kind containing a barcode. They are basically called as UPCs (Univeral Product Code). Barcodes are machine-readable data encoded images that contain miscellaneous information related to an item, which is scanned through special scanner equipment. A barcode can contain any type of data, ranging from the price of an item to the download link of a song. Barcodes are now being used a lot on the internet in the form of QR codes, to distribute links among users. You might have seen their usage in various forum and to download Android apps. If you needed a software create your own barcodes then it looks like today is your lucky day. BarCode Generator is an application that is able to generate and export barcodes into images. It supports PNG, JPG, TIFF and GIF output formats, and almost all 1D and 2D barcode types can be created using this application, including Codebar, Code 39, EAN-8, Bookland, DataMatirx, QR Code etc. Keep reading for pertaining details. Read More

Scrolldit: Browse Reddit With A Visually Appealing Metro UI [Web]

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Reddit is a great site that helps you find new content and a lot of funny cat pictures, but unfortunately, it does not have a very appealing interface. In all fairness, not only is it rather basic, but can be quite boring at times. Scrolldit is a web app that completely changes Reddit, and provides you with a Metro-type interface to scroll through content on Reddit. The interface is radically different, with no menus or other elements, but just the content itself. Most people don’t read everything displayed on Reddit, therefore, Scrolldit is great as it displays lots of images and even videos that allow easy and quick consumption of media. Read More

Colrd: Create Color Palettes And Export To Photoshop & Illustrator [Chrome]

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Can’t find the perfect color for your website design? Palette Creator is a Google Chrome app that allows you to find the right colors and shades to create a color palette. The app allows you to select colors, create palettes and gradients and save them to your COLRD account. Palette Creator easily lets you pick any color from a color picker, and shows you corresponding shades of it along with the color's Hex code, and options to find colors similar to the one you’re choosing, flip your palette, add more color panels to it, and preview your colors in full-screen mode before you save them. The app has a slick interface that allows you to easily create new colors, gradients and palettes. In addition to that, you can export these colors to Photoshop, Illustrator and GIMP. The Color, Gradient and Palette categories use the same color picker, which consists of HSL, RGB and HEX. For HSL and RGB, you will find a midpoint controller that you can use to increase or decrease the degree of hue, saturation or brightness. Read More

Pillarbox Provides You With A Distraction-Free Writing Interface [Chrome]

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Do you often find yourself distracted while writing articles or other material? Writing original and creative material requires high level of concentration and attention, and even minor distractions can cause writers to lose focus very quickly. Pillarbox, a Google Chrome extension, solves this problem by providing you with a distraction free writing interface. Pillarbox comes with a full-screen, plain interface that can help you stay focused on your work. The extension works offline as it saves your work locally, and not on an online server. Pillarbox has extensive options, using which you can modify the look of your interface according to your preference. Read More