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James Thornton 2 days ago
iPhone : If you reckon you can do a better job than Dr. Dre at making 50 Cent sound good then prove it by installing this app on your iPhone. The snappily-named 50 Cent “Baby By Me” Sound Lab gives you the chance to remix the rapper’s hit single. You don’t need to be an experienced music technician, either. The mixing desk consists of a series of icons that represent different tracks (e.g. drums, vocals, bass, etc.). Windows: Songbird is an open-source music player and organizer with which you can manage, play and discover music. It’s free, cross-platform, highly customizable thanks to a wide variety of plug-ins and can be improved and extended by the contribution of its user community. It also works like a web browser, and will collect any MP3s that you find on pages automatically. Mac: Don’t be fooled by the name - Alarm Clock Pro is much more than just a flashy way of getting you out of bed on time. Now updated to version 9.2.2 , Alarm Clock Pro is a fully ...Niamh Lynch 2 days ago
Lots of you out there, especially fans of games such as Borderlands and Modern Warfare, will have heard of Hamachi (now LogMeIn Hamachi). Like dedicated techies, you’ll have checked it out, downloaded it and click, click, clicked your way to installation. Great! But what happens now? The program’s interface gives away no clue. There’s no wizard, tutorial or even any advice about how to use it, so it’s up to you to figure it out. Well, you’re not completely alone: today we’re going to take a look at the basics of Hamachi - setting up a network and chatting . You’ll either need to ‘ Create a new network ‘ or ‘ Join an existing network ‘. In the case of the latter, it’s your friend who’ll have to create the network, but we’ll assume that you’re doing the creating in this tutorial. When you choose ‘Create a new network’, you’ll be asked for a Network ID (just a name for the network - this can be whatever you want) and a password . Then hit create - it’s as simple as ...Jon Riggall 2 days ago
This week’s timewaster is an unusual game set in space. Start out by collecting scrap floating in space to build a ship, and journey around looking for more parts, or destroying other ships and scavenging from them. Captain Forever looks great, and building up your space ship is excellent. There are lots of other ships flying around and you have to judge whether or not you can take them on. If you get into a fight you can’t win, and lose your weapons you’ll have a tough time. It’s also really disappointing to lose a ship you’ve spent time creating!Jon Riggall 3 days ago
Writing on a computer can be terribly distracting. Word is full of buttons and toolbars, WordPress is incredibly busy, and your system tray is likely to flash up notifications just often enough to put you off your words. There are a number of writing applications designed especially to improve the atmosphere of your desktop, so you can concentrate on just writing. WriteMonkey is my favorite free writing app for Windows, that clears your screen of anything that might ruin your stream of consciousness. All you see is a blank page and the words you write on it. It’s fully customizable in terms of fonts and colors, so you can set it up to be perfectly comfortable for your eyes. Use it with headphones, and you can even turn on typewriter sound effects! There are other free options, like Dark Room , JDarkRoom and Q10 , but they are a bit harder to use, and are a little less flexible than WriteMonkey. JDarkRoom also runs on Mac OS X, which already has the ...Niamh Lynch 3 days ago
Kids love Thanksgiving, but unlike Christmas, there are no gifts to keep them entertained. Sure, this particular season is more about being gracious than receiving lots of cool stuff, but there’s a limit to how much kids can take. Keep them in a festive mood with some great activities this Thanksgiving! There’s no kid alive who doesn’t like a bit of coloring. You can keep things traditional by downloading some of these cute Thanksgiving printables . Pick the large version, print, dig out the crayons and get creative on those turkeys! If you’d prefer to keep the carnage to a minimum - or there are no crayons around - don’t worry! There are loads of fun, no-mess coloring programs available. Tux Paint has interesting pictures and some cool effects, while Kea Coloring Book lets you color a variety of pictures or even make your own. Magic Whiteboard , as the name suggests, takes a slightly different approach and also lets users connect on a network. It even ...
