The robber stealthily creeps up to the porch, and looks around the door. He intends to break it right off its hinges, break in, and steal everything he can. Unarmed, but noticing that the lights are off, he is about to kick the door in when he realizes that there is a camera mounted right on your porch ceiling. Security cameras and CCTVs can serve to detain criminals at best, or record them in the [...]

Commercial software like Photoshop comes with an exhaustive list of features that is ideal for professional graphic designers. Here, we’re looking at PhotoFiltre, which, is in comparison, a tiny and free image editor. However, it’s something that you’ll find useful for everyday use — crop photos, make wallpapers or do simple artwork. A walk through the usual features The software layout is quite simple — the main toolbar is located to the right and the [...]

Nero 9 is the latest version of the world’s most widely used disk burning software. It has several new features, and can easily handle all your burning and ripping needs. Advanced options are available for powerusers. There’re increased multimedia and file management capabilities. The control centre for the suite, called StartSmart has been upgraded with more options available off the main interface. Customising StartSmart with Nero applications StartSmart allows you to customise the control centre, [...]

Mozilla Sunbird is a calendar application from Mozilla. It can be used for task management for a team or an individual. The calendars can be published online, and there are remote access usage options available. The application is free, open source and available for all platforms. Here are a few tips to use the application efficiently : Adding Saturdays to the Calendar By default, both the weekend days are turned off from display. Although they [...]

PC LOAD LETTER is perhaps the single most annoying error message from modern technology. It’s been the cause of much stress in most workplaces. If you’ve found yourself promising to throw the printer off the 18th floor window the next time there’s a paper jam or printer malfunction, then you’re not alone. But before the printer bears the brunt of your ire, here are some precautions you can take. Loosen the sheets Often, sheets tend [...]