Also did I mention it was FAST? Chrome is fast at initial startup and fast at loading pages. Chrome has one annoying lack of feature on the Windows version (it is ok on OSX – I have not checked this one on Linux). When you are in full screen mode (which looks great!) you cannot get to the address bar to navigate to a new page!!! This is really annoying.  There is a bug for this issue (http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=8022) and no fix is in site. If you are annoyed by this lack of feature please leave your 2 cents on the bug page.

In addition to the extensions you can install themes which allow you to change the look of the Chrome interface.

Chrome is free from Google.  It runs on Windows, OSX and Linux. You can get it at http://www.google.com/chrome

Let me know what browser or plugins you use in the comments!

When you click on a post it takes you to the full post:

The plugin makes the blog much easier to read from iPhones/Android devices. If you want to see the original format you can toggle the view on or off with a switch at the bottom of the page.

As soon as I get the invite I will write up a review. My buddy Hillel has already written up an article about his “Eight Google Wave Annoyances“, but I am not letting that influence my judgment. Now I just have to wait.

I hate waiting.

UPDATE: Ugh -  I just found out it can take a week from the time I am invited until the invite shows up in my inbox.

Did I mention I hate waiting.

Filezilla allows you to keep a customized database of FTP sites. The database can store site addresses, login credentials, server type and notes.

Filezilla also has a free open source FTP server available for download.

You can download Filezilla FTP client and server  from the website http://filezilla-project.org/index.php

WinMerge

Like WinDiff, WinMerge allows you to compare individual files and directories. However, WinMerge also lets you move different sections between the files with one click. This lets you selectively merge the 2 files with the content you want. This feature is very useful when checking different versions of configuration files or code.

Also WinMerge has plugin support for other formats like MS Word and Excel.

Best of all WinMerge is free and Open Source.

You can download Winmerge at http://winmerge.org/downloads/

sample personal font

You download a PDF template file that you need to print out. You then fill in the letters in your handwrting. After you finish filling out the template you need to scan it in and upload the file to the site.

Wait a few moments and the site will return to you a TTF file which you can use on a Windows, Mac, or Linux system.

You can access the free service at http://www.yourfonts.com/

Also If you hover over the clock a pop with todays Day/Date info appears.

Lclock is skinable. Lclock also features alarms (which I have not yet tested). It also has a small memory footprint (356 K on my system)

You can download Lclock from http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=157465

Ok – I have updated the blog!

I have updated the WordPress to the latest version – Which was really easy. If you are thinking of starting a blog I highly recommend WordPress ( http://wordpress.org/)

Also I have added a new post which you can see below! (http://blog.billauer.com/?p=48)

Hopefully I will continue to update the site more frequently!

-Ari

It is a great Freeware program. The UI is pretty straight forward. The only downside is that it takes a REALLY LONG time to convert the AVI file to a DVD.

You can download the program from: http://www.trustfm.net/divx/SoftwareAvi2Dvd.html

You can download it at http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/ 

I don’t know about you – But I hate the Caps Lock key. I never use it and occasionally I mistake it for the shift key. I always wanted it to be something else or at least not be there. I have found (thanks to Hillel) that there are alternatives.

Thanks to Josh for the Caps Lock photo.

There is this tip which will disable Caps Lock or let you remap it to other keys. This site give you registry entries to change the Caps Lock key.
http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_caps_lock/

There is this more friendly utilty that will let you remap the CapsLock and other keys. It is an open source full keyboard utility.
http://www.qliner.com/hotkeys/

This site gives you all the info you need to remap any key into any other key.
http://www.usnetizen.com/fix_capslock.html

Sysinternals has a utility that will turns the Caps Lock key into a Contol key.
http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/ctrl2cap.html

If you WANT the Caps Lock key but would like to know when it is on there is this utility which will give you an on screen alert when you press the Caps Lock key.
http://www.dkpcode.com/html/downloads.html#DKOSD On screen caps lock display.

You can download unlocker from: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

PocketMod is a free online application that creates a CUSTOMIZED single piece of paper – that when folded makes a nifty little pocket sized PAA (Personal Analog Assistant).

PocketMod: http://www.pocketmod.com/

It is done very well. The hosts are knowledgeable and fun to watch. You can download the show from http://hak5.org

I have learned some really cool tricks from the show. Did you know you can get a command prompt during windows XP setup?If you are interested in cool tips, tricks, hacks and mods – check out the show.

http://hak5.org