Part of my 2012 Resolution was to post more to AdamBeltz.com. I originally started this as a way for me to keep track of some of the tips and tricks that I've found or have discovered through various projects I've worked on.
I still intend on doing that but look for at least one valid post a month if not more.
Security on the Internet
Security on the Internet
Guide to all things as the way I see them for how to be secure on the Internet in the modern age. First and foremost I am not an expert. I have managed to not accumulate any ridiculous viruses since the days of ICQ / and dial-up.Antivirus
The best antivirus in the world cannot protect everything you are doing if your in an unsecured area (public Wifi).I use Panda Cloud Antivirus. Its free, and it theoretically is always up-to-date being on the cloud. This will protect you when your about to download something dumb (illegal music / porn / anything that sounds too good to be true)
Any link that looks like its jibberish or even “you bank account has been stolen ...click here to correct it”. Don’t Click It. This is known as Phishing.
I use Gmail. Agrain Free, tons of storage, well organized and only a few scam type emails sneak in.
Surfing the Web
This is possibly the biggest one. Don’t think that the web is a safe place. Its a cesspool of disturbance. So first and foremost, stay away from that trash. If you feel the need to be a part of that, get yourself a seperate computer, one thats not connected to your home network in any way. Then I’ll teach you how to install linux and you can have at it.For the rest of the world who wants to play farmville, talk on skype, and generally does not want to be bothered by the delinquents there are a few things you can do.
I use Google Chrome for 99% of my web browsing but I also still keep firefox because it has some good tools to use and may be a little better at keeping you safe on the web with its add-ins
Go download firefox. Then go pick up and install all of these add-ins (aka “The Paranoid Kit”. Not because I want your computer to chug but because it will help you notice when your computer is trying to tell you to GET OFF THIS WEBSITE...ITS BAD.
One more time. Just stay away from anything that you don’t know. If all else fails google what your about to do before you do it. Other people have already been there and done it.
Torrent/Downloading Anything
Just don’t....don’tBack It Up
I use 5 forms of backup/sync programs. Paranoid, why yes..yes I am. But when my computer goes down I’m covered for everything I need. Needless to say. I might not need all of these things if I “lived” in the cloud. But were still working on that part.#1
I use Mozy Home for my files that I really need (my documents 2gigs free)#2
I use SugarSync for “desktop” and some random game saves or program saves that I want to ensure I have (5 gigs free)#3
I use Picasa to back up my photos (all of them - 1gig**).- Side note: if you sign up for google+ they give you additional storage for free plus let you save a higher resolution for free. I can keep my pics all private or share selected ones.
- Check it out even if you have more than 1gig of pictures. Fantastic service.
#4
I use dropbox for files that I want to take with me here and there.- Good example would be tax forms, resumes, budgets, ect. I also keep this on google docs
- They provide 2gigs free and you can work yourself up to more by referral. So click that link and get me more space. Please!
#5
I use Amazon.com to back up my MP3 collection (5gig free) / Google Music to stream it thenCleanliness
After your done getting yourself prepped for the internet. Remember. All of those cookies and random bits and pieces you install stay until you get rid of them. I start every restart with running ccleaner. There is a setting to run each start up. This cleans out the crud and keeps you flying along the information super highway.Populate Create Date, Last Modified Date, Modified Time, Author, and File Location into Excel 2003
I had a task for a project in which I searched only to discoverer that everyone was saying the same thing but in different ways. Here is what I was tasked with:
1. Right Click on the "Excel Logo" within Microsoft Excel
2. Select "View Code
3. Copy in this block of code and save changes
4. Re-open workbook
File Location uses:
Source(s)
http://excel.tips.net/Pages/T002875_Adding_a_File_Path_and_Filename.html
http://www.exceluser.com/explore/questions/docproperties.htm
- Display Create Date
- Display Last Date Modified
- Display Modified Time
- Display Save Author
- File Location
1. Right Click on the "Excel Logo" within Microsoft Excel
2. Select "View Code
4. Re-open workbook
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Range("B1").Value = Format(ThisWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties("Creation Date"), "short date")
Range("B2").Value = Format(ThisWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties("Last Save Time"), "short date")
Range("B3").Value = ThisWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties("Last Save Time")
Range("B4").Value = ThisWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties("Last Author")
End Sub
File Location uses:
=CELL("filename")
Source(s)
http://excel.tips.net/Pages/T002875_Adding_a_File_Path_and_Filename.html
http://www.exceluser.com/explore/questions/docproperties.htm
Open Source & Free Software Lists
Over the years I've been quite the collector of these types of list. Occasionally I'll see if there are any new offering but I didn't have the time to post each of these individually so instead here are the links to other lists.
Online Office, Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Presentation, CRM and more
Zoho offers a suite of online web applications geared towards increasing your productivity and offering easy collaboration. Zoho's online office tools include a word processor, spreadsheet application, presentation tool, hosted wiki, notebook, CRM etc
Open Source Alternative to Commercial Software - Downloadpedia
Open Source Fusion Applications
This is the list of open source web application you can use right away if you click
Open Source Templates | Free CSS and XHTML Website Templates
Open Source Website Templates. Free Website Design Templates. Brought to you by STUDIO7DESIGNS
Rob's Index of Superb Stuff : The Ultimate USB Drive Toolkit
USB Flash drives are a tremendously useful invention. Not only can you store and transfer files that would fill a ...
Tech-Recipes.com - Computer help Windows Solaris Linux Cisco MySQL Programming
Free Cisco, Windows, Solaris, UNIX help and more
Open Source Freeware : 400+ free applications and utilities : eConsultant
Open Source Freeware : 400+ free applications and utilities : eConsultant
Server2Go - Self configurable WAMPP Stack
FreeScreencast.com - Features
Hive Five: Five Best Media Converters
We've all been there you've downloaded an episode of your favorite TV show to watch on your commute or stream
Screenshot Tour: Share Files and Remote Control Desktops with Gbridge
More than a few commenters had questions about the Gbridge tool for Windows we featured last week which works on
Geek to Live: Build an internet jukebox with Jinzora
by Gina Trapani Just because you're away from your home computer - and all the beloved gigabytes of music you've
Yawcam - Yet Another Webcam Software
Top Web-Based Online Tools ~ TopWebBased.com
No Download, No Install ! All the top web-based tools running on your browser
The 32 Totally Essential (and Free) Apps for Every New PC | Maximum PC
MaximumPC.com is the best online resource for PC Features. Visit Maximum PC and read about The 32 Totally Essential (and Free) Apps for Every New PC.
FRAPS show fps, record video game movies, screen capture software
Fraps can show your frame rate in games! Fraps performs video capture, screen capture and can benchmark your fps! Supports both DirectX capture and OpenGL capture!
Vyew.com - Vyew - FREE Anytime Collaboration and Live Conferencing™
Online Storage: Online Storage Feature-by-Feature Comparison Chart
Seems like every day a new online data storage service opens its servers to the world practically begging users to
lists
- Best 101 Free Computer Software For Your Daily Use - Make Tech Easier
- Check out this 101 list of free computer software.
- Daily Cup of Tech » 35 Web Based Application Alternatives
- Download Essential Free Software
- Download Essential Free Software
- Freeware Replacements For Common Commercial Apps
- Freeware Utilities - Downloadpedia
- Handy programs to put on a USB stick. at SnapFiles.com
- These FREE programs do not require any installation and can be run directly from a USB drive. Keep some useful apps handy while on-the-go!
- List of free awesome programs for Windows - WikiPaul - Paul Swanson's wiki
- The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities
- There are a lot of great freeware products out there. Many are as good or even better than their commercial alternatives. This list features my personal pick of the best of the best.
- 35 Portable Applications That Every Tech Needs | EmergingTechs.com
- USB Flash Drive Over a year ago I wrote an article called 18 Portable Apps Every Tech Needs. Since then a lot has changed. I have compiled a new, more exhaustive list of 35 portable applications specifically for techs. All of these apps run directly from
- Mohawke's Best of the Best Free and Open Source Software Collection: Mac OS X and Windows software Collection
- Mohawke's best of the best free and open source software: Everything you can imagine from free OS X and Windows software, games, and even operating systems.
- 10 Freewares to Keep Your PC Efficient
- After the increase in the number of free wares available, it is often confusing what to download and what not. Here are ten free wares that can increa
- 74 Great Web Apps for Web Designers we have forgotten about | Speckyboy - Wordpress and Design
- The amount of Web Based Apps available are phenomenal, some we forget about...some we are glad we forgot about...others are handy to bookmark for another
- 40+ Ways To Access Your Computer Remotely
- There are lots of reasons why you'd want to access your PC remotely, and luckily there are also plenty of ...
- 5 Free alternatives to Adobe products - OnSoftware
- OPEN SOURCE GOD: 480+ Open Source Applications
- Open source software is booming: here we round up over 480 open source applications for you to use or build ...
- 20 Tools to Make the Life of a Web Developer Easier - Nettuts+
DropBox - Best Sync according to...me
I like to provide everyone with tools that people like me find either amuzing or things that they cannot live without. I typically write on the blog so that I don't forget about the great apps that are out there. I felt like it was a homerun with DropBox.
What is DropBox?
In my own words its a folder that is on your computer that is in sync with the web. That allows flexibility with file sharing and backups
What does that do for me?
What is it lacking?
What is DropBox?
In my own words its a folder that is on your computer that is in sync with the web. That allows flexibility with file sharing and backups
What does that do for me?
- It lets me share files between my PCs Online/offline
- That can be either on my LAN or accross the internet to a friend
- It promotes the "Living in the Cloud" mindset that I like to embrace.
What is it lacking?
- Being free it comes with only 2 gigs, so its not realistic to share your MP3 collection freely (there are other tools for that).
- Each Referral earns you a little more space and there is always the pay model but 2 gig is plenty. I also was able to work with my current setup. I have 3 machines. 1 has media files, 2 is basically a back up machine, and 3 has work related files. I can make 3 accounts at 2 gigs each and then share the folders to all my PCs. This creates 6 gigs free. But again you would want to have multiple computers for this.
Referral Link (you can always give me more space): Dropbox.com
Sync Lotus Notes With Google Calendar
This was one that has been bugging me for quite some time. I use Google Calendar for everything I do. However, like so many others the corporate world ties us to Lotus Notes.
Luckily for us the Open Source community comes through. The "Lotus Notes to Google Synchronizer" is still currently in the Beta and has some flaws but right now its the best option I've seen.
http://lngooglecalsync.sourceforge.net/
Luckily for us the Open Source community comes through. The "Lotus Notes to Google Synchronizer" is still currently in the Beta and has some flaws but right now its the best option I've seen.
http://lngooglecalsync.sourceforge.net/
Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit
I was recently looking for a quick way to view the specs on my PC while also looking at some serials for my software. Not only that but I wanted to see what all I have installed on spare PC.
The quickest way happens to be Belarc Advisor. It creates a nice local webpage with all of your specs along with a detail of any missing patches.
Link to homepage
The quickest way happens to be Belarc Advisor. It creates a nice local webpage with all of your specs along with a detail of any missing patches.
Link to homepage
ScreenToaster
I quite literally stumbled onto ScreenToaster. Its a great way to record your desktop without the need of any software. I recently wrote about CamStudio which is a great little app but when you are on the go or at work ScreenToaster is going to come in very handy.
http://www.screentoaster.com/
http://www.screentoaster.com/
Ways to increase your laptop battery
There is a really good article on MakeUseOf.com on 20 Ways to increase your laptop battery life.
Delete the files that you can't delete
Sometimes a download gets stuck or corrupt. Your clean desktop suddenly gets messed up by an ugly half downloaded file. There is a free and very easy to use solution called FileASSASIN. Its available as a standalone or as a usb app. Either of which are extremely useful.
- Download from developer
- Good Article on FileASSASIN
- Download from developer
- Good Article on FileASSASIN
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