Last week I discussed how to use Media Companion to organize your TV Shows and Movies. The software works extremely well and is constantly being developed, with new features being added over time. The movies side of the program is very complete. However, Billy, the creator/developer is now really focusing on the TV Shows thread of the software. If you’ve not read my post on this software, it is a good place to start and get...

Recently, I travelled to Barcelona with my brother and our families. We rented an apartment that had one wired connection available to us. Both of us had laptops. So when one was finished emailing and uploading pictures, the other would start. CRAZY!!! In this day and age. What we really needed was the ability to have on laptop share its connection to the others. And also to our mobile phones. This is where Connectify steps in. When...

Go paperless at home, in the office or your grannys house. I have been using this software for nearly two years. Simply put – A bill, invoice or receipt comes in. I pop it in the scanner, hit scan.. wait… Digital Archound pops up and grabs the scanned file. Asks for a title, category and details if I want. Then it whisks it away safely to my server and archives it. When I need to look up the document, I quickly hit Search...

LAlarm is a free laptop alarm security software. LAlarm sounds an alarm when a laptop is in danger of being stolen or losing data, and it can recover and destroy data if the laptop is stolen. LAlarm consists of five alarms and other security functions designed to protect laptops and sensitive data. Highlights Theft Alarm- It prevents laptop theft by sounding an alarm when a thief tries to steal a laptop. Perimeter Alarm- It alerts...

Sorry the blog has been a little quiet, I am away in Barcelona for a few days.. But that doesn’t mean I cant still blog, right? Media Companion – Organize you TV Life! I wanted to share with everyone how it is I go about keeping my TV Shows and Movies organized.See, if you like to have all of your shows on your PCs and stream them to something like Xbox Media Center or something similar, then you understand that it can...

BBC NEWS | Business | eBay profits continue to fall eBay profits continue to fall eBay had said earlier this year that it planned to spin off Skype Profits at online auction giant eBay have fallen by 29% as it continued to struggle amid the weak economy. It made $350m (£211m) in the third quarter from $492m in the same period a year earlier as customers showed reluctance to spend. But the firm’s...