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Saturday, January 21, 2012

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Katanshi Webcam Barcode Reader: Not What I Thought

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:00 AM PST


Katanshi Webcam Barcode Reader is a free software to read any barcodes with the help of your webcam. You see them all over the place. Those little squares that look like smudged freckles. These are a new type of barcode that companies are using to push information and coupons to consumers. This is what I thought the Katanshi Webcam Barcode Reader was going to be for, and I was excited, since my phone doesn't support any of the available applications for reading and capturing the data contained in these barcodes. But I was wrong.

Fast and Easy, Surprise-Free Installation

The installer for the Katanshi Webcam Barcode Reader is small, downloads quickly, and installs easily using the default installation settings. There are no nasty surprises in the installer, so you don't have to worry about the program trying to change what browser you use, your homepage, or anything else you don't want happening, such as the installation of useless toolbars.

Support for All Popular Barcode Formats

The Katanshi Webcam Barcode Reader documentation says that the program supports all popular barcode formats, including UPCA, UPCE, EAN8, EAN13, and Codebar 39 and 128. The program isn't intuitive or easy to use. Getting the webcam to work with the program is easy, however. But figuring out what the program does and how you're supposed to use it required a trip to the help file and website.

What the Program Does or Is Supposed to Do

Apparently, the program is supposed to take a picture of the barcodes that you put in front of the webcam lens and then import that barcode to another program. Once the barcode is imported to the other program, Katanshi Webcam Barcode Reader is supposed to decode the barcode and list the information contained in the barcode. Except that it didn't do anything for me. The help file says to center the barcode in the display and minimize the Katanshi interface and click in the application that you want to import the barcode data into.

But, like I said, the program didn't do anything. I tried it in Word and Excel. I even created an Access database. Nothing whatsoever happened when I followed the very short set of instructions in the help file. So, I went to the Katanshi website looking for help. I created an account, because it appeared there was no other recourse to get into the support area. I confirmed my account request. The site told me to install Silverlight. But, wait. I did that about a year ago……check my system, yep, Silverlight is there. Strike two. Then I tried clicking on the support link again. And was told that I don't have an account. Strike three. Program uninstalled as worthless.

Let me know if you try this program, and are able to make it work. I am off to finding something that can actually read barcodes.

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Katanshi Webcam Barcode Reader: Not What I Thought was originally published at I Love Free Software

Get the Best Deal on a Cell Phone Plan with Bid My Bill

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST


Bid My Bill is a free service to find a new cell phone plan where service providers in your area bid the rates according to your requirements. The price and restrictions for cell phone contracts continue to increase. Providers know they have users where they want us. With a need and with an ever decreasing number of choices. You could spend all day or night on the phone and/or the web soliciting prices from various carriers. If you live in the UK, you can go to Bid My Bill and let the cell phone carriers bid for your business.

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The Process to Get Carriers to Bid for your cell phone plan

There are two requirements for using this service. First, you need to live in the UK. Second, you need to create an account on the site and describe your usage and historical costs. The account creation process is straightforward. Enter your name, address, and phone number. Enter your email address and choose a password. Once you click the link in the confirmation email, you're ready to go.

To start the bidding process, Bid My Bill needs to know about your phone usage. How many minutes do you use on average? Do you text? You'll need to input your average number of texts sent and received on a monthly basis. If you use your phone's data features, you'll need to estimate your usage of that.

You have two choices on how you can input your average monthly billing amount. You can either give the site your account details (they say that they delete them afterwards), or you can manually enter this information. I chose manual entry.

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Next, you will be asked to make choices about the new plan you're looking for. Choose the time frame, twelve, eighteen, or twenty-four months. If you have a preferred carrier, you can list your top three choices. Then you'll be presented with a list of options for handsets. I went with the sixteen Gigabyte black Apple iPhone.

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Some Carriers Not Available

I'm with Virgin Mobile, and, surprisingly, even though they are based in the UK, they weren't given as options anywhere. I couldn't choose them as my current carrier (I chose O2), nor could I choose them as a preferred carrier. I'm guessing this might be because they don't require customers to sign long-term contracts.

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The Bid My Bill site is in Beta still, so I would hope that, after some time, they will have more carriers climb on board and make it so that users truly have a choice of all of the various cell phone providers in the UK. Even better, maybe they'll begin to make it available for people outside the UK. For now, you only have a choice between four or five providers such as O2 and Orange.

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Get the Best Deal on a Cell Phone Plan with Bid My Bill was originally published at I Love Free Software

IP Address Monitoring Software Free: Mr. IP

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST


Mr.IP is a free software which displays your IP address at all times on your desktop and sends you a notification by mail in case your IP address is changed. This IP address change can occur due to any malicious attack on your system when it is connected to the internet. It is distributed by VeriFive and is available for free download. This IP address monitoring software is small in size. It shows your IP Address all the time on the desktop when you are connected to the internet.

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Lets look at features of this IP address monitoring software:

  • It is found at the top of your taskbar where it shows your current IP Address.
  • Silent mode is useful.
  • It does not cost a huge amount of space on your hard disk. It is very much lightweight and does not affect the performance of your PC.
  • You can refresh it at constant intervals to know if any change has occurred to your IP Address.
  • There is an option for docking or undocking the application over the taskbar.
  • It has an auto start feature. So it start when Windows starts.
  • You can check out the service by shooting a mail to your email id in order to confirm that it is really helpful when you need it.

How to download and install this IP Address monitoring software:

  • Click on the link of the website provided below.
  • On the website, click on the download link.
  • A Zip file will get downloaded to your system.
  • Extract the zip file and run the exe file in it.

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  • Then the above window will open. Click on Next.

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  • You can either choose the directory where the application will be installed or leave in the default directory.

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  • You can opt to create a Desktop and a Quick Launch icon. Click on Next.

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  • This will install the software on your computer.

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  • Click on Finish and the software will be launched.
  • Observe the icon docking over the taskbar.

Mr.IP is a useful software for monitoring and protecting your identity over the internet. Go ahead and give this utility software a try for sure.

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IP Address Monitoring Software Free: Mr. IP was originally published at I Love Free Software

Remove Small Blemishes from Photos with Photo Blemish Remover

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST


Photo Blemish Remover is a free software to remove blemishes from photos. You've got the awesome background, and you are wearing your favorite clothes. You love the pose. Then, you notice a blemish on your photo. You COULD go through the hassle of launching Adobe's Photoshop to fix the picture. If the blemish is really small, you could launch Photo Blemish Remover from LifeSniffer.

Fast Download, No Surprises Installation:

The download for the software is co-located on Cnet servers so downloading the installation package goes really quickly. The installer is the kind I like. The ONLY thing that gets installed with this package is the Photo Blemish Remover. No toolbars, no changes to your browser settings, nothing. Perfect.

Easy To Use Photo Blemish Remover:

Photo Blemish Remover from LifeSniffer only does one thing, removing small blemishes from digital photographs. It does that one thing quite well. The learning curve for the program looks like a straight line, and, if you have any experience with other professional photo editing applications, like Photoshop, it's even easier than that. Open the image, choose the cursor size, place the cursor over the blemish and click the mouse. It's just that easy.

How Photo Blemish Remover Does What It Does:

When fixing blemishes with Adobe Photoshop, you'll first have to sample the color near the blemish, then choose the paint brush tool. Next you'll need to choose the size of the tool to use, and then paint. Photo Blemish Remover automatically samples the colors of the surrounding area and uses those colors to cover the blemish. This makes the removal of small blemishes from your photographs quite a bit easier and much faster than with any other full featured professional programs.

Where Photo Blemish Remover falls flat is with photos with larger blemishes. For larger blemishes, like my cowlick in the screenshots (from twenty years ago), you're going to need something else, as can be seen by the next screenshot. This is because of how the program works. You'll remember I said the program automatically samples the area around where you have the tool placed. So, like my cowlick, which I wanted to remove, it's going to sample my hair color, as well as my skin color, and blend them. This makes your blemish removal look like the next screenshot. The last screenshot I've thrown up here is the results of my repair work using Adobe Photoshop. As you can see, it looks much better than the results I got from Photo Blemish Remover.

Photo Blemish Remover works great for fixing small problems, such as acne, and small stains. If you're looking for fixing problems that are bigger than a pimple, you're going to need something else.

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Remove Small Blemishes from Photos with Photo Blemish Remover was originally published at I Love Free Software

Search RSS Feeds With Free RSS Search Engine

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST


RSS search Engine is a completely free online service by ctrql.org, which allows you, to search RSS feeds which are most popular on the web. This RSS search engine to search RSS feeds shows you the relevant RSS feeds for your favorite search topic. Moreover for your search results, it shows you Web link and RSS subscribe link. For subscribing RSS feeds you can click on the RSS subscribe link. This online service shows you, the most popular and most read RSS feeds, across the web.

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This free online service to search RSS feeds is easy to use, as it includes only a search box, in which you need to type in the search term, within few seconds you will come across the most popular RSS feeds. If you click on Show feed option under a website, it shows you other related feeds on the same website. Moreover, you may try out any of the sample queries given below the search box.

Don't forget to check out best free RSS readers for Windows.

Key Features Of RSS Search Engine To Search RSS Feeds :

  • Straight forward RSS search engine.
  • Shows, the most popular RSS feeds, across web.
  • Easy to use.
  • Subscribe to RSS feeds with a single click on RSS link.
  • Shows you other related feeds.
  • No installation or download required.

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RSS Search Engine is one of the best free online services which allows you to search RSS feeds which are most popular across the web. Try this online service absolutely free.

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Search RSS Feeds With Free RSS Search Engine was originally published at I Love Free Software

Android Music Game to Learn Lyrics: Lyric Legend 2

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST


Lyric Legend 2 is a free Android app that offers a music game on Android. This Android game is the best way to learn music on Android. You can learn the lyric of any music by playing music game on Android. Lyric Legend is specially designed to learn lyric of any music while playing music game on Android.

This Android game is an excellent game in Android Market to learn lyrics while playing music game on Android. You will surely enjoy this Android music game on your smart phones. This music game is a three in one Android game which includes listening to music, learning lyrics of that music and playing music game on Android.

Lyric Legend

Lyric Legend 2 Music Game is very simple game. You can play this Android game with easy options on Android. Just install the game, open the game from the main menu, tap on Quick play and the game will be started. You can select your favorite Avatar from within the app.

As soon as you select your favorite Avatar from the app, select the song from the list. Then select the difficulty level which includes easy, medium, hard and expert. Select the stage and the game will be started.

Just the tap on the falling beats to start a light show on stage and then tap on the lyrics in time with songs to learn them and play the music game. At the end of the game, the app tells you the total scores of the game.

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You can also check out Tic Tac Toe Android game reviewed by us.

Some Key Features Of Lyric Legend 2 Android Music Game:

  • Learn Lyrics and play music game on Android with Lyric Legend 2.
  • The interface is very well-organized.
  • You can select from among different avatars from within the game.
  • Tap on the Lyrics to increase your scores and enjoy the game.

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  • You can see the scores on the toolbar in the game.
  • You can select from different difficulty level which includes easy, medium, hard and expert.

Lyric Legend Game levels

  • Play/pause the game at any point of time.
  • Control the media volume from within the game.
  • You can select from a male/female avatar.
  • Select from the list of multiple songs and play game accordingly.

Also, check out Mario Game Alternative for Android reviewed by us.

How To Install Lyric Legend 2 Music Game On Android:

  • Scan the QR Code below.

Lyric Legend Game QR Code

  • If you are already logged in Android Market, then search for Lyric Legend 2 Music Game in Android Market.
  • Tap on install option whether you are installing the app by scanning the QR Code or from Android Market.

The free Lyric Legend 2 Android Music Game will be automatically installed. Click here to download Lyric Legend 2 Music Game from Android Market. Just learn lyrics of music by playing music game on Android. Be a good singer and a good player with this Android game.

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Android Music Game to Learn Lyrics: Lyric Legend 2 was originally published at I Love Free Software

5 Free Sudoku Apps For Android

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:00 AM PST


Here, are 5 free Sudoku apps for Android that will exercise your brain. For a better developed brain, you can select a more difficult level puzzle to solve. Sudoku is a stimulating and difficult mind puzzle. Once you understand the logic Sudoku becomes a regular brain exercise. Lets get into details of each Android Sudoku app.

Sudoku Free

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Sudoku Free is one of the most common Sudoku apps for Android due to its popularity and the colorful Japanese style interface. Obviously, this free Android Sudoku app is the most downloaded one on Android Market. Users can choose a puzzle from 5 difficulty levels with a total of 750 puzzles. Undo and Numeric buttons are located at the bottom part of the screen aligned in a stylish way. Users can always track their fastest completion time, average completion time and completion %age for each level in Sudoku Free. If hanged at a puzzle, use the Hint option to get an aid in solving it. Sudoku Free is ad-supported, and the ad-free version costs $0.99.

iPad users can check out Sudoku iPad Apps reviewed by us.

Super Sudoku

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Super Sudoku is a nice Sudoku app for Android with a simple, modern style look and the best fact is that this free Android Sudoku app is ad-free. No purchases required to get ads removed. This Sudoku app looks like a polished version of other simple Sudoku apps. There are 5 difficultly levels with 6 screen variations like Percent Sudoku, Colorful Sudoku and Hyper Sudoku. Undo/Redo and Numeric button are placed below the board in a separate section.

Do not miss to check out other Android apps reviewed by us.

Sudoku

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Sudoku is good free Android Sudoku app for exercising the mind with the Sudoku puzzles. This Sudoku app for Android has 16 difficulty levels. The puzzles count is limited in the free version of this Sudoku app. To get never-ending queue of levels users are needed to purchase the Enjoy Sudoku plugin which is priced at $2.99. For beginners, this Sudoku app for Android is great as it will teach you all the moves and tricks with the tutorials feature. Undo and Redo functions work multiple times.

Andoku Sudoku

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Andoku Sudoku has a User Interface similar to Super Sudoku app. Just the on-screen buttons color is different in both these apps. There is a 10 type of game variations with 5 difficulty levels per each variation. Each variation and level has 200 different puzzles. In Andoku Sudoku, we can combine two existing board presentations to make a new combination like Sudoku-X + Squiggly Sudoku. Other features of this Sudoku app for Android include Undo, Redo, Auto-save and Statistics tracking.

Sudoku Free by Genina.com

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Sudoku Free is an excellent Sudoku app for Android. After recent updates on Jan 12, this app is one of the hottest trending apps on the market. The developers have changed the button layout and the new background painting makes the game more classic. There are 4 difficulty levels. We can also take help with Hints feature. Sudoku Free is also an ad-supported app. The ad-free version is priced at $1.99.

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5 Free Sudoku Apps For Android was originally published at I Love Free Software

Customize Facebook Profile With Schweppes Profile App

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:00 AM PST


Schweppes Profile App is a free Facebook application which allows you to customize Facebook profile. This free Facebook app includes several user-friendly tools, with the help of which you can create your own fully customized Facebook cover page or profile picture. You can upload a single photo or multiple photos for making a stunning Facebook cover page. Moreover, its easy to use unlike any other such kind of app to customize Facebook profile.

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Moreover, this free Facebook application includes several effects like transparency and you can give red, green or blue color to your image. You can also resize and rotate the images for making your Facebook profile more cool. You may also adjust the brightness and contrast for images. This Facebook application also includes few filters, which can be, directly used with a single click. Moreover, it includes other tools for drawing, cropping, adding speech bubble, Polaroid images and adding background color.

Don't forget to check out Covercanvas reviewed by us.

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This Free Facebook app includes few other option on top right corner by which you can preview your Facebook layout, view some examples or take help from guide. Use this Facebook App customize Facebook profile and make your friends wonder.

Some Key Features Of Scheweppes App To Customize Facebook Profile :

  • Easy to use and completely free Facebook application.
  • Resize/rotate images.
  • Adjustable brightness and contrast.
  • Filters to give more effects.
  • Transparency level and blur level is adjustable.
  • Add speech bubbles to images.
  • Choose any background color from the color panel.

Also, check out Junkbox reviewed by us.

How To use Scheweppes App To Customize Facebook Profile :

This Facebook App is easy to use, as you need to follow the step by step tutorial that comes on your screen. Follow those simple steps. Initially when you launch this app, you will come across this step by step tutorial. Moreover, while using this Facebook app if you feel like viewing the step by step tutorial, its possible with a single click on the question mark button at the top right corner of Application screen.

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Schweppes Profile App is one of the best and Easy to use Facebook application with several customizing tools to customize Facebook profile. Try this out absolutely free.

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Customize Facebook Profile With Schweppes Profile App was originally published at I Love Free Software

Google Translate App To Translate Text On Android

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:00 AM PST


Google Translate is a free Android app to translate text from one language to other language on Android. Google Translate is really an intelligent app in Android Market to translate text on Android. Many a times it happens that you receive a message or an email containing the text in some other language which you don’t understand.

You can easily translate text into your preferred language on Android with Google Translate app. Google Translate converts each and every word accurately on Android. The speed of converting the text of the app is very fast on Android.

Just copy or import whole content and the app will automatically translate the whole text in one go on Android. Remember that the app only speaks short text on Android. Also, you can convert the text only into the languages which are in the apps list. However, the app list contains almost all languages.

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You can also check out some other language translation extensions for Google Chrome reviewed by us.

Some Key Features Of Google Translate App To Translate Text On Android:

  • Google Translate app helps you to translate text from one language to other language on Android.
  • The interface provided by the app is very simple and provides easy options to translate text.

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  • You can select the language in which the text needs to be transferred.
  • Displays the previous language and the current language in which the text is transferred.
  • You can make the app read and speak the converted text.

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  • You can enter the conversation mode to message chat on Android.
  • You can share the converted text via Email, Dropbox, Bluetooth, Facebook and the like.
  • Speak anything in some other language and the app will convert the language into your preferred language in the form of a text.
  • The app provides you a long list of languages to select and translate text.
  • Zoom in and Zoom out function available in the app.
  • The setting options in the app is highly customizable.

Also, check out some other Android apps reviewed by us.

How To Install Google Translate App On Android:

  • Scan the QR Code below.

Google Translate QR Code

  • If you are logged in Android Market, then search for Google Translate app.
  • Tap on install option whether you are installing the app by scanning the QR Code or from Android Market.

The free Google Translate app will be automatically installed. Click here to download Google Translate app from Android Market. Just translate text on Android in an easy way. If you don't understand any message in some other language, then just copy or import the message in the app and translate it on Android.

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Google Translate App To Translate Text On Android was originally published at I Love Free Software

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