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Experience Cloud Based Note Editing with Notee

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 06:30 PM PDT


Notee is a free utility software that is designed to automatically synchronise notes on a cloud server. With Notee, you can easily write, edit and delete notes on any machine or platform. All notes are stored in a centralised server and you can access them from anywhere in the world.

Features of this Cloud Based note editing utility

  • Automatically backup your notes on remote cloud servers
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Calendar for easy management of notes

How to use it

Installation was totally uneventful. The interface is simple and looks like a typical calendar. You get the usual menu bar at the top, well thought icons with tool tips and the calendar at the bottom.

Before you can use the application, you need to have created an account and logged in from the application. If you do not have an account and wish to create one go to the Begin menu and select Register. To login go to the Begin menu and click Login, you will be prompted to enter a username and password. Once you are successfully logged in, the application displays your username on the title bar. You can logout by selecting logout on the same Begin menu.

Notee

To start writing notes, select new from the Edit menu or double click on any day on the calendar. The note editing window contains various editing options including Copy, Cut, Paste. To create a note, you need to enter a title, a time and begin typing. You can set a schedule for the note by checking the Schedule checkbox. Click save to save changes and cancel to discard. To edit notes logon to your Notee online account and select Edit from the link appearing beside the note.

Notee

To delete a note, select the note and click the delete icon or click delete from the Edit menu. You can toggle between previous and next months on the calendar via the back and forward buttons or by selecting the respective options on the Edit menu. To search for notes select Find from the Edit menu or click the Find icon. Enter text to search for and press Enter. You can preview notes via the content window. To enable the content window, check the Content option in the Edit menu. The program has an option of displaying the Lunar calendar which you can display by checking the Show Lunar Calendar option in the configuration window.

Also check out another free note taking tool.

Pros

  • Cloud based service lets you access notes from any where
  • Available on both Windows and MacOS

Cons

  • Wrongly labelled calendar
  • Note editing on the program is either not available or not working.
  • Buttons and other program functions disabled for most of the time
  • Slow synchronisation

Verdict

Notee is a well thought note taking tool but unfortunately has quite some serious shortcomings which need to be addressed.

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Experience Cloud Based Note Editing with Notee was originally published at I Love Free Software

Convert Photo To Sketch: XnView Android Sketch App

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT


XnView Sketch is a free Android app to convert photo to sketch. This Android sketch app is nice and simple app that lets you create sketches out of images on Android.

The concept of the app is simple. You just have to import images from your phone's gallery or take a new picture from your phone's camera into the app. Now adjust the sketch resolution of the image and your sketch will be ready quickly. The app allows you to select custom amount and opacity for the sketch.

XnView Sketch

Apart from adjusting opacity, you can easily adjust the brightness and contrast of the sketch which you want to create. Now save or share the created image sketch on your Android phone. If you don't wish to adjust the resolution settings of the sketch, then click on next or previous button to embed multiple photo effects which include Pastel, Pencil, Strokes, Color Sketch, and more.

XnView Sketch is a light weight application that needs very less space.

Features Of XnView Android Sketch App:

  • Create sketch out of photos on Android.
  • Import photos from Android gallery or take photos from phone's camera and import them in real-time.
  • Give different photo effects in sketch which include strokes, color sketch, pencil, and more.
  • You can save and share the photo in 3 different sizes which include normal, large, and extra-large.
    XnView Sketch Save
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, opacity, and other saturation adjustment.
  • The app does not contains any ads.

Install XnView Sketch App:

Click here to download and install XnView Sketch app from Google Play Store. You can even scan the QR Code below with a Barcode Scanner app to install the app.

XnView Sketch QR Code

XnView Sketch converts your real photos to handmade art. Make everything convert to sketch and then share them on your social networks to prove your friends that how creative you are.

You can also check out Sketch Me More and Sketch app for Android reviewed by us.

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Convert Photo To Sketch: XnView Android Sketch App was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free and Lightweight Music Player: FlagTunes

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 03:30 PM PDT


FlagTunes is a free, lightweight and very simple to use music player where you can open your music collections and enjoy in them without sacrificing a lot of system resources, but also without sacrificing the overall music player experience, because the FlagTunes interface looks very modern and it even has some useful features like music playlists.

FlagTunes default window

We already mentioned that the interface of FlagTunes is rather simplistic, but that’s OK because when we opened up the Windows Task Manager and checked the resource consumption, we found that only around 8MB of RAM was used, which is a fair trade off, simplicity for low resource usage. Other music players like Winamp offer a lot more features, but they are also notorious resource hogs, which is not a good thing for users that have older computers, which are still working fine, but are cursed with low system specs.

Similar software: Danjukebox, Mcool, Boom Player.

How to listen to music with FlagTunes – Free, lightweight and simple music player

Before you’ll be able to listen to your music collection with FlagTunes, you’re gonna have to import it into the main application. Do this by selecting Program >> Add Music, which is pretty much the only option offered by this lightweight music player. Once that you select Add Music, you should see the standard folder selection window. All the major formats are supported:

  • MP3
  • WAV
  • FLAC
  • MP4

so you should not have any kind of problems with songs not being detected by FlagTunes. If you opened up a large collection of songs, it might take some time for the program to load them all, be patient.

FlagTunes added songs

If you added a lot of songs your playlist is gonna be filled out more, but the one that you can see on the image above only has 3 songs. On the left side of the screen you can select different Artists from the artist selection area. Clicking on an artist name will filter the playlist and show you only the songs from that particular artist. To restore back the entire list click on the button below the Artist area, where it says All Artists. In the Playlists area of the application window you can select different playlists, if they were created at all.

FlagTunes search

A very useful feature of FlagTunes would be the search function, which can be seen and used in the top right corner of the application. From the three songs that we have in our collection, we decided to search for “bob” since it’s the name of one of the authors and the results came up right away. If you have large music collections with the search tool you can find that one song that’s been on your mind the whole day, very easily.

Conclusion

Seeing how applications, especially music players are becoming more and more resource hungry, small and simple audio players like FlagTunes can come in handy, and best of all its free. Note though that FlagTunes is still in alpha development, so you might find a bug or two, we haven’t any, but it doesn’t means that you won’t, in case you do make sure that you report any problems on the FlagTunes website. Free download.

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Free and Lightweight Music Player: FlagTunes was originally published at I Love Free Software

File Management Tool to Copy Contents of a Folder Easily: SafeCopy

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT


SafeCopy is a free file management software that can be used for copying the content of a folder with just one click. This free file copying software is very useful for those who regularly work on large number of files and data and for whom keeping track of their files and folders is very tedious task. It is more of a utility software.

Download and Installation SafeCopy

Safe Copy free is a free and easy to download software. To download Safe Copy, you will have to go to this link. The software downloads as zipped file which needs to be run or has to be extracted to get installed. The entire installation process is very short and both the download and installation gets over very quickly. Once the installation completes, the main page of the utility appears on the screen. If you are looking for a simple file copying utility, you can try SuperCopier, WinMend File Copy and ExtremeCopy.

Features of SafeCopy

Users can copy files from one folder to another. Besides, the date and time can be kept same as when the file was previously modified or can be changed according to users preference.

Usage of this file management tool

Safe Copy is a very simple software that can be understood and used by all alike. The features and functionality of Safe Copy have been represented in a very subtle and descriptive manner which makes all the options very intuitive and self-explanatory. The first option that any user would come across is the text box for the address of the source file or folder. The address can be searched through the browser button or the source file can be dragged and dropped in the text box. Then there is the text box for the destination folder which accepts the address in the same way as the previous one.

When address of the source and the destination folders are selected, proper selection of 'options' is important for the maintenance of document information in accordance with someone's specifications. To adjust and maintain date and time, Safe Copy provides three options to its users, viz. 'do not modify', 'keep' and 'set new'. Each option is available for date of creation, date of modification and date of accession.

These options can help in several small edit cases. Users can ask Safe Copy not to modify dates and time of creation or modification of certain document. Similarly, the date of current modification or latest access can be kept with the help of 'keep'. The last option, i.e. the set new option allows you to set a new date and time for the document manually. Same options, i.e. 'do not modify', 'keep' and 'set' with the addition of 'reset' are also available for various file attributes such as 'read only', 'archive', 'hidden' and 'system'.

If all these options are duly selected, you can be rest assured that your files will always be copied safely while all the information pertaining to this action is in accordance with you. This, at the bottom-line, can be said that overall the Safe Copy is quite useful depending upon the requirement of its user.

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File Management Tool to Copy Contents of a Folder Easily: SafeCopy was originally published at I Love Free Software

Download Contra for Android

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT


The popular Contra game is now available for Android in Google Play Store for free. Earlier we use to play Contra game on some game station or on PC. But, now you can play Contra game on your Android too. This Android Contra game provides real Contra game experience on Android.

The controls provided by the game app work very well. You can easily move Rambo and control the gun direction to kill foes. On top of it, the game app also allows Rambo to jump with a detached jump button and save himself from hindrances and enemies.

Contra Game

You just have to launch the app and start the battle of Contra game on your Android phone. The good part of Android Contra game is its continue option. After ending of all the chances in between the game, you easily continue or switch to new game from outset.

If you have had enough with Android car racing games and Android fighting games, enjoy this popular game from the past, and have some fun on Android.

Playing Contra game on Android is as simple as playing the same game on some game station or on your PC. The sound effects too provided by the game are authentic. If you are a champ of Contra and love that game, you can now have the same fun on your Android smartphone too.

How To Play Contra on Android:

Step 1: Download and install Contra game on your Android phone.

Step 2: Launch the game and then tap on "new game" button.

Step 3: Tap on the moving control button to move Rambo and his change the direction of his gun.

Step 4: Tap on the jump button to make the Rambo jump and save himself.

Step 5: Likewise, clear all the game stages.

Features Of Android Contra Game:

  • Play real Contra game on your Android.
  • Genuine game interface.
  • Allows you to continue the game incase you lost all the chances.
    Contra Game Contibue
  • Great controls to move Rambo and his gun.
  • Detached jump button provided.

Install Contra Game On Android:

Click here to download and install Contra game from Google Play Store. You can also scan the QR Code below from Barcode Scanner app to download the app directly from Google Play Store.

Contra Game QR Code

Contra game for Android works like a charm on Android. Play with Rambo and win the battle of the demotic Contra game on your Android. This Contra app for Android works with Android 2.2+

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Browser To Browser File Transfer with FilesOverMiles

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT


FilesOverMiles is a free web service where users can send files to each other directly without uploading to a middleman first. Normally when someone shares files via free file hosts, they are first uploaded to the file host, links are generated which you then give to the person to which the files have to be sent, and then they are downloaded. FilesOverMiles will connect you and the person who needs to receive your files directly, files will not be uploaded to FilesOverMiles at all.

FilesOverMiles default window

This type of file transfer is known as browser to browser file sharing, and it has its advantages and drawbacks. One of the main advantages would be increased privacy, since the files are transferred directly without a copy being uploaded and perhaps even left on the main server, which is the case when you upload to regular files hosts, some of which are not even offering the options to delete files after downloads. Drawback would be that the sender has to have good upload speeds and router configured so that others can access it, which is not something that everyone has or knows how to do.

Similar software: Orzeszek Transfer,

How to send files with FilesOverMiles browser to browser file transfer

On the image above you can see the main FilesOverMiles website where you can start the transfer process by clicking on the Browse button and selecting the file that you want to send. All file types are supported, and there’s no size limit, those who are interested in sending more files can do that by adding them to archives.

FilesOverMiles file opened

Once that the files are selected you will see something very similar to what can be seen on the image above. Link is generated which is gonna connect the person who needs the file and you. Link can be password protected, as you can see and it will be valid only for the time that the browser window is opened. Make sure that you configure your router, that you allow access through firewalls, open ports and anything else that might block the access to your files. Once all that is done, share the link and the person who’s on the receiving end should see something like this:

FilesOverMiles start download

To start the download, just click on Download and your file transfer should start. Download speed depends on what kind of upload speed you have and what kind of download speed is available on the other side. If you have slow upload speed, slower than what the download speed of the receiving end is, then download might take longer than what the person on the other side is used to, because it will be limited by your upload speed.

Conclusion

For those who have high upload speeds, using FilesOverMiles shouldn’t be a problem, in fact it’s best that you use this free file transfer service, because sometimes file hosts have limited download speeds. You can use FilesOverMiles when you want to send files which are bit more private and you don’t want to store them on a middleman file host, increase the protection even further with a password.

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Browser To Browser File Transfer with FilesOverMiles was originally published at I Love Free Software

Protect Computer From Infected Flash Drives: Ninja Pendisk

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT


Ninja Pendisk is a free software to protect computer against infections from flash drives, and other removable media. This security software guards your computer against those harmful viruses which gets transmitted from the USB drives. The good part is that this free security software does not require any kind of installation, as it's a portable software, you simple need to download it and launch it.

Ninja Pen drive

This computer protection software basically resides itself in the system tray and performs it's job from there itself. There's nothing in this software that a user should learn before using it. It's a simple software which comes with a default set function of Automatic clean. So it automatically scans and protects your computer from harmful files. Ninja Pendisk functions with a lightening speed, won't allow you to even the see the process properly.

Ninja Pen drive 002

Ninja Pendisk resides in the system tray of your computer. And whenever you plug-in a pen drive to your computer, it shows you all the harmful autorun files present there within the pen drive and automatically protects your computer from those autorun files. In addition this free security software offers a two-way protection, as apart from protecting your computer, it even protects your pen drive by immunizing it, so that it doesn't get infected again. For other options you need to simply right-click the system tray icon and you will be presented with options like View configuration, add to start-up, automatic clean, disable auto-play, etc.

Ninja Pen drive 001

Key Features Of Ninja Pendisk To Protect PC:

  • Small in size computer protection software.
  • Portable security software.
  • Functions with a lightening speed.
  • Offers two-way protection by protecting your computer and USB drive as well.
  • Add it to start-up with a single click.
  • Comes with automatic clean option for automated protection.

Also, check out some other computer protection software like MCShield 2, Panda USB vaccine, and Bitdefender USB Immunizer reviewed by us.

Ninja  Pendisk is one of most simple, yet smart computer protection software which only aims to protect computer from infected USB devices. Download Ninja Pendisk for free.

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Protect Computer From Infected Flash Drives: Ninja Pendisk was originally published at I Love Free Software

5 Free Software To Lock Keyboard And Mouse

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT


Here are 5 free software to lock keyboard and lock mouse attached to your computer. Some of these software even allows you to lock the complete keyboard except some keys on the keyboard.

These free software prove to be useful when you are watching a movie and you don't want anyone to touch or use keyboard/mouse, or to restrict your kids from unnecessarily messing up with your PC . Download these software to lock keyboard and mouse for free.

KeyFreeze

 KeyFreeze

KeyFreeze is a free keyboard locking software to lock keyboard and mouse. This software locks your keyboard and mouse completely, leaving the display as it is. It's an easy to use tool which offers a straight-forward functionality of locking keyboard and mouse. For locking keyboard and mouse, you need  to start KeyFreeze, it gives you a few couple of seconds of warning and then automatically locks you keyboard and mouse. To unlock the keyboard and mouse, you need to press Ctrl+Alt+Del and Esc key.

Read more about KeyFreeze or try it out here. Don’t forget to check out Synergy to use same keyboard and mouse on multiple machines.

Toddler Keys

 

Toddler keys is another free keyboard locking software which allows you to easily lock keyboard, mouse, CD drives, and power off button of your PC. This free keyboard locking software is capable and efficient enough to work automatically when your computer is left idle, as it locks keyboard, mouse etc. automatically if the computer is idle for a specified time. You can even add sounds and images to it, so whenever a key is pressed on your keyboard, it plays the sound and displays the images for entertaining your kids. For unlocking, you need to simply type "QUIT" using the keyboard.

Read more about Toddler Keys or Try it out here.

Kid-Key Lock

Kid-Key Lock Kid-Key Lock is a small in size utility software which lets you lock keyboard and mouse completely or lock specific keyboard functions and mouse functions with their respective option. This free keyboard locking software includes a setup window, which helps you to configure this freeware according to your preference. For example, you can lock left mouse button, right mouse button, lock mouse wheel and more. Kid-Key Lock comes with a slider for locking keyboard. You can move the slider to lock system key combinations, lock all keys except enter, space, etc, or lock complete keyboard. It also comes with a feature of password, so you can enter the password anywhere on the screen to open the setup window or to quit the application.

Read more about Kid-Key Lock or try it here. Also, check out Neat mouse reviewed by us.

KeyboardLock

Keyboard Lock KeyboardLock is a very basic and straight-forward software using which you can lock keyboard and mouse connected to your computer. This free software has got a very basic and straight-forward interface and for using this free software, you need to just mention a password in the password box and click the "start" button. Now, you need to simply type the password anywhere on the screen using your keyboard for locking your keyboard and mouse. For unlocking the keyboard and mouse retype the password anywhere on the screen.

Read more about KeyboardLock or try it here.

ChildLock

ChildLock ChildLock is a totally free and easy to use software to lock keyboard and mouse. This free keyboard locking software comes with an Auto Lock feature to automatically lock keyboard and mouse when your computer is left idle for 10 minutes. The interface is very basic and user-friendly and comes with the straight forward "Lock" button for locking the keyboard and mouse. It even comes with 2 other buttons for blocking all Windows control key and to lock the entire keyboard except few keys like space, page up and page down. The key sequence for lock/unlock is Alt+End/Alt+Home. So in order to unlock keyboard and mouse you need to press Alt+Home. Try ChildLock for free.

Read more about ChildLock or try it here.

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5 Free Software To Lock Keyboard And Mouse was originally published at I Love Free Software

Add Tabs to Windows Explorer with Tab Explorer

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 06:30 AM PDT


Tab Explorer is a free Windows enhancer which you can use in order to add tabs to Windows Explorer. We talked about a similar application before, it was called Clover and it worked a bit differently than how Tab Explorer works. Clover combined Google Chrome and Window Explorer to create a new hybrid Window Explorer which had tabs, that’s not how Tab Explorer works.

Tab Explorer default window

As you can see from the image above, tabs which can be found in Tab Explorer are standalone tabs, which do not depend on any other application. They are located at the top of the window, above the regular window border. When you open additional folders they are gonna be added to the main Windows Explorer window as a tab, they won’t be listed as additional items in the task bar which should increase your productivity, which is the main goal of Tab Explorer.

Similar software: Clover 2, Right Click Menu Editor, Windows 8 Look in Windows 7, Classic Shell.

How to add tabs to Windows Explorer with Tab Explorer

First thing that you need to do would be installing Tab Explorer. The application is small in size and also very light on the system resources so you won’t experience any kind of performance issues using it, which is always a possibility, especially for those that have older PCs. Once that the installation is completed Tab Explorer should start working right away, and you should see this window:

Tab Explorer control panel

This would be the main control panel of Tab Explorer where you will gonna have to activate tabs. If it doesn’t start right away for some reason, you’re gonna have to open it up from the system tray, where it will work all the time if you put a check mark next to the Auto Run on system startup option. Notice that you can also activate the Rainbow Tabs where each tab will have its own color. If for some reason you don’t want to have Tab Explorer running in the system tray you can disable it, that would be the last option. Don’t worry, tabs will still be there, control panel just won’t be running in the system tray.

Tab Explorer open in new window

Right click context menu doesn’t have the open in new tab option, but if you select the Open in new window, it’s still gonna open the selected location in a new tab.

Conclusion

Tabs are a great way of how you can increase computer productivity, because your taskbar will not be infested with tons of windows, if you have a lot of folders opened. Imagine how much time you’d spend moving your mouse, looking for the right window and then actually selecting it. This is especially true if you are using the regular button window display in the taskbar, where similar windows are gonna be grouped together.

Tab Explorer installation is very simple, so is activation and the overall usage. The main control panel can be hidden, so that there’s practically no sign at all that you’re using a plugin in order to have tabs in Windows Explorer. Integration with Windows is also very good, people might even think that this is a feature which they didn’t know existed in Windows.

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Add Tabs to Windows Explorer with Tab Explorer was originally published at I Love Free Software

Download Pinterest App For iPhone

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:45 AM PDT


Pinterest app is a free iPhone app that lets you share your interests across the web. Pinterest app for iPhone provides you a simple interface to access and manage. You can bulk upload binteresting photos you took or found by creating new pinboards. To upload a photo, you need to click on the camera button. Clicking on camera button will enable your iPhone camera. Now, you can click a new photo or you can also head to camera roll and pick any existing photo which you want to upload. Create a new pinboard and upload your interest to share them across the web. On top of it, you can view your followers, and comments on the interests you have upload.

Moreover, the official Pinterest iPhone app allows you to browse photos uploaded by other people on Pinterest. You can head to photos according to multiple categories like animals, architecture, art, celebs, design, food & drink, gardening, hair & beauty, humor, kids, outdoors, products, and much more. The good part of the app is its interface and working. The app works similar to working of some social networks like you can find friends, check following & followers, number of pinboards, and the like.

What I Like About The Pinterest App For iPhone?

Interface of Pinterest app for iPhone is what I like the most. I tested the app on my smart Android phone and on my iPad too. But comparing all of the three (Android, iPhone, and iPad), I found iPhone app interface the best and the easiest one. All the options to access and manage the app are given in one single toolbar situated below the app. You can easily head to following, explore categories, take photos (from camera or from gallery), view all the activities, and last view your complete profile. Pinterest app for iPhone covers all these in one single managing toolbar at the end.

Features:

  • Share interests across the web.
  • Upload photos from camera roll or take a photo from your iPhone camera and upload it in real-time.
  • View all your following & followers.
  • Browse photos by exploring multiple categories.
  • Check all the activities.
  • Create new pinboards.
  • User-friendly interface.
  • The free version of the app is ads-free.

Install Pinterest App:

Hit here to download and install the app from App Store. You can also scan the QR Code below with Barcode Reader app and install Pinterest app.

Pinterest QR Code iPad

The main aim of Pinterest app for iPhone is to connect different people from different parts of the world. By doing this, you can easily explore your art and satisfy the needs of each other.

Check out Pinterest app for iPad and Pinterest app for Android reviewed by us.

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Download Pinterest App For iPhone was originally published at I Love Free Software

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