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Recover Deleted Files and Partitions with Erassos Recovery
Draw or Write on a Webpage and Save as an Image: Screen Draw Firefox Add-on
Free Digital Diary Software for Windows: iDailyDiary
Convert OpenOffice Files To Flash: Free Pageflip OpenOffice To Flash
Simple Screen Magnifier Software: OneLoupe
Free Image Editor that is Powerful, yet Small: ZoomFX
How To Set Any Video As Caller ID On Android

Recover Deleted Files and Partitions with Erassos Recovery

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Eassos Recovery is a program that you can use to recover deleted files, but not just files, you can recover entire partitions with this data recovery software. Those who have played around with partitioning, for example when testing a new operating system, have probably at some point found themselves losing important data or even entire partitions. In such situations you can use Eassos Recovery in order to restore the data which you’ve lost.

What you see on the image above is the main window which waits for you after completing the installation and running the program. As you can see the program has a very simple design and the main data recovery options can be seen right away. You’ll also notice at the bottom of the window that there’s a message to upgrade to full version and the amount of data recovered with limitation set to 1024MB or in other words 1GB. Free version of Eassos Recovery is limited this way, and if you need to recover more, you’re gonna have to upgrade.

What kind of recovery options does Eassos Data Recovery has?

There are 4 different types of data recovery that Eassos Recovery offers:

Recover files from partitions – after it become inaccessible
Recover deleted partitions – when you delete or lose entire partitions
Recover files from disk – when you have to recover from unformatted disk
Recover deleted files – this is for when you need to recover files deleted from Recycle Bin

Choose the one that you need. The first one would be when you are not sure from where the files were deleted, second when you delete partitions, third when you are dealing with drives which are not partitioned, and the fourth when you know that files were deleted from the Recycle Bin.

Recovering files with Erassos Recovery

To recover files with Erassos you’re gonna have to go through a simple 5 step wizard. In this presentation we’ve deleted the following files from the Recycle Bin:

Since these files were deleted form the Recycle Bin we’re gonna select the last mode of recovery, the first step is choosing the partition from which the files were deleted:

On the right lower corner you can choose file types that you want to search for, if you’re only looking for pictures, selecting pictures only will decrease the time necessary to search for the files.

Step 2 would be the actual scan where Erassos is creating the list of files that can be recovered. After the scan is finished you’ll be presented with a window where you can choose which files to recover:

As you can see, Erassos is suffering from the same problems that Wise Data Recovery suffered, and that is that there are no original file names, that can be problematic. To recover files simply mark the ones that you’re interested in and click on next. You’ll be prompted for the target folder where to save the files and you will have them.

Conclusion

The fact that recovery file list doesn’t contain names is a bit of a drawback, but since this program offers so many options for recovery, we will let that one slide. There’s file preview which should help you identify files more easily. Remember that after 1GB of recovered files you’re gonna have to pay. Download Erassos Recovery software free.

Recover Deleted Files and Partitions with Erassos Recovery was originally published at I Love Free Software

Draw or Write on a Webpage and Save as an Image: Screen Draw Firefox Add-on

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Screen Draw is a Firefox add-on to help you to draw an image on a particular webpage. Since, many of us use the Firefox browser apart from the default Internet Explorer, Screen Draw is easily available from the add-on section of the Firefox browser. This add-on is available for free and is very easy to use.

Download:

Use the above link to go to the add-on section of the Firefox browser. In this webpage click on the Add to Firefox button. After clicking on the button, it will start downloading. The size of the add-on is only 82kb, which only takes few seconds to download. After downloading the add-on, Firefox will notify about the installation process. Click in the Install button to install this add-on on your Firefox browser. Restart you browser to see the effect of this add-on.

How to write on a webpage:

The first thing to do after installing this add-on is to find the Screen Draw icon, after that click on that icon. After clicking of the icon, you will see a toolbar where you can select brushes, color, eraser, save and many other options, which will fulfill your requirement. Try Screen Draw to draw something on your screen and then save it. You can save a complete webpage or a part of the webpage or drawing. The format of the image file can be png or jpeg, which is a common format for any image. Inserting shapes and text is also possible with this add-on, shapes such as circles, arrows and text, diagrams is also very easy to insert.

It is very simple to use. If you are a teacher, then this tool can be of great help for the students who are watching a projector or a screen. You can switch-off the screen draw add-on when it is unnecessary by clicking on the icon. The mouse makes use of the Screen Draw add-on. By clicking of the mouse, you can draw an image, add text or even change color of the brush or text. Wide range of color is supported by this add-on; the color grid contains lots of color to satisfy the needs of the user.

The preferences of the Screen Draw add-on can be changed very easily. To do this firstly go to the add-on section of your Firefox browser by clicking on the Tools -> Add-ons (Ctrl + Shift + A). Then find the Screen Draw add-on (Extensions section) and click on the options button. From here, you can also disable or uninstall this add-on.

From here the default color of the brush, brush size and save mode can be changed. From the text tab, you can change the font family and font size.

Conclusion:

Screen Draw add-on can be helpful for those people who use screenshots for teaching or annotate something on the webpage. It is very easy to use and the functionalities are somewhat similar to the paint application in Windows platform. As this add-on is free Use it once, if you like it you can keep it or else uninstall it.

Draw or Write on a Webpage and Save as an Image: Screen Draw Firefox Add-on was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Digital Diary Software for Windows: iDailyDiary

Posted: 29 May 2012 11:00 AM PDT

iDailyDiary is a free diary software that allows you to keep a daily journal. It is available in two versions, the free version and the improved professional version with additional features which can be tried for 30 days but attracts a fee of $30 thereafter.

Keeping a diary is still very important for many people. With technology changing literally every aspect of our daily life, blogs and social networks are becoming a common way for people to relay their thoughts. For those still on keeping the traditional charm of a diary, digital diaries are the way to go. iDailyDiary is one application that provides the facilities of a physical diary on your computer and for free.

Features of this diary software

iDailyDiary is available in both 32bit and 64 bit versions. It runs on all windows based operating systems released after Windows ME.
Security is guaranteed as all data is encrypted and the application is password protected.
The software contains a rich text editor meaning that anything you write is easily editable and portable to a host of other rich text enabled text editors.
The application allows users to enter URLs, hypertext and also insert pictures.
If your daily journal runs into several pages, there is no need to worry. The application supports multiple pages for each day.
The software allows for exporting of data into various formats. You can export data to HTML and create a webpage from the journal data.
The application supports various text formats including Unicode making it easy to import from various destinations.
The application has support for seven languages including Turkish, Japanese, Dutch and Chinese.
All text is fully searchable meaning you can easily find and replace.

How to use this diary software

On launching the application for the first time, it prompts you to begin configuration. While a password is optional, it is mandatory that you choose a diary name. When the application opens for the first time, it opens a help page with detailed instructions on how to use the diary. The user interface is much like any typical interface and you could mistake it for a word processor. It is very well arranged and all icons have corresponding tooltips making it easy to use. The writing area looks like a real book held together by spiral binding. Below the toolbars is a blue triangular calendar bar showing the date in long date format and the current page. Beside it are the previous and next controls for toggling between days and pages respectively.

Below the writing area is the calendar which can be used to toggle between days. The current day is marked in red and weekends are marked in grey. To add an entry, launch the software, select your preferred data and start typing. Editing tools are more like those found on a basic word processor. Text can be formatted using a number of tools like fonts, indents, superscripts and subscripts, text alignment, bullets, bold and italics, line spacers and paragraph markers.

Opinion

The user interface is aesthetically correct. The look and feel used breaks the monotony you find on each and every windows program. Encryption and password protection mean that your data is very secure. The detailed instructions appearing on first time execution were very helpful. I hated that tools like the thesaurus and the spell checker are only available on the professional version but I think I can make do without these. Support for images and hyperlinks is big plus. The HTML export feature is very clever.

Verdict

iDailyDiary is surely the best free digital diary you will find around.

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Free Digital Diary Software for Windows: iDailyDiary was originally published at I Love Free Software

Convert OpenOffice Files To Flash: Free Pageflip OpenOffice To Flash

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Pageflip OpenOffice To Flash software software allows you to convert your openoffice format files to a flipping book using flash. It is an absolutely free software and allows the user to create a book with animations and flipping sound from openoffice format files. The user will be able to create digital books, catalogs and magazines that actually behave like books. The Pageflip OpenOffice To Flash software is immensely user friendly and the user need not have any programming skills. You can use this flash book anywhere and even publish it on the internet without having to pay anything. It is smart, unique and efficient software which is also free.

Features of this OpenOffice to flash converter

The software is a freeware. This implies that the user can download it for free and use it without having to shell out money.
This openoffice to flash conversion software is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2003, WinME.
The Pageflip OpenOffice To Flash software system requirements are pentium or a similar processor and minimum 64 mega byte of RAM.
The user can choose the format of the output file from a list. The list contains html file format, zip file format and .exe file format.
The user needs to install GhostScript (a software which converts PostScript files to PDF files and vice versa) before using this software.
The user can also use the command line to enter the interface if he or she does not want to use Windows Desktop.
The user can directly share the book created through e-mail and social networking sites.
The Pageflip OpenOffice To Flash software allows the user to insert a watermark in their creation so that no one else can modify or copy it.
The best part of the software is that the user does not need to have any programming skills or know the details of adobe flash. The best usage of data encapsulation that one has ever seen.

Interface and working of this freeware

The interface looks very complicated and confusing at the first glance. This is because the trial version of the PageFlip OpenOffice To Flash software (which allows all kinds of office files including microsoft office files and PDF files and photos) is available as Pageflip OpenOffice To Flash software. So you will find a lot of options, buttons and features which will not work as this is basically the trial version.

The only useful buttons are import OpenOffice format file, import and save templates and convert to other formats. You need to import the OpenOffice file which will take a few seconds. Though you will find the convert to flipping book option everywhere conversion takes place automatically. You will find your book ready and now you can save it.

Downloading and installing OpenOffice to Flash converter

The Pageflip OpenOffice To Flash software can be downloaded from the official website for free. The .exe file then has to be executed and the program has to be installed. The installation can take time so you have to be patient.

Final Verdict

The Pageflip OpenOffice To Flash software is an innovative tool to convert your OpenOffice files to flash. Though the interface is really messed up and confusing the end results are more than satisfactory.

Convert OpenOffice Files To Flash: Free Pageflip OpenOffice To Flash was originally published at I Love Free Software

Simple Screen Magnifier Software: OneLoupe

Posted: 29 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

OneLoupe is a screen magnifier software you can use to magnify anything on your screen. The latest version, version 3.03 supports 5 languages including Polski and Swedish.

Features of screen magnifier software

OneLoupe's main feature is of course the magnifying tool. The tool magnifies anything you focus your mouse on. The magnifier has a zoom function which you can adjust to view even bigger text. Zoom range and zoom factor can be adjusted to your liking. The zoom range and zoom factors are saved into the configuration saving you the trouble of reconfiguring them every time you use the application.

The real-time magnification feature allows you to view what you are doing at any particular time to be viewed under magnification. You can choose to start OneLoupe with Windows so you don’t have to run it every time you need to use it.

How to use it

The program is portable and requires no installation. OneLoupe is very easy to use and very user-friendly. On launching the application your mouse turns into a rectangular magnifier. The magnifier can be resized using the Up, Down, Left and Right keys. On launching the application, your mouse pointer immediately turns into a magnifier which you can resize as you wish. The magnifier can be closed using the escape key or by clicking either side of your mouse. The application minimizes to tray when not in use.

Zoom levels range from 1 to 9 and are adjusted using the " +" and "–" keys or using the mouse wheel. Languages can be selected by right clicking on the tray icon and choosing the appropriate language. Hotkeys can be set as the user wishes by right clicking the tray icon. The real-time option allows you to do all your work under magnification.

You can toggle between normal, real-time and real-time+transparency modes using the F1, F2, F3 keys respectively. Help can be accessed by using the help menu in the tray icon.

You can also check out ClZoom and ZoomIt free tools to zoom in on any area or section of your screen.

Opinion

The idea behind OneLoupe is very useful and particularly for people with impaired vision. It is very easy to use and can be used by any type of user.

Verdict

OneLoupe is a simple portable utility that does it job perfectly. The program comes in 32 and 64 bit versions.

Simple Screen Magnifier Software: OneLoupe was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Image Editor that is Powerful, yet Small: ZoomFX

Posted: 29 May 2012 06:30 AM PDT

ZoomFX is a free image editor tool which you can use to manipulate images in several different ways. It’s the perfect tool for everyone who’s interested in making changes to pictures without having to go through complicated menus and dealing with a lot of options, that similar image editors usually have. Photographs made with cameras need corrections sometimes, and you do that with ZoomFX very easily.

Default window of ZoomFX reveals all the image editing options that this tool has to offer. The list is pretty big, and there’s something for everyone in it. The thing that’s important to know is which file to download from the programs website in order for the program to run. The download link which is present on the main page of the ZoomFX sourceforge project page are source files which have to be compiled before use. Visit the download page and there you should see Windows installer, where you have .exe file that will start the program right away.

What kind of features does this free image editor have?

Like it was mentioned before, ZoomFX comes with a lot of image manipulation options and best part is that they are very simple to use. A short list of some of the things that ZoomFx does would be this:

Resize
Rotate
Blur
Sharpen
Add text
Upscaling

And many, many more. What each one of these does is pretty much self explanatory. Adding text can be used in order to add watermark on pictures. You can use sharpen tool in order to try and improve pictures which are blurry, but don’t expect miracles. Resizing pictures is very useful if you need to change their size for sending over emails and so on. A lot of useful things can be done with this little application, let’s see how exactly it works.

Using ZoomFX to edit images

Since ZoomFX has so many options, we can’t talk about them all, so we’re just gonna focus on the basics, how to resize images. You can resize images by left clicking on the Resize option on the left side of the window from the Available actions list, and clicking on the green arrow to put the action on the right side where the Todo list is located. Doing that will make the following window pop up:

This is where you specify the desired changes that you want to see on the image which is being resized. Also take note of the Output settings in the background where you can adjust what kind of size the output images will have.

Once you’re done fiddling with settings, find the images that you want to convert and simply drag and drop them to the lower part of the window, where it’s written with the large letters to drag and drop ;).

Once the images are placed there program will automatically start making the changes, and they will start appearing in the same folder where the old images were. Another thing that’s great about ZoomFX would be that it has settings templates, for example it has Imageshack template where it resizes and uploads images automatically, but it didn’t work for us, we didn’t get links after the upload. In any case ZoomFX is a great tool, with a lot of options, make sure to check it out.

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How To Set Any Video As Caller ID On Android

Posted: 29 May 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Here, are few steps to set any video as caller ID on Android. In this article I will set a video as caller ID when an incoming call lands on your Android phone.

You can even select any specific contact and set video as caller ID on that contact. The app will even play the sound of the video, which can easily be turned off if you don't require it. So follow the below steps to set any video as caller ID on Android phone.

Steps To Set Any Video As Caller ID On Android Phone:

Step 1: Login to Google Play Store on your Android phone.

Step 2: Search for "Video Caller ID (Free)" in Google Play Store on your Android phone.

Step 3: You can scan the QR Code below, if you have a Barcode Scanner app.

Step 4: Install the app on your Android phone.

Step 5: Launch the app.

Step 6: Select a contact from your contact book and then tap on "Add" button near each contact.

Step 7: Now, select a video from your video gallery or create a new video from your Android's camera.

Step 8: The video will be automatically saved as your default caller ID for that contact. You can even select a particular video and set that video as your default video to display on your Android's caller ID.

Step 9: Now whenever an incoming call lands on your Android phone, it will display video caller ID; playing the video selected on that contact or default video.

Now, if you are really a fan of playing videos on your Android, then let it play on your caller ID too. Make your caller ID fully customized on your Android phone.

Remember that if you have selected any special video format or the video which you have filmed from your Android's camera, then the video will be played on full-screen mode on your Android.

Also, if you want your Android caller ID as full-screen mode caller ID on Android, then you can do that by selecting your favorite image from your Android's photo gallery.

How To Set Any Video As Caller ID On Android was originally published at I Love Free Software

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