- As Simple As Photoshop — The phrase above is not just a slogan. First, it is the name of the program I’d like to tell you about and second, the declaration of this program’s possibilities. You may think that Adobe Photoshop, which is an industrial standard for image processing, is rather hard to learn. Who said «I know it from cover to cover»? OK, this article is not for you. If you think so, you may need somebody…
- Network Assistant 4.1, everything for communication! — In our small office network we need many different types of communication. For example, we discuss general questions in public chats. We touch upon more specific topics in private chats. We send short immediate messages to each other through instant messengers. We publish some permanent office-wide messages on our message boards. All these types seem to be rather trivial. We would certainly like to have more complex…
- AdSenseLog 4.5.5 - Site Owner's Assistant — The Google AdSense advertisement platform, since its invention, has proven itself as a very effective content monetization feature for both an author of a casual homepage and an owner of a huge portal. However, the experience shows that relatively insignificant factors (advertisement styles, or place, or border colors) can significantly affect the effectiveness of those ads and, therefore, your revenues. So, if you think seriously…
- Interface Traffic Indicator 1.5.0.2, Just Monitoring — There’s a really simple idea lying under the Interface Traffic Indicator software, yet the software built on the idea is excellent. The idea is: You have a computer, or a network, where you’d want to monitor the amount of the network traffic. It can be done in many different ways with different levels of complexity and reliability, but the Interface Traffic Indicator uses probably the most basic and reliable…
- OLEDB Direct - a great set of COM interfaces for database-driven applications — When you are creating a database-driven application, interaction with the database becomes one of the key pieces of the overall functionality that requires significant time to implement. If you are using multiple data sources, this task becomes even more complex due to the complexity of database connections and related routines. That is the exactly the case when a universal database interface would come very handy. If you are exploring the…
- Real Desktop Light - add a new dimension to a familiar OS interface — As a computer enthusiast, you must have tried all kinds of operating systems, interface add-ons and themes — from Vista’s Aero Glass to its various Linux counterparts. However, if you are looking for something totally different that would give you a new way of managing your documents and files, you should definitely check out Real Desktop Light! Real Desktop Light is a free system add-on for your Windows-based system that turns…
- Shell MegaPack .NET - all you need to create great-looking interfaces in a wink of an eye — If you are a .NET developer working with complex user interfaces and developing applications with an extensive UI part, you know what a pain in the neck this aspect of development may be. You can spend days and weeks polishing your custom interface and it will still leave much to be desired in terms of usability, look and feel that your customers seek. But why reinvent the wheel and invest your precious time into something that has…
- Personal Photoshop Coach. As Simple As Photoshop — “A picture is worth a thousand words”, the saying goes, and applies far beyond the folklore: According to various studies, over 70% of information finds its path to our brain through the eye. That suggests that the quickest way to get along with complex applications, especially those like Photoshop, would be through watching a lot of examples with live illustrations and audible explanations and trying to repeat those after…
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