Freedom: an Advantageous Opportunity to Dominate the Free

“When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom because that is according to my principles.” - By Frank Herbert. This was an interesting quote I heard listening to the audio-book “Children of Dune.” I would not consider this world-construct a “survival of the fittest” view, but rather a “method of conquest for conquerors”.

The reason I mention this is because I see this philosophy as an active element for enemies of freedom and democracy. We can’t be ignorant that there are those who exist that will use the ideals of freedom against the free. Therefore, the cause of freedom must have a backing of strength as its foundation. Freedom cannot be a wimpy passiveness. We must be as gentle as doves, but be as wise as serpents.

Quote of the day:

Had I’d known I was going to put my foot in my mouth, I would have cleaned between the toes a little better ~ unknown

Create shortcuts on your desktop to Webpages without all the copy, paste and naming

Tech Tip for today: Did you know you can easily create shortcuts on your desktop to WebPages without all the copy, paste and naming? In Internet Explorer, choose “File,” “Send,” then “Shortcut to Desktop”. That’s it! Now if you have Firefox or Chrome, all you need to do is, left of the “X” button click the “Restore Down” button. Now highlight the address bar link and drag-and-drop it onto the desktop. You’re done :-)

Free Online Stuff (Part 1) "Google"

They say that "The Best Things in Life Are Free"; and while we don’t know exactly who “They” are, we in fact do love free stuff. The following list of free items just may make your day a bit brighter; or not. Well we hope they do.

Google: Gmail.com is a great way to establish your Google presence. With a Gmail account, you not only have the ability to send e‐mails to anyone in the world (free), but also have the ability to take advantage of other Google features (www.gmail.com) .

You can setup an IGoogle homepage (http://www.google.com/ig) and add real‐time gadgets like links to your Gmail account, analog clock, news, Youtube clips, weather, and many more… You can even add a gadget that utilizes the free unused space that Gmail allows you; uploading files that you may need to retrieve and a later time.

You can take advantage of Google Calendars and access appointments from any computer’s Web

browser (https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin). You can even share calendars with other Gmail users.

Share pictures on the web with family and friends using “Google Pictures”; aka” Picasa

web” (http://picasaweb.google.com).

If you own a computer at home and don’t have a copy of Microsoft Office, Google has an online

document storage system: Google Docs (http://goodocs.notlong.com). Here is a short video:

(http://goodocvid.notlong.com). Great for retrieving files from any computer browser.

Google is full of very useful free, online technologies; take a look at their “Products” page:

(http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/).

If you are looking for a more standard office application and don’t care to pay the high prices, a great solution would be OpenOffice: (http://www.openoffice.org/)

Podnutz podcasts presents Gismo's Freware!

If you’re a Geek, or just like listening to podcasts; Or if you are a Geek that listens to podcasts, this is the show for you. Podnutz is a “Do It Yourself” (DIY) Computer Repair Podcast for the basic Geek http://www.podnutz.com/podnutz. Today I was listening to episode 55: Gizmo's Freeware Reviews at http://www.techsupportalert.com. What an awesome site! According to Podnutz, Gizmo's Freeware “is a non-commercial community website staffed entirely by volunteers. The primary function is to help users select the best freeware product for their particular needs.” And Gizmo's Freeware was recommended by PC Magazine in August of 2010.

A few of the Freeware reviews on the show were:

Microsoft ICE – Free “AWESOME” Photo Panorama software http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/ivm/ice

Everything Search – Doesn’t index each file on the computer, but uses the hard drive’s already indexed files. That makes it super fast! http://www.voidtools.com

Synergy – Allows the user to use the same mouse and keyboard across several computers (A virtual KVM). http://synergy-foss.org/download

Picpick - http://picpick.wiziple.net/download Capture full screen, active window, window control, rectangular, fixed or freehand region, support auto-scroll, dual monitors, sound effect, multi-formats, included with an editor and other extra features.