In between all of my new writing at How-to Geek, I have still been writing some articles for Digital Inspiration. I recently reviewed Manymoon, an exciting project management system that is fully integrated with Google Apps. It works both with the free standard Google accounts, as well as pro Google Apps accounts. Find out more here: Manymoon, an Online Project Management Software for Google Users
Then, I personally started out blogging at WordPress.com, but then recently moved to a self-hosted WordPress.org install with MochaHost. The great thing is, I was able to move all of my old content to this site, and also redirect all of the traffic from my old theoldestof8.wordpress.com domain directly here to www.techinch.com. Check out the article I contributed to at Digital Inspiration for exactly how to do this: How to Migrate your Blog from WordPress.com to a Personal Domain
This article has some great tips on converting your existing printer into a wireless printer, as well as advice on whether it makes more sense to simply invest in a new wireless printer.
One other exciting wireless print server I discovered through my research (but was not included in the published article) was the ASUS RT-N13U. This is both a wireless print server and 802.11 n router for less than the price of any one of these devices from many other companies. I’ve never tried it out, but at least on paper it looks very interesting and I’d be very tempted to try it if I didn’t already have a n router. So check out the article, and if none of the other devices catch your imagination, come back and check the ASUS RT-N13U!
Microsoft recently released a new PowerPoint add-in, Mouse Mischief, that lets whole classrooms easily share one computer using their own mice (up to 25 mice may be used at once!)! I recently reviewed this at Digital Inspiration, so check out my article for more information:
Interestingly enough, Mouse Mischief was tested in schools in Thailand. This video shows it in use in Thailand, and in fact, it’s at a school I’ve been to before! It’s a small world!
Have you ever wanted to create your own games for your PC? Most people assume game development would be costly and dificult, but today Microsoft has lowered the bar and made it easy for even children to create their own PC games with Kodu. I recently reviewed it at Digital Inspiration, so head to http://www.labnol.org/software/create-video-games-for-windows/12435/ to find out more about this exciting and simple way to create your own games and learn programming skills. Perhaps you can create the next Tinker!
Here’s a second installment with links to my writing that’s been published at Digital Inspiration. Hope you find something interesting and useful here; if you, check out my first list of articles at Digital Inspiration. I will continue to list my new articles going forward, so check back here for updates.
Free Virtualization Software for your Windows PC – FYI, VMware Player and Virtual PC are my favorites, and are essential for testing software. Plus, they can be a lot of fun. One day I did a screenshot on my computer running Vista with a copy of XP, Ubuntu, and freeDOS, all running in their own windows. You could see them all via flip3D, which was cool. Not too practical though, especially as I only had 1Gb of ram in my computer at that time!
How to Use Windows 7 Themes on XP and Vista Computers – this is fun, and will be increasingly useful as more sites have Windows 7 themes for download. And, hey, the XP tip would work on Mac or Linux computers, too!
Comparison of Online Project Management Apps – My personal favorite is 37signals’ Backpack, which I have found great for managing projects even if that’s not its primary purpose. The article does cover 37sitnals’ main project management app, Basecamp, which is great too. Depends on your personal organizational style for which you will like better. Both offer free and paid accounts, so there’s something for everyone! And, the article lists a ton of other options which are very good too, so be sure to check it out. Project Management apps is a crowded field!
Find the Song Name Without Knowing the Lyrics – I’ve said for years that we need an audio search engine, and here are a ton of promising apps that do just that. They don’t recognize everything (or even most songs I like – Christian and Classical), but they’re getting there. Very exciting!
Wow, that was a long list! Once again, remember to check back here at www.techinch.com frequently, as I’ll keep adding my writing from Digital Inspiration and unique articles just for Techinch. And if you’d like to see something covered here, let me know, and I’ll try to cover it either here or at Digital Inspiration. Enjoy!
I haven’t been able to post much here lately, but I’ve still been busy writing … in fact, I’ve been writing more than ever! I have been writing articles for Digital Inspirations for over a month now, and it has been great. A number of my articles have been published, which I will list below, and I am also now making a new sidebar listing of my articles at Digital Inspirations. Hope you find these articles helpful, informative, and enjoyable, and keep looking for interesting content both here at Digital Inspirations!
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