Years ago I started a column about sites mentioned in the column from the previous year. It usually runs the first couple of columns in the New Year. By-the-way, as hard as it is for me to believe, today starts my tenth year writing, “Double Click.” Thanks to all of you readers who read it and write me each week! The year in review column was a lark on my part; however, I found that many of you enjoyed it, so here it is for 2010. Have fun remembering, discovering, or rediscovering all the info! If you prefer to click on links and not type all of these, visit the DoubleClicks.info site and click away.
If the site addresses are too long to type I have shortened them with, “bit.ly” which is mentioned below. All of these sites should be free (or have a free version) unless marked “nf”.
Without further ado…here they are in their order of appearance with short descriptions of each.
- Predator (bit.ly/7DicnY) provides notebook security with a thumb drive.
- Portable Apps (portableapps.com) runs full programs from your thumb drive. A minimum of a 1 GB drive is needed but the larger the better.
- Secunia-PSI (bit.ly/bx3f5u) works like Windows Update, but updates ALL of your other programs.
- SuncToy (bit.ly/hf5GRq) a neat, accurate and easy to use file backup utility from Microsoft.
- Data Crow (datacrow.net) media database for CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, books, etc.
- Smart Defrag (iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html) better hard drive defrag program.
- Facebook (facebook.com/DoubleClicks).
- MouseRugs (mouserug.com) interesting little rugs for your mouse.
- Surf Faster & Smarter-IE8 (bit.ly/bJRmBo) my first article for Microsoft.
- Scrabble (bit.ly/965cg3).
- SnagIt (techsmith.com) advanced screenshot application, nf.
- Dropbox (bit.ly/aszzao) automated online file storage.
- Canyon Defense game (bit.ly/cQoWtu).
- Dogfight game (bit.ly/agxQ35).
- Double Wires game (bit.ly/cy0uEj).
- Bit.ly is a free link shortener used a lot by me.
- Country code top-level domain list (bit.ly/a7Vmpo).
- Pixel Toolbox (bit.ly/akeyHA) an app to make your own icons.
- Official US Time (bit.ly/hzMXcv).
- Invisible Hand (getinvisiblehand.com) a Firefox browser add-on to find an item at the cheapest price.
- Mozilla add-ons (addons.mozilla.org) most all Firefox browser add-ons. Search, find and install them from here.
- Soluto (soluto.com) a program that speeds up your computer’s boot time by suggesting programs you don’t need to run when it starts.
Next week we will visit part 2 of last year’s links.