Tag Archives: alternative

TouchFreeze – a simple way to stop accidental keys

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Jesse Zylstra

TouchFreeze is a simple (and very small) program that helps you to avoid hitting the mouse while typing on a laptop. This is a feature similar to “PalmCheck” which is found on Synaptic trackpads. This program seems to work better … Continue reading →

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SumatraPDF Reader

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Jesse Zylstra

Until recently, I would have declared FoxIt reader the best PDF reader for speed, usability, and visual appeal. Unfortuantely, like AdobeReader, Foxit is beginning to become bogged down and is getting much slower to use. Although I still think FoxIt is … Continue reading →

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Review: K-Lite Codecs Pack

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Jesse Zylstra

Video encoding offers a great variety in compression and quality abilities, but can be cumbersome when it comes to playing video and audio on a computer. The K-Lite Codecs Pack offers multiple “packages” of codecs for any level of media … Continue reading →

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Future of the Textbook: Kno

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jesse Zylstra

Besides the paper, what is the difference between a textbook and a tablet PC? By characteristics of construction, a book has two sides displaying twice the information at once; but, a book simply can’t surf the web, play music and … Continue reading →

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PDF Readers | Foxit Reader

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Jesse Zylstra

If you have ever worked in a public building or medium to large sized business where a series of programs must be installed on many computers, you know how much difference it makes when you have a program that takes … Continue reading →

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Codecs Issues

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Jesse Zylstra

Problem: My media player (eg. Windows Media Player) is giving me an error saying it doesn’t have the codecs required to view/play a certain file. What: Codecs are a file format reader that allows different media types to be viewed/played. … Continue reading →

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