Ginipic: Enhanced Image Search for Your Desktop

Searching for a specific image on the Internet can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Some sites, such as Google Image search, try to make the process easier, but shuffling through one page after another of results can quickly get tedious.

That’s where the free desktop application called Ginipic comes into play. You can view hundreds of results at a time, and inserting an image into an app like PowerPoint is as easy as dragging-and-dropping it. To see how easy it really is checkout their video tour.

Here are some other features that make Ginipic worth it:

• Multiple Sources - You can choose to search your favorite search engine or photo-sharing site (Flickr, Google, Yahoo!, SmugMug, deviantArt, Picasa, Photobucket, Facebook, and more), or expand your search to unlimited results with a click of a button, with our tailored “All Sources” option.
• No Duplicates - Did you know that, on average, “big search engines not be named” give you 200 duplicates for every 1,000 results? Not with ginipic.
• Incredible Variety - Ginipic gives you the power of the web to find ANY picture in ANY category with NO restrictions.
• Advanced Search - Advanced search gives you the ability to customize your queries in each source – just as you would on their site.
• Resizing - Choose your own preview size for the best possible experience! Maximize to enjoy the picture in all its glory, work small if you’re just browsing away.
• Tagging - Tag your pictures away and see them all in a heartbeat by choosing your tag in the comfortable Favorites source. Not a tag person? Just favorite the picture and you’ll still have a super easy access to it.
• Drag & Drop - Drag & Drop functionality gives you the ability to start working immediately – you see something you like, just drag it in your work space and continue working.
• Save Images Locally - Want to backup or save it for later? No need in clumsy “right click, save as, too hard to understand what’s going on” options – just save the picture right from the preview window when you’re satisfied.
• Set as Wallpaper - Do you feel like changing your background? Just hit the “Set as wallpaper” on any picture and instantly your desktop will change and renew before your eyes.

This is definitely a slick app, and truly handy for those heavy images searchers out there. Give it a whirl and let us know what you think.

Opening odf files with Microsoft Word

 Open Document Format is an open standard file format OpenOffice.org and others use. File Extensions include .odt(text), .ods(spreadsheet), and .odp(presentation). By default Microsoft Office does not recognise these file formats. However it is possible to open and edit these files after installing a pluggin from Sum Microsystems.

For office 2003 users

If you have Microsoft Office 2003, simply download and install the Sun ODF Plugin should just work.You can download the Sun ODF Plugin from here.

For office 2007 users

1. First you need to Install Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office 2007.
2. Install Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office.
3. Open ODT document via File > Open, or by double-clicking the ODT file and when prompted for the application to open it with, choose Word.

If you don’t have administrator privileges to install software, you can try an online converter such as Zamzar or Media Convert. You can also upload ODT documents to Google Docs or Zoho Writer.

If you want to open ODT documents locally but want to stay away from MS Office, try the lightweight, cross-platform Abiword or the full-blown suite of OpenOffice.org.

Completely Remove Programs Without Leaving Traces Behind With Revo Uninstaller and More

The Windows Add/Remove Program utility is probably the worst uninstaller around. It is slow at loading all your installed applications and the uninstalling is never clean, leaving traces behind, such as registry entries. Every windows users seriously need a better uninstaller than the default one. One of the alternative is the Revo Uninstaller.

Revo Uninstaller is a freeware Windows application that does not just done the uninstalling but also remove all traces that are left over on your computer. Revo Uninstaller is a much faster and much powerful alternative to Windows Add/Remove Programs utility. No doubt about it.

How about a demonstration on how to completely remove a no-longer needed application from my desktop? Allow me demonstrate. So here the interface that you will see after you launch the Revo Uninstaller. I decided to remove Blogger Backup Utility, a blogger backup service that I used when I was with Blogger since I no longer need it, from my desktop.

First of all, double click the application that you wish to remove. A dialog box will pop up , click “Yes” to continue.

There are four different uninstall mode to choose from. I go for Advanced mode to track and clean all the leftover information of Blogger Backup Utility. This will make my computer truly clean.

Next, the initial analysis and uninstalling are performed.

After the uninstalling has completed , the utility will scan for additional unnecessary files, folders and registry keys that are usually left over on your computer. This is the best part of all!

Let see, there is indeed leftover registry items!

Revo Uninstaller is not just an uninstall software, it also includes other features like the Hunter Mode and cleaning tools. You might want to study yourself on that features. Happy using Revo Uninstaller and kiss goodbye to Windows Add/Remove Programs utility!

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Virus Effect Remover lets You Re-Enable Windows Task Manager, Folder Option, MsConfig, Registry Editor and More

Anti-virus software only scans and cleans up your computer for viruses, worms and Trojans. Even after the malicious codes have been removed from your Windows, but the damages that have been caused by the infection are difficult to be reverted to the previous state. Some even have to re-install their Windows operating system while some use disk imaging software like Acronis True Image to restore their Windows.

Virus Effect Remover is a handy Windows software application that can helps you to remove the effects or recover from the damages caused by the infection of viruses, worms and trojans from your windows registry and file system. This open source application helps you to detect the registry error caused by virus and re-enables the blocked content like the Windows task manager, registry editor, msconfig, folder option and more.

Besides that, you can use the Process Detail tab to see exactly the processes taking place in your computer. From there, you can use it to kill any running process especially the virus process and the process can also be removed permanently. Other additional options are creating registry backup, check system files, block autorun for USB devices and more.

Virus Effect Remover is compatible with Windows XP and Vista.

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