I have been following this multi-touch sensor based computer technology pretty closely. I am fascinated by the thought of these types of devices to replace our current constraint prone desktop and laptop computers. The file transfer feature has got to be one of the coolest features of the coffee table computer shown in the video. I dream of a day when wads of cables become non-existent.
www.orb.com is a FREE piece of software that allows you to stream your desktop computers content to various web enabled devices such as cell phones, laptops, pdas and even other desktop computers remotely. I especially like the feature which allows you to stream video to your smartphone. While buffering can become excessive at times, the stream makes up for it in quality and the ability to encode virtually any media file you through at it avi, mpeg, mpeg4, mov, wmv etc. Orb is a must have for an on-the-go lifestyle. Get it FREE here
SpeedTest.net is a cool way to test your internet connection speed online. Simply select a server to test and speed test does all the work in an awesome Flash based web application. Speed Test features a speedometer to show you the speed and is a very cool way to do an internet speed test. I highly recommend it, Speed Test is simple to use and just plain cool.
Link: http://www.speedtest.net
Need an XML sitemap for your site but don’t want the hassel of doing it by hand? If so the XML Sitemap generator has got your back. The XML sitemap generator allows you to spider and create a sitemap for upto 500 pages and with their premium service you can create a sitemap for an unlimited number of pages. This is a really cool tool if you need to make a Google Sitemap for your site.
I love the Windows Vista Aero Flip3D feature, but unfortunately I have to stick with Windows XP for software reasons. TopDesk is a great little tool that will give you the features of Aero Flip3D on Windows XP and more. TopDesk features several different rotate modes, flip styles, color customization, window labels, and more. There is also a feature to quickly show the desktop by placing all your windows at the bottom edge of the screen (F11). You can ALT+Tab to view a vertical view of all open windows.
Keyboard Shorcut tips
- ALT+TAB = Flip, Grid, Spatial (Depending on settings)
- F11 = Minimize your Windows (toggle) works great.
- Tip : Use the mouse wheel to scroll through windows when in tile mode.
Got a favorite piece of software you think would go great with TopDesk? Send me a Tip to tips@timmatheson.com
Need to secure an area of your home or office? Why not setup a lazer perimeter in the to be secured area? Lazer Tripwire is a gadget that sounds a 5 minute 48db alarm when the lazer perimeter is breached. For just $24.95 I think it’s a reasonable gadget to have in your geek tool arsenal. You can buy the Lazer Tripwire here.