Todd Walden

Convert Any Website into .PDF Format

Todd — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:38:27 +0000

PdfonFly allows you to convert any website into a PDF document. All you have to do is enter the website’s URL and a six digit security code. After clicking the “Convert to PDF” button, a link will be provided to download the file.

Try it out! www.pdfonfly.com

Finally a Decent iTunes Alternative

Todd — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:10:47 +0000

It’s called Cog and it has replaced iTunes as my dominant Mac music player. Here are the three main reasons I now use Cog instead of iTunes:

Fast and simple interface
Supports a variety of formats
Doesn’t “control” your music

Load times and the application itself are lightning fast and responsive. The interface is simple and well designed, yet yields powerful features.

Cog supports an incredibly large amount of formats: Ogg Vorbis, Mp3, Flac, Musepack, Monkeys Audio, Shorten, Wavpack, AAC, Apple Lossless, Wave/AIFF, Video Game (nsf, gbs, gym, spc, vgm, hes, and more!), Tracker (it, s3m, xm, mod), m3u and pls playlists, Cue sheets.

And it doesn’t control your music! iTunes (by default) likes to grab your music and make copies of it to store in dark mysterious places deep inside your computer. Cog works more like Winamp: You have your music organized in folders. Just point to that folder in Cog and you’re able to open up a nice “drawer” to view and play your tunes.

Don’t let the software distract you from your music! Try Cog.

My Two Favorite Screensavers For MAC

Todd — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:31:54 +0000

I can’t decide which one I like more: PolarClock or Word Clock. Both are date and time screensavers, but present the data in different ways.

PolarClock

Word Clock

Which is your favorite? Are there any other cool Mac screensavers I should know about?

Inventory Your Stuff Online

Todd — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:10:54 +0000

I stumbled across StuffSafe the other day. It’s a website that lets you keep an online inventory of your possessions for insurance purposes, etc.

“If you’re a home owner or renter, a secure inventory of your possessions should be a big part of your theft or disaster recovery plan. Having an up-to-date home inventory will help you get your home owner insurance claim settled faster, verify losses for your income tax return and help you purchase the correct amount of insurance.”

This could be put to good use during hurricane season, for all you Florida residents!

www.stuffsafe.com

Netflix for books: BookSwim

Todd — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:06:27 +0000

I work in the Orange County Library System as a technology specialist and computer teacher, so naturally, web technology having to do with books and libraries interests me.

Check out this service called BookSwim. They provide the same service Netflix does.. but with books instead of DVDs.

Browse their online collection of over 200,000 items and pick the titles you want sent. See how it works here.

Bookswim.com