Head on over to http://globalthoughtz.com/ and check out their list of the Top 50 free sofware downloads for Windows. This is some great information. I personally use a majority of these programs myself. I’m sure you will find some great applications you never knew about.

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So, I downloaded and installed Sugarsync over a week ago and I absolutely love it. It’s exactly what I need to sync my work pc to my home pc. Not having to worry about leaving files behind at the office is such a relieve. I know you can use a USB thumb drive but the Sugarsync service never forgets to sync your files. You can sync any folder on your PC and if you mess up a version you can roll back to a previous version. I would probably pay double for a service like this. Needless to say I’m completely impressed by Sugarsync and I’m definitely keeping my subscription past the 30 day trial.

ATI has changed their user interface a bit for the newer Windows 7 Catalyst drivers. They seem to have hidden some important features that you would use if you connect your PC /HDTV via HDMI. If you are having trouble finding the HDMI options just fallow these steps. (my problem was finding the overscan option to turn it off)

Right click desktop
Enter Catalyst Control Center- advanced menu

Graphics dropdown – Desktop & Displays

Right click you HDMI connected display (monitor/TV)

Click on configure and it will take you to the HDMI options
 

If you have more than one computer or have ever wanted to sync files from your work pc to your home pc, SugarSync makes it easy. I’ve currently signed up for one free month of this service, and love it. The ability to sync any folder on my work pc to my home pc is fantastic. So far everything is working just fine and I no longer have to worry about transferring files to a USB thumb drive and copying them over.

I have 30 days to find any flaws in the system but its looking like I will keep my subscription. Plans range from $50.00 for 30GB to $250.00 for 250GB.

Check it out for 30 days to see if it makes your workflow from office to home easier.

If you want a quick and simple solution for scanning your network Angry IP Scanner is a great tool. The interface is easy and simple and provides results in a readable report. I use this tool almost daily to help troubleshoot and setup networks.

Head over to Techrader.com and check out their hands on review of Office 2010 beta.

I’m going to install the beta over the weekend and will give my impressions soon.
If you want to try it for yourself head on over to Microsoft’s Office 2010 beta page.

Here is a easy way to make an image file in the ISO format with tools included in OSX.

1. Insert CD/DVD source

2. Open up a Terminal, you can then identify the device that is your CD/DVD drive by using the following command:

$ drutil status
 Vendor   Product           Rev
 MATSHITA DVD-R   UJ-835E   GAND

           Type: DVD-ROM              Name: /dev/disk1
      Cur Write:    8x DVD          Sessions: 1
      Max Write:    8x DVD            Tracks: 1
   Overwritable:   00:00:00         blocks:        0 /   0.00MB /   0.00MiB
     Space Free:   00:00:00         blocks:        0 /   0.00MB /   0.00MiB
     Space Used:  364:08:27         blocks:  1638627 /   3.36GB /   3.13GiB
    Writability:
      Book Type: DVD-ROM

3. Umount the disk with the following command:

$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk1
Disk /dev/disk1 unmounted

4. Create the ISO file with the dd utility (may take some time), also replace file with whatever name you choose.

$ dd if=/dev/disk1 of=file.iso bs=2048

5. Test the ISO image by mounting the new file (or open with Finder):

$ hdid file.iso

6. The ISO image can then be burnt to a blank CD/DVD.

I just recently started using Logmein-Hamachi as an easy way to connect back through the internet to my home network. If you are using OSX and you want to use Hamachi you will need to download the free client. For someone not to familar with using the terminal portion of OSX it can be slightly confusing. Before running hamachi you will need the latest tun/tap device drivers to create the VPN tunnel this can be accomplished by downloading the latest drivers and following the installation instructions from here. Once you have Installed the tun/tap drivers your ready to install and use hamachi. Download the hamachi package here. Once you downloaded it follow the steps below.
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I just ran into a program that requires the Rosetta component of OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard), but didn’t trigger the the download/install prompt. After finding instructions on how to install the component with the DVD that came with my MacBook, I found out that I no longer knew where my install DVD was kept. The next option I looked for was a link to download Rosetta, but I didn’t have to much luck. What I did find out is that if you try to install software written in code for the PPC flavor of Apples you would be prompted to download the software automagically. So if you’ve lost your DVD or don’t have a working drive in your Apple, this is the easiest method I found to get rosetta working, I used this link stopemptyinput1-0.zip its an old automator action, all you have to do is start the installation and Snow Leopard will prompt you on whether or not you want Rosetta once you ok the install your done!