Back in the 1990’s, the only “instant messenger” system in use was IRC chat. Its use actually predates the web and the http protocol. IRC is still going on strong today – it is used by countless groups including developers,...
Topics: chat, connection, Cool Software Apps, irc, local server, server

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We all have our bad days. A laptop that gets stolen, keys that disappear into the drain and those mothers-in-law.When you’re having one of those days, we all need to be cheered up.Actually, even without having one of those days, most people can use.
Topics: comedy, entertainment, fun, humor, videos

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In this digital era, every part of human life which can be digitized has been digitized. From work documents to personal conversations, everything can be transferred into bits and bytes. Even social communities are moving into the virtual...
Topics: calendar, events, Facebook, google calendar, iCal, microsoft outlook, notifications, social networks

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Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is coming up. Then comes Christmas.Yes, it’s that time of year again: weekends are spent baking cookies, tempting Xmas treats, seasonal decorations in every store and cheesy songs on the radio.If you want to get...
Topics: christmas, Internet Radio, music, streaming music

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I wrote about a favorite application of mine called Texter last week. You can see that post here. A lot of readers wrote in asking about alternatives due to the fact that Texter sometimes interferes with people’s systems – especially when working...
Topics: better alternatives, Cool Software Apps, productivity, text, text editor

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