Have you ever been downloading a file and about 80% of the way, something interrupts it? This can be frustrating because (most of the time) you simply have to start the download again. For small files, this is not really an issue, but for larger files it can be a huge inconvenience. As an alternate to traditional downloading via a browser, try using a download...

If you are tired of the ‘same old – same old’ music you hear on the radio and are looking for something new, finding sites which cater to budding musicians is an excellent place to look. I used to be a huge fan of mp3.com about 10 years ago (before commercial music took it over) as it was a great place to find good quality amateur music. A...

Whenever you download a file in Firefox, unless you have the always prompt for a location option set, it drops everything into a My Downloads folder. If you don’t like this functionality, you can set the option mentioned above or you can have your downloads automatically ‘routed’ for you using the Automatic Save Folder add-in: This add-on will...

Have you ever seen a video on YouTube or any other video sharing website that you wanted to download, but didn’t have the option to? Luckily, there are many ways to do this. In this article, we’ll explore several of your options, both web-based and software based. Web-Based Methods Here are several websites that will allow you to download and/or convert...

Today is the official launch day for Mozilla Firefox 3. What’s more, they want your help in setting a world record. When you go to the main site, they are still offering Firefox 2. You can, though, download Firefox 3 Release Candidate 3 here. The disconnect is because of timing. They want to have the most number of downloads in a 24 hour period, so...

At home I use Google Docs for everything, but at work Microsoft Office is king. One resource I just recently found out about is Microsoft Office Online. Here you can find downloads for any Office version categorized by product (Excel, Word, Access, etc.) as well as access lots of free stuff such as:Clip art Fonts Templates Detailed how-to write upsThe site...

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