Google hacks... wow....

Google Hacks.. wow... what is that????

What does that mean? Hmmm, I do not intend to do hacking on Google.
But I wanted to share a tool that can help us in searching the files through Google's search engine.
Yes, free software is Google Hacks.

Google Hacks is a freeware that is made by an algorithm that
contain codes to maximize the Google search engine function, making it easier for us to search.
We can find document files, music, and so on.

Okay... Try this tool, because I'm sure it will be very useful.
But remember "Please do not use this program for illegal uses" (I quote from the Google Hacks maker).

Download here: http://code.google.com/p/googlehacks/

and enter keyword in the "Search String", and activate the menu functions that exist under the column "Type".

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Freeware image processor, Photoshop alternative

Photoshop is an image processing software that is already popular among graphic designers. But do we should use Photoshop for image processing? Is there a freeware image processor that can be an alternative to Photoshop?

There is Windows, and there are Linux as the alternative, as well as GIMP which is the Photoshop alternative.
GIMP is a freeware version of Photoshop.

What is GIMP?

GIMP (GNU Image Manupulation Program) is a program similar to Adobe Photoshop and freeware, of course. In addition to free, GIMP also issued a portable version. So we can copy to a USB Flashdisk or on an external hard drive, then it can run on our friend PC or in the office PC without having to install.

GIMP has three main features that made his popularity rise, which is freeware, open source and multi-platform (available versions of Windows, Mac and Linux). Then equipped with diverse features, like plugins, filters, and brush that can be found on the Internet from supporters of the GIMP community.

You can download GIMP for Windows from

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

Also the portable version

http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable

Later, i give some tips on how to use Photoshop plugin in GIMP.

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Run Trial Software Forever ?

Lots of good software on the internet. But, what if the software is just a trial version?
And we want to use it in a long time. While we do not have money to buy it to get the full version.

My friend once asked me, why his HYSYS software can not work anymore, starting from this year. but it was an original software.
I tried to use the software, but it always give an error message. Then he said that this case occurred from the beginning of 2010.
For a moment I thought, it seems the software should be updated and he had to buy a new license, and will get the latest updated version.
But since he did not want the latest update, the I tried to change the date on the windows system tray. I rewind the time from the system tray, and the software can be used again.

In this article, I want to share about the function of a free software called RunAsDate.
RunAsDate is a small freeware utility that allows us to run a program in the date and time that we can specify. RunAsDate doesn't change the current system date and time of our computer.
RunAsDate only injects the date/time that we specify into the desired application.
We can run multiple applications simultaneously, with each application works with different date/time, while the real date/time of our system continues to run normally.

You can download it here : http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/run_as_date.html

Here's the preview:


1.Browse the application using the browse button.
2.Put the date that you want to specify (e.g: you want to use yesterday's date 14 Februari 2010, because it's the last trial date of the software).
3.Put the time that you want to specify
4.Klik on "Create desktop shortcut", so you can use it later from your desktop with just one click, no need to configure from RunAsDate.


So... You do not need to hesitate to use the trial software and can use it on a later date even though the trial was over. Yes, you can run trial software forever.

P.S:
- Not all the software trial period is determined by the date and time.
- Do not use trial software for a long time, buy it if you like it... :D
- Please use freeware, if you can't buy the shareware.

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