Living Without Microsoft Wiki

Following the makeover that Living Without Microsoft has recently been given – and the upturn in activity that the site has seen as a result – I’ve been beavering away on WikiSpaces putting together a wiki for resources on how people can get away from using Microsoft’s products. You can find it at http://lwm.wikispaces.com. If you’ve … Keep reading

Free as in Beer

Since I started Free as in Beer, I’ve come across a few of apps which have become essential: Evernote Zulupad Launchy If anyone who reads this blog has some favourite freebies, let me know! Tags: freeasinbeer

BlogJet: why, oh why…

Now, I love BlogJet. But why is it that whenever I load it up, it’s always in a small window, no matter what size it was when I closed it last? And then, when I click to maximise the window, why ON EARTH does it shoot across the screen, and remain small? It always takes … Keep reading

FeedDemon/Newsgator Problem

Hmmm. FeedDemon has starting playing up all of a sudden. It claimed not to be able to connect to my NewsGator account a couple of times, despite the credentials being correct, and refused to do anything. So, I removed the sync between the two and gave it another go. Now all sorts of old feeds … Keep reading

Screencasting

Thanks to Steve Dale for pointing me in the direction of Blueberry Software and their BB Flashback range of screencasting tools. Steve has just finished a screencast of the IDeA’s Communities of Practice platform using the full blown version of BB Flashback. At £99, that’s too steep for me. But I am trialling the ‘Express’ … Keep reading