PC-Mole Technology Blog

Google Wave

robby — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:23:01 +0000

We’ve just been accepted into Google Wave beta, Google’s new social networking site, and Facebook/Twitter rival. We’re testing it out, and should get a review of it out in a week or so. We have 6 invites, for any of you who want to help us test it. First come, first serve. Please email admin@pcmole.com for invites. We ask that those of you who do get invites, that you provide us with your opinion of Google Wave–any pros or cons you can find. You can either email your opinions in, or post them to the PCmole forums.

How to Type in Foreign Languages

robby — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:58:49 +0000

Have you ever wondered how Chinese type? Have you ever wondered how websites in Arabic are possible? It used to be through expensive software. But now the language tools for many different languages come built-in with Windows Vista, all you must do is activate them. Activating languages on Vista is a snap; as with almost every setting, you’ll find the controls in the ‘Control Panel.’ Open the control panel and click the ‘Regional and Language Options’ icon, then click the ‘Keyboards and Languages’ tab. Click on ‘Change Keyboards’ to bring up the list of available languages.

Windows Vista allows users to type in a variety of languages

To activate a language, click on the ‘add’ button to the right of the new window, a list of languages will appear. Find the language (or languages) that you want to add to your computer, then double click it to expand the list of input options. Check the different methods of input that suit you best. Repeat for each language you want to activate. When you are finished, click the ‘OK’ button to close the list of languages, and click ‘OK’ to in the language settings window to save your changes and close it too. Now you just need to switch your computer to type that language instead of English. First, open the program you want to type in. There should now be a new button near your computer’s clock, in the lower-right corner of your screen that says ‘EN’ on it.

Switch between languages at your convenience

Next, click the button, and select the language you want to type in. The language abbreviation should change from EN to the language you are typing (i.e. CH if you are typing Chinese).

How to Clean that Computer Screen Once and For All

robby — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:52:48 +0000

Have you ever had a hard time keeping your computer screen clean? Well here’s a way you can do it online, that’s right, online. No cleaning supplies, saliva, rags or wipes necessary. It’s also free!

http://www.raincitystory.com/flash/screenclean.swf

High Definition Tour of the International Space Station

robby — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:12:58 +0000

Here is a stunning trip through the International Space Station in High Definition. It’s pretty long, and the HD takes a little while to load, but it’s well worth the wait. If you have slower internet, you may want to watch it at your local library:

Take the Tour!

KMPlayer Offers a Practical, Down-to-Earth Perspective on Media

KingThud — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:56:21 +0000

If you’re like most PC users, you probably hate quicktime movies, and hate the quicktime program even more. Quicktime takes a long time to load, and it has almost none of the features the widely used Windows Media Player has. The only hitch with Windows Media Player has is it’s feud with any and all file formats associated with Apple such as .MOV. Fortunately, a method to skirt this unfortunate blockage of multimedia called quicktime has surfaced - it’s name is the KM Player. It plays Apple’s Quicktime videos faster and smoother than Apple’s Quicktime player can, it has a simple, no-frills interface and it takes up only a modest amount of hard drive space, and plays virtually any audio or video files including the elusive .flv flash videos. The KM Player even has transparency and playlist features and can float on top of other windows. The best part about the KM Player is that it’s, like all other PC-Mole recommendations to date, totally free. Works with XP or Vista. Try out the KM Player at the links below:

Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/The-KMPlayer/3000-13632_4-10659939.html

PC-Mole Download: http://www.pcmole.com/uploads/The_KMPlayer_1434.exe