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Tech Treats

This category is reserved for finds by our Editor Rhiannon Dent. Items should consist of at least two paragraphs. The first should be a "teaser" paragraph. This paragraph will be automatically published in our RSS feed. It should state the nature of the find and the benefits without mentioning the product name or providing a product link. For example: "For months I've been looking for a good way of deleting 'undeletable' files. Finally I've discovered a free utility that does the job reliably and simply." The second paragraph should at the very least, expand the benefits, name the product and provide a product link. For example: "Unlocker is a tiny 230KB utility that works with Windows 2000 and XP. Vista users are out of luck. Just right click on the 'undeletable file', select 'Delete with Unlocker' from the context menu and next time you boot the file will be gone for good." You can have a third paragraph if you wish; indeed as many as you like. However there must at least be a second paragraph after the opening "teaser" paragraph.

Freeware Game of the Week (250 Replays & Counting!)

Updated 22. June 2012 - 20:48 by George.J

Jun 11 - Jun 17

NASA Earth Observatory (Website of the Week)

Updated 8. June 2012 - 18:37 by rhiannon

From the website: "The Earth Observatory’s mission is to share with the public the images, stories, and discoveries about climate and the environment that emerge from NASA research, including its satellite missions, in-the-field research, and climate models."

Firefox Extension of the Week (Click less, Know more!)

Updated 18. January 2013 - 15:36 by site.editor
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Jun 05 - Jun 11

Finds of the Week (June 4, 2012)

Updated 17. June 2012 - 10:23 by rhiannon

Finds of the week is a list of web sites I've come across lately that are interesting, fun, or useful (or all three).

World Wonders Project

Wallpaper of the Week (Rainbow of Nature)

Updated 17. June 2012 - 10:40 by rhiannon

The wallpaper for this week is a large black background with a horizontal band of images in bright colors part way down the wallpaper. Each image has a flower or plant, with three of them sporting an insect as an accessory. For the most part desktop icons display ok on this wallpaper unless your icon is a similar color to the image under it. The black areas display icons nicely.

Website of the Week (Discover Magazine online)

Updated 17. June 2012 - 10:46 by rhiannon

Discover Magazine is an ideal source of entertainment and information on science, technology and medicine, with topics ranging from global warming and black holes to Neanderthals and robots.
Written for a general audience, Discover Magazine delivers entertaining, timely, thought-provoking and often humorous content. 
 

logo with the words discover magazine in black and gray on a white background
 

Finds of the Week (May 24, 2012)

Updated 17. June 2012 - 11:20 by rhiannon

How to Highlight Text Like a Keyboard Ninja
If you've spent any time here at Gizmo's Freeware you know that many of us are fond of keyboard shortcuts. I love my mouse, but when it comes to getting things done quickly keyboard shortcuts can't be beat. If you usually use your mouse to highlight text, here are some keyboard shortcuts that do the same thing. It's good to have a choice how to get things done, mouse or keyboard.

Wallpaper of the Week (Cool Cactus)

Updated 17. June 2012 - 11:22 by rhiannon

This weeks wallpaper is an outstanding monochromatic image of a Saguaro cactus. The Saguaro cactus can only be found in parts of the Sonoran Desert in North America. This image highlights part of the stem and arms of the cactus in very sharp focus, making details easy to see. The image is mid-range in tone - desktop icons don't pop but are clearly visible.

Image of monochrome saguaro cactus on gray background

Website of the Week (World Wide Science)

Updated 19. May 2012 - 23:32 by rhiannon

WorldWideScience is a one stop science gateway to national and international databases and portals around the world, making this site a superb research tool.

Finds of the Week (May 14, 2012)

Updated 15. May 2012 - 4:19 by rhiannon

How to Mine the Deep Web: The Ultimate Guide
The Deep Web is information that most search engines don't access, like some medical, academic and journal data.
There are several search tools in this article to help you find the content not usually accessed by the major search engines.

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