Inkscape - Open Source Vector Graphics Editor

If you know how to use CorelDRAW or Adobe Illustrator, I think learning Inkscape will be easier for you. But if you don't, I would still recommend Inkscape 4.06.

Inkscape is an open source vector graphics editor which has many vector editing features, like what you can find in CorelDRAW or Adobe Illustrator.

Whether you are using it for making covers, brochure designs, name card designs, or any desktop publishing work, Inkscape is still the ideal free program you can rely on. Click here to download!

Paint.NET - A powerful photo editing program

I believe you know Adobe PhotoShop. It's a very famous and complete software for photo editing. But do you know Paint.NET? It's also a photo editing software. But it's free. It's open-source. Now, the latest version is Paint.NET 3.31

If you're looking for a photo editing open-source program with special effects, layers support and an easy-to-use one, you should use Paint.NET.

I recommend this because you can get it for free. You can use it to complete most of your photo-editing works. It can edit most of image files. Click here to download. It's only 1.5 MB, but it's powerful.

Winter and Romantic Powerpoint Templates

Looking for winter or romantic Powerpoint templates?
There are 20 great templates from iSpring site.
Use them for your Powerpoint presentation to astonish your audience. Or use the romantic template for wedding photo slideshow presentation.

http://www.ispringsolutions.com/products/ppt_templates.html

DVD PhotoSlide Show

Want to make your photos collection unforgettable on a DVD? With DVD Photo Slideshow you'll be able to do that. Just a few clicks to accomplish this.

You can record you photo slideshow to a DVD or VCD/SVCD. Or just a movie file like MPEG or FLV for your website or your YouTube upload.
It has more than 360 stunning transition effects.

http://www.dvd-photo-slideshow.com/

Flash Slideshow Maker Professional

Want to make your Slideshow from your favorite photos? You can easily create a html file with Flash movie consisting your photos. Select your photos, then the theme and finally publish it.
Just in 3 simple steps. And you'll be able to create wonderful Flash slide show for your blog, website or just for fun.
http://www.flash-slideshow-maker.com/download.html

Convert your Powerpoint slideshow to Flash

Download iSpring Free as add-in for conversion of your presentations into Flash Format. It automatically appears as a toolbar under your Powerpoint standard toolbar. Just click the Publish button and you'll be able to transform your presentation into a website (with flash animation) consisting your presentation.

After converting to Flash, you can then view your presentation on your symbian mobile phone, too by using Flash lite for Symbian (read my previous post)

http://www.ispringsolutions.com/products/ispring_free.html

Driver Magician

This is not a freeware showing you how to perform magic, but it's very important to computer technician. It can backup your hardware drivers so that you don't have to worry about your drivers anymore.

http://www.drivermagician.com/download.htm

Just another freeware download site

Hey, this is another free download site with a large range of freeware, also comes with featured download. It also has very clear snapshots of the freeware before you download.

http://www.bestfreewaredownload.com/

Looking for Open Source?

No money to buy commercial software? Start using Open Source Alternative Software. If you don't know where to start and what open source software can be used to replace the one you are good at, visit this site:
http://www.osalt.com/
This site will give you good recommendations for open source (free software). So, you will know what software to use for your job. For example, you can use OpenOffice as an alternative to Microsoft Office.
If you see many open source software listed, you can read reviews to let you decide what to download.

Downloading Flash Lite Player for Symbian


Can't play any flash games or animations on your mobile phones? You probably need to install Adobe Flash Lite Player. Click the link to view the download page. You need to sign up if you don't have Adobe ID. Just type in your "e-mail" and click "No, I will create one now". Then click Continue and proceed with registration!

Download free Symbian application

Are you looking for Symbian application? Try these sites:
http://www.symbian-freeware.com ---> this one consists of freeware
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com ---> this one consists of commercial software and freeware
http://www.handango.com ---> you can even select programs according to your phone manufacturer and phone type. To see freeware use filter by price. Need registration to download.

Actually when you download from http://www.allaboutsymbian.com , it links to http://www.handango.com but the difference is that you need no registration!

Or search using search engine with keyword like this:
"free symbian application", "symbian freeware", or "download symbian application"

Give away of the day

Have you visited http://www.freedownloadscenter.com? Did you notice the "Give away of the day"? Read what it tells you about.

"Give away of the day" is a site where you can download a full commercial software for free everyday. But I still want to say the same word "read reviews before downloading". (Please read my previous article about "Read software reviews before downloading". This is important to know. Read to know whether it's worth downloading or not.

You can also visit the site directly:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

N.B. I still prefer downloading from http://www.download.com because there are many reviews to read.

Read software reviews before downloading

Most people will be attracted with the word "free". Yes, it's what everyone in the world wishes. Some people say "No free meals in this world". But, there are still many free things in this world. Like free meals in Singapore Buddhist Lodge (open for public regardless of your religions, free meals every Friday in a restaurant in Jakarta, free Buddhist books and CDs/VCDs or DVDs. Free software to download (like in www.download.com - need to search and filter by "free" keyword).

Well, I am not going to tell you about foods. I am going to tell you about downloading freeware. There's a site:
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com
that provides information of freeware and shareware, including the downloads. It's just an example. You can find more site by using search engine.

Shareware is always demo (not complete software) or trial (use it for a limited time only) and you have to buy the full version to use it unlimited and have its full functions.

REAL Freeware is always free. Some will ask for donation. Some will have limited functions but it's completely usable. But anyway, it's free and you can use it.

Things you need to know about freeware:
  1. Before downloading, make sure to read the review. Don't try to download directly a freeware before reading the review or when it has no review. Consider it before downloading.
  2. Then make sure that your antivirus and anti-spyware are on guard before downloading
  3. After downloading, you can scan with your antivirus or anti-spyware.
  4. If you are not really sure, wait for about a month, to see whether you can read the review from the editor.
  5. If you don't really need it, DON'T DOWNLOAD IT. Don't regret after downloading!!!

IconGamez.com

If you like small-sized flash games, visit www.icongamez.com.

This site has a lot of fun games. It's one of my favorite game site.

Downloading SWF files

SWF files also called Flash file. It contains flash animation, flash movie or flash games. This kind of files can't be saved directly with right click pop-up menu. But, you can use SoThink SWF Catcher for Mozilla to download. Or use downloader like ORBIT DOWNLOADER.

Using SoThink SWF Catcher
First, you have to download the file. Click here to download.

Then, from your Mozilla browser, select File - Open. Then locate the file you have downloaded.

After that install it. If your installation goes successfully, you will see SoThink SWF Catcher in Tools menu. It will become an adds-on for your Firefox.

Everytime, you open a page with Flash animation, you can use SoThink SWF Catcher in Tools menu to download. Just click and you will see that it appears on the left of your Firefox window. to download a file just right click and choose Save.

* For Internet Explorer users, you may download SoThink SWF Catcher for Internet Explorer by using search in http://www.download.com

Using Orbit Downloader

If you want to use Orbit Downloader, click here to download. Then, install it.

When you want to download a big file or maybe a program, just copy the URL and then put in the "Enter New Url to Download" dialog box in File menu.

If you want to download SWF (Flash) files or FLV (Youtube) video files, click the Grab++ menu in Tools first and it will open a Grab dialog box.

After that, open the page which has .swf or .flv files you want to download. When you see the files you want to download, just click Download on Grab++ dialog box.

Play Free Games

Here are some links to games you can play for free:

http://games.mygies.com/
http://www.freshwebgames.com
http://www.games2girls.com/
http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/
http://www.arcadew.com/
http://www.ugoplayer.com
http://www.gamegecko.com/
http://www.fadarcade.com
http://www.bestcookinggames.com
http://www.bestcookinggames.com/links.html ---> from this link you can see many games links.
http://www.games.co.id

Most of these are flash games. You can go to other game sites from these links, too.

Make Your Printing More Glossy and Fade-Proof


Have you seen a photo printed with an inkjet printer? When was it printed? A photo printed by inkjet printer won't last very long. It may fade after a few years.

To make your printing result last longer, especially on inkjet paper or inkjet photo paper, you can spray the paper with CLEAR SPRAY PAINT. If you print on art paper, you can do this to get better printing result.

I usually use KANGAROO spray paint. Look at the picture! This kind of spray paint can be easily bought even at supermarket. It can also make your printing more glossy.

Firefox Add-ons: Common Plugins for Firefox

Have you downloaded plugins for your browser?
Well, I use Mozilla as my browser, but I can't view some of the objects of certain site I visit. This usually happens when you visit site with Flash animation or Javascript. If "Missing Plugins" tab appear on your browser, you can also click it to let your browser installs it automatically.
Otherwise, simply click the link below to download the plugins, then install.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:7

You will see a list of add-ons to download for your Mozilla Firefox, like:
  • Adobe Reader
  • Adobe Flash Player
  • Java
  • QuickTime
  • Real Player
  • Shockwave
  • Windows Media Player

FastStone Image Viewer 3.5

This is a very good freeware from FastStone Soft. It's image viewer program. Eventhough it's free, it support many major image file format. You can color adjust, crop, resize, view your image. It comes with many good features. Not only what I mentioned just now.

You can also use it to view your images as a musical slide show with more than 150 special transitional effects.

Try it now and get amazed with its features.

FastStone Image Viewer 3.5 ---> click to download

Perfect Alarm Clock

Time will be managed better if you have this program. This is an Alarm Clock program that can remind you by showing important messages according to the time you set. Use this program to help you manage your appointments, friends' birthday and other important dates.

Of course you can also use it to manage your browsing time. Suppose that you want to browse one hour in a day, you can have Perfect Alarm Clock to remind you. By this way you can also limit your browsing cost.

If you are starting to learn something new, time-discipline is very important. Then, I believe this program will help you to be punctual in your daily learning because it can set daily alarm, which means that it will remind you to your learning according to the time you set.

It can also play sound file in wma or mp3 format.

Click the link to download!
Perfect Alarm Clock

Protecting files with password

One of my favorite free utilities is Glary Utilities which I have ever posted about last few days. Have you downloaded it?

One of the features that this program give to protect your file is File Encrypter and Decrypter. By using this you can give your file (including executable files or .exe files) a password, so that when anybody else wants to access the files, they need password to access the file otherwise they can't do anything with the file.

Click the Modules tab, then click Privacy & Security, next click File Encrypter and Decryter.

When the dialog box appeared, browse the file you want to protect with password and then type the password. Don't forget to remove the original file.

Use Decrypt File when you want to remove the password.

Start protecting your important files now! But remember to keep the original files and never forget the password!

List of Spyware

Do you know how danger it is if you don't install anti-spyware? Click the link below and you will see a list of spyware threat and what they do to your system.

http://www.pctools.com/mrc/infections/

Don't let your computer be infected by spyware!

Remember to download anti-spyware!

Berry Linux

Maybe you know Linux, a free operating system. Some people say that it's quite difficult to use. But others say it's of course because you are new to it. Everything is difficult at the beginning. When you are used to it, you won't find it difficult anymore.

I've ever thought that how wonderful it is if Linux has the same (or almost the same) appearance as Windows. Actually, there is a kind of Linux which is quite similar in appearance to Windows 98. It's Berry Linux.

Berry Linux ----> click to download

Or you may try searching for other Linux distros which look Windows using this keyword:

"Windows-like Linux" or "Linux with Windows Desktop" using search engine.

Or you can search in http://www.distrowatch.com

After downloading the Berry Linux .iso file, burn it to a blank CD. Then use the CD to install it.

Avoiding spam sending to your e-mail inbox

Have you ever received e-mails with the contents saying that you have won a prize from a company? Or an e-mail that tells you that someone has inherited a big sum of money for you?
This kind of e-mail or unwanted e-mail especially those which tell a BIG lie to you is called SPAM.

Well, if you receive this kind of e-mail you should mark it as spam by pressing the Report Spam button, then delete it. Look at the picture of gmail inbox with the Report Spam button.

If you don't mark it, maybe you will receive this e-mail again in a very short time. To know more about this you can copy the name of the sender and paste it in Search Engine. You will then see links about the spammer.

Optimize your system

If you find that your computer seems to be slower than before, you may think that it has been infected by viruses. But when you have scanned, you may find that no viruses found.

If you still can't find any problems with anti-spyware, then the problem probably lies in registry.
You can try using utilities like:

Glary Utilities 2.5.2 ---> click to download

to fix the registry problems.

This freeware also includes the ability to remove internet traces and invalid registry. It can also securely delete your files.

This will make your computer running faster at startup and increase its performance.

Securely delete files

When you delete a file, the file is not completely deleted. It can still be recovered using File Recovery software (see my older post).

If you want to securely delete your files, until no chances of recovery, you can use:

File Shredder - click to download.

It's a program that remove the trace of file completely, so that it can't be recovered even by File Recovery software.

Because it deletes files completely, so please be careful when using it.

How to make a movie

Well, this is a post about making movie. The step for making a movie, starts from:
Pre-production - Production - Post Production - and Distribution

If you are interested in movie making, but don't know how to start, I suggest you visit Adobe Digital Kids Club. Don't look down on the word: "Kids Club". You will find a lot of tips and tricks on making movie.

If you are a teacher who wishes to teach your student how to make a movie, you should visit this site. It covers many movie making tips. It gives introduction and tutorial on movie making.

BUT you can also click the links on the page to get more tutorials. This is the link:

http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/intro_video/making_of_movie.html

Download drivers for your hardware

If you have lost your driver CD (packaged with your hardware), don't panic. Just visit this site:

http://www.driverfiles.net to search for your driver.

This will save time rather than to use Search Engine because downloading or searching from a driver site will be faster.

Spyware and Anti-spyware

Is your computer running more slowly recently after installing some programs? If the answer is "yes", your computer might have viruses or spyware. We all know antivirus, programs that protect, scan and remove viruses.

But besides viruses, there is also spyware, programs that records your computer information and browsing habit (without letting you know what it has been done), after that it secretly transmits information over the internet.

This process of getting and transmitting your computer information will of course reducing your computer performance. And that's why your computer slows down. Sometimes, your computer even hangs because of programs conflict.

To protect yourself from spyware, you should at least install anti-spyware software such:
Spyware Doctor. This is the least protection you need. Don't neglect it.


Then when you see pop-up-advertisement, DON'T CLICK ON IT. Just refresh the page or close the window.

Unique USB Products as Gift

I believe you know about USB mouse, USB keyboard, USB flash disk. But do you know that there are many unique USB products that you can buy for gifts? If you are curious, go searching with this keyword: "USB unique product" or "unusual USB product" or just click the links below that I have provided for you. Or you may use your own keyword. Try it yourself!

http://www.everythingusb.com/hardware/Offbeat_USB_Gadgets/
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/weird-and-unusual-usb-products/
http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Unusual+USB+Devices
http://chipchick.com/index.php?s=USB+gift&x=0&y=0
http://www.overstock.com/search?keywords=usb%20gift&taxonomy=&SearchType=HP_Header

Are interested in making USB personalized gift for your special friend? Is it possible? Hmm... I won't tell how now. But it's really possible because I've ever tried. Do you believe? Actually it's not very difficult.

Visit: sweet-gift-idea.blogspot.com

I'll post about tips for making USB personalized gift. But you have to wait. Ha...ha...ha...

Turning your scanner and printer into photocopier

If you have a printer with scanning function, you'll probably have no problem with copying documents or pictures. But if you have a printer and a scanner separately, you will need to use a program to turn your scanner and printer into a photocopier. Now, download the program by clicking the link below:

Get free Photocopier 3.03

Sometimes when you buy a scanner, you'll also have a bonus of copier program for your scanner. Check it out! No need to go to photocopying service shop anymore.

Free Image Converter

About a year ago, one of my friend had a trouble with viewing large size picture. She said that the computer was running very slowly when viewing pictures. I told her to resize the image size.

But after resizing, I found that converting JPEG to BMP and then back again from BMP to JPEG will reduce the size a little more. Then I kept on converting from JPEG to BMP - BMP to JPEG again for 3 or 4 times.

The result was I got an image with smaller size but with almost same quality displayed on the monitor screen. But I didn't try printing the original one and the converted one. Maybe you can try the conversion and print them. Then compare them!

Today when I was trying to print 45 copies of a JPEG image with the file size of 6,729 KB and with 3508 x 2480 resolution 24 bit color, I also had the same problem. I suddenly thought of a program which can be used to convert and reduce image size.

Click the link below to download the program:
RentASoft Image Converter 2.1
It's not demo even the file name contains a word "demo"

If you need user guide, click here:
User Guide for RentASoft Image Converter 2.1

It's a very simple to use image converter program. Don't miss it!

Conversion also plays an important role in managing files, especially when the programs you are using need different formats. It's also important for reducing file size.

This time I'll just describe Image Converter. Next time, maybe I'll post about Audio / Video Converter.

Harry Potter Screen Saver

Do you love "Harry Potter"?
If you do, download this Harry Potter Screensaver.
It's free.

SLIDE - make slide shows, screen savers, stickers and more

Bored with your current screen saver? Nothing special? Want to make your own screen saver? Just follow the instructions on this post.

Click the link below to go to slide installation
http://www.slide.com/installation for screen saver.

or http://www.slide.com for the homepage of SLIDE.

When you have finished, run the setup. After that click the "Launch slide" shortcut on your desktop.
Then, just follow the screen instructions.
It's a very fun site.

You can also make your photo stickers and slide show from this site.

About "Ping"

Let me introduce one of my friends, called "Ping". A very good friend of mine. Ha...ha...ha...

Well, I'm just kidding. My blog is about computer, so I would of course tell you about computer.
Everytime, after updating my blog, I would do something for my blog. That is " P I N G "

"Ping" is a process to let search engines know that you have updated your site/blog. After "pinging" the search engines will index or save the changes of your blog or site in their database.

To start pinging, click this link:
Google Ping Service and type your blog's web or feed address. Look at the picture!

Making Crossword Puzzle

If you like crossword puzzles, you probably like this program.
For certain people, it's quite fun, cracking your brain to solve a crossword puzzle. But I think if you can make your own crossword puzzles, you'll have more fun, isn't it?
Now, just click the link below to download:

EclipseCrossword 1.2.54

and start making your own crossword, then share the crossword puzzle with your friend.

You can even print it, or save it as web page which you can upload to your website!!!

DON'T LOOK DOWN ON SMALL PROGRAM!!! : )

Screen Hunter

Last time, I post about "zapgrab" a very simple program to capture screen. Yesterday, when I thought of posting my YouTube Downloader article, I got a problem. I couldn't capture any pop-up screen and mouse pointer with the "zapgrab". Then I thought of searching at www.download.com

Then I found a free capture program called Screen Hunter. This one seems to be more powerful as freeware. Then I used it to capture the pictures that you can see on the "YouTube Downloader" post, my previous post.

If you want to download, click this link:

Screen Hunter

Try it!

Downloading YouTube Videos

You can't download YouTube Video directly, because you need to download the YouTube downloader first.

It's easy. Just click on the link below and proceed the download.

Download YouTube Downloader 2.1.6

When you have downloaded the program. Go to www.youtube.com and click your favorite video. You may use SEARCH.
Then you will see link of the video on the address bar. Copy the link from the address bar and paste it to your YouTube downloader. Click the picture on the right to see more clearly.

Then click Ok on the YouTube Downloader. It will start downloading.

YouTube Downloader is also a video converter. So, you can use it to convert your downloaded video to another format.

NB. You can use YouTube as a learning media site. For example: learning a foreign language. Make good use of YouTube!!!

A Small Eraser Solves Your Problem

Don't look down on a small eraser! It sometimes plays a big role in your process of fixing a computer.
If your computer seems to be broken, it just can't work, or it seems nothing happened when you turn it on. Or maybe you hear a long beep.

In this condition, don't panic. You can turn off the computer (if it's on but nothing is seen on the monitor) by pressing and holding the power button on the casing. Then when it's off, wait for about 1 minute to turn it on again. Sometimes, if you are lucky enough, it will be back to normal. But if you're not lucky, you may need to do something to make it back to normal. Sounds superstitious. Ha...ha...ha...


One thing I always do to solve the problem is opening the casing, and get the memory module (RAM) out. Then, I will clean it using a pencil eraser. Rub the eraser on the golden part of the RAM. Of course it should be a clean eraser. After cleaning it, fix it back and turn it on. This sometimes will solve the problem.



BUT I DIDN'T SAY THAT USING THAT ERASER WILL SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS, AS WE KNOW THAT TO FIX SOMETHING WE NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES ON. JUST DO WHEN YOU ARE SURE ENOUGH.

You may also use your camera phone to record the inside of your casing to make sure that you can fix it back.

If you hear one short beep, then it means your that it's in normal condition, but when nothing is on the screen when you turn on the monitor, the problem may be lies on the monitor.

It's better to try using the eraser under the guidance of an experience person.

Free Hit Counter

When you visit a website, you sometimes will see a hit counter, which is number showing how many times the website has been visited. I also have a hit counter on top of my blog. Can you see the number indicated by "apples" picture? Well, that's hit counter.

If you want to have hit counter on your blog or site, sign up at:

http://www.free-counter.com

and then you will have a confirmation e-mail sent to your e-mail address.

Follow the instruction on the confirmation e-mail.

Free Typing Tutor

Typing skill is actually needed when you are surfing the internet by time-based payment. This is also important when you want to do your work faster. Most work need typing.

To type fast you will need "typing tutor software" to train yourself typing.
You can try downloading from:

http://www.typefastertypingtutor.com/

It has very big keyboard layout and it's easy to use.
It also has a typing game. Quite fun.

Good luck! Hope you can type fast soon.

Using Yahoo! Answers

If you have a question that you don't know where you can ask, you can try to post your question at:

Yahoo! Answers

Just type your question and send.

You'll get your answer quite soon.

Try it.

N.B. You can also read others' questions and answers.

300 Free Powerpoint Presentation Templates

If you need to give presentation very often, you probably use Powerpoint to give your presentation. What if the template in Powerpoint can't meet your need? Well, you may need third-party templates.

This article reminded me of one of my best friend, who has asked me for a template which needed for a presentation in August 2006 (sorry, I've forgotten the date. Ha...ha...ha...)

Well, if you are looking for free templates to download, just click the link.

http://powerbacks.comSave Now

It's a site with many Powerpoint templates.

Blocking unwanted phone call - Blackballer


Are you being annoyed by people who always call and disturb you? Or you always get unwanted call? So, do you wish to block these call or filter them? You may try to visit this site

http://www.killermobile.com

and download "Blackballer", the call and message filter software specially made for the need.
Choose the download file according to your mobile phone type.
After downloading, install it on your mobile phone.
Follow the instructions.

That's very simple. Try it.

Power Button on Keyboard

If you want to shut down your PC faster, you can just press Power Button on your keyboard.

This is no secret, but to most beginners, they will click Start menu to shut down the

computer.

This button is also useful when one day your monitor seems to be broken (not displaying

anything or not ON at all, but you have turned on the PC.

If this happen, don't press the power button on your casing directly, but try pressing POWER

button on your keyboard (if you're sure that the problem lies on your monitor).

Have ever met this kind of problem?

Fun with Reverse Sound Effect


If you want to send your voice attachment. You may use the Sound Recorder of your Windows Accessories.

It's a small program that you can use to record your voice with a microphone. But there's a menu that you can use to make the sound special, that is REVERSE on Effects menu.



After recording your voice, you can REVERSE it. Send it to your friend.
If your friend keeps this voice, he/she will have to reverse it in order to hear it.

This effect can be used for fun or to keep important voice message safer than to leave it unreverse (cause most beginners won't know that the voice is reversed voice - most will think that the voice file is broken). Try it!

Second-hand monitor, to buy or not to buy?

Thinking of buying a second-hand monitor?

It's quite hard to determine whether a second-hand monitor is good to buy or not. But you can consider these points.

Well, you need to check the brightness and contrast. Try adjusting them.
If the display screen is not in very good condition you will know just like adjusting on your TV.

Don't forget to check the sharpness of the characters and pictures displayed on the screen (desktop).

Check the physical condition of the monitor including cable. Don't buy it if the cable is not in a very good condition.

Also check the maximum screen resolution, by right clicking on the desktop, choose properties, then select Settings. You will see the resolution. Make sure that the maximum resolution is not lower than 1024 x 768.

Don't forget to check for BURN-IN on your monitor by displaying a completely dark screen. You can use Microsoft Paint, and fill the canvas with black color, then click the menu View - View Bitmap (or Ctrl + F). Make sure that you see completely black screen. If you see a red dot somewhere in the dark screen, that is the BURN-IN.

Printing on cheap photo paper

Sometimes, you can find some cheap photo paper at bookstore. However, to print with good quality on the paper, you need to know the way.
Here are some tips:

#1 Tip
Look at the glossy surface of the paper. Is it glossy enough? Is it bright white? If the answers are "YES", you may consider buying it. Paper with whiter surface will sometimes prints better, but please consider the smoothness of the surface.

#2 Tip
There are 3 kinds of refill ink normally used on printer (water based, dye based and pigment ink). If you are using original ink, then you don't have to worry. Just use it. I prefer dye based, cause it's cheaper with better quality rather than pigment)

Polling - What to send to a friend?

Have you seen the polling below?
Can you guess why I wanted to have a polling?
I am going to tell you a little about giving surprise to your friend, by using internet.

First about e-mail

If you have a friend who is ill now (maybe she's got flu - you know it from your friend indirectly), you can send her an e-mail asking about her condition. You may show her your care.

Second about e-greeting card
Then if you want to give her a little surprise rather than simple e-mail, you can send e-greeting card by visiting websites that provide these services. One of my favorite site is:
www.123greetings.com
Your friend will be glad when she opened the e-mail.

Third about making a call
You can use online phone service like Skype, Google Talk. If your friend is one of the member, you call without any cost (free). I mean PC to PC.

Fourth about surprise fax
If you know your friend's fax number, you can send her a surprise fax saying:

Wish you get well soon (if she's ill now)
You can use fax machine or computer software like FaxTalk (sometimes it's included when you buy a modem). Or search for "free fax software". I'll post this later.

Now, what will you choose?

Thanks for polling

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