Don’t you always wondered how many keys and mouse clicks you do each day? Every thought if you typed more keys than your friends? With WhatPulse, it’s easy to find out!
WhatPulse is a multi-platform program that monitors how many keys your press, and how much you click/move your mouse. It is NOT a keylogger, as your computer protection software might be suspicious about this.
Remember a while back when there was a post about TweetMyPC on WillIneedit? Well, they recently came up with TweetMyMac, which essentially does the exact same thing as the PC varient of it. While I personally do not own a Mac, I did find this to be a convenient tool for remotely administering my friend’s Mac and thought it would be interesting for Mac owners to be able to learn about this tool.
Sometimes when I got nothing to do, I test my network for vulnerabilities. I like to think I have secured my network to the maximum extent possible so that only elite and skilled hackers are able to get in.
I use the Nessus client, which I will discuss later on. I would start sniffing networks around my house, only to find a bunch of unsecured networks, even with WPA or WPA2 on. Of course, I don’t want to be identified, so I change my computer name and spoof my MAC address.
Spoofing a Mac address isn’t as easy as spoofing it in Linux (sudo macchanger *machere*). But in Windows, 1 Registry Edit will do.
Searching for alternatives to paid software can be a pain at the best of times, scouring open-source repositories like Sourceforge, reading up on reviews to check if the application can do exactly what it says it can. Whilst there are social websites like Wakoopa that track application usage, there isn’t much in the way of sites that suggest different applications to the ones you already use.
AlternativeTo is a website that carefully selects the software it finds alternatives to, instead of listing thousands of applications that people wouldn’t necessarily find alternatives to.
On 04.06.09, In Useful Software, by Matt Brian
When it comes to working out a little bit of mathematics fast, a lot of people will open up the Calculator application within their Windows installation. The tool has quite a few functions that will assist most users but some will need an application that can scale to suit their mathematical skill.
Enter SpeedCrunch. SpeedCrunch is multiplatform (Windows, Mac and Linux) calculator that has support for expressions, users can copy and paste expressions into the bar and automatically receive as answer as they work.
On 01.28.09, In Useful Software, by Matt Brian
One question that springs to mind when I am visiting a webpage for the umpteenth time to download the latest version of an application is: “Why isn’t there one centralised place for software update notifications?!”. Lots of pieces of software have in built updaters, but most don’t and rely on you physically checking to see what software needs updating.
Today I wish to share with you five tools (across all platforms) that will allow you to check, at a glance, what software needs updating and where to get them from.
1. FileHippo Update Checker (Windows Only)
FileHippo Update Checker is a Windows only tool that sits quietly in your system tray. It works by scanning your computer for installed software, checks the versions and then sends this information to FileHippo.com to see if there are any newer releases. The results of the scan are displayed in your browser, along with the links for you to download.
On 01.28.09, In iPhone/Android, by Matt Brian
Finding the right text editor for your needs can be a frustrating experience. On a Windows machine, I swear by Notepad++, an app we reviewed last month, for it’s clever features and lightweight filesize. If I am ever installing programs on someone’s Mac, I will always suggest the inclusion of Smultron, an equally powerful editor with the all important price point: Free.
Smultron is designed to work perfectly for a whole variety of needs, including internet programming, script editing and to do lists. All socuments open within the application are ordered on the left hand sidebar, a la iTunes, enabling you to copy and paste code from one document to another without having to select different files from your dock. If that doesn’t work for you, configure the application to display them in tabs, it’s all down to the user.
The ever popular photo management from Google has finally been released for the Mac. Taking into account Mac owners might have a love/hate relationship with iPhoto, Google have announced support for iPhoto so that it can track photo edits, scanning both the “Originals” and “Modified” and displaying a collective folder with the most recent version of the file.
Although the application has a rich feature set, some features have not been ported to the Mac version just yet. These include:
- Geotag
- Shop/Order prints
- Integrated webcam capture
- Automatic screen capture
- Export as HTML page
- Screensaver
- Picasa Photo Viewer
Grab your copy from the Official Picasa Website. Let us know how well it works for you!
On 12.30.08, In Useful Software, by Matt Brian
Are you fed up of having to backup your files to your USB key when you move between your computers at work, home or on your other computer? Allow me to introduce Dropbox, a multi-platform (Windows, Mac and Linux) application that allows you to sync your files to designated folders on your computers, as well as the web.
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