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1) The Google Operating System blog notes that Google web search and Gmail can now read and covert .DOCX files from Office 2007, allowing for easy conversion of files through email or bulk conversion to HTML. 2) Browser extension DeepMemo allows users to save clips of web pages, highlight text, and create independent notes that can be shared or automatically updated to Twitter. 3) Graphics card tuning software RivaTuner allows users to manually configure fan speeds and overclock processors for gaming, as well as set up hardware profiles to optimize performance for specific applications like 3D games or 2D productivity software.

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1) The Google Operating System blog notes that Google web search and Gmail can now read and covert .DOCX files from Office 2007, allowing for easy conversion of files through email or bulk conversion to HTML. 2) Browser extension DeepMemo allows users to save clips of web pages, highlight text, and create independent notes that can be shared or automatically updated to Twitter. 3) Graphics card tuning software RivaTuner allows users to manually configure fan speeds and overclock processors for gaming, as well as set up hardware profiles to optimize performance for specific applications like 3D games or 2D productivity software.

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Covert Office 2007 .DOCX Files in look. Kidman details how he picked and assembled the
Gmail, Google [Google] pictures using the free IrfanView image viewer/editor.
We’ve offered some tips on punching up cell-quality
The Google Operating System blog points out that pics, but let’s hear how your reuse or rescue your own
both Google web search and Gmail can now read and camera phone pics in the comments. Build Wallpaper
convert Office 2007 documents, i.e. .DOCX files. That From Dodgy Camera Phone Photos [Lifehacker Aus-
makes for easy mail-yourself conversion if you need it, tralia]
or bulk-converting files to HTML, just like with PDF
files. There are, of course, online tools like Zamzar for
those without Gmail.
DeepMemo Clips and Annotates Web
Pages [Web Clipping]

Duplicate Files Searcher Finds File Browser extension DeepMemo saves web page clips
Matches Across Systems or Discs you want to refer to later or share with friends. Af-
[Featured Download] ter signing up for a DeepMemo account, download a
toolbar for Internet Explorer or Firefox. Then, save
Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms with Java): Du- highlighted text via the toolbar and create new notes
plicate Files Searcher has a pretty modest name, but independent of your clippings. Your text items can ei-
it’s a powerful program for finding exact matches of ther be saved as is or with tags and comments. The so-
files on one hard drive, across multiple systems, or on cial component of DeepMemo allows you to share your
a CD or DVD compared to other storage systems. The saved text with friends or even have DeepMemo au-
Java-based, no-install-needed app simply has you add tomatically update your Twitter feed with your most
directories (and their sub-directories) to its list of places current clipping. The web site is translated from Rus-
to search, including shared network files and removable sian and, aside from a few grammatical quirks here and
discs. By default, the app will compare the hashed there, is user friendly. DeepMemo is a free web based
indexes of each file, and also do a byte-to-byte compar- service. Thanks DorianTelemachus! DeepMemo
ison of any potential matches found. You can also have
it look for exact matches of name and date, and cre-
ate pre-loaded databases of files to save time on future
dupe-hunting sessions. It’s also easy to switch the app’s RivaTuner Scales Your Graphics Card
look and feel to match Linux, Mac, or Windows envi- for 2D/3D Efficiency [Featured
ronments. Duplicate Files Searcher is a free download, Windows Download]
requires a Java runtime environment to run. Thanks,
jsong78! Duplicate Files Searcher Windows only: Free 3D graphics card tuner Ri-
vaTuner gives you all kinds of nuts-and-bolts access to
your NVIDIA or ATI graphics card, including the abil-
ity to manually set fan speeds and overclock your pro-
cessor for better performance. What makes it useful to
Turn Cruddy Cell Phone Pics into the non-hardcore-gaming set, however, is the ability to
Mosaic Wallpaper [How To] set up hardware profiles and have them activate when-
ever certain applications are launched. So if you un-
Angus Kidman, editor of our Aussie-focused cousin derstand that your 256MB GeForce chip doesn’t need
site, can admit both that he was near the front row of to be running full-steam for Word 2007, but you’d like
a Bananarama concert, and that the pictures he took it to really kick in for Fallout 3, RivaTuner is right
from his cell phone camera were nothing great. But up your alley. It’s not exactly friendly to newcom-
he kept snapping, taking nearly 150 pictures in all, and ers, and you’ll definitely want to save a working pro-
managed to patch them into a pretty eye-catching wall- file for safety, but hit the via link below for gHacks’
paper that compresses the pixelated shots for a better step-by-step walkthrough on setting up two example

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profiles. RivaTuner is a free download for Windows
systems only. RivaTuner [Guru3D via gHacks]

How to Use Your Free CrossOver


Product [Emulation]

If you were one of the legions of Linux users that


dashed to get a free CrossOver product license last
week, guest writer Syed Abbas explains for newcom-
ers how to install Windows apps with CrossOver Pro-
fessional at the How-To Geek blog, which should also
apply to CrossOver Mac users. What Windows apps
are you running successfully with CrossOver, on OS X
or Linux?

HTC’s Touch HD now available for


514.99

Filed under: CellphonesIt’s not apt to ever go on


sale in America (okay, so maybe there’s a sliver of a
sliver of a chance), but HTC’s Touch HD is now on sale
for fortunate Britons with a fair amount of poundage
to spare. The drop-dead gorgeous WinMo 6.1 handset
can be procured right now for pound;514.99 (821) sans
contract, but if you’re a North American mulling an im-
port, you should obviously tack on a few more bills to
that. You’re still mulling, aren’t you?[Via MoDaCo]HTC’s
Touch HD now available for 514.99 originally appeared
on Engadget on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST. Please
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