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Finer Things in PC

All things PC, Windows, apps, tips, and the gadgets that let you work and play faster.

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Finer Things in PC

Echofon for Windows leaves beta, goes 1.0

29 Dec 2011
David Chartier
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Echofon, social media, Twitter
Echofon for Windows leaves beta, goes 1.0
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08 Dec 2011
David Chartier
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Echofon, Twitter, Twitter clients
A public beta of Echofon for Windows is now available. This has been a popular Twitter client on other platforms like iOS and OS X, so
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Breevy

29 Nov 2011
David Chartier
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Breevy, Dropbox, TextExpander, utilities
Breevy onethingwell: Breevy is a text expander for Windows that helps you type faster and more accurately by allowing you to abbreviate
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Cancel scrolling in Windows

29 Oct 2011
David Chartier
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submission, UI, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
If you start scrolling a page by dragging a scroll bar, you can get back to the exact position you started scrolling from by moving the
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A keyboard shortcut to quickly rename files in Windows Explorer

10 Jun 2011
David Chartier
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keyboard shortcuts, productivity, submission, tips, UI, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Once you select a file or folder in Windows Explorer, you can hit F2 to quickly edit the item’s name. If you have selected
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FluffyApp – A CloudApp client for Windows

31 Mar 2011
David Chartier
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CloudApp, file sharing, web services
FluffyApp – A CloudApp client for Windows CloudApp is a super simple service for sharing links, photos, and files online. Its
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Default Windows 7 wallpaper brings cultures together

15 Oct 2010
David Chartier
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culture, wallpapers
This default Windows 7 wallpaper depicts symbols from a variety of cultures, including Native American (the tortoise), Buddhism (lotus
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07 Jun 2010
David Chartier
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media, Zune
When it loses focus, the Zune Desktop Software 4.0 fades out the now playing information (track time, name, artist, and so on).
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Windows Media Player 12 auto-adds new media

07 Jun 2010
David Chartier
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media, music, Windows Media Player
When one adds new media to a watched folder, Windows Media Player 12 automatically detects and adds these files to the music library.
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