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I come across quite a few programs, applications and features almost every day in the course of normal work-a-day research trying to find the right tools to use in the Computer Consulting Business.
As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.
This is just such a find…

When you need to know the dimentions of an image or how many pixels there are in a particular section of the screen, how do you find out?

Well, you can always get out your trusty, real world ruler and convert from inches & centimeters to pixels or use this handy little tool.

A Ruler for Windows

A Ruler for Windows works on any version of Windows 2000, XP, Vista or 7 and is super easy to use.

Just Download the Application and install it. That simple.

It can be adjusted to various lengths, horizontally or vertically. As well as setting the “tics” on the top or bottom, left or right of the ruler for ease of use.

The Plastic Version

 And it’s Free!

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

I come across quite a few programs, applications and features almost every day in the course of normal work-a-day research trying to find the right tools to use in the Computer Consulting Business.

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

FastStone Capture is a nice, clean, Free, easy to use screen capture program that I have been using for quite some time.

As a matter of fact that little pic in this paragraph was captured using the program as was every picture in this past Wednesdays post.

So, if you use or want to use screen captures in your online publishing, I recommend downloading FastStone Capture.

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

Sometimes you need extra RAM (Random Access Memory) for running certain programs while online, expecially if you are streaming Music or Videos that utilize a Buffer to store information as it is being downloaded to your Media Player of choice.

While the RAM installed on your computer is fixed, you can increase the Virtual Memory to allow your system to use some of your Hard Disk space as if it were RAM.

These 5 steps will increase your VM for just such a situation.

1. Go to the Control Panel and Click on the System settings.

2. Then Navigate to Advanced System Settings (on the left hand side)

3. When there, Open the Advanced Tab and click the Settings Button in Performance

4. There you will again open the Advanced Tab and you will see your current Virtual Memory settings. Click Change.

5. Pick Custom size and add Low and High end of your Virtual Memory as needed. Once you add the additional VM, Click Set, Ok and continue to back out that way Clicking Apply and or Ok as necessary.

Now you are ready to Stream your Audio or Video files whenever you want without waiting for the Buffer to Fill every few minutes.

Although this is for Windows Vista, the same basic steps apply for other Window Operating Systems as well.