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Calendar copier

Repeatedly entering dates or times into documents can be a tedious task, not to mention one that is prone to errors. Calendar is a simple application that can copy the date and time to your clipboard, making it easy to quickly and accurately enter it anywhere you want.

The program's interface is basic and fairly intuitive; it displays a small calendar with a few menus above it and two buttons--one showing the date that's been selected on the calendar, the other showing the current time--below. To copy the date or time, simply click the appropriate button, and the … Read more

Easily measure bandwidth usage

BMExtreme is a great tool for computer users who enjoy hot-rodding their Internet connection. Much like a dashboard's gauges tell a driver everything they need to know, this program does the same for Internet-related system information.

This free unlimited trial downloads in the form of a medium-size box that allows a fully-customizable look at your system's bandwidth usage. The main screen measures the megabytes sent, received, and total for the session, day, and month. This is a great snapshot, but if you want something more particular, opening the configuration tab gives a world of variables. In addition, there … Read more

PlayStation 3 moves one step closer to becoming self-aware

So it looks like the PlayStation 3 is about a couple years away from becoming self-aware, taking over the world, and making us all its human slaves--if a few of us aren't already.

Sony announced that the v2.60 firmware update for the PS3, released Wednesday, will include many enhancements to the system's media capabilities.

The key feature, according to Sony, is the new photo gallery app, which allows your digital pictures to be organized by criteria including the camera used; event date and time; colors in the photos; and the number, ages, or facial expressions of the … Read more