Category — Software

If you’ve been having serious withdrawals from your Guitar Hero while at work, then the open source Frets On Fire game might be the solution to your problem. Get ready to play your favorite songs on your work computer with just a few simple steps.

Step 1: Install the appropriate version for your platform – Mac, Linux, & Windows supported.

Step 2: Grab your keyboard like so;

Step 3: Commence shredding.

Be sure not to forget to wear your Guitar Hero Necktie.

Most people who use a computer at work know how to convert a Microsoft Word file into a PDF document, but how about the other way around? Enter the PDF to Word Doc Converter, available to you in the best way possible; for free. Sorry Mac users, this one’s for Windows only.

via Lifehacker

I recently discovered Adobe’s new online image-retouching tool, Photoshop Express, and it is a delight. While it doesn’t include most of the heavy duty image-editing tools included in Photoshop, it has everything you need to jazz up your photos. The whole thing is very easy to use and intuitive, you can even access photos from your facebook account for quick retouching.

Despite have some serious organization skills when it comes to my Outlook inbox, the absurd amount of emails I get every day still causes me to lose track of important emails and attachments from time to time. Consequently, I was excited to try out the new Outlook plug-in called Xobni (”inbox” in reverse), which essentially makes it much easier to keep tabs on incoming messages, attached files, and contact information. Aside from featuring threaded conversations, an improved search function, and quick attachment discovery, the plug-in extracts contact information from emails, and gives you email analytic tools. Check out the video below, or go download the free beta here.