How to Insert Live Web Pages in Powerpoint Slide

There are many instances, when we want to include a webpage in our Powerpoint slide. We know screenshot is an option but doesn’t give you the updated website. Linking to a webpage is old school.

LiveWeb, a free PowerPoint add-in adds web pages to a Powerpoint slide and updates it in real-time during a slide show. Another good thing about LiveWeb is that it supports all PowerPoint versions starting from PowerPoint 97 to the latest 2010.

Let me guide you through the process

1. Go to LiveWeb Site and download the Zip file

2. If you have PowerPoint 2003, installation of the LiveWeb add-in is from the Tools – Add-ins menu

For PowerPoint 2007, you have to follow the path: Office Button – PowerPoint Options – Add-Ins – Manage (PowerPoint Add-ins) and click on Goto bring up the box that installs add-ins

3. A security warning pops up. Enable macros to allow the installation to go through

4. Now, you are ready to add webpages

5. Go to Insert menu Ribbon>web page (LiveWeb group)

6. After that the process is self-explanatory.

Now, your Powerpoint slide resembles a web browser without toolbar controls. Edit Page Property button on the LiveWeb menu can be used to change the properties.

Go download LiveWeb and use Live Webpages in your Powerpoint Slides.

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How to change the default downloads directory location in Google Chrome

In Google Chrome lots of people are having problems in changing the default directory location. So, I thought of sharing this with you. Just follow these steps to change the default directory location.

• Go the the Options by going through the tools icon
• Then go to the Under the hood tab .
• Scroll down and you will find the downloads directory location.

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Free PDF Converter : doPDF

I know this is a typical predicament faced by every new computer user. How to convert files to PDF format? There are many solutions available but recently I hoped on to a nifty easy to download and use PDF converter doPDF. Above all, it is free.

Here are steps to guide you through the steps to convert files using doPDF :

1. Download and install doPDF using this link

2. Open the document (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPad, NotePad or any printable document) that you want to convert to a PDF file.

3. Go to File->Print and select doPDF from the Printers combo-box.

4. Click on Ok and choose a location for your PDF file.

The mechanism behind this is the creation of a virtual PDF printer driver; doPDF installs as a virtual PDF printer driver. It doesn’t run any .exe file for converting files. It just prints your documents to the doPDF Printer, like you a normal printer.

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Free Panda Cloud Antivirus Pro 1.3 for 1 year

We have shared our top 10 online virus scanners few days back and we even listed our top 10 free antivirus for Windows 7 ,in that list we shared free version of Panda Cloud Antivirus which has comparatively less features than the pro version . So, today we are going to share the free license keys for Panda Cloud  Antivirus Pro 1.3 for 1 year. This is part of the promo of CNET and Panda Antivirus which is available for 48 hours only , so go grab your copy of the antivirus .

To get Free Panda Cloud Antivirus Pro 1.3 :

• Go to this promo page .

• Enter your details and you will get your free Panda Cloud Antivirus Pro 1.3 for 1 year .

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Free Google Reader Notifier for Windows: GRaiN

Nowadays,everybody reads a lot of blogs and regularly updated portals. It is quite important that you have all those websites organized properly, and you don’t miss out on any updates pertaining to the same. Google Reader, is a satisfactory solution to this problem. However, you still have to keep looking for updates, which is quite nagging.GRaiN, a notifier application for Google Reader that sits in your system tray and alerts you when you have new unread items is a suitable private opensource project you might have never heard of.

GRaiN isn’t an application; it’s really just a tray icon, which is cool. Install it, set it up once and you will be notified about the updates regularly. The settings of GRaiN can be easily altered according to your needs. I’ll quickly go through the entire process of installing and setting it up on your windows PC.

1. Download GRaiN using this link.

2. Unzip the file and start the installation process.

3. Select whether you want just your account’s Google Reader to be tracked or anybody who uses the computer.

4. You can set the time for checking your Google Reader; for example if you choose 20, GRaiN will check for new items in your Google Reader after every 20 minutes and notify you about the same.

5. You can also select the folders of feeds which you would like to get updates for, just below the option for setting the update checking frequency. The default is all the folders. You can skip this step.

6. You can also have a sound file to play for notifying you about new unread updates. Ain’t it cool?

7. The animated pop-up notification gives you notification for new updates as they come.

8. Finally, you can choose to open up a new tab in your browser for Google Reader from the pop-up notification. There is also an option to choose the web browser in the installation process.

If you are a windows user, which is highly probable then you must have this desktop application for tracking your favourite blogs fromGoogle Reader.

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Free Alternative for AutoCAD in Windows DoubleCAD XT

Few days back, Rohit wrote about free alternative for autocad in Linux ,so I thought of writing a post on free alternative for AutoCAD in Windows for the free software lovers in the Windows platform. In linux, Briscad software does the work  as a CAD software whereas in Windows DoubleCAD XT works quite cool .

If you are in an Engineering College or have taken a course on engineering drawing then you might have encountered the famous CAD software AutoCAD and might have used it also. DoubleCAD XT is a similar to most of the CAD softwares so it has some resemblance to AutoCAD too, so you won’t have any problem to use it ,but it has some features that you won’t find in other free softwares.

Some of the notable features of DoubleCAD XT are :

• Enhanced .SPK compatibility with SketchUp
• 3D-to-2D flattener
• Brush editor
• Automatic scaling
• Advanced polyline editing
• Parametric variable palette
• Open & save .DWG, .DXF, and .DWF formats from AutoCAD R14 to 2009

To download the product you need to fill a little form after  which you will be mailed product link and product key . Go to this page to get your free AutoCAD version .

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Face recognition softwares for your laptop

Face Recognition is a recently developed technology which helps in verifying a person’s identity by comparing  the then captured photo with a previously captured video frame from a video source or a previously stored image of the person.

This technology has been utilized in the computers in the form of a face recognition software.

So now that you know about face recognition software do you wish to have cool privacy and super security for your windows account?

To use Face Recognition softwares for your laptop use the  following softwares:-

1. Luxand blink:- A marvelous biometric PC access application which lets you login to your computer simply at the blink of an eye. This application is really cool in the terms that the process is fully automatic. You will be logged on to your system on the basis of your biometric capture taken during the initial startup of the application. It works on Windows vista and Windows 7. A direct-show compatible webcam is also required.

The cool features of this product are:-

• You don’t need to worry about the amount of light in your room. Automatic light adjusting mechanisms whether you login in the day or night.
• It offers you improved security by allowing you to login in without having to enter your password.  It also photographs and timestamps you every time you login whether you do it through biometric process or you use a password. This helps you find out about the time and the person who logged into your PC by using your stolen password.
• Be tension free about having a haircut, growing a moustache or having glasses. This is because luxand blink contains advanced biometric algorithms that allow you to login under any conditions.

You can download luxand blink from the following link*:-

http://download.cnet.com/Luxand-Blink/3000-2144_4-10977370.html

2. KeyLemon:-Another magnificent face recognition software to help you login in to your windows account password free. It follows its only Moto that “your face is your password”. It is compatible with Windows XP/vista/ 7(both 32 bit and 64 bit systems). Initial configuration process will capture your photo and use it as a reference to allow you to login each time.

You can download KeyLemon from the following link*:-

http://www.soft82.com/download/windows/keylemon/

*NOTE:-The above mentioned links are for downloading the trial version of the software.

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