Control fan speed on Intel-based Apple laptops March 28, 2009
Posted by Kathy in Software.Tags: apple, computer, CPU, fans, heat, hot, laptop, macbook, portable, processor, temperature
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Does your MacBook run hot enough to fry chicken thighs — or your thighs, for that matter? If you have an Apple laptop with an Intel processor, you can actually change the speed of the fans, thus better controlling the overall temperature.
One program that allows you to do this is called smcFanControl, and it’s free (my favorite). It’s a very simple app that runs as a menu bar icon. The current version as of this writing has the ability to continually display both fan RPMs and temperature. You can even automatically load saved fan settings based on whether the laptop is running off battery or AC power. This software is very cool… and now so is my MacBook.
Lightbox free image editor March 18, 2009
Posted by Kathy in Uncategorized.Tags: digital photography, image editing, images, photos, photoshop, pictures, retouching
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The real magic of digital photography is the almost infinite flexibility you have to make changes to your pictures. If you have very basic photo management software, you probably have only very basic features for retouching images. But you may not be ready to shell out money for a more advanced product like Adobe Photoshop Elements. For improved editing features without the cost, try the Lightbox Free Image Editor. It’s totally free and available for Windows. The Lightbox editor covers cropping, color and lighting adjustment, resizing, sharpening, and, of course, red-eye. It even supports the raw files created by digital SLRs. Before-and-after views are handy for previewing the effects of your changes.
If you’re looking for just a little more — including clone brushing and masking — Lightbox comes in a Plus version for just under $20.
