rock*’s tech corner

This post is based from another one user request. This time around the request was is there way better way of creating photo slides other than using Microsoft Office PowerPoint. The straight forward answer is Yes. Of course there are many alternative utilites for Windows XP to create slides shows.

The user requirements for the utility includes:

• Has to offer many effects
• Easy to use - our users are very intellectual people but when it comes to technology, well I must admit they’re not the sharpest tools in the shed.
• Can add music
• Can add narration
• Can add titles to each pictures
• Must be compatible with Windows XP (d’oh!)
• The application is cheap i.e. FREE

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Continuing from IronKey’s secure surfing via a hardened version of the popular Mozilla Firefox browser, xb Browser is another service which provides anonymous and secure surfing through once again Firefox. Basically anonymous and secure surfing is achieved via proxy server. All you need to do is download and install the browser and you’re ready for secure browsing. No configuration required.

As per the image below whatismyipaddress.com believes I’m somewhere in that part of the world but in fact I’m on the other side of the world:

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