Ashampoo Zip 2017 review

Ashampoo Zip 2017 is a product from Ashampoo GMBH and is a free full version of their commercial software. It has a ribbon interface and it comes with only a single theme.

Options:
Shell integration can be turned on/off on the Options page. Individual options can be selected too.

Compression ratio is similar to other softwares such as BandiZip and PeaZip for the .zip format.

Upload to Cloud: A unique feature of the software is it's ability to upload files to the cloud. Several cloud hosting services are supported - DropBox, Google Drive, Microsoft's One Drive are supported.

The setup size is around 30 MB and RAM usage ~ 75 MB. These figures are quite high in comparison to other file compression softwares.



Final Words: Overall there is no significant differentiating factor between Ashampoo Zip 2017 and popular file archivers like 7Zip, PeaZip or BandiZip except the "Upload to Cloud" feature. The feature is not essential as files can be uploaded to Cloud separately too. The software has a large size and uses much more memory than others. I hope in next versions the programmers take care of the memory issue. 

SHIFT Key Stuck in Windows7 - Solution

When the SHIFT key gets stuck all your normal text will appear capitalized, text will be selected even if you don't want it and keyboard will function in weird way.

However there is a very simple solution to this problem

How to insert HTML as text in Blogger

When users try to post HTML as text in Blogger it is interpreted by the browser as standard HTML and shown as such.

In order to show HTML as text you need to first encode it.

Here are 3 websites that let you convert HTML into plain text.

Paste your HTML into the text area and press the encode button. Copy the encoded plain text and use it into Bloggger.

Free HTML Encoder Tool

HTMLEntities.net

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Best Free Online Business Card Maker

Business owners need business cards both to create a brand image and as a means to market their product or service.

A unique business card can create a long lasting impression on the client and show the effort and seriousness of the business man. For small and medium enterprises it's even more important because their marketing and advertising budget is limited.

So, here are five websites that let you create business cards free of cost.

1. DeGraeve.com

• Simple interface
• Does not require Adobe Flash Player
• User can upload their own logos
• No ready made templates are available.

2. BusinessCardStar.com

• Requires Adobe Flash Player
• Ready made templates available
• User need to register in order to save a project

3.BizCardcreator.com

• Does not require Adobe Flash Player
• Lets user select logo, background, text font and color.

4. BusinessCardLand.com

• Requires Adobe Flash Player to fill information
• Several ready made templates available
• User can choose text and background color
• Allows user to make PDF or print directly from browser

5. PrintBusinessCards.com

• Does not requires Adobe Flash Player
• Templates divided into various categories
• User can not only select text color and font but can also choose the placement on the card.
• Background can be changed, both color or images are allowed

Beautiful Back to Top Blogger widget Images

Earlier I posted on how to create a "Back to Top" Blogger widget. The widget requires a image as link.

So, here are beautiful Back  to Top Blogger widget

Generate Hyperlinks using AutoHotKey

There are two ways generate a click-able hyperlink - either use a HTML editor where you have to first type the Title and then copy paste the URL or use a text editor like Notepad to type Title and URL in the format
Title.

Using AutoHotKey you can generate the above format with just a hotkey.

Apple website no longer claims Drops “Most Powerful Mapping Service Ever”

Apple website was making the claim of being the most powerful mapping service ever.

It looks like after being ridiculed world wide for this fiasco they have removed the contradictory claim

The website was reading earlier:

Designed by Apple from the ground up, Maps gives you turn-by-turn spoken directions, interactive 3D views, and the stunning Flyover feature. All of which may just make this app the most beautiful, powerful mapping service ever.

It has now been changed to:

Designed by Apple from the ground up, Maps gives you turn-by-turn spoken directions, interactive 3D views, and the stunning Flyover feature. All in a beautiful vector-based interface that scales and zooms with ease.

Looks like Apple's CEO Tim Cook saw this British railway advertisement: