Writeside.net was laid low by a hacker attack today. It must have happened some time between last evening and this morning. As you can see, we’re back on our feet, so looks like all’s well that ends well. There were thousands of files that had been added to the site, which I managed to get […]
Freedoom
(Freedoom was supposed to be tonight’s Saturday Night Freeware, but thanks to an unreliable Internet connection, I wasn’t able to test it.) Freedom is a collaborative project to create a complete game based on the Doom engine. The makers of the Doom, iD Software, released the game engine as free software under the GNU GPL […]
Satin reviewed in the Telegraph
Satin: A Stitch in Time has been reviewed by the Telegraph (Kolkata) today. Here’s what they say: Satin: A stitch in time (Harper, Rs 250) by Payal Dhar is the first book in the author’s new fantasy fiction series — and unlike other fantasy fiction hopefuls, Satin surprises the reader with its slickness. Dhar’s world […]
Saturday Night Freeware: Coconut Battery
A few months back, I started wondering about the battery life of my MacBook. The machine was almost three years old and I was experiencing a proportionate drop in battery performance. I’d taken pretty good care of the battery and was curious to know exactly how healthy it was. CoconutBattery turned out to be a […]
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Catching up
Oddly enough, ever since Saturday Night Freeware got going on Writer’s Log, I’ve been otherwise neglecting the blog on the whole. The main reason being, things have generally been busy. For one, it was time for my thrice-yearly exodus to Delhi; moreover, the indications are that this time it is likely to be a long-term […]
Saturday Night Freeware: Floola
**Updated, with image, on popular demand** When it comes to managing my iPod, I find iTunes extremely annoying. After plenty of trial and error (including more than one case of accidental iPod wiping), Floola iPod has emerged as a favourite, making it this week’s Saturday Night Freeware. Floola is available in two flavours — Floola […]
Saturday Night Freeware: Notepad++
I use Windows pretty frequently for both work and play, and am delighted about having discovered Notepad++ some four or five years ago. This means that I no longer need to have anything to do with Windows’ loathsome Notepad application. Which is why it features as this week’s Saturday Night Freeware. Notepad++ is a free […]
Saturday Night Freeware: Ivory Mahjongg Solitaire
There was a point when I was addicted to mahjongg games. I tried quite a few of them, even some online versions. However, I think I’ve found my favourite in Ivory Mahjongg Solitaire, this week’s Saturday Night Freeware. Ivory is free for the Mac OS, Windows and Linux platforms, and comes at a nominal cost […]
Saturday Night Freeware: AppCleaner
Did you think Mac users don’t need uninstallers? True, uninstalling on a Mac is mostly equal to dragging an app to the Trash icon, but sometimes they leave behind little files. They might be harmless by themselves — and there is no Registry to have nightmares about — but what about the precious space they […]
Saturday Night Freeware: Revo Uninstaller
As all Windows users know, a casual stroll through the Program Files directory invariably shows up a number of “old friends” — folders of applications we know we had uninstalled at some point, still bearing remnants of long-gone programs. In fact, despite using official uninstallers, removed apps more often than not leave behind little suprises […]