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• SimilarImagesFinder — It’s time to clean house

  Posted on December 9, 2024 at 02:43 CST by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  I’ve decided to stop looking at, and ignoring, that giant folder of pictures. Like with a cluttered closet, it’s time to dig in and reclaim some storage!

  Over the last 20 years, with everyone in the family adding pictures, I know that there are multiple copies of the same pictures on my computer. I have avoided cleaning them because I am simply afraid that I will delete the only copy of a picture. With Kurt Zimmermann’s free SimilarImagesFinder, I don’t have to be afraid because it lets me compare the similar images myself. There are AI apps out there that claim to do this automatically, but I ain’t lettin’ no robot delete pictures of my girls.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.50.0, 2024-12-09).

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• Microsoft’s new Master Services Agreement

  Posted on September 2, 2024 at 02:43 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  MICROSOFT

  

  By Will Fastie

  Get it while you can.

  Microsoft has been notifying users about its updated Master Services Agreement (MSA), which goes into effect on September 30, 2024.

  This is not exactly a surprise. Microsoft seems to be on an annual schedule when it comes to MSA changes, although this is not assured. Updates to the MSA are announced in July, giving users two months to review the changes.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.36.0, 2024-09-02).

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• Beyond Compare is beyond comparison

  Posted on July 18, 2022 at 02:43 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  SOFTWARE

  

  By Will Fastie

  A good utility program can greatly improve productivity. A great utility program is often indispensable.

  One capability that has always been essential, especially to developers, is file comparison. Surprisingly, few utilities existed to perform that task. I remember printing core dumps in octal from a machine that had crashed and comparing them, visually, to a dump from another, working machine. And I mean on paper.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.29.0, 2022-07-18).

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