The Internet isn’t just for browsing web pages and sending and receiving email and other messages. Storing files on other computers is the order of the day, although it may not turn out to be easy to access folders on other users’ computers or even on computers connected to the local network at home or in the office. Also, it’s not easy to access servers which are secured using encryption. Most of the utilities built into the operating system only work when connecting to remote computers using insecure protocols such as FTP and Telnet, but more often than not it will be necessary to use secure variants such as SFTP or SSH.

WinSCP is one of the most popular tools for overcoming these obstacles. On the one hand, it provides a graphical interface for connection tasks via SSH and FTP, meaning that there’s no need to wrestle with complicated commands typed into an incomprehensible MS-DOS or Unix terminal window. You can use a terminal, of course, but most commands can also be entered through windows and drop-down menus or even by dragging and dropping files from the remote server to a folder on the local computer.

Among other possible uses is the ability to manage photo galleries on internet servers, or the content and design of a personal blog, or even the unlocking of your iPhone, which requires an SSH connection to be made between a computer and the telephone in order to enter into the system and unlock it.
In short, it’s a whole gamut of handy and effective tools which are essential for taking control of the Internet for web development and for making the most of the resources available on the web.

The program is available here: WinSCP.

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The ease with which you can take digital images nowadays is only comparable to the problems with which organising and sharing them can present. One of the most satisfying ways to display them is to make a multimedia CD or DVD which can display the photos one by one with a nice soundtrack in the background and maybe some transitions effects between the different images. In the same way, you can create an auto-executable file for Windows, or even design a desktop screensaver showing that very same sequence of photos, music, transitions and other effects, such as pan and zoom. If you’ve got a high-definition screen, you can also make HD-compatible videos in the 720p, 1080i or 1080p formats, to take full advantage of the quality of your digital photos and the screen.

Once you start sharing your photos digitally, you can start taking advantage of different image formats, like the panoramic format, straight away. Simply by using the scrolling features, you can enjoy viewing landscapes and urban shots on the screen that would otherwise be very difficult to see, and even harder to print. Photos which feature small details can also be viewed perfectly using the zoom function during a slideshow, without the need to do anything else, just watching from the comfort of your sofa.

Also, if you’re not satisfied with this way of sharing pictures from your holidays, parties or social events, you can also create a Flash or web presentation that can even be sent via email. A whole range of possibilities is available to help make sure that your digital images are enjoyed rather than being left in a folder on your hard disk, forgotten and unseen.

Photodex ProShow Gold.

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