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Subtitles Offset (Alpha 3)

Subtitles Offset (Alpha 3)

So far, the previous version (alpha 2), worked quite well for me mainly because most of the edits I had to do were simple offset changes that were applied to all the subtitles. But, three days ago I had to adjust a subtitles file which required many edits to large groups of subtitles, something that […]

Subtitles Offset (Alpha 2)

Well, so I continued to work on this little project and it’s starting to shape pretty nicely. In this version I’ve added the following features (besides correcting tons of bugs from the previous release): Added support to load the video file associated with the captions. This is done using VLC so you must have VLC […]

Subtitles Offset

If you arrived here through Google (or Bing, or whatever) then you are like me: tired of downloading countless subtitle files that although they contain the correct subtitles, they are offset by a couple of seconds. Sites such as opensubtitles.org and subscene.com, among many others, are great sources for subtitles but, unfortunately, it is quite […]

Network Monitor for Windows 7

If you are using Windows 7 you may have noticed that Microsoft decided to remove the Network Activity icon from the tray area and instead, substituted it with a dull plain white icon. According to this video at Channel 9, the design team for Windows 7 removed it because they wanted to make Windows quieter. […]

I Want My Screensaver Settings!

Screensavers are no longer what they used to be… I guess that’s because people now use their computers more than before so there’s no time for those colorful and fun assortment of random animations to show up. But I’ve always been a fan of screensavers. Some of them are truly works of art, some are […]