Please insert disc! I mean it! Insert the disc now! If you grow tired of programs that demand the presence of a physical...
One of the things I think of every single working day is how great a platform OS X is for software development. Now, take that...
I think I finally found a good solution to my dilemma. The best part is, it’s open source and available for windows, linux, and mac. Songbird I...
This one is by no means difficult, but I often forget about it. I see no reason why Firefox should remember what I download,...
I got tired of tracking invoices for clients using an Excel spreadsheet. I knew there must be some good solutions for on-line invoices,...
There are number of utilities available that mimic the functionality of Apple Exposé, but my favorite that I’ve...
Note: This guide was written for Ubuntu 8.10, but any GNOME-based Linux system should be similar.
If you want your Ubuntu system clock to stay in sync with Internet time servers, follow these simple instructions.
Step 1 - Open Time and Date
Go to the System menu → Administration → Time and Date.
Step 2 - Unlock
Click the [...]
A new year is upon us, and once the hangover and the food coma have worn off, it’s time to start working on those resolutions for the fresh new year. Instead of the traditional desires to lose weight and stop smoking, I propose a more realistic and achievable goal - clean up your Gmail account.
Gmail [...]
The year 2008 has come to an end, and thus concludes the first year of existence for TipsFor.us. It’s been an interesting year for us, and I’ve learned a lot so far.
TipsFor.us was re-born from the ashes of a previous domain in March 2008 and is therefore a fledgling site. We’ve made some mistakes in [...]
This is a quick tip. In a word, do not buy the USB to Parallel conversion cables. They SOMETIMES work, which is worse than not working, because then you start believing that they might work, but when it comes time to print something serious (like a 100 page document), you will go insane… [...]
If you pay for broadband Internet through AT&T or Verizon, I have some good news and some bad news for you. First, the good news:
Good News
You have a Flickr Pro account. Congratulations! Perhaps you already knew about it, but if you did not, then YES, a Flickr Pro account is complimentary with your broadband package. [...]
I mentioned in a previous post that the iPhone’s battery needs more attention than simpler phones. And you can’t change the battery yourself! That thing is soldered into place… so unless you are REALLY good with a soldering iron or if you don’t care much about the very real possibility of frying your [...]
In case you are wondering how to take screenshots on your Windows Mobile Smartphone or Pocket PC, let me show you. In my experience (with WM5), Windows Mobile has no built-in way to take screenshots, but there are a few free utilities available that can provide that functionality.
Here are three free tools for taking screenshots [...]
This is a quick tip. In a word, do not buy the USB to Parallel conversion cables. They SOMETIMES work, which is worse than not working, because then you start believing that they might work, but when it comes time to print something serious (like a 100 page document), you will go insane… [...]
I mentioned in a previous post that the iPhone’s battery needs more attention than simpler phones. And you can’t change the battery yourself! That thing is soldered into place… so unless you are REALLY good with a soldering iron or if you don’t care much about the very real possibility of frying your [...]
This one is by no means difficult, but I often forget about it. I see no reason why Firefox should remember what I download, and it bugs me to see a huge list of previously downloaded files whenever I open the Firefox Download window.
Disabling this feature is simple. Just go to Tools → Options, and [...]
This is neat. How would you like the ability to create your own standalone webapps on your Mac OS X desktop? In other words, what if you could turn any website into a Mac desktop application?
Fluid can do just that.
Download Fluid - requires OS 10.5 or later
In seconds, Fluid can take a given website - [...]
Note: This guide was written for Ubuntu 8.10, but any GNOME-based Linux system should be similar.
If you want your Ubuntu system clock to stay in sync with Internet time servers, follow these simple instructions.
Step 1 - Open Time and Date
Go to the System menu → Administration → Time and Date.
Step 2 - Unlock
Click the [...]
I think I finally found a good solution to my dilemma. The best part is, it’s open source and available for windows, linux, and mac.
Songbird
I had tried it in its early beta, and decided to try it again. It can easily do everything iTunes does (except for all the stuff you don’t want iTunes to [...]
I mentioned in a previous post that the iPhone’s battery needs more attention than simpler phones. And you can’t change the battery yourself! That thing is soldered into place… so unless you are REALLY good with a soldering iron or if you don’t care much about the very real possibility of frying your [...]
In case you are wondering how to take screenshots on your Windows Mobile Smartphone or Pocket PC, let me show you. In my experience (with WM5), Windows Mobile has no built-in way to take screenshots, but there are a few free utilities available that can provide that functionality.
Here are three free tools for taking screenshots [...]
In continuing our online storage series, today we’re going to look at ADrive, which offers a whopping 50GB of free storage. So far we have taken a look at:
Dropboks
Mozy
Dropbox
File Dropper
Who.hasfiles
myBloop
Note: In addition to the free plan, ADrive also offers paid plans with additional features and storage space. For this article, I’m using the free version.
For [...]
I am pleased to report that Dropbox has fully opened to the public, no more invitations needed! A few weeks ago I reviewed Dropbox (see review) and concluded that it was the online storage service of my dreams. I still hold to that claim.
Everyone who signs up receives 2 GB of storage space. Not only [...]
Please insert disc! I mean it! Insert the disc now!
If you grow tired of programs that demand the presence of a physical disc, you can bypass that requirement by running the disc virtually.
Virtual CloneDrive, by SlySoft, is a free program that allows you to mount and run disc images so that your computer will [...]
I think I finally found a good solution to my dilemma. The best part is, it’s open source and available for windows, linux, and mac.
Songbird
I had tried it in its early beta, and decided to try it again. It can easily do everything iTunes does (except for all the stuff you don’t want iTunes to [...]
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