Archive for 'Tips & Tricks' Category
DropBox
I realize I pass up a lot of programs people might like so heres one for ya. It’s called DropBox. It’s free, gives you 2GB of online storage and is accessible from anywhere with an internet connection. There is also an Iphone app that will let you access in case you have a pdf or [...]
Better Browser Management
How do you cope with your daily internet feeds? I always feel like I have a hundred browser tabs open first thing in the morning, and usually I do by the time I run through and check all my daily blogs, news updates, site stats, etc, etc. I’ve remedied part of the problem using RSS [...]
Get Better Google Search Results
So who spends most of their day with an open browser window? I know I do and the site I probably visit the most is Google. There are all kinds of helpfull features in Google search to help you narrow down things, just narrowing things down by opening the search options bar [...]
Quick Reference
Do you find yourself always asking the same questions over and over to your closest geek? Are you tired of seeing their frustration when you ask, “What did you tell me to press to highlight everything on the page?” Try these quickguides I just found. There is one for almost all of your commonly used [...]
Visual Editor
So during some point in the past I upgraded my personal site to the new WordPress (maybe one or two years ago). Then I created a new blog and saw all these features that my site with the same version did not have – specifically the visual editor. I looked a bit but not too [...]
iThmb Conversion
Well I found a very cool program iThmbConv.exe (sorry I do not have the link but can email it to you if you need it) that will convert pictures from the iPod Photo Cache into usable pictures for your Windows PC. Had a client who had pictures on their computer but no longer had the [...]
Firefox Split
I came across a client using a Firefox add-on that I had not see – Split Browser. I have not installed it yet – not sure I will but I found the idea very interesting. How often do I find myself comparing data on two different sites and tabbing between the tabs to see those [...]
CrossLoop
I read about CrossLoop a few weeks ago but had my first opportunity to try it today. It worked great – it downloaded fast, installed easily, registration was simple, and the remote connection was good. Best of all it was free. CrossLoop is a program that will allow you to remotely help people really far [...]
Disable User Account Control
Note: Disabling UAC will lead to a less secure system. It will also lead to a less annoying system.
Open Control Panel. Go to User Accounts. Click “Turn User Account Control on or off”. Uncheck the box. Reboot.
I had left UAC on my computer for a while but I finally decided it had annoyed me enough. [...]
ALT + Up Arrow
Having been on Vista for a while I have missed the “up a directory” button in Windows Explorer. Luckily I found out recently I can use the keyboard shortcut of ALT and the Up Arrow. I am not a heavy mouse user so this will be a very easy transition for me.