How to Link to a Specific Slide on Google Docs or Slideshare

08 apr 2009

Learn how to link to a specific PowerPoint slide in Slideshare or Google Docs. People can can skip all the previous parts of a presentation and jump directly to the main slide.

Is Firefox Logging You Out of Some Websites When You Restart the Browser

02 apr 2009

You are using the ‘remember me’ option in Firefox to stay logged in into your favorite websites but the browser keeps logging you out each time you quit and restart the browser. How to stay logged in with Firefox?

How to Say ‘No to All’ During File Copy Operations in Windows

02 feb 2009

While copying or moving a large number of files from one location to another folder in Windows, you may often encounter errors or warning messages saying the file you are trying to copy already exists in the target location.

All Email Messages in Gmail Have a Permanent Web Address

28 jan 2009

Do you know that it is possible to bookmark individual email messages of Gmail just like you would bookmark any regular web page.

Browse the iTunes Store Without Installing iTunes Software

20 jan 2009

Learn how to view songs, music videos and podcasts on the iTunes store without downloading or installing the iTunes desktop software.

Find Out Your Computer’s Uptime

08 jan 2009

Here is a simple trick Windows command to check how long your computer has been on. Start the Windows command line and type this command “net statistics server” (or the shorter version “net stats srv”) to get your computer’s uptime.

Turn your Computer Screen Upside Down

17 dec 2008

Turning the computer display upside-down has quite a few legit uses, on wall mounted LCDs for example, but you may also use this as a office prank on some unsuspecting colleague.

Open docx Files in Firefox without Office 2007

04 dec 2008

If you don’t have Microsoft Office Word 2007, you can still read the Open Office XML Format (.docx) files in Firefox browser by converting the docx documents into HTML web pages.

How to Watch YouTube Videos While Working on other Tasks

03 dec 2008

You plan to watch a lengthy video clip on YouTube but the problem is that you have lot of other stuff to do and therefore can’t focus all the attention to just one video. How do you watch videos while multi-tasking?

Running out of space on Gmail? Get It Back in 5 minutes

01 dec 2008

Are you about to exhaust all the free storage space in your Google mail account? Learn how to reclaim lost space by deleting all the space hogging file attachments from Gmail in 5 minutes.

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