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How to Save Time by Watching More TV Shows in a Day
The title’s not wrong, but this post might not be what you thought it was about. It’s not about saving time in general, it’s about saving time by squeezing more TV shows or movies into the same time period. So I was pretty amazed when I saw people multi-task by having a TV show playing [...]
Continue reading...Bloated SnagIt Screencapture Utility
Thursday, August 7, 2008
I hate it when I want to do something but have to wait for it. I know, I know, it just goes to show how impatient I am, but don’t we live in the age of instant gratification where everything must be done in the snap of your fingers. Screen capturing is something that I [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Office Outlook (Outlook XP/2002, Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007) Personal Folders (PST) Backup Tool
Monday, June 23, 2008
Many users use Microsoft Office Outlook (i.e. Outlook XP/2002, Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007) as their default e-mail client, contact list manager and daily management tasks organizer. Over time, it’s common to have Outlook contain all your important email messages, contacts information, calendar entries, appointment details, essential notes, critical to-do tasks and other personal data. [...]
Continue reading...GMail Trick
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Unlike most webmail services (e.g. Live mail or Yahoo mail), with GMail, you can actually do pretty neat stuff with your email address. For instance, did you know that you could put the + sign in your email, and still receive emails as per normal? So if your email address was yourname@gmail.com, you could actually [...]
Continue reading...Toastmasters Table Topic Ideas for Impromptu Speaking – Mixed Words
Monday, May 26, 2008
Write words on small pieces of paper and put them all in a bag. Have each Table Topics speaker pick up 3 pieces of paper and make up a story that contains all 3 words in it. If your chapter meeting has a “Word of the Dayâ€, you can also require that the speaker use [...]
Continue reading...Protect Your Wireless Network with MAC Address Filtering…A Bad Idea
Saturday, April 26, 2008
To secure your wireless network, you can use a variety of means, and one of which is by selecting only what MAC addresses are allowed. This is known as MAC filtering, and it can serve as a basic deterrent against most opportunistic attackers. However, just using MAC filtering alone will probably be a bad idea. [...]
Continue reading...What is the difference between Hibernate and Standby in Windows XP?
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Standby and hibernate are 2 extremely useful functions that you can use because of the time it saves you from booting up your computer. Once you’re done with your work session, and need to leave your desk, simply choose standby or hibernate. These two sleep modes are fantastic for laptops as well. But what’s the [...]
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
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