October 8, 2007
Keeping an up-to-date blog backup copy, is one of those things that every one would like to do but are either too lazy to actually do it or have no clear idea of how it can be done. I have read at least a dozen of articles about it, but have never really found anything [...]
October 7, 2007
It’s not often these days that I find a Microsoft tool that impresses me – especially one that is free – but I have to admit that I was quite taken with SNARF – the Social Network and Relationship Finder. In a nutshell, SNARF is an MSI add-on for Microsoft Outlook (but not Outlook Express) [...]
October 5, 2007
Ask any competent web designer or blogger and they’ll tell you that one of the most important aspects of getting a webpage right is the color. Getting the colors right can make all the difference between a hugely successful website and one that goes down the toilet on day one. You need a site that [...]
September 18, 2007
One of the first webpages I go to every day (and virtually the last page I visit at the end of each day) is Google Reader to check my RSS feeds. Google Reader has improved by leaps and bounds since it was first introduced a couple of years back. When it first came out, I [...]
September 17, 2007
As a big fan of “Show and Tell” at school, I thought I would continue the tradition by showing you some web-based applications that I use on a regular basis along with my favourite features, shortcuts, tricks and so on. We’ll start with Mozilla Firefox. Every newbie Firefox user gets carried away and installs 50 [...]
September 5, 2007
Yesterday we looked at two Skype-related programs which I use to become more productive and efficient. Today, in our continuing quest to build up our Skype programs, I want to take a look at the often-neglected Extras Manager and how Skype developers are using the API to make their own Skype-related tools, some “Skype Certified”, [...]
September 3, 2007
I am a total Skype fanatic, to the point where I use it for 95% of my phone calls and virtually all of my Instant Messaging chats. But when you download Skype for the first time, you are given a basic shell of a program and then you have to make the effort to personalise [...]
August 23, 2007
I only have a few other plugins running on my WordPress installation, but these are the most useful WordPress plugins for a variety of reasons. In addition, none of these plugins ever caused me a problem and luckily several of them are updated often to improve performance. Enjoy and as always, please feel free to [...]
August 16, 2007
Simple and alphabetical list of the Firefox Add-ons I use on a daily basis… Adsense Notifier – Displays your Google Adsense Statistics with easily configurable displays AI Roboform Toolbar – I Love and use Roboform, saves my passwords and syncs between Firefox and IE, saving me some hassle (only complaint is it’s not easily sync-able over [...]
May 15, 2007
Mozilla Thunderbird is an Outlook-like email client, but way better. It’s free, it’s multi-platform, it’s multi-lingual and most importantly, it’s highly customizable featuring lots of useful addons and themes. In case you’re new to it than you can read about it here, otherwise jump directly to must-have section below. TOP 10 Thunderbird Addons (must-have) (1) [...]
