How to Track the Moon’s Path or Position Across the Sky in Real Time
Posted on September 15, 2007 - Filed Under Fun Stuff | 6 Comments
You might be wondering why I would write a post on how to track constellations, stars, the sun or the moon in the sky in real time from anywhere in the world? Well, actually it’s not something I was planning on writing, but it came up out of a certain necessity last night. In the Indian culture, there is one day every year where you must fast for the entire day until you can see the moon at night. So as you can imagine, after not eating anything for 20 something hours, you really want to find that moon fast!
25 Useful Greasemonkey Scripts You Should Take a Look At
Posted on September 12, 2007 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 21 Comments
If Greasemonkey sounds like some kind of porn movie to you, then you definitely need to read this post. Greasemonkey is an add-on to the Firefox browser that allows you to customize the way a web page is displayed by using small bits of JavaScript code. There are literally thousands of scripts that you can install to customize just about anything you can think of. However, there are a few scripts that are quite useful and popular that you should consider using if you’re not already doing so!
How to Capture, Save, Record or Download Streaming Audio for Free
Posted on September 11, 2007 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 160 Comments
Ever wonder how you could possibly record or rip a song that’s being streamed across the Internet onto your computer for free? Trying to download streaming audio directly to your computer can be quite difficult because different sites have different security measures put in place, so one program might work for one site, but not another.
How to Convert a PDF File to Word, Excel or JPG Format
Posted on September 10, 2007 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 172 Comments
One common question I’ve run across a lot these days in the office is how to convert a PDF file to Microsoft Word format (doc), Excel format (xls), or JPG picture format. Usually, people want to know how to convert a file to PDF, but it’s also nice to be able to convert back the other way. Converting to Word is actually pretty simple and can be done directly using an online file conversion service called Zamzar. Going to Excel or JPG is a two step process, but nothing very difficult to follow.
TreeSize – Free Utility to Find, View and Free Up Hard Disk Space
Posted on September 9, 2007 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 11 Comments
Trying to figure out where all of your hard drive space has disappeared to is often quite a challenge in Windows with all of the hidden folders and temp directories! As an IT Professional, one tool that I use almost every other day is TreeSize, a small utility that tells you exactly where all of your hard drive space is currently allocated.
How to Split Your Laptop or PC Screen/Monitor in Windows XP
Posted on September 8, 2007 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 37 Comments
Here’s a quick how-to for anyone who wants to split their computer screen monitor into two so that they can view two applications side-by-side. I’ll also be talking about how you can split your screen across dual monitors and split your wallpapers so you can have a different wallpaper on each monitor.