Record and Replay Macros in Firefox
Posted on November 5, 2011 at 5:39 am
Firefox is a wildly popular browser with a huge collection of add-ons for virtually any purpose. Some of its best add-ons are those that save us time and frustration, like Lazarus for form data recovery and the many macro programs that automate repetitive tasks.
While there are several macro add-ons available for Firefox, one of the best is iMacros.
From iMacro’s page in the Firefox Add-ons, click Add to Firefox.
Firefox will remind you to only install add-ons from authors you trust. Click Install Now. Once installed, you must restart Firefox.
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No Wireless Networks Available in Windows 7?
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 6:16 am
One problem I have run into on several Windows 7 machines is not getting any wireless networks when I go to the wireless network manager! Usually, when you click on Network icon in the task bar, you get a list of wireless networks and then just connect.
However, there are times when you will see the message “No wireless networks available”, which makes no sense because the day before you may have seen 15 wireless networks while in your apartment or wherever. There are also some instances where a few wireless networks show up, but not all networks that you know exist. That’s a slightly different problem, but one that I’ll address too.
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Create Shortcuts for Text Phrases in Chrome
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 5:58 am
True work efficiency is greatly improved by creating shortcuts for tasks we perform all the time. Most of us type the same phrases continually throughout the day in response to emails. When asked to date something, we look at our calendars—even if we just looked a moment earlier.
Chrome users can decrease the time they spend on repetitive tasks by using a browser extension called Popchrom.
From Popchrome’s page, click Add to Chrome.
A pop-up will ask you to confirm the installation. Click Install.
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How to Send Text Messages From Your Computer
Posted on November 3, 2011 at 6:33 am
Recently I wanted to figure out an easy and reliable way to send text messages from my computer to a mobile phone. I wanted to do this for no other reason than to just see if it works and what it out there right now! After playing around with all kinds of shady websites, software downloads, etc, I realized that there are very few options for doing this.
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Convert YouTube Videos to Any Video Format
Posted on November 3, 2011 at 5:50 am
YouTube video downloaders are plentiful throughout the Web, but most only allow you to download the video as either an FLV, which requires you to then download an FLV player, or as an MP4, which does not play on all devices. Most of us have combatted this problem by using one service to download a YouTube video and another service to convert the video to the format we need.
Xenra has created an all-in-one YouTube video tool that both downloads the video and converts it to the format you need, all in one place.
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Save and Share Notes and Research in the Cloud
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 6:39 am
Very few people enjoy writing research papers. Finding and organizing research is tedious, and we almost always forget something we read. Plus, printing several pages of a peer reviewed journal just to find one quote is a waste of paper.
Memonic provides a way to grab snapshots of relevant information that it then stores in the cloud where you can share it with friends. This is especially useful if working on a group research paper.
Click the Start Using It button to create a Memonic account.
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