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Subscriber AGD sent me this: http://mytemp.philsworld.de/ is a pretty useful site for getting files to other people when email just isn’t an option. It’s free and requires no registration. The use that comes to mind is when you want to send one or more people from a chatroom a file but do not wish to …
I wasn’t sure what to call this post. I get really annoyed when I go to websites and they require me to register to view free content. I get even more annoyed when sites charge you for content. This little trick doesn’t work with every site, but it does work with many of them. If …
Another great tip from Ed Bott’s blog: You say you hate to take your hands off the keyboard to click the mouse? Then you’ll love this master list of keyboard shortcuts covering a long, long list of Microsoft products, including Internet Explorer 6 and nearly every program in the Office 2000, Office XP, and Office …
From the MSN Search’s WebLog: You asked for it, we told you it was coming and now it’s here! Happy to let you know Tabs are now available as part of the MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search. Why are tabs so great? Well here is a personal example: I am addicted to online …
Google Web Accelerator is an application that uses the power of Google’s global computer network to make web pages load faster. Google Web Accelerator is easy to use; all you have to do is download and install it, and from then on many web pages will automatically load faster than before. Google Web Accelerator uses …
Graham and I have both posted about Google Maps and their satellite imaging system. Using Google Maps it is also possible to get directions. Like other mapping sites, ater you put your search terms in, your receive turn by turn directions with an overall picture of the route. You can also get a satellite image …
It has been my experience that Browser Helper Objects (BHO) cause the most problems on your computer. The problems are caused by “spyware” that hooks itself into Internet Explorer and then opens pop-ups or slows down your computer whenever you run Internet Explorer. To check what BHOs you might have installed, you can either use …
I’m sure many of you have heard of this before, but I was just reminded of it recently. Martin Aignesberger has written a bunch of utilities, one of them being software that checks your bookmarks: AM-DeadLink detects dead links and duplicates in your Browser Bookmarks. If a Bookmark has become unavailable you can delete it …
Google Labs has a new way to search. GoogleX pays tribute to Mac OS X by using a similiar interface to their programs bar. I have never used one, but have always liked it when I saw it. Many Google options in one place.
A good article by Brian Livingston about how web users react to placement of elements on a web page.