I’m a keyboard ninja, and I’m more in favor of using keyboard shortcuts than the mouse. Not that I hate the mouse, it’s just that I’ve been using computers even before the mouse was an integral part of GUI computing. (No mouse movements for the command line, right?)
However, nowadays, most of the people [...]

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Jeff Davis wrote a great FAQ on Favicons in IE7 in his blog. There he addresses the following issues:

How do I make a favicon appear for my site in IE7?
How often does IE download the favicon?
I see the wrong favicon for some sites I visit. How do I fix this?
I put a favicon.ico [...]

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Following a hyperlink is always a guessing game. Wouldn’t it be nice to see what lies beyond the link even before clicking it. Time’s precious so why not get to see a preview of the target page? Cooliris Previews lets us do just that.
It’s a Firefox add-on that lets you do the following:

See [...]

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Karoake has been popular in Asia (especially in Japan) for decades now, and it’s popularity spread through Europe and the US a few years ago. Now karaoke bars can be quite fun, that is, if people can tolerate off-key singing. If you’re into tone-deaf but loves singing your heart out, you might just want [...]

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Firefox blazed the trail for tabbed browsing. And it sure has made browsing so much streamlined (and fun!). Multiple windows sure are irritating. Along the line, Firefox tweaked its tabs (like having a close button for each tab). But one thing our friends over at Mozilla didn’t incorporate is tab thumbnails.
Good thing Firefox Showcase [...]

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Yesterday, I featured the Color Jack: Sphere tool. It’s a really handy tool for web designers as a few of my friends who saw it (and used it) yesterday said. Now as a web designer, choosing colors is just part of it. Remember that people surf because of content. And a great part of [...]

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If you’re one of the people who demand full control over what’s in your PC, you might want to have this tool - eXpress TimeStamp Toucher. It’s a freeware tool that lets you change the date and time details of your files in a folder (including subfolder). It lets you change modified, last accessed, [...]

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A lot of friends I know sing along their MP3s. Too bad, for most of them, they don’t know most of the lyrics. Hahaha. But if you want to practice your karaoke skills just from Winamp or Windows Media Player, you might want to check this plug-in out - Lyrics Plug-in.
It installs real as [...]

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If you think you’ve safely deleted a sensitive file from the face of your hard drive to complete oblivion, guess again. Simply sending it to your Recycle Bin and emptying it isn’t enough. That simple maneuver merely masks it from your OS. But still in your hard drive, are bits and pieces of data [...]

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Yeah, I’m a bit late posting this one but an update nonetheless. Apple’s released version 7.1.1 of iTunes. Yet Apple still aims to resolve the following issues:

Ejecting an iPod from Windows Explorer or the Windows notification area (system tray) using the “Safely Remove Hardware” feature may corrupt your iPod. To always safely eject [...]

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The Windows Desktop was made to be boring. But at least you can spice things up with a new wallpaper and a new skin. The one thing missing though, is an easy way to change that darned “My Computer,” “My Documents” and “Recycle Bin.”
What if I wanted them nice and witty? Or add [...]

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For quite some time, I’ve been using this handy-dandy toolbar (as extension) in Firefox - StumbleUpon. This is just so fun, you just might get addicted and forget to do what you have to do. :p
Here’s a cursory list of features according to their site (yes, focus on the “and more” part):

Channel surf the [...]

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Computerworld came out with this excellent article showing 7 ways to keep your identity from being completely profiled by search service providers. Google for example can easily keep track of your search footprints and identity because they can easily cross-check your search queries (your IP addresses are apparently logged) with your log-in information, say for [...]

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Almost a month after Apple flagged a warning to its iTunes users not to upgrade to Vista due to a fatal flaw that may lead to a busted iPod, and still no word about the fix.
Though Apple already downplayed the news, the possible flaw of corrupting one’s iPod upon removal from a Vista PC [...]

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Haven’t maxed out your returns with Adobe CS2? Well prepare your budget if you want to have the top-of-the-line industry standard creative suite because Adobe CS3 is set to come out on March 27.
Here’s a video teaser for you:

More details can be found on the AppleInsider.
Source: The Apple Gazette

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