A while back, I featured a freeware that lets you look into your celebrity look-alike. One thing I can say about it is that the database is quite limited. In that case, web apps can’t be beat since these usually have a larger database that’s updated continually over a downloadable freeware such as Gina Beauty [...]

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Here’s another neat way to download YouTube videos but this time, it’s not in FLV format anymore. Vixy is a website that automatically converts YouTube videos from its format to a format of your choice. Just enter the URL of the YouTube video and choose a file format. It supports conversion from YouTube’s FLV format [...]

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Here’s an article by The Associated Press that’s republished in many journals and papers – Schools banning iPods to beat cheaters. So kids have it much better nowadays and even the adventure of cheating in exams have gone hi-tech. But is banning gadgets from school a stop-gap solution?

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Fine dining is both pricey and classy. Sure, it can be real stiff in such a formal setting (not to mention the price being stiff too) but there’s no reason for you to look like an ass while fine dining. Besides, if you’re the Burger King type of guy, you were perhaps compelled to be [...]

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Getting a web page’s screenshot can be a multi-step task. While there are some great screen capturing applications out there like SnagIt, you have to pay for these nice ones. If you’re tired of dealing with a handful of screen capturing applications just to get a screenshot of a webpage, then this add-on will be [...]

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Ever drove at night and found your beams are somehow off? One side reaching farther ahead than the other? Then bet on it, your headlights are misaligned. So the next thing to do is to fix it, have it aligned. But do you have to pay an expert for it? Better keep your wallet stuff [...]

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There are two reasons for you to get rid of a shower curtain – 1) it’s all tattered and torn and 2) it’s out of style. I’d go with reason number 2 any day. And there’s only one way to get reason number 2 – prevent damages before they happen. It’s simply like any other [...]

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It just amazes me how IE is so far behind Firefox. Still for IE users out there, you can still play catchup to Firefox with IE add-ons. Here’s one that that spell-checks text input boxes in webpages displayed on Internet Explorer – ieSpell. It’s great for web form junkies – like those who are fond [...]

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And you though canned goods are built to last. Canned goods need a bit of care to get the most out of them. Canned goods save you time when cooking a quick meal. Here are tips on storing canned goods. Keep track of expiry dates. Canned goods usually last for two years. Acidic canned foods [...]

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A while back, I posted a few tips on acquiring your own home theater set-up. I stumbled upon this short video with some quick tips that would help you with your home theater set-up. Tips covered: How to find out what cables got to where. How to attach cables to those hard-to-reach back panels. Source: [...]

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Killing is bad. Even if you personally don’t think that murder is bad (you’d be a psycho then), then just remember that most sovereign countries outlaw it. And human beings basically have the right to live. So if you’re still thinking of bloody murder, better check with a therapist for a treatment for your murderous [...]

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Here’s a list of web applications for management and collaboration. Take control and share data through these websites: Basecamp CentralDesktop Planzo Backpack Zimbra ProjectPlace Doodle ZohoPlanner vyew norada stikipad 30boxes near-time shortText Project360 Thinkature ThinkFree SlimTimer

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In so many words, this is where commercialization clashes with Web 2.0. Viacom, the mother company of TV networks such as MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon, has filed a lawsuit amounting to $1B against Google, the now mother company of video website, YouTube with grounds of copyright infringement.

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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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By default, Firefox’s search bar can only handle around 30 characters (depending on your resolution and number of buttons). Which is kind of a pain especially when your search string is quite long. And I do have made bad searches because of some unseen typos in the first part of my string that I didn’t [...]

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