I was scanning all of the Firefox Quick Tips that I’ve written for the past 5 months and I think I’ve covered a wide range of tweaks and add-ons. But despite all of this, I think I left out one of the most helpful add-ons in Firefox’s arsenal – Greasemonkey. And I’ve been using it [...]

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A while back, I posted about the initial run of the Google slideshow viewer. It was only available to chosen accounts. But today seems to be the lucky day for all of us. Google just made this feature available to all. PowerPoint attachments now have a “View as Slideshow” option. A similar feature allowing viewing [...]

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When washing garments, take the extra time to read the washing instructions on the label. Fabrics have different washing needs. Some can’t take washing forcing you to take a trip to your dry cleaners. In any case, wool is one of those fabrics that demand extra care. And just in case you didn’t bother checking [...]

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I helped out in my former company’s headhunting efforts and reading resumes had always been a treat for me. While I really don’t find them on one’s resume nowadays, I’m still interested in knowing what a person does on the side. Don’t get me wrong, I think that those information will stick out like a [...]

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It’s pretty amusing how sometimes in a gathering, people gauge the prestige of your career in terms of that little identifier attached to your name and how much you make. And most of the time, it also comes with the title. If you’re a lawyer or a doctor or a Ph.D. or a CEO, chances [...]

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Many of the information you find online is presented via tables. And why not? Data like statistics is best seen in an organized matrix. Citing them in paragraph form would only confuse the viewer. HTML has had the feature to display tables for a long while now and it’s pretty common to find not only [...]

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One of the tricky parts of cooking a steak is determining how done it is. Some of us may like it burnt to a crisp. Some may prefer it bloody as hell. It may be a little easy to determine these two by the way a steak looks like. But how do you know if [...]

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Now here’s something to look forward to. Apple is reported to be in talks and negotiations with Hollywood studios to explore the possibilities of an online movie rental service. This is most probably a move to engage this market which already contains players like Netflix, MovieLink and Xbox Live. On the details, Kristen Nicole of [...]

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One of the drawbacks of having lots of add-ons is the unnecessary clutter that gets accumulated in Firefox’s menus including the context menu. My menus are getting too messy and I’ve reached a point where right-clicking has become more of a chore than a shortcut. That’s when I found this (heaven-sent) add-on to help me [...]

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In a previous post, I cited the 10 dead and dying computer skills in today’s competitive workplace. While some of the takes may be off in some cases, it still is a resonating fact that a worker must continually hone skills and stay abreast with all the developments in one’s field. Bottom line is stagnancy [...]

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I’ve been hot off my laptop purchase and I really considered purchasing a MacBook. But as with any penny-pincher, I found it just a tad bit too pricey for me. Besides, I won’t do some hardcore multimedia stuff with it. The most multitasking I’d do with it will probably be an image editor and my [...]

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What’s the difference? Well, let me share this little anecdote of my recent purchase to explore the two concepts. I’m a strict penny-pincher and I’ve been often criticized by friends and family of my extreme frugality which actually treads the realm of miserliness. I feel bad spending a reasonable amount of money. Perhaps it’s because [...]

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Toolbars can really take up a lot of space and we’ve been posting tips on browsing space recovery. Here’s another way to reclaim browsing space by reducing the padding around toolbar buttons. Even a pixel of reclaimed space can make a lot of difference. Open your userChrome.css (I recommend using ChromEdit Plus) Insert this code [...]

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Here are some keyboard shortcuts for flipping through browser tabs in Mac OS X. If you happen to have different browsers, you might find the keyboard shortcuts a bit different from each other like how Firefox works differently from Safari. Apple Gazette shares these tips: In Firefox Hold Option+Command, then use the the left and [...]

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Sometimes, you get stubborn stains like greasy spots and those nasty “collar and cuff rings” on your garments. The nasty stuff can really stick and even a good wash may not take them out. A little laundry potion can help purge stains out for a clean wash. Here’s a recipe for your own homemade laundry [...]

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