In my Google Reader, I have a folder (actually its a tag) that I named Tech-tips, this is where I place websites that I’m subscribed to that gives useful tidbits of information regarding my computer and the internet, and other stuff. Currently there are two subscriptions there, lifehacker.com and howtogeek.com, both are a wonderful source and resource of information.
Here are some of the posts that I’ve recently “starred” from my reader. These are the ones I found interesting.
Lifehacker.com
- If you use the mouse wheel (middle button) to click links inside Mozilla Firefox browser, it will load the window in an inactive tab. But you can also make it a paste (ctrl+v) function.
- You can migrate your old Gmail to your new Gmail address with a few simple steps. It will preserve all your emails.
- Without using caffeine, you can boost your early morning alertness.
- Make a batch file to quickly kill (close) multiple running apps, so that you won’t have to click the X on each one.
- For those who always use BitTorrent, here are top 10 BitTorrent Tools and Tricks
How-To-Geek
- Speed Up Disk Access by Disabling Last Access Updating in Windows XP
- Remove “Map Network Drive” Menu Item from Windows Vista or XP
- Add “Open with Notepad” to the Context Menu for All Files
- Change Default Wallpaper Folder to My Pictures on Windows XP
- What is svchost.exe And Why Is It Running?
- Tweak Firefox’s “Responsiveness” Config Setting
- Copy To the Clipboard From the Windows Command Prompt
That’s it. You can visit their site for more tech-tips and life-tips, or better yet subscribe to their feeds.
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