Category: Tips
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Replace Corolla OEM front rotors when replacing brake pads
When my ’04 Corolla’s odometer hit 70,000 miles it was time to get new front brake pads, so I ventured over to brake masters and had them replaced. $50 dollars later I was back on the road driving to and fro various consulting gigs. A few thousand miles later though, I noticed some vibration when…
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Five ways to better organize & use your Gmail
I rely on Gmail for all my email needs because it has great spam filters and an uncluttered functional interface. Last week I had some time to organize my Gmail and now finding, noticing and keeping track of email messages is even easier. I use labels as pseudo email folders, filters to automatically categorize messages,…
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Compare two files in two clicks
Windows is a great operating system for games, managing multimedia, and running millions of applications. For development though, I’ve always been used to Linux, UNIX or Solaris command line tools like “vi”, “diff”, “grep” and the like. Since I only have one notebook filled with gigabytes of family pictures, movies and mp3’s, a free copy…
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Get Windows 7 for $29.99
Here’s another reason to go back to school during the recession: Get cheap software just for being a student. In a previous article I showed you how to get Office 2007 Ultimate for $60 bucks, now Microsoft is making their latest and greatest in operating systems available to students for $29.99. Here’s how:
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Remove oil stains with a little powder
Working from home is great, but it usually ends up adding some unexpected chores to your work activity. For instance, that pile of laundry that you’ve been meaning to do…now that you’re home it’d just take a couple of minutes to stick it in the washer. Those dishes in the sink, well they should go…
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Windows 7 Ultimate RC1 Upgrade FAIL
If you’re playing with the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) and want to upgrade to the final release of Windows 7, get prepared to shell out some bucks for Windows 7 Ultimate. My school has posted a free copy of Windows 7 Professional for students through MSDNAA, but apparently there is no upgrade path from…
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Score free Google number business cards
I recently got a free Google Voice account after asking for an invitation. Google Voice is a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) service from Google that offers a few key advantages over other VOIP services. The service is still in early beta stages (so outages and bugs are prevalent), but so far perks such…
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Turn scans/images into searchable documents for free
Ever had to read through pages upon pages of printed material to find just a few small pieces of information? In school I often found myself having to read through entire chapters of dry useless information just to pick up a few morsels of pertinent text to to answer a question or verify some facts.…
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Why an undo option is better than a confirmation dialog
Lots of computer activity will trigger a confirmation dialog. It’s usually in the form of a warning intended to give you another chance to reconsider what you’re doing. When deleting a bunch of files, for instance, most systems will ask you if you’re sure this is what you want to do before deleting them. While…
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Get Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate for $60
It’s called the ultimate steal and it allows students with a valid school email address to get a copy of Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate for $59.95 (normally $679). Many Colleges and Universities already have an MSDN Academic Alliance partnership with Microsoft which offers students gratis copies of Microsoft Windows and Visual Studio, but Office has…