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Lotus Symphony for the Mac (beta)
IBM Lotus Symphony for the Mac is available, in beta. It’s currently at version 1.2 and so far I like it.
It’s quick, I like the tab-based “all applications-in-one approach”, it’s cross-platform (with Windows and Linux versions also available) and, let’s face it, it’s an alternative to MS Office for the Mac. It supports OpenDocument [...]
TeamViewer – Windows and Mac remote access
Free for non-commercial use.
Very easy to install and use.
Client to client encryption.
TeamViewer gives you remote access, VPN, VNC, file sharing and more between Windows PCs and Macs across any internet connection.
I just connected from my MacPro at home to my work ThinkPad (and vice versa) across the Net through various firewalls.
Very nice [...]
IM utopia
For Mac OS X, Adium allows users to use one instant messaging (IM) client application to connect to multiple IM services.
For Windows, Linux, BSD, and other UNIX platforms, Pidgin offers the same.
They allow you to connect to AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, .Mac/Apple Chat, GoogleTalk, Lotus SameTime, MySpaceIM, and many more. [...]
Tracking MPG online using Google Docs
Are you a trucker, cabbie, sales rep or, anyone who wants to easily track their MPG? Read on; this tip is useful if you want to use your web-enabled mobile device (smart phone, iPhone, PDA, etc.) to do it.
Up to now I’ve tracked my MPG in an Excel spreadsheet. Because I seldom have my [...]
How to take screenshots in Mac OS X
Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop
Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
Command-Shift-4, then space, then click a window: Take a screenshot of a window and save it as a file on the [...]
iSale 5 … image problem causes crash / equinux respond with lightning speed
I recently upgraded to iSale 5, however, after upgrading to 5.0.1, iSale wouldn’t list items for me on eBay. It would successfully verify the listing and confirm the fees with eBay but when I clicked submit it would almost immediately crash. Nothing I did would rectify this (edit/delete listing, reboot, reinstalls, etc.). It did it [...]
Is Google Base an eBay killer?
Wow! I’ve just stumbled across Google Base (base.google.com and base.google.co.uk). I haven’t done a full review yet, however, at first glance it looks like you can list practically any item for sale then collect payment via Google Checkout (checkout.google.com and checkout.google.co.uk). Unlike eBay it’s free to list an item on Google Base.
It’s currently in [...]
Spoilt for choice
(Really) stunning desktop wallpapers
How to display tags in Wordpress 2.3
Wordpress 2.3 allows you to tag posts.
In the theme I use, to display the tags on your blog’s post you need to edit your ’single.php’ file.
Log in to your Wordpress dashboard then select Presentation > Theme Editor
Select the ’single.php’ file from the right-hand sidebar.
Locate the following line of code (it’s located just [...]
How to set up Feedburner email subscriptions in WP Premium
Many thanks to Jeff Story for his useful instructions on how to set up FeedBurner email subscriptions in WP Premium thus saving me a greal deal of time trying to figure it out. Nice one Jeff.
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