Emmanuel's Tech Tips

An Alternative to OneNote - Evernote

Emmanuel — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:56:11 +0000

I really enjoy taking notes. I have found a few weeks ago this neat little service called Evernote. Evernote is a way for you to take notes and have your notes synced across multiple devices and computers. It currently has clients for Windows, Mac, and the iPhone. If you use Linux, or just have to use Evernote on another computer, you can use the Evernote web client.

There are a quite a few features, but really you must try for yourself.

Quickly Open New Tabs in Mozilla Firefox

Emmanuel — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:50:16 +0000

If you browse the web like I do, you’ll know that sometimes, you’ll just go crazy with tabs. Normally in Mozilla Firefox, you will need to click File > New Tab in order to open up a new tab. But what if you are just simply lazy. Isn’t there a better way to open up tabs in Firefox? Well, there are actually two other ways that you can open tabs in Firefox.

Hit Ctrl+T (In Windows and Linux) or Cmd+T (In Firefox), to open up a new tab.
If your tab bar is visible, double-click the tab bar.

Hopefully, you will find this useful in your Web browsing.

Here are some more Firefox shortcuts that you can use.

Have Your Bookmarks Synchronized With Foxmarks

Emmanuel — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:45:29 +0000

If you are like me, you have a ton of bookmarks stored on your browser. And, if you are like me, you also either use another computer or dual-boot two operating systems. If you use the Mozilla Firefox web browser (like me), then you wouldn’t want to miss this handy extension.

It is called “Foxmarks.” You need to create a free Foxmarks account. But, once you do, you get your bookmarks synchronized with the cloud. It works quietly in the background. The thing I like about this is that you can get a new computer, restore your operating system, or dual-boot between two operating systems, and all you need to worry about is whether or not you have Firefox installed. If you are at a public computer at an Internet cafe or a public library, you can log on to Foxmarks and access and edit your bookmarks from any Internet-capable computer.

Why don’t you give Foxmarks a shot? In Firefox 3, go to Tools > Add-ons > Get Add-ons and search for “Foxmarks”(without quotes).

Try An Open Source Office Suite.

Emmanuel — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:10:43 +0000

Ever needed to get a copy of Microsoft Office, but you don’t want to spend money? While I can’t give you that answer, I can show a free alternative to Microsoft Office. It is called OpenOffice.org. It will save to the very popular Microsoft Office file formats. It includes 5 different programs that, like Office, work seamlessly together.

Writer - The word processing program.
Calc - The spreadsheet program.
Impress - Presentation software similar to Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
Draw - A vector graphic editing program.
Math - An equation editor.

It is available at http://www.openoffice.org/ It is completely free and open source. It’s license is the Lesser GNU General Public Licence (LGPL). Try it today!

How to Handle Remote Tech Support

chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:30:00 GMT

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VMware and Parallels for Virtual Machines

chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:30:00 GMT

It doesn't matter if you're running on Windows or Mac OS X - every power user needs either Parallels or VMware (or both). There's never been an easier way to test software without destroying your primary operating system's stability. Think of how many times you wish you could press a 'reverse' button on your computer. Plus, there's no easier way to try new Linux distributions - see what all the fuss is about. Run Windows in OS X, run Linux in Windows, but the best way to do either is with VMware and/or Parallels.

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chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:56:13 GMT

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