Monday, April 13, 2009
Money
Set Up A Ways And Means Fund To Prepare For More Than Emergencies
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Many people have an underfunded or nonexistent emergency fund. Restructure your thinking about emergency funds with the following tips about the importance of savings and the proper mindset to be in. More »
Work
Build Your Own Linux Distribution With Revisor
11:15PM Kevin Purdy | Find yourself making the same customisations over and over again every time you install a Linux system? Revisor, a free distribution customizer, lets you pick the packages and tweaks you want to see kept in, then compiles and compresses it all into a CD, DVD, or USB-friendly ISO image for you to install or live-boot with. PC Plus has a step-by-step guide to using Revisor on Fedora, but you can compile nearly any type of desktop with this tool. [PC Plus]
Organise
Search PDF Finds And Opens PDF Books And Tutorials
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Looking for a helpful read on writing a better resume, but can’t get around pulling up everyone else’s resumes instead? Search PDF is a custom Google search that filters up books and instructional PDFs. More »
Fix
Customise Google For IE
9:40PM Kevin Purdy | Windows only: customise Google for IE doesn’t offer all the myriad options of its Firefox progenitor, but Internet Explorer users still get more security and privacy, and less lock-in, from Google’s products. More »
Work
The Bamboo Studio
9:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | A serene and well laid out workspace is a significant productivity booster. With soothing lighting and bamboo walls, it would be tough not to be creative in the Bamboo Studio. More »
Fix
Add Antistatic Protection To Your Desk
8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Whether your motivation is a deep hatred of surprise static shocks or you want to add a little security to your electronics workbench, this handy tutorial will help you banish static. More »
Work
iCloud Takes Your Computing To The Web
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | iCloud is a new addition to the roster of cloud-based operating systems, tools that allow you to store not just your files online but the applications you access them with. More »
Fix
Turn An Old Web Cam Into A Household Spy Camera
6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you have an old web cam laying around, you can turn it into a functional spy cam with only a bit of hardware handiwork. More »
Design
SEAMonster Resizes Your Images With Pixel Microsurgery
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows: SEAMonster harnesses the power of seam carving to micro-edit and resize your images while keeping important elements intact and undistorted. More »
Work
