In the age of email, it’s not often we send mail through the regular postal service. Next time you’re mailing a letter the old-fashioned way, do it up right with Google Maps and a colour printer.
Ed. note: If you’ve tried moving the Windows Users directory to a location other than the default, you know it can be quite an undertaking. Reader Roobs wrote in detailing how he moved his Windows 7 Users directory without nasty registry hacks.
Imagine typing the same few keystrokes from any browser to email or clip a page, or start any kind of search. Quix is a universal browser commander on your desktop or mobile, and it’s my favourite new timesaver. Here’s how it works.
If your grilled-cheese sandwiches never achieve that perfect golden grill and instead end up a shade too far into burn-marshmallow territory, a simple tweak or two can make your sandwich perfect.
If it’s time for a self-assessment of where your workday time or cash go, 1DayLater can help. If you’re a freelancer looking for lightweight client tracking, 1DayLater’s also got game. It’s a really lightweight, web-based tool for watching where everything goes.
Whether you’re putting together a portfolio website or just slapping together some slides, knowing how colours affect the minds of your audience makes your message more appealing. Smashing magazine offers a post that serves as Colour Psychology 101 for would-be designers.
Google Chrome: If you’re a frequent Chrome and DropBox user, this unofficial DropBox extension puts one-click access to your DropBox files right on the Google Chrome toolbar.