Archive for April, 2010
Reclaiming some privacy from Google Street View
On the surface, Google Street View is just an amazing accomplish and quite remarkably, free. If you are not familiar with the service, Google has assembled a fleet of specially outfitted vehicles with 360 degree cameras affixed to their roofs; at which point they drive up and down the streets of cities and towns across [...]
Prevent mouse movement from waking Windows stand-by
Like any good energy conscious individual, I readily take advantage of the power saving features in Windows. All of my systems automatically go into stand-by after a period of inactivity – it just makes logical sense. Windows is excellent at quickly awaking from it’s slumber and I can be in front of a fully working [...]
Mute your speakers automatically when your PC is locked
It should come as no surprise I spent a lot of time in front of a computer. One of the things that can drive me completely insane is the silence with just the hard drive clicking or fans whirring. Because of this, I always have some music playing in the background – even if it’s [...]
Bring back previous versions of files in Windows 7
At one time or another you’ve probably deleted a file on accident, or in the case of a document, deleted a paragraph or three – saving changes and then realizing at a later date you need that selection back. If you maintain your backups diligently it’s likely possible to recover the paragraph from an earlier [...]
Switching between Firefox preset window sizes quickly
If you are a web designer you probably are familiar with the necessity to visualize your layout across multiple browsers and screen resolutions. A proper design will render correctly across every browser, regardless of the level of standards the rendering engine aligns with. Likewise, an elegant design scales well across the common desktop resolutions. The [...]
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