Archive for September, 2006

HOW TO: Advanced Google Tips

Google has quickly become one of the most well known words in the world and is used by millions daily, including myself. In an advanced database class back in university, we spent a couple of weeks studying the inner workings of search engines, and one topic which happened to come up was data mining using […]

HOW TO: Survive a Digg?

At its peak, a front page story on Digg will send dozens of visitors per second to your website. Is it ready for the traffic?
Having a link on the front page of Digg.com presents websites with one of the fastest influxes of traffic possible. Similar waves of traffic might come from Slashdot.org or a national […]

HOW TO: Recover from Registry Corruption

One of the most frustrating experiences working with computers is when they won’t start. This frustration is usually compounded by cryptic error messages that don’t provide you with enough information to determine what’s wrong, let alone fix the problem. An advanced user might recognize that the files the messages refer to are registry hives, binary […]

HOW TO: Create an AJAX desktop/homepage

The homepage we will create will have most of the capabilities of established homepages like Netvibes, PageFlakes, etc.
Our goal is to get up and running quickly so we will not delve deep into each subject. At the end of the tutorial I’ve included a resource section for further reading.

HOW TO: Use iPod as a Voice Recorder or Video Camcorder

Apple iPod has no voice recording or video capturing features but there are some excellent iPod accessories that can convert your player-only iPod into a complete audio-video recording studio. We look at the more popular iPod Audio Recorder and DV Recorder attachments here:

HOW TO: Clean an Optical Mouse

Optical Mice and Laser Mice are quickly replacing the traditional Mechanical Ball mouse because they are more sensitive, mouse pointer works on uneven surfaces without the mouse pad and there’s no internal cleaning required since there are no rollers or rotating wheels.

HOW TO: Use Gmail as Your Universal Email Account

Having a multitude of email addresses, I thought of simplyfing my life and workflow one day. I realized I’ve been wasting too much time checking up on my email from various places. There are the different Gmail accounts, Yahoo mail accounts, and even those from my own domains.