All Entries in the "How Tos" Category
How to upload your photos to Orkut?
Uploading photos to Orkut has become very easy thanks to their very efficient Javascript photo upload script that allows you to upload multiple pictures at the same time and at a very fast rate! To start things off, login into your Orkut account and in the homepage, you will be able to see the number [...]
How to change your Facebook URL?
How many of you know that your Facebook profile can have a custom personal URL? Yes, it is possible. Just like in Twitter, your Facebook profile can have your own personal URL into which you can easily direct your friends. Usually, the link to your profile is long and confusingly full of symbols and weird [...]
Buzz out of the box – using Google Buzz from outside Gmail
Google Buzz has become a trend today. It might not have as many users as Twitter, but it certainly attracts a lot of attention as it’s an integrated part of Gmail. Most Google Buzz users access it though the easy-to-use interface of Gmail. But what if you want to use Buzz without logging in to [...]
How To Loop/Auto-Repeat YouTube Video clips
2 very simple ways to loop your favorite YouTube videos.
20 Awesome LinkedIn Tips, Tricks and Tools
LinkedIn is the biggest social network for professionals. Here is a list of tips and tricks to get the most out of LinkedIn.
Converting a pptx file to docx
The other day i received a note from Dave asking about a simple workaround for converting a Powerpoint 2007 document with .pptx extension to a Word 2007 extension file (docx format). If you are looking to create a set of handouts using Microsoft Word, you should be aware that Powerpoint 2007 includes a built-in function [...]
How to convert a pptx file to pdf?
Doris sent me a quick note asking for some help in converting a .pptx file to the pdf format. First things first: .pptx is the file extension used for Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 files. In the past, we have provided a simple tutorial for opening a pptx file with Powerpoint 2003 or earlier. As far as [...]
Open a ppt file with OpenOffice
Question: Jean asks: Can i open a power point with open office?? Answer: Thanks for your question, Jean. Sure you can, it’s pretty easy. At OpenOffice make a File>>Open, then select Powerpoint as the type of file you would want to open. Once opened you will be able to keep your file as an Impress [...]
Undeleting Google Docs and Spreadsheets
Dorothy sent me the following question: I use Google Docs,Spreadsheets and Presentations. From time to time i delete documents from my documents list. Is there a way to recover those documents i have deleted?
How to unblock websites?
Question: Here’s a question from Willie, a reader from the Philippines : My workplace block access to different social networking websites such as Facebook, Bebo, AIM, Orkut and so forth. So i guess my question to you is how to unblock websites? Answer: Thanks for your good question. We are all aware that workplaces block [...]