Archive for March, 2008
7 Free, Must Have Windows Software for Download Junkies
We always tend to download stuff from the internet. Be it movies, music, software, ebooks, we’re always in thirst of information and download plenty of things from the web. If you’re a download junkie, you can try the following free software I’ve listed below to make things better, easier and efficient:
Post to Your Blog from Microsoft Office Word 2007
While browsing around the menus in Office Word 2007, I stumbled upon the ‘Publish’ option, and I was thrilled! Well, it’s actually possible to publish to your WordPress blog from Microsoft Word 2007 itself. That is so cool! And it’s not just WordPress, supported platforms include Blogger, SharePoint, Windows Live Spaces, TypePad, etc.
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How to restore missing USBscan.sys in Windows XP?
Recently, I was trying to install drivers for my new digital camera, but I had a few problems. The installer requested the Windows XP SP 2 CD because a driver file, usbscan.sys was missing. I had actually lost the XP SP2 CD. The installer requested the XP SP 2 CD repeatedly that I had to do something, else the installation would fail.
5 Simple Safety Tips to follow when using Public Computers
I know a lot of people who don’t have computers at home, but still go to the nearest cyber cafe to get things done online. However, these public computers, very so often, are highly infected with malicious programs. You’re actually putting your data and online accounts at high risk when you’re accessing them via a cyber cafe.
Keep the following tips in mind so that the next time you’re accessing the internet via a public centre, you can be more safe.
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Nautilus Tip: Quickly Open Special Locations
Nautilus, the default File Manager in most Gnome Desktops, is a very versatile and feature rich program that does its job pretty well.
Did you know that you can instantly open special locations in Nautilus by typing in some special URIs?
For instance, in order to open the Writable CD Folder, type in burn:/// in the location bar. You’ll see the inbuilt CD app opening up, like this:
Similarly, the following special location URIs could come handy to you. Try them, here you go:
computer:///
Shows Computer, lists the disk partitions
network:///
Shows the network locations
fonts:///
Lists the fonts installed on the system
burn:///
Opens the CD Writing Window.
themes:///
Lists the themes available for the Gnome Desktop
system-settings:///
Gives access to system settings.
Do let us know in the comments if you know more such URIs! 
Gnome Do Application Launcher
Gnome Do is an application launcher for the Gnome Desktop that works quite well. In addition to being an application launcher, Gnome Do is capable of performing many other actions including quick online searching, quick music access, etc. I managed to install and try it on my Ubuntu Gutsy Desktop, and wanted to introduce it to Killer Tech Tips readers.
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Make the most of Google Image Search
Google Images is probably the most ‘comprehensive’ image search engine out there. Many of you should have probably used it to find a wide range of pictures. Here are some tips to make the experience better:
10 Brilliant Firefox Extensions You Probably Don’t Know About
Yes, not the usual list with extensions that you’re already using. These are 10 very useful, not-so-popular Firefox extensions that I’m assuming you don’t know.
