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Ubuntu 8.04 - How to Setup the World Clock Applet?

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Ubuntu Hardy Heron sports an improved system clocks applet that now supports viewing of time in multiple locations. Further, the clock applet on Ubuntu 8.04 can also give you Weather details about the location. This new feature may come really handy for some users that work with distant bosses who’re in a different timezone [...]

How to convert files to PDF using OpenOffice?

Friday, April 25th, 2008

OpenOffice comes with a little inbuilt tool that lets you convert your documents and create PDF files out of them. OpenOffice lets you import many types of documents, including .doc files created by Microsoft Word, so it’s possible for you to convert not just the files made by OpenOffice.org to PDF format, but also those [...]

Generate Lorem Ipsum Text in Microsoft Word

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

If you’re working on MS Word and need to insert a sample piece of pseudo text to demonstrate something, there’s a quick way to do so. Just by typing in a command and pressing enter, you can fill up your document with sample, lorem ipsum paragraphs easily.
Here’s how:

How to download Flickr Videos?

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Flickr recently allowed pro users to upload videos to their site. Videos are normally of good quality on Flickr, and you might want to download and save them to your local hard disk. If you want to download videos from Flickr, you could try the following methods:

Run Internet Explorer and Firefox without Addons

Monday, April 14th, 2008

If you’ve run into a problem with an IE addon, and want to be able to use Internet Explorer as usual, you can disable the addons and run Internet Explorer without any addons.