Search results
"category:/howto"
| Title and summary | Date/time | |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Java programming
In the Adobe Flash Player post I talked about how Flash can add functionality to the web browser. Java, while less ubiquitous as a browser add-on, is another piece of software that can add functionality to your web browser. Adobe had a census conducted ... |
Oct 26, 2007 |
|
2
|
Internet file sharing
With the introduction of services like Google Picassa (my favorite), Flickr, Shutterfly, etc, hosting photos online has become pretty easy. Sites like YouTube, Blip.TV, MetaCafe, and others have likewise risen to the challenge of hosting video on ... |
Oct 25, 2007 |
|
3
|
Convert audio between Microsoft and Apple
Here are a couple scripts to convert an iTunes audio file (m4a) to the ubiquitous mp3 format. The first script converts the file to a wav, the second one converts the wav to an mp3. The supporting software are nice because they're portable, they don't ... |
Oct 23, 2007 |
|
4
|
Convert video between Microsoft and Apple
This is probably more information than anyone would care to know. I'm posting it in case anyone's interested in the geeky details of using MPlayer to convert to and from MOV files. It would be far easier to simply download either mov2avi.bat or ... |
Sep 17, 2007 |
|
5
|
Apple Software Update trouble
It appears that iTunes + QuickTime has trouble installing when Outlook is running. Occasionally, the Apple Software Update program will appear telling me there are updates that need to be installed. When I tell it to go ahead and install the updates I ... |
Sep 17, 2007 |
|
6
|
Playa lighting
Trying to power an 18' yurt with a 300 watt power supply during 12 hours of night (the equinox is on the 22nd) can take some thought. Consider the issue of lighting for example. Stringing a strand of Christmas lights might seem like a reasonable way ... |
Aug 18, 2007 |
|
7
|
Flash pet
HeartGuard has come up with a charming little website to promote their product. At the heart of the website is a flash object that calls flash videos based on what you type. If you type "beg", for example, it will "/video/beg.flv". Type "stand" and it ... |
Aug 17, 2007 |
|
8
|
Hacking Netflix
The digital rights management software from Microsoft has been cracked. Netflix is offering movies online and hackers have provided instructions on how to download get the movies without paying for them. Here are the Cliff notes. Pick a movie from ... |
Aug 10, 2007 |
|
9
|
Simpson generator
simpsonsmovie.com also has a simpson generator. I think I like this site better. Just go to the site and click "Create your Simpson Avatar" at the top of the screen. |
Aug 5, 2007 |
|
10
|
Simpson-ize yourself
At simpsonizeme.com you can upload a photo of yourself and have a simpson character generated from it. |
Aug 4, 2007 |
|
11
|
Add Twitter to Pebble
Add twitter to your pebble blog with the following code. Replace qicboy with your own login name. You should be able to see the results on the right hand side of this page. I update the information by sending an IM to my twitterim friend. The twitter ... |
Jul 12, 2007 |
|
12
|
Download from web address
Sometimes we have the address of a file and when we put the address into the browser the browser opens the file. What if, instead, we wanted the browser to download the file? Say, for example, you knew that there was a flash object at ... |
Jun 28, 2007 |
|
13
|
Adobe Flash Player
Just about every (98.7% according to Adobe) Internet-enabled PC has the Adobe Flash Player. The Flash player piece of software that adds functionality to your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc). When you give your web browser an ... |
Jun 26, 2007 |
|
14
|
Date calculator
This is a handy little JavaScript program to subtract time from the present date. Its useful for getting the date if you know that something happened 94 days and 9 hours ago for example. function getDate() { var date = new Date() var days = ... |
Jun 21, 2007 |
|
15
|
Podcast primer
In previous articles I've talked about converting QuickTime movies (mov files) so that they can be used in Windows Movie Maker (WMM). WMM creates ouputs Windows Media Video (WMV) files. You can upload the wmv to YouTube or blip.tv to share your video ... |
Jun 15, 2007 |
|
16
|
Pebble search
This change to Pebble 2.1 avoids the Confirm dialog that appears when users go back to the results of the search action. The dialog reads as follows. The page you are trying to view contains POSTDATA that has expired from cache. If you resend data, ... |
Jun 10, 2007 |
|
17
|
Editing mov files with Windows Movie Maker
If you own a point and click camera that records video, there's a good chance that it saves the files as QuickTime Movies (mov files). Unfortunately, Windows Movie Maker (free) doesn't read that file format. If you want to edit the files (to add a ... |
Jun 10, 2007 |
|
18
|
Write your own blog
At some point even the most casual internet user is going to start creating an online identity. They've taken a fist full of pictures from their last vacation and they want to share it with their friends but they decide to put it on one of the file ... |
Jun 9, 2007 |
|
19
|
Movie watermark
Did you know that you can add watermarks to your movies using Windows Movie Maker? Oh yes, it's true (see for yourself). You just need a minor hack to the program. All you have to do is add an xml file and an image file to your installation. The two ... |
Jun 8, 2007 |
|
20
|
Pebble favicon
This change allows you to specify a favicon on your pebble 2.1 blog. I simply make the change described below and add the following property in the "Properties" box on the plugins page. ... |
Jun 7, 2007 |