We just looked at a free Blu-ray ripping software yesterday. I then professed my love for Handbrake for all my ripping and video conversion needs. I was looking for an alternative only to rip Blu-ray DVDs. Lo and behold, Handbrake has released an update with version 0.9.5 with support for Blu-ray DVD structure. You can […]
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Dropbox Hacks: Find Your Remote Computer’s IP Address
I love Dropbox hacks. Do you frequently connect to your other computers via FTP or SSH? Now, you can easily find your remote computers’ IP addresses thanks to Dropbox. Of course, if you are a Dropbox user, you probably have Dropbox installed on all your computers. In fact, this tip assumes you have. To find […]
SublimeVideo is a Delicious HTML5 Video Player
Watching embedded videos and streaming videos were totally restricted to Adobe Flash based platforms on web browsers. But, change is in the air. HTML5, the newest version of the HTML language that powers the Internet, has brought native support for audio and video embedding without the need for browser plugins like Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime […]
How to Mute Ads on Spotify? [Windows]
If you are in the US, chances are you probably already scored a free Spotify invite by now. I am thoroughly enjoying Spotify in my desktops and have gotten a bunch of playlists setup to listen to at work and home. I still haven’t upgraded to a premium plan yet since the ad-supported free plan […]
Better Robots.txt & .htaccess Rules for WordPress
My wife and I run several WordPress powered websites and try to stay on top of things on all things WordPress. But, one place we heavily rely on another person’s expertise is with robots.txt and .htaccess rules. Sure, we can handle the simple tasks with those files. But, when someone like Jeff Starr, author of […]
Pomodoro Technique: How Does It Help Your Productivity?
I am usually juggling a half a dozen tasks at anytime and as any fan of productivity knows that this is a recipe for disaster. I have tried different productivity tips and task managers online and offline but never really got a good grip on it. I have finally gotten down to listening to David […]
Can Your Small Business Move to the Cloud?
Cloud computing isn’t new but it definitely is gaining steam. Google has been pushing it’s cloud computing offering Google Apps a lot lately. In fact, my wife uses Google Apps for her freelance work and is very happy with it. It is free for limited use but it usually is plenty for small operations like […]
Download Official Ubuntu Linux 10.10 Manual for FREE
Are you or someone you know getting started with Ubuntu Linux (or Linux in general)? Ubuntu has an official user manual for Ubuntu Linux 10.10. The manual compiled by the Ubuntu Manual Team is 158 pages long and it has comprehensive instructions from getting started to advanced topics. You download the PDF version of the […]
Popular WordPress Plugins Compromised
If you use popular WordPress plugins such as AddThis, WPtouch or W3 Total Cache and upgraded it in the last 1 or 2 days, read this. Matt Mullenwag of Automattic has published a blog post saying that they noticed suspicious commits to the WordPress plugin repository for several popular plugins. In fact, their suspicions were […]
Check for WordPress 3.2 Compatibility
WordPress 3.2 release date is just around the corner with some awesome new features like distraction free writing, a new admin dashboard, etc. However, WordPress 3.2 comes with its own set of pre-requisites. I was looking at the requirements to run WordPress 3.2 so I will be ready to update our blog network as soon […]
Audible Linux – How to Install in Ubuntu?
Audible has one of the largest collections of best audiobooks. Amazon certainly knew that when bought them recently. In spite of wide spread Audible.com reviews, Audible linux is far from a reality for most linux enthusiasts. One of the machines I use daily is a Ubuntu linux desktop. Audible works fantastic with iTunes on Windows and Mac. […]
How to Create Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Boot Disc?
Apple just announced the Mac OS X Lion july release yesterday at the 2011 Apple WWDC conference. Good news is that it is going to cost just $29! However, there was one interesting fact in the announcement. Steve Jobs said that Mac OS X Lion will only be available through the Mac App Store as […]
How to Clear DNS Cache in Mac OS X Snow Leopard?
I was working on moving a few of our WordPress sites from Apache to Niginx. One of the changes was the new server ip address. But, I kept hitting the old ip address when i tried to ping from my iMac. Doh! I haven’t cleared the DNS cache in my Mac OS X Snow Leopard. […]
What is FireSheep and How to Protect Yourself?
I am going to be traveling a lot this month and probably end up using a lot of free WiFi access points. So, when I came across FireSheep I had to write about it. FireSheep, in essence, is a Firefox extension that can sniff out your login information to many sites and let a stranger […]
