Quicktime to AVI converter for free

November 30th, 2011

Need to convert your Quicktime mov file to the AVI format? Here’s a free and fast way to do it.

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Vi Help

October 31st, 2011

New to Vi? Find out what Vi does, what Vi does not do, where Vi comes from and when to run Vi.

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PSHamcrest 0.1-alpha released!

September 1st, 2011

PSHamcrest is released! PSHamcrest is a very basic Powershell unit test framework inspired by Hamcrest. It’s super easy to use — just dump it in the same directory and dot source it.

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How to install Office on a netbook?

August 1st, 2011

Netbooks generally lack CD or DVD drives, but installing Office 2010 Professional (or just about any software that comes on CD or DVD) only takes a few extra steps. Here’s one way to do it.

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Touchpad scroll not working in Firefox on Thinkpad

July 10th, 2011

Touchpad scroll won't work in Firefox on ThinkpadTrackpoint/touchpad scrolling in Firefox 5 doesn’t work for you? There’s no need to configure a complicated Firefox JavaScript hack or change any Firefox scroll settings. Here’s what worked for me…

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OneNote Skydrive on Windows Phone 7

June 30th, 2011

OneNote syncing from your Windows Phone 7 device to the web and to the desktop version of OneNote is awesome. But what about OneNote notebooks that weren’t created on my Windows Phone 7 device? How do I get them on my phone?

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Trackball scrolling

May 31st, 2011

Raymond Li's review of Kensington Orbit Trackball with Scroll RingTrackball scrolling is a challenging issue, since some trackballs largely ignore the issue (Logitech Marble Mouse) and other solutions are quite pricey (Kensington Slimblade Trackball). Here’s a solution that  worked for me…

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Swarm, Particle! Swarm! Part 1

April 30th, 2011

The particle swarm optimization algorithm can be an effective algorithm for solving difficult problems. Why use particle swarms to solve problems? How does it work?

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Binary serialization in C#

March 5th, 2011

Serializing an object into a binary file is an easy and fast way to persist your objects. If binary serialization is used to cache objects normally read from an XML file, a database or some other file format, you’ll get even more benefits.

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How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius?

February 1st, 2011

Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius doesn’t require a calculator. Here are some easy-to-remember temperatures if you’re accustomed to Fahrenheit temperatures…

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