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Access and use ISO images as normal drives using ISODisk

By Sharninder | Published: September 11, 2009
The ISO file format is the most format for sharing CD/DVD images on the Internet. A lot of software and most (all) Linux distributions are shared using this format. The advantages are that it’s a universal format and portable across operating systems. By portable, I mean that all operating systems have utilities to burn ISO [...]
Also posted in Windows | Tagged create iso, isodisk, mount iso, Windows | 1 Comment

Track the time you spend on your computer with ManicTime

By Sharninder | Published: August 27, 2009
I spend a lot of time online. Really, I do. A lot more than I’d like to admit. And while I haven’t really missed a deadline for any of my projects till now, I often, at the end of the day, end up asking myself, “Where the hell did the time go ?”. And I [...]
Also posted in Windows | Tagged computer-usage, productivity, reporting, time, time-tracking, Windows | Leave a comment

How to remove DRM from iTunes

By Sharninder | Published: July 27, 2009
DRM, Digital rights management, is the process by which music companies license the music and enforce restrictions on what you can do with the digital music files. If you’ve ever downloaded any Audio from the iTunes store in the past, chances are you’ve been served DRM infested files. What that means is that while you’ll [...]
Also posted in Windows | Tagged DRM, iTunes, ogg, remove DRM | 1 Comment

How to create a secure and private network

By Sharninder | Published: July 16, 2009
Picture this – You’re out on the road for work or pleasure and have this sudden urge to listen to that one song from your collection which is stored on your desktop back at home. Or you’re a freelancer and need access the draft proposal you made for a client which is again on your [...]
Also posted in Linux, Windows | Tagged Linux, Networking, VPN, Windows | 4 Comments

View PDF and HTML files on your Kindle

By Sharninder | Published: March 6, 2009
The Amazon Kindle is an extremely capable and versatile e-book reader. It has been a runaway success from the time it was released about an year back. Last month Amazon released version 2.0 of the Kindle and that has also been recieved very well. The only problem with the Kindle is that it doesn’t display PDF and HTML [...]
Posted in Useful Utilities | Tagged html, kindle, pdf | 2 Comments

Control firefox with the keyboard using ubiquity

By Sharninder | Published: January 31, 2009
Well, actually, Ubiquity can do a lot more. Ubiquity is a firefox extesion that is can really only be described as a launcher for the Internet, integrated with the web browser, which in this case is Firefox. Confused ? Well, Let me explain. Ubiquity allows you to use your keyboard to give commands to the browser that’ll [...]
Also posted in Firefox, Linux | Tagged add-ons, extension, Firefox, firefox extensions, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | 1 Comment

Convert videos for your iPhone with free tools

By Sharninder | Published: December 25, 2008
The iPhone is a wonderful device to watch videos thanks to it’s big and bright screen. The only problem I have with it is the limited number of video formats that it supports. Most videos that I download from the net are in formats that the iPhone refuses to understand and play. I’ve tried searching online [...]
Also posted in Open Source | Tagged ffmpeg, iphone, ipod, Linux, Mac OS X, opensource, Windows | Leave a comment

Create PDF files from any windows application for free

By Sharninder | Published: December 24, 2008
PDF is a file format created by Adobe for exchanging documents. The good thing about PDF is that the files retain the formatting and fonts even when viewed on a system different than the one they’ve been created on. That is the reason, PDF has become the de-facto format for sharing documents over the Internet. For [...]
Also posted in Windows | Tagged pdf, tool, useful tools, Useful Utilities, Windows | 1 Comment
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