Some channel modes on Quakenet servers forbid nick changes for the time you are in this channel. (Mostly, it will be mode +m) I’m in one of these moderated channels to follow an event bot and I want to change my nick to nick|afk if I’m away for a longer period. So, what to do? …
Monthly Archive: February 2010
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Feb 22
Enhancing google search in Firefox
Most of you know that you can search Google or your preferred search engine by entering your search query into the address bar. But, when you insert a single string you get referred to the first result directly. To avoid this, Firefox offers a simple method. Open Google Right-click on the search field Choose Add …
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Feb 21
Why I prefer using IRC instead of ICQ
Yes, I admit that comparing ICQ with IRC is like comparing apples and oranges. ICQ is colorful and widely spread. IRC is the opposite, text-based and rarely spread – even back to the basics. But, you won’t believe, both have similarities. IRC and ICQ based on the TCP protocol and tried XMPP. Even both have …
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Feb 20
Alternative to CTRL+ALT+DEL
If you have someone on the phone, it is nearly impossible to open the Windows task manager pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL. Or, if you have the welcome screen activated, you have to click a button, before opening the task manager. This you can simply avoid by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC instead. Give it a try, this shortcut works on …
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Feb 19
Online Backup – Dropbox
About Dropbox Dropbox is a web service to backup personal files and synchronize it with others. It was founded in 2007 and launching publicity in late 2008. Dropbox is free for use up to 2 GB of files. If you want to increase this capacity, you can recruit your friends to this service and both …
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Feb 18
YouTube Star: Urban Ninja
Parkour has gained more and more popularity, but this stunts by Xin Sarith Azuma Phan Wuku are amazing and nearly incredible. This guy makes a fool out of gravity.
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Feb 17
Bypassing Google Redirect to local search
Normally, Google set a cookie to save your local settings. When you enter google.com into your browser, you get redirected to for example a German language interface with preferred search results in your local language. I’m automatically redirected to my iGoogle interface. But in some cases, I want the official google (not only for viewing …
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Feb 16
Generate calender week with calculate fields and [Today] in SharePoint 2007
In some cases, you want to insert a calculated field with a value depending of today’s date. By entering the value [Today] into the formular, you get an error like this: This error is caused by a reserved status of the name [Today]. In general, it is only possible to use them for filtering results. …
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Feb 15
Twitter – Conclusion
By reading the previous parts of this series maybe you’ve learned something new about Twitter and know how to use it. But it still had made an effect on our daily business. People feel more connected and in touch with others. Unlike writing an email you get everything you want to read instantly and be …
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Feb 14
Customize pagination in Word 2007
Sometimes, it is possible to change the pagination in Word. For example, you have a cover (page 1) followed by an index (page 2) and then the pages should start with number 1. Although, I would prefer the content starting with page number 3, I will explain how to modify the pagination. First of all, …
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