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There is a long list of shortcuts and tricks for Microsoft Excel to get things done quickly and easily. As one may need to deal with large data using Excel, even a keyboard shortcut can be very handy. If you have a column with lots of data and need to use an earlier value in another cell within the same column, a dropdown list would be very handy. This can be done with a simple keyboard shortcut.
Getting a simpler login URL for Wordpress admin is basically helpful if you are working on a Wordpress project for a client who doesn’t know much about Wordpress. A simpler login URL would be much easier to remember. You can change the login URL of Wordpress by simply adding a line to your .htaccess file.
What if you want to receive emails at a disposable email address but don’t want others to open it anytime? With Mailinator, you can get an alternate email id that will open your inbox that others cannot open without knowing the original email id. It will act as your personal disposable email inbox.
With faster loading Javascript, anti virus integration and hardware acceleration and even better scope for addons, Firefox 4 is a compelling choice for basic to advanced users. On Firefox 4, you can manage and install addons, plugins and themes all from a single place, the Firefox Addons Manager.
Fallback fonts are the alternate fonts that are specified in the CSS when the font of first priority is not available in the system of the user. FFFFALLBACK is a nifty javascript bookmarklet with which you can try out alternate fonts for a webpage.
Sometimes, you might want to share something with just a few select people; an image uploaded on imgur for instance. In such case, Like buttons may not be the best way to share. Realizing this, Facebook has brought forth the Send button with which you can share a link with only the people you choose.
There are of fun tools which let you draw random shapes on the browser directly. Spin your string is a similar tool but a bit more interesting. Spin your string lets you draw random lines and suspend them as strings and finally make them rotate.
We all have seen animated logos, cartoons and other stuff as animated GIFs on the web. But two talented people, photographer Jamie Beck and Motion graphic artist Kevin Burg have taken an approach to take the animated GIFs to a whole new level. They together have produced stunning GIF images that they call cinemagraphs.
Google Maps is updated frequently aided with contributions from people all over the world. Do you wish to see how people are editing Google Maps around the world? Google Maps Maker lets you see how Google Maps is being edited in realtime.
From control panel, you cannot customize the settings than you could with Godmode. Godmode is a folder that lets you customize your PC for a wide range of settings from a single place.
Creating a mail merge function with Google Spreadsheets can be a herculean task if you aren’t familiar with the charms of programming. Well, you don’t have to worry much about it; you can use the Map Mail Merge template for Google Spreadsheets to send out customized invitations and attach a custom Google map with each email, varying with the address of each invitee.
Even if you use Photoshop profusely, you may not want to open it up everytime to generate simple patterns for your use. An online Tool Patterncoolor lets you have simple yet elegant patterns and customize them with colors.
A fan, Brandon Foy has made a promotional video for Windows Phone 7 that has already received over 60 thousand views on Youtube. Entitled “We Love Windows Phone”, this video shows a multitude of features in a span of 2 minutes.
Generally, the easiest way of finding Word files is by looking through their file names. It can be even handier to include the filename on the document body itself, generally in the header or the footer. Here is how you can automatically insert the file name of your document in its header or footer.
Fujitsu’s concept Laptop, Fujitsu Lifebook X2 boasts a design that can be folded into quarters. It features a full screen QWERTY keyboard, a trackpad and a screen that can be folded into halves.
Some web designers are very fond of using patterns on websites. Photoshop makes generating patterns a snap but requires some skills nonetheless. Patternify will keep you shy of Photoshop for generating simple pattern for...
Software giant Microsoft has created an infographic showing its top consumer products and their stats. The stats were proclaimed during MIX11 Keynote that took place on Wednesday. The stats show some amazing figures including...
Pacman is one of the oldest games in the history of video games. In a Pacman Game, you emerge from the opposite side after entering from a side. Now, this limit is surpassed by World’s Biggest Pacman. You can now create your own mazes for Pacman.
Now imagine the use of Photoshop in real life. The duo Rhett and Link have created a comedy music video entitled “Photoshop in Real Life”.
Google has introduced a website “Messages for Japan” where you can write a message to the victims of Japan’s Earthquake to be seen by anyone on the web. Write your message in your own language and it automatically gets translated into Japanese via Google Translator.