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Archive for June, 2007
Tidy Up Your Cables With Label Printers
I had to send my Amplifier back for repairs the other day and it took me around 30 minutes to unplug it, because of the mess of cables I had behind my AV setup. I had even more problems putting my system back together when I got my new amp as I couldn’t work [...]
Friday Time Out: Test Your Blogging Addiction
How addicted to blogging are you? I think that my addiction is controlled by the fact that I only post One Tip A Day, but I still spend a lot of time obcessively checking my stats and deleting spam.
This test will tell you just how addicted you are to Blogging. I came out [...]
Mizpee – Use Your Phone To Find The Nearest Toilet
I know this may seem like a strange tip, but storing the number for MizPee in our phone may one day turn into a lifesaver. MizPee finds the nearest toilet to your current location. All you have to do is send a text message with your city and state, and MizPee will [...]
Download Videos, Music and Games – Legally!
I feel a bit guilty sometimes when I promote online video or download services, as these could lead to my readers ending up on the wrong side of the law. Well today I’ve found a way to download videos, music and games that is 100% legal!
Vuze is a BitTorrent client, that has a wide [...]
How To Tidy Up MP3 Tags
How many times have you tried to find a particular mp3 track on your PC, but it seems to have disappeared? Or, you’ve downloaded a track but when you try to find it in your iTunes library, you can’t find it?
The problem usually is that the Tags in your mp3 files are wrong. [...]
Last Ripper: Save Last.fm Songs To Your PC
I’ve been looking for a program like The Last Ripper for a long time. With this great freeware program you can record mp3 streams from Last.fm to your hard drive. This is a fantastic way to get some great new music for your PC.
To use The Last Ripper you need a last.fm account,which [...]
Don’t Pay RRP For Ink Cartridges
One of the biggest rip-offs which unfortunately is legal is the price of ink cartridges. Printer ink is one of the most expensive liquids on the planet, costing more than exotic items like caviar.
If you don’t want your hard earned cash to line the pockets of companies like HP and Canon, then one why [...]
CodecInstaller: Find Required Video Codecs In Seconds
Codecs decode the information in a video so that you can view it on your monitor, and not being able to play a video because you don’t have the right codec can be really annoying sometimes.
If you ever find yourself missing a codec again, then check out CodecInstaller. This great little program will [...]
Friday TimeOut: Play The Original Lemmings Game Online
If you are over 30, then you will probably remember the amazing Lemmings game that that came out in the 1980s for the Commodore Amiga. If you’re not then don’t worry, as you can now play Lemmings, one of the best games of all-time ,online.
How To Improve Your Alexa Rank
Despite the site traffic for One Tip A Day continuing to grow, my poor old Alexa Rank is actually going up not down! This isn’t good as a lot of advertisers use Alexa Ranks to decide where to spend their marketing dollars, so improving an Alexa Rank can be important.
I think I’m suffering because [...]
