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How to add the Gadget by URL to Gmail

I can’t believe how difficult it was to add a Gadget in Gmail by entering the URL. It was not very intuitive, but here’s the steps to have this enabled: 1. Login to your Gmail 2. Click the Wheel at the top right hand corner and then Mail Settings 3. Click the Labs tab 4. […]

Migrating to Goggle Apps

I recently migrated my company`s emails to Google Apps. Initially, I thought the process was going to be painful but to my surprise it was quite easy and straight forward. The main reason why we moved away from our existing email provider was because of the storage issue. As part of the hosting package they […]

How to root the Samsung Galaxy S2

I have recently changed my HTC Desire HD to the Samsung Galaxy S2 after several complaints to my carrier. The Samsung Galaxy S2 is a great phone… much better than the Desire HD – most importantly it support the new Vodafone 850Mhz frequency. Last night I decided to take the plunge and root my phone. […]

What I learnt about VPS hosting in Australia

Ok, so you’re looking at going down the track of using a Virtual Private Server – yes, this is a cheaper alternative that having a physical server. A Virtual Private Server is basically a logical partition of a physical high end server. So multiple virtual private servers can exist on the physical server. For the hosting […]

August 4, 2011 / by Marco / baby, booster, car, car booster seat, cost, delivery costs, ebay, listing, look, nbsp, seat, Today, typo

wtf delivery costs? $1k

I just came across this ebay listing today and I almost fell out of my seat… literally. I was looking for a baby car booster seat and this listing appeared. Have a look at the delivery costs. It’s more than the actual cost of the booster seat. To be exact, the delivery costs was $1011.59. […]

Free Open Source Video Capture Tools

There are two free open source video capture tools that I use. Both of them have advantages and disadvantages but both do the job. The one that I use the most is Wink as it has additional features and it also allows you to remove frames within the video sequence. Wink – http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Camstudio – […]

IPhone with bunny ears cover

I just saw someone holding their iPhone and they had an unusual cover. The cover was orange in colour and had a set of bunny ears sticking out. That’s unusual and weird. I’m sure there other more unusual and weird cased out there and if you’ve seen any let me know. DO YOU LIKE WHAT […]

Google Calendar Agenda Gadget for Windows 7

If you’re looking for a Google Calendar Agenda Gadget for Windows 7 here’s one that I found quite helpful. http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=be5c647c-224b-40b4-ac9c-8044f51abb4a It allows you to add Gtasks and notify you of incoming emails as well. Also, here’s one for Outlook: http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=ed840437-7d13-4755-8d0a-0ba2cbbf38e6 Great little gadget. DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU’VE READ?Join our subscription list and receive our […]

At what stage of your business do you start employing staff?

Here’s a common question every business owner asks: at what stage of your business do you start employing staff? Many businesses are initially self employed and the owner will be able to manage the day to day operations of their business but they will eventually encounter what I call the work overload syndrome. That’s the […]

June 6, 2011 / by Marco / answer, corner, email, email system, few days, Gmail, mail, mail settings, Search, Select, signature feature, signatures, simple answer, solution, system, tweaks, wheel

Moving Gmail Signatures to the top of emails

I spent a few days looking for this solution and it was quite simple. Currently, when you enable the signature feature in Gmail the signature ends up being at the bottom of the email. This means that if you’re replying to an email, the signature is at the bottom. Most other email system has this […]

June 3, 2011 / by Marco / click, download, job, link, open source, PDF, PDFCreator, print, printer, source pdf, tool, use

PDFCreator – the free and open source PDF writer

If you need to use an open source PDF creator then use PDFCreator. Simple hey! I’ve used this tool for several years and it does the job. Once you install it all you have to do is select the PDFCreator printer and click print. You’ll then be asked where you want to save the file […]

June 2, 2011 / by Marco / click, culprits, docs, evidence, factor authentication, Gmail, gmail account, google, Grant, grant access, hand, journalist, login, mail settings, password, phrases, screenshot, tab, username

How to check if your Gmail account has been hacked

Firstly, my Gmail account hasn’t been hacked yet, but I came across a journalist that did. You’ve probably heard in the media that several Gmail accounts have been hacked. In this post I just wanted to share with you how you can confirm whether you’ve been hacked and what you can do about it. To […]