My 5 favorite multimedia players
If there is one disease that I have, and it is my need for using different software for different purposes. This is especially true in the case of multimedia, i.e.
Chindogu Clock for Procrastinators (Fun Friday)
This one is for all you persons who never begin a job on time. Yes, we are all guilty of the same. One method is to set your clock faster by a few minutes.
Creating Custom Labels in Microsoft Word 2007 (Tutorial Thursday)
Last year, as part of our admissions team duties, we were required to send out prospectus to students all over India. These ranged from a minimum of fifty envelopes to over 150 at a time. During a promotion campaign we printed around 90,000 labels!
Google advertises Chrome in Orkut
Logged into Orkut today and found this beautiful message on my homepage. Seems like Google is going all out in making Chrome a maximum used browser. We’ve really seen the way Google promotes its products, especially on the homepage itself.
VLC media player (Multimedia Monday)
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, …) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. VLC media player comes with tonnes of features.
Firefox Environment Backup Extension (Firefox Friday)
One thing that all of us depend on in Firefox is the ability to install extensions that make the browser more userfriendly. After careful choosing, I tried to restrict the number of addons I use to sixteen. If I uninstall Firefox, or if I have to install it on another computer, my job begins fresh of reinstalling all these addons.
Disable annoying Vista UAC popups (Windows Wednesday)
Long back, I covered a quick method of disabling User Access Control in Windows Vista via editing the registry. Registry editing is something for advanced users only. TweakUAC is a simple tool dedicated for this purpose.
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (Multimedia Monday)
Have you ever opened up a video file only to get an error that it cannot be played. Or maybe you can at least hear the audio but see a blank screen. Well, in all probability you have the required codecs missing.
Power Defragmenter GUI + Contig (Tool Thursday)
One thing that is required to maintain the smooth running of your operating system is the regular defragmentation of your hard drives. There are several freeware and shareware programs available for use. However, one that I have been using for a long time now is Power Defragmenter GUI.
Keep your software up to date with FileHippo.com Update Checker
Do you have a huge amount of software installed and are simply fedup of checking regularly to see if there is a new version available or not? Enter FileHippo.com Update Checker.
Excel Tutorial: SUMIF with Multiple Conditions
The title of the post is a bit of a misnomer because the SUMIF function in Excel does not allow you to have more than condition. Excel 2007 introduced the SUMIFS function which allowed for multiple conditions. However, if you are using any version prior to Excel 2007 or if the persons who will be using your Excel workbook will be using a version prior to Excel 2007, then the SUMIF function will throw up an error.
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AIM Chat now in Gmail
In a spectacular new development, you can now sign in to your AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account to chat with your AIM buddies from Gmail. Your AIM buddies will populate your Contacts list, and are searchable just like your Google Talk contacts.