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shortcut with folder tree
Posted by: pureessence on: January 29, 2007
i like shortcuts to folders to speed things up. i’ve always created shorcuts by right clicking on the folder -> create shortcut. a shortcut created that way will bring up the folder content but it will not give you a windows explorer view with the folder tree on the left i.e. Windows explorer with folder [...]
new computer + firefox 2.0
Posted by: pureessence on: December 3, 2006
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after my new computer is put together, i finally downloaded firefox 2.0. i know i’m slow. here are the specs for my new pc: ASUS P5WD2 premium motherboard P4 3.6 Ghz 1gb RAM with 800mb FSB 512mb graphics card 200gb harddrive 19 LDC monitor hopefully that means i will be able to do some real [...]
config gaim for gtalk
Posted by: pureessence on: December 30, 2005
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i knew you could do this but never tried. so i did it today and it works like charm. If your like me and use GAIM as an IM client, then you might want to follow these instructions for setting up GAIM to use the GoogleTalk servers. 1. Click Accounts->Add (at the login screen) 2. [...]
media player classic
Posted by: pureessence on: October 6, 2005
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media player class is the bomb. i’ve been using it for a while. i just learned today that it can also play real media files (originally can only be played by realplayer) check it out!
PS plugin for ICO file
Posted by: pureessence on: September 1, 2005
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this plugin is free. and it allows you to use photoshop to save files in .ico format so you can use them as icons. simply download this freeware plugin unzip place the 8bi file into your photoshop plugin/file formats folder load photoshop create new file now you can save it with .ico extension. of course [...]
speed up firefox
Posted by: pureessence on: June 10, 2005
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saw this on my board and i tried it out. you can really tell a difference in the loading speed of firefox! not sure what the drawback is. if you do, please share. 1.Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries: network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests Normally the [...]
record streaming audio and more
Posted by: pureessence on: February 27, 2005
- In: multimedia | pc tips
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ever wondered how you can grab streaming audio and convert it to mp3? or how to convert .rm to .mp3? well here’s my way of doing it. you need the wonderful softwere Total Recorder. it allows you to record anything that is played by your sound card. ^_^ download: the version i have is 4.1b [...]
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