Archive for the 'IT hacks' Category

Theme Generator for Wordpress

Monday, May 14th, 2007

So I use Wordpress for all my blogs, but you will quickly notice they all look alike, and look a lot like most other people’s wordpress blogs. Thats because I use the default theme because I am too lame to edit my own.
Here comes a nice little online site that will generate a wordpress […]

Online to do list with paper backup

Monday, May 14th, 2007

There are lots of online to do lists out there, but one will allow you to make a handy dandy paper version for when you head out (gasp) without an active internet connection.
http://www.toodledo.com/

Stream music to yourself online from anywhere

Monday, May 14th, 2007

So you have all your great music on your home machine but would like to listen to it at work, or maybe even while at Starbucks? Well now you can set up your own little internet radio station with your own music with Orb. Looks seriosuly cool.
Roll your own MP3 server with Orb

Download YouTube videos for ipod use

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

So I have started to use my video iPod for (gasp) watching videos. I subscribed to some video podcasts, but what about those cool YouTube videos of Steven Wright? Well, now you can download them (for free) directly to your machine. Google video has a direct link on their website for downloading for iPod, […]

Text File Strip Calendar

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

A really simple calendar for your pocket when you just need to know what day is what. You can add space below for notes for specific days too.
Text File Strip Calendar

Bury files inside a .jpg file

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

So you want a cool way of getting information to someone using public forum (blogs, webpages) but with no one else seeing it? Bury the file INSIDE a .jpg using this cool little hack.
I can think of some cool sneeky things I could do with this… I wish I was a spy

Turn Google into Napster 2000

Sunday, October 15th, 2006

Title seems to say it all…
Turn Google into Napster 2000
here is another site that makes it even easier, but different level of selection.
Project Playlist

Gabbly - webchat in webpage

Sunday, October 15th, 2006

Here is a super simple chat program that goes right into any webpage. I found it when I was surfing on an educational website and it was located in the sidebar of the blog.
It might have application somewhere…
Gabbly

Gmail Tips and Tricks

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Well, on my quest to remove MS products from my life, I use use Gmail exculsively for my email client. It has some nice features, some of which I haven’t yet discovered.
Here is a nice complilation of gmail tools/hacks that I found on Lifehacker. You won’t find pages of stuff like this for […]

Carry your life on a thumb drive (or iPod) - Lifehacker

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Another cool reference on how you can put eveyrthing you really care about (digatlly) on a thumb drive and carry it everywhere. Me, I use my old iPod.
Geek to Live: Carry your life on a thumb drive (or iPod) - Lifehacker