If you've ever laughed at the actors/actresses in movies who sit down at a computer terminal and just start cranking out code super fast, you'll love the website Hacker Typer. It allows you to just hit any keys you want on your keyboard really fast and it will make it look like you're cranking out the code. For maximum effect, visit the site and press F11 to get the full screen … [Read more...]
Tab Key Does Not Change List Level in Microsoft Word
I was recently working on an assignment that needed to be typed up in an outline format. Using Microsoft Word 2007, I was very annoyed when I found that I was not able to use Tab to move to the next list level. For example, if I was typing up an outline like this: A. 404 Tech Support 1. Tech News 2. Hardware and software reviews 3. Documented solutions B. Jason's Other … [Read more...]
Earth Day 2011 Tech News
Happy Earth Day 2011! I was hoping to add solar panels to my home this Spring but the local vendor never got back to me. After crunching some numbers, with current solar panel prices/efficiency, electricity usage, and incentive rebates I decided to put the extra money towards the mortgage as a wiser investment. I'll be looking to install solar panels at a later date but for now … [Read more...]
Adobe Releases Acrobat 10.0.3, Acrobat 9.4.4, and Reader 9.4.4 Patches Today
Beating their own deadline set 6 days ago to have the latest Flash vulnerability patched in Acrobat X and Acrobat/Reader 8 & 9 by the week of April 25th, Adobe released Acrobat 10.0.3 (.pdf) and Acrobat/Reader 9.4.4 (.pdf) today. Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader and Acrobat X (10.0.2) and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh … [Read more...]
Take Your Sync-ed Files With You With Dropbox Portable
Dropbox is a service that I've recommended before which is useful for syncing files from your desktop to the cloud (free, up to 2GB of storage) and access to your files wherever you are could easily become something you start taking for granted. Dropbox has official apps for Android and iPhone so you can synchronize files to your smartphone. There's also the web interface that … [Read more...]