If you have multiple languages or keyboards configured through the Windows Keyboard and you find yourself pressing characters on the keyboard but having different characters display on the monitor, check the language bar. Sometimes it can be very subtle. If you entered a different language letter, it would catch your eye immediately. A lot of times, however, the letters will be … [Read more...]
Taskbar Shuffle – Rearrange your taskbar and system tray
Depending on how obsessive compulsive you are, this tiny tool might be a god-send. Windows tends to build programs from left to right (away from the Start button) in the Taskbar as programs are launched. If you close a program and re-open it, it will go to the end of the line. If you want to be able to re-arrange the programs listed at the bottom of the screen, download Taskbar … [Read more...]
DictionarySearch – Customizable Firefox Extension
The Firefox extension DictionarySearch is intended to allow you to highlight a word, right-click on it, and select "Dictionary Search for [highlighted word]", looking up that word in an online dictionary. It is, however, very customizable. You can configure, as I have, the DictionarySearch add-on to point to any site you want it to. I have mine configured in both Firefox … [Read more...]
Creating Firefox Extensions
I found this tutorial to be really helpful in understanding how to go about creating an extension for Firefox and Thunderbird: http://roachfiend.com/archives/2004/12/08/how-to-create-firefox-extensions/ It takes a little bit of the magic out of .XPIs. … [Read more...]
ReNamer – rename files by the boatload
ReNamer is a very powerful and flexible file renaming tool, which offers all the standard renaming procedures, including prefixes, suffixes, replacements, case changes, as well as removing contents of brackets, adding number sequences, changing file extensions, etc. For advanced users, there is a PascalScript rule, which let users program their very own renaming rule. Program … [Read more...]