Sep 27th, 2011 by admin
The most common method of having a link open in a new window i.e., target=”_blank” is invalid markup as per XHTML 1.0 strict. If, like me, you are a stickler for valid strict markup, here’s the easiest solution to maintain markup validity when you must have your links open in a new window/tab.
Apr 18th, 2011 by admin
I recently had to encode my whole music archive (FLAC files) to AAC (m4a) to put on my Windows phone 7 – at a bitrate lower than I keep them at on my desktop. As there doesn’t seem to exist an AAC equivalent of tool like oggdropXPd, I had to write a script to do [...]
Oct 5th, 2010 by admin
The default “Windows Explorer” icon on the taskbar in Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 opens the “Libraries” by default. Now, I’m not sure about you, but I would much rather it opened up “My Computer” instead. Fortunately, it’s a very simple change.
Sep 30th, 2010 by admin
My old LG DVD burner died (after an honourable 3 year long service), and I bought a new one – Sony DRU-880S. Now the first thing I wanted to do was upgrade the firmware to the “latest” (read, “patched”) version. I go to Sony website, and sure enough, the device isn’t even listed there.
Mar 28th, 2010 by admin
This tutorial is about using any download manager to download files from Megaupload using your Premium account – be it Flashget, Getright, Free download manager (FDM), Internet download manager (IDM) etc. Megaupload’s FAQ states – “While you can use any of the major download managers, we recommend that you use Mega Manager instead.” Partly true.