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Category Archives: technology
The Hacker’s Diet
The Hacker’s Diet, notwithstanding its silly subtitle, is a serious book about how to lose weight and permanently maintain whatever weight you desire. It treats dieting and weight control from an engineering and management standpoint, and provides the tools and an understanding of why they work and how to use them that permit the reader to gain control of their own weight. Continue reading
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Tagged books, fitness, free, geek, health, online, weight, weight-loss
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How to update your Nexus 4 to Android 4.4.4
Back when Android 4.4 came out in November and the automatic OTA update didn’t work for me, I posted a guide on how to upgrade manually. Now that version 4.4.4 is out, here’s an updated guide. Most importantly, make a … Continue reading
A simple trick for easier USB plugs
There’s this old joke about USB plugs that you have to turn them over twice before they fit in the socket. The problem is that the plug is too symmetrical, so it’s hard to figure out which way needs to … Continue reading
Show keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7
Microsoft released Windows 7 in 2009, and one thing I’ve always hated about it is that the option to underline keyboard shortcuts was gone. Why would anyone deliberately make it harder for users to work smarter, by no longer showing them those underlines? I’ve finally discovered that the underlines still exist — here’s how to turn them on! Continue reading
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Tagged computer, keyboard, microsoft, productivity, windows, windows-7
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How to add your own ringtones and notification sounds on Android
I had an idea to use certain sounds on my Android, but they’re not included among the standard sounds. As it turns out, achieving this is really easy. The only obstacle I found was that no single page described the process – so I am setting out to do that here. Continue reading
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Tagged android, computer, mp3, notification sounds, notifications, ringtones, sounds, wav
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