TinyHacker http://tinyhacker.com Tiny Tips for the Common Geek Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:00:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Awesome Comic on Working From Home http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/awesome-comic-on-working-from-home/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/awesome-comic-on-working-from-home/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:00:33 +0000 abhim12 http://tinyhacker.com/?p=4169

comic on working from home

A pretty funny comic on why working from home is both awesome and horrible by The Oatmeal.

Why Working From Home is Both Awesome and Horrible

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Play a great flash based tennis game :)

Flash Tennis

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/channel-your-inner-pong/feed/ 0 Create a Password Reset Disk in Windows 7 http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/create-a-password-reset-disk-in-windows-7/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/create-a-password-reset-disk-in-windows-7/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:00:07 +0000 akishore http://tinyhacker.com/?p=4159 password reset disk

If you’re prone to coming up with crazy passwords and then absolutely forgetting them days later, the first thing you should do with a new Windows 7 computer is create a password reset disk. That way, you don’t have to format your entire computer if you can’t log in!

Create Password Reset Disk in Windows 7

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via Slipstick.com

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/outlook-10-with-and-without-word-10-installed/feed/ 1 Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 or MP4 Quickly http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/convert-youtube-videos-to-mp3-or-mp4-quickly/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/convert-youtube-videos-to-mp3-or-mp4-quickly/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:00:37 +0000 akishore http://tinyhacker.com/?p=4157 dirpy

Dirpy is a nifty little online tool that lets you quickly record YouTube videos and convert them to MP3 files if you like. Just paste in the URL and you can record the audio and record the video in several formats depending on how the video was uploaded. Neat!

Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 or MP4

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/convert-youtube-videos-to-mp3-or-mp4-quickly/feed/ 0 Repair Corrupted Excel Files http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/repair-corrupted-excel-files/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/repair-corrupted-excel-files/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00:29 +0000 akishore http://tinyhacker.com/?p=4155 corrupt excel files

One of the worst things that has ever happened to me is losing an Excel sheet with years worth of data. Back then, I didn’t know how to recover data from a corrupt Excel file, which sucked. If you have a corrupt Excel file, check out the post below to learn how to recover your data.

Repair A Corrupt Excel File

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Looking to jazz up your website with some nice looking icons or graphics? If you’re not a designer, it’s pretty hard to create the search document PSD file in the picture above. Luckily, you can download it for free, modify it, and slap it up anywhere!

Free High Quality PSD Files

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/download-free-high-quality-psd-files/feed/ 1 The Future of Education (Microsoft) http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/the-future-of-education-microsoft/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/the-future-of-education-microsoft/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000 tinyhacker http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/the-future-of-education-microsoft/ 0576.2010Aug16MicrosoftEducationInfographicFinal2_5F00_3AC3D161

The Windows Experience Blog

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/the-future-of-education-microsoft/feed/ 0 If at first the page doesn’t load, Try, Try Again (Firefox) http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/if-at-first-the-page-doesnt-load-try-try-again-firefox/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/if-at-first-the-page-doesnt-load-try-try-again-firefox/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:00:00 +0000 tinyhacker http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/if-at-first-the-page-doesnt-load-try-try-again-firefox/ sshot-1

Firefox extension Try Again attempts to connect repeatedly with the server when a website is down.

TryAgain v3.3.0

Developer’s site

]]> http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/if-at-first-the-page-doesnt-load-try-try-again-firefox/feed/ 0 A review of Avast! Internet Security 5.0 http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/a-review-of-avast-internet-security-5-0/ http://tinyhacker.com/hacks/a-review-of-avast-internet-security-5-0/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:00:34 +0000 CorporateGeek http://tinyhacker.com/?p=4141

Are you curios to know how good Avast!’s commercial solution is? Check out this review of their most complete security offering for end-users.

Security for Everyone – Reviewing Avast! Internet Security 5.0

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