Tiny bytes of tech
Looking to convert your website into a mobile version for the iPhone and other mobile devices? If so, you might want to first check out this useful article on best practices to developing great websites for the iPhone and other mobile devices. It goes through some code snippets of popular mobile websites like Facebook, etc.
Ever heard of a Bin or Cue file? Maybe not! What about ISO? That’s definitely more common, but what are you supposed to do with these files? Most of the time Bin, Cue and ISO files are actually virtual CDs or DVDs that have been transformed into “images” that can be either burned back to media or run from your computer. You can learn more on how to open them here.
Did someone just email you a XLSX file? Not sure what it is or how to open it? Well, unless you live on the moon, you probably know it’s an Excel file, just from version 2007 or higher. However, you do not need Excel 2007 installed in order to open an XLSX file. Check out this post on the different ways to open the file for free.
I have to admit, there are a few Facebook apps that I really like and use quite often! However, there are also those many, many apps that I installed because someone sent me an invitation or I was just too stupid to try it. Either way, those apps can become really annoying really fast with their useless notifications and emails. Read this post on how to remove any unwanted Facebook apps!
By default, Skype keeps a record of you chat history and call history forever! Yes, forever! So if you want to delete you call history or chat history in Skype, you have to do it manually or change the settings.
To delete the history, click on Tools, then Options. Click on the Privacy settings link on the left and then click on Show Advanced Options. Then click on the Clear History button and you’re done!
Even though Google bought FeedBurner years ago, they haven’t done much with it, until now! Finally, there is some integration between Google Analytics and FeedBurner, though it’s not much right now. Basically, if you go into Traffic Sources, click on All Traffic Sources and then type in “feedburner” into the filter box, you’ll get to see some feed item click analytics. More stats coming in the future!
About time! On November 17th, 2009, an Xbox Live service update will occur that is going to add a bunch of long-awaited features! So what’s new? Lots of social stuff! You can now stream music from Last.FM directly to your Xbox! That’s access to over 3.5 million songs.
Lest not forget about Facebook and Twitter! You can now update your Facebook status or Twitter status directly from your Xbox. You can also view photos, read status updates, browse through tweets, and more! Lastly, Zune is coming too, which means you can get access to 1080p HD streaming movies with 5.1 surround sound! Sweet!
Want to share a YouTube video with someone, but don’t want it to start from the very beginning? Maybe it’s a 10 minute video, but you only want someone to see the last 2 minutes?
Well, instead of just telling them, you can create a custom YouTube link that will load up the video at the time you specify. It’s pretty easy, you just have to add an extra parameter to the URL.
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There is a lot of new stuff being released these days! Windows 7 first and recently Firefox 3.6 beta, which has some cool integration options with Windows 7.
You can enable Aero Peek Tabs for Firefox and enhance the Ctrl + Tab feature also. If you love Firefox, you’ll want to download this beta!
Running out of disk space? It might be time to do some spring cleaning, especially if your C drive is getting full, which can cause your computer to run slow.
Addictive Tips writes up a great post on six ways you can free up disk space on Windows 7 or any other version of Windows too. Check it out!
