Friedbeef’s Tech

Save Time On Your Spreadsheets…. (ASAP Utilities)

31. January 2006

“Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon; it is the combination which is necessary, and the combination is rare” - Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography Here’s a tribute to this free little Excel utility. I cannot count how many times this plugin has rescued me during crunchtime deadlines at the office. I hope you [...]

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! …. (Babelfish Online Translator)

29. January 2006

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Wishing all visitors… HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! æ–°å¹´ æ„‰å¿« Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar Nouvelle AnnÃ©e Heureuse æ˜Žã‘ã¾ã—ã¦ãŠã‚ã§ã¨ã† glÃ¼ckliches neues Jahr nuovo anno felice ìƒˆí•´ ë³µ ë§Žì´ ë°›ìœ¼ì„¸ìš” Ð¡ ÐÐ¾Ð²Ñ‹Ð¼ Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð¾Ð¼ Ano Novo Feliz ÎºÎ±Î»Î® Ï‡ÏÎ¿Î½Î¹Î¬ Feliz AÃ±o Nuevo Translations by the free online translation service Babelfish in order of appearence above: Chinese, Dutch, French Japanese, German, Italian, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Spanish.And yes I know, most Europeans don’t celebrate [...]

Ode to Yahoo! … (Rhymer – Rhyme Generator)

28. January 2006

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I recently found this interesting rhyme generator online. Just type in the word you want and it will find and rhyming words to help you along. You’ll discover all kinds of things like: “Intenet Explorer” rhymes with “Upset and Horror” and “Google Stock Price” rhymes with “Roll of a Dice”…but I guess you already knew all [...]

Become One With Your Browser… (Mouse Gestures)

24. January 2006

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Mouse gestures have always been a “love it, or hate it” proposal. For the uninitiated, mouse gestures refer to a process where quick flicks of a mouse perform basic functions in a program. (Think of it as shortcut-keys via mouse). While this may not sound appealing to many users, it something you [...]

Radio Made Just For You… (Pandora Music Genome Project)

21. January 2006

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Internet radio has been around for years and years. It was there when RealPlayer was the ultimate media application around. It was there when streaming via a dial-up connection was cool. It was there when I listened live to Michael Jordan sinking his final shot for the Bulls on NBA.com. Over time, broadband got better, audio quality audio shot [...]