Monthly Archives: February 2007

How to Stop Internet Explorer’s Annoying Clicking Sound

How to Stop Internet Explorer’s Annoying Clicking Sound

This is one of those things which I cannot believe I tolerated in the past – The annoying clicking sounds IE makes every single time you click on a link.  Here’s how you turn it off. From the Start pop-up menu on your desktop, select your computer’s Control Panel. From this list, pick Sounds and Audio Devices…

Manage the Internet via Instant Messaging (IMified.com)

Manage the Internet via Instant Messaging (IMified.com)

An IM bot which works with multiple services IMified is an instant messenger buddy that works across all major IM networks and offers access to a growing number of web applications, as well as productivity tools like notes, reminders, and todo’s. Imified helps you get things done faster. Centralize your Internet experience Because you shouldn’t…

How to Set a Program to Always Open Maximized

How to Set a Program to Always Open Maximized

I’ll bet this sounds familliar - you made the size of your program window slightly smaller, and now your program just insists on starting up in that same small window! Here’s a 2 step process to force it to always open in a maximized state. Right-click the program shortcut or the start menu item and select ‘Properties’ Under…

How to Name That Tune Buzzing in Your Head (Midomi.com)

How to Name That Tune Buzzing in Your Head (Midomi.com)

We’ve all been through this – You find yourself humming a tune you just can’t get out of your head – you don’t know the title, the artist or any of the lyrics, so it just keeps rattling around in your head. Midomi is a new service trying to build a comprehensive database of searchable…

See How Easily You Can Roll Your Own Firefox Search Plugin

See How Easily You Can Roll Your Own Firefox Search Plugin

Open up Firefox and take a look at the top right search box. Wherever you are on the Web, you can enter a search term in the Search bar and receive immediate answers from the search engine you’ve chosen. Now, since the very beginning of Firefox – Mycroft has been the key repository for Firefox…