Friedbeef’s Tech

How to Remap Your Keyboard

23. June 2008

I recently switched laptops at work and I just could NOT get used to the annoying fact that my delete button has shifted so far away that its became noticeably difficult to use. Rather than try to adapt (or sprain my hand), I am using Sharpkeys, which is an excellent piece of freeware which allows [...]

Help Set a World Record With Firefox

16. June 2008

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Yes, I may be a Flock user now, but I fully appreciate the fact that Flock wouldn’t exist if not for the kind folks in the Mozilla Foundation which have worked tirelessly on the development of Firefox and have made the source code openly available… All of which has resulted in superior alternatives to [...]

How to Create Your Own Patches for ANYTHING

15. June 2008

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The issue of sending large files across has always been a hard one to tackle. We’ve previously talked about uploading to services like Yousendit as viable solutions, but here’s another approach you can take which may be much quicker. PatchOnClick allows you to send and receive updates to large files without having to send [...]

How to Recycle Electronics and Get Cash Back

5. June 2008

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I love it when a good idea picks up steam and turns into a better one. This is very much the case with BuyMyBrokeniPod.com, where it completely evolved from an iPod recycling site, to BuyMyTronics.com a full fledged online recycling outfit that will buy your old laptop/pda/cellphone/camera/console and yes – they still buy iPods [...]