310 Firefox Hack -- "How'd I Get Here?" is a handy new Firefox extension that allows you to follow links back to the original source -- even after opening a link in a new tab and closing the original tab.
#311 Excel Hack -- JotSpot Tracker is a useful tool that allows you to turn Excel files into an interactive web site. Simply copy-and-paste your spreadsheet data into the template and you can share it securely on the web. The program lets you add file attachments and notes, make changes, and export it back into Excel. (HT: LifeHacker)
#312 Google School -- To filter out adult web sites from Google search results when using words that can be taken different ways, use the safesearch operator. Example -- safesearch: teen sex statistics
#313 Know Your Fallacies -- Retrospective determinism -- the logical fallacy that because something happened, it was therefore bound to happen.(Example: "When he declared himself dictator of the Roman Republic, Julius Caesar was bound to be assassinated sooner or later.")
#314 Finance Hack -- Now that you've maxed out your credit cards buying Christmas presents you'll want to check out CNN's debt reduction calculator. Simply enter all your credit cards, their balances, interest rates, and minimum payments and then set a deadline for when you want to be debt-free. The calculator will figure out how much you’d need to pay per month in order to meet your goal.
#315 HowTo -- Send a letter (or email) to Santa -- and have him write back.
#316 Gmail Hack -- Last week I recommended a tutorial on how to set up Gmail as a personal bookmarking tool (YSR #306). Another blogger who read that suggestion on Lifehacker devised a way to relate several different GmailThis bookmarklets that, when clicked, will automatically tag the bookmark by appending your tag to the subject. An incredibly useful tool for an incredibly useful bookmarking system
#317 SoYouWanna -- Throw a Christmas party
#318 Download of the Day -- Freeware program Brutus lets you log off, restart, or shut down a computer running Windows (98/Me/2000/XP or Server 2003) with a single click. (HT: LifeHacker)
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Joe, I just recently found this Firefox extension and thought it might be of some interest. It's called Session Saver and if your computer crashes or something it automatically recovers all the tabs, windows, etc. you had open.
posted on 12.14.2005 4:08 AM2
Some great tips. I especially liked the Firefox one. I am a big fan of Firefox.
posted on 12.14.2005 9:44 PM