Both Snag-It and Hypersnap are ovekill for getting fast screenshots for a blog post. My search led me to two light-weight screen caputure tools. » » »
How to avoid WordPress cropping images into thumnails
I am always frustrated with the way WordPress handles pictures in a post: when you upload an image, WordPress automatically crops it into a thumbnail, a medium and a large sized picture. The result is a crowded upload folder and a mess of file names that makes it hard to pinpoint the picture you really want to show to the readers. It’s time for change. » » »
Quickly delete an unwanted song in Foobar2000
When I play music with foobar2000, there are certain music files I don’t like and I want to immediately delete them for good when they start playing. The plugin foo_deletecurrent does exactly this job and it works great with the latest foobar2000 (as of version 0.9.6.8). » » »
A few nice WordPress themes
Browsing WordPress forum, I came across a few nice themes that I may consider using in the future. Tarski and Dkret3 will always be the themes of my choice. Both are well designed, with the former more suitable for serious topics and the later for more casual writing. » » »
Setting the global size limit of Postfix mail
Only one parameter and some basic math are required to set the size limit of an email message under Postfix. » » »
Modify the logo area in NCleanBlue Theme for CMSMS
Locate the code section that contains the following lines and comment it out: » » »
How to add favicon for CMS Made Simple
Only two steps are necessary to add a favorite icon (favicon.ico) for your CMSMS site. » » »
How to install CMS Made Simple in Debian/Lenny
Installing CMSMS (cms made simple) involves usually steps of most PHP based programs. But on Debian/Lenny, php5-gd needs to be installed for a fully functional CMSMS. » » »
How do software crackers make money
There are many cracks or keygens for pricey software, but do those crackers work for free or they are up to something else? Here is one side of the story I heard from a user on a torrent site: » » »
Family DVD authoring in three steps
By using Sony Vegas Pro 8.0 and TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4, I finally created the long-overdue family DVDs for the 80th birthday celebrations of my grandfather. » » »