Sniptools

Choice rants of a technosexual.

Apple Safari 3 Beta for Windows - (Found July 15, 2008 )

Finally, we can (hopefully) test Safari on Windows too, but it remains to be seen how this compares with Firefox and its battalion of extensions and the ever-blazing Opera.
http://sniptools.com/toolsreviews/apple-safari-beta-for-windows

Optimize Microsoft Office documents - (Found July 15, 2008 )

Have slow loading Word documents, or password protected Excel spreadsheets for which you have forgotten a password Who'd have thunk of this solution to your MS Office woes..
http://sniptools.com/tipstricks/optimize-ms-office-with-openoffice

Fix for Cpanel update that breaks mysqlhotcopy - (Found July 15, 2008 )

The recent upgrades of Cpanel have been a pain because they've broken mysqlhotcopy. Not kosher. Fortunately fixing this is pretty straightforward by simply downgrading the DBD module of Perl, on which mysqlhotcopy relies.
http://sniptools.com/tipstricks/fix-mysqlhotcopy-broken-by-cpanel-upgrade

Google invests in Maxthon - (Found July 15, 2008 )

Maxthon, the Internet Explorer skin that makes IE look like a presentable browser, seems to have gotten Google's attention. All those "Google Browser" rumors and pontifications may have had some substance after all.
http://sniptools.com/musings/google-invests-in-maxthon

How to truly erase all data from your hard disk - (Found July 15, 2008 )

Interesting post from ZDNet buoys an important concept to know, but only barely scratches the surface of the issue.
http://sniptools.com/tipstricks/recover-deleted-files

Conan: It is called television! - (Found July 15, 2008 )

First they called it Video on Demand. Then they called it broadband video. Next, youtube and User Created Content. Now, IPTV and the promise of Joost. Conan O' Brien gets it right.
http://sniptools.com/musings/conan-calls-a-spade-a-spade

FileBox Extender for Windows - (Found July 15, 2008 )

Very useful utility for the file openersaver dialog boxes in Windows.
http://sniptools.com/toolsreviews/filebox-extender-for-windows

Coming Soon: Flickr + (Yahoo) Video - (Found July 15, 2008 )

All ye "Youtube-killers" step aside.
http://sniptools.com/musings/yahoo-flickr-with-youtube-like-video

Cruxy Mux Video Converter - (Found July 15, 2008 )

Convert from (m)any video format to any other.
http://sniptools.com/toolsreviews/cruxy-mux-video-converter

IBM and the Tricky Edges of Outsourcing - (Found July 15, 2008 )

Rob Cringley reports that IBM Global Services (including them unlucky souls from PricewaterhouseCoopers) will go in for massive layoffs, to the tune of 150,000. Reason Cost efficiencies from offshoring to India. Which, of course, is bollocks.
http://sniptools.com/musings/ibm-and-the-tricky-edges-of-outsouring