If you’ve become addicted to using keyboard launchers like I have, you might have encountered the scenario where Katapult became extremely slow for no apparent reason. The problem is most likely because you’ve got a big music library in Amarok, and Katapult starts searching your music library by default after you punch in a single character. First, open up the Katapult configuration dialog (try this if you could’t find it) Now you have two options....

Your music will not be deleted, just the database. Next, open up an explorer window and paste in the following path into the address bar. %USERPROFILE%\Local parameters\app Data\Microsoft\Media Player\ You’ll see a bunch of files in the folder. Now when you restart Windows Media Player, you should be able to add music to your library again.

One of the greatest mysteries to me is why most file managers don’t have tabs - it makes performing tasks so much simpler. I’ve found a lightweight file manager for Ubuntu called PCMan that gives you most of the functionality from Nautilus, but also has tabs. To install this file manager, you could either use the built-in Add/Remove applications dialog or use the command line. Just bang out in PCMan into the search box, and change the drop-down to “All Open Source applications” and you’ll see it in the list....

The Account controls dialog box will open up. In the resulting RSS Feed Options window you might choose various options which are self explanatory. When you’re finished click OK. That’s it! Go down to your mail folders and select RSS Feeds. Now it’s possible for you to easily browse your favorite web articles in your email inbox.

There’s a similar utility called htop that is much easier to use for normal tasks. (note that you’ll have to be root to give anything really high priority).

As you’ve got the option to see I got a bit carried away with these options! My advice is to experiment and have fun!

You may want to rename some of your web connection connections… Wired online grid is a lot more simple to remember than Local Area Connection 1.

The command in Excel 2007 to do this is oddly located on the Paste menu in the Ribbon. Now you will get a dialog asking you how you want to copy the picture.

Word 2007 has just the tool for the job. Open your Word document and punch the picture or graphic you want to move. You will see the edit outline around your graphic. Now left poke the top green knob and hold the object and start to rotate it. Below you might see the graphic start to move. it’s possible for you to do this with any picture, graphic, and even text!...

This should work for any version of Excel that has the Ribbon. Click Customize Quick Access Toolbar and then choose “More Commands”. Just smack the Add button to add it to the toolbar. You now have the Calculator icon ready to use in the toolbar. Some of the newer Microsoft keyboards also have a button that launches the calculator for even quicker access.

Just open them up via the “start” menu, and find the Keyboard & Mouse icon. Now you’ve got the option to safely tap on icons again!

To set this option, you must have theTab Mix Plus extensioninstalled. Assuming you do, open up the Tab Mix Plus options dialog via the Tools menu. Choose the Display tab/icon on the top, and then double-check you have the Tab Bar tab selected. Of course I don’t usually browse at 600x370…

So here’s the command you’d run, assuming you are in the directory containing the log files. =) Random thought: What on earth would a DOS hat look like?