Tips and Tricks
Here's a load of random tips and tricks. Mostly boring, geeky stuff, though it could come in handy to someone someday (probably me, when my computer / phone breaks). Unfortunately I can't be bothered to link all the things here. just use Google - it's not hard. Please feel free to add your own in the comments.
Nokia Series 60 Symbian (specifically my 7610) applications
I originally posted this here but now it's also here:
Some apps I have (some freeware, others not) on my 7610:
- FileMan (I think its better than FExplorer)
- OggPlay (plays mp3 as well)
- Lookup (search for parts of phone numbers)
- Forward (save attachments to a directory onthe phone)
- ControlFreak (Winamp control and full desktop control!)
- Opera Mini (Great for stuffonmycat.com)
- Nokia mobile search (good for maps in the UK)
- Symella (Gnutella client)
- S60Bible (the whole bible, very useful and easy to read, but no search)
- Cocktail (Tells you how to make hundreds)
- EggClock (handy countdown timer
- smart dialer (essential - just start typing someones name/number 2 call them
- SMSFace (displays a bit of SMS without you having to open it)
- SMS-timer (send texts in the future)
- FSCaller (full screen caller. dont know why s60 doesnt have this as standard)
- CellTrack (random cell tower info)
- PVPlayer (play videos full screen. ive watched a whole smallville app on my phone)
- Disco (take a photo of someone + it makes them dance!)
- SplashPhoto (gallery better than the nokia one)
- AppMan (application manager)
- ZipMan (unzip + unrar files)
- SysMan (great task manager which replaces nokias one when you hold down menu key. displays ltos of info and is BRILLIANT. can also do system-wide shortcuts e.g. pen-7 writes a new text to my girlfriend)
- Python (for coding stuff)
- QuickOffice (open doc, exel and ppt files)
Firefox Extensions
Firstly, get Firefox if you don't already have / use it. It's safer, faster and has many more features than Internet Explorer. Once you've got it you can add extensions. I use these:
- Adblock
- All-In-One-Sidebar
- del.icio.us
- DOM Inspector
- Download Embedded
- Download Statusbar
- Greasemonkey
- Image Zoom
- Session Saver
- SmartSearch
- Smiley Xtra
Windows programs
Here's some random useful tools to have on a Windows box:
- SmartFTP
- Picasa
- Process Explorer
- Google Talk
- Azureus
- UltraVNC
- StrokeIt
- AVG Antivirus
- ShellEnhancer
- Netlimiter
- Google Desktop Search
- VLC media player
- KazaaLite Mega Codec Pack
- AutoGK
- DVD Decrypter
- Notepad2
- NetTransport
- FileMon
These are useful to have bookmarked / open. Some work very well as bookmarklets. Check out the links to the right as well - they're actually useful.
- del.icio.us/dave1010
- Google Maps
- Wikipedia
- Coral Cache
- Google Cache
- Wayback Machine
- BugMeNot
- TinyURL
- Google Reader
3 comments:
Firefox'd be great if microsoft website still ran easily on it (which i know is down to IE not firefox, but vexed me muchly last year).
Do you mean MSN / Hotmail? Or the Microsoft Windows Update?
Props due for the vexed wordage btw.
Also:
Putty
NetFront
GnuBox
Flash Lite
VNC2Go
MGMaps
Google Local
ScreenSnap
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