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Category Archives: HowTos
HOWTO: Syncing Contacts and Calendar info between Nokia smartphone and Outlook
Update: this HOWTO remains up to date even as of 2011. You need: the Nokia PC Suite and Microsoft Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010 running on Windows XP or Windows Vista or Windows 7. And a Nokia … Continue reading
Posted in Firefox, HowTos, IE, LotusNotes, Microsoft, mobile, Nokia, Outlook, PC
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Choosing a Laptop, B-school Edition
The most important device at B-school, a laptop is purchased without too much thought, through a bulk deal. A little consideration can make a world of difference to your computing experience at B-school. Most B-schools vote for one of 3-5 … Continue reading
Posted in BSchool, HowTos, Thinkpad
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The Sensible College Gear Guide, B-School Edition
A sensible guide to what computer gear and electronic accessories you’ll need for a two-year MBA. What’s necessary? Why? What’s optional? What’s a waste? What to buy before college? Hindsight is 20:20. After twenty months at IIM Kozhikode, I can answer those questions. … Continue reading
Posted in BSchool, HowTos
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HOWTO: Tagging blog posts to boost blog traffic
Having tags for each post on your blog is one of the best ways your readers can find the content they need. That translates directly into more loyal users, better referrals and ultimately, more quality traffic. The Monthly Archives listing … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, HowTos
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HOWTO: Speed up XP and Vista, reclaim disk space, tweak performance
Speed up Windows XP and Windows Vista, tweak performance, free up disk space, and optimize your computer. Everyone complains about how slow their Windows computer or laptop gets. You do too. Here are some simple changes you can make to … Continue reading
Posted in HowTos, Vista, XP
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HOWTO: Google Reader Power User Guide
If you’re the kind who keeps track of information on the web by subscribing to RSS feeds, chances are things aren’t entirely satisfactory. You’re probably swamped with an ever-growing backlog, yet reading your feeds takes too long. You’re annoyed at … Continue reading
Posted in google, HowTos, RSS, Social
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Moving to an Online Life
So my Thinkpad’s hard disk (a standard Hitachi 2.5″ 4200 RPM 80GB HDD) died Saturday evening. It began making ghastly noises all of a sudden, signaling imminent mechanical failure. I shut down the computer immediately, and on restarting, a BSOD … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Editorials, Email, Firefox, Gmail, google, HowTos, IM, internet, mobile, Nokia, RSS, Social, Thunderbird
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HOWTO: Making Effective Presentations
Why are so many presentations boring? Sleep-inducing? Why do so many presentations have too many slides, too much text, too many bullets, speakers reading out from their slides, running overtime? Here are a few things to keep in mind while … Continue reading
Posted in HowTos, PowerPoint
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HOWTO: Be more productive with the Nokia 6670
The Nokia 6670 I bought recently has turned out to be a computer in itself. I’ve found myself using my ThinkPad less and less as the week’s gone by. Email: I’ve configured both my Gmail and RahulGaitonde.org POP3 accounts on … Continue reading
HOWTO: Using the Personal Journal in Lotus Notes
There’s this database template in Notes by the name of Personal Journal, that’s invaluable for managing information. I don’t know what release of Notes this was introduced in, but those of you using R6 and up should find it. Well, … Continue reading
Posted in HowTos, IBM, LotusNotes
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