Category Archives: HowTos

HOWTO: Syncing Contacts and Calendar info between Nokia smartphone and Outlook

Posted on July 17, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

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 | 8 Comments

Choosing a Laptop, B-school Edition

Posted on May 6, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

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 | 7 Comments

The Sensible College Gear Guide, B-School Edition

Posted on May 2, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

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 | 70 Comments

HOWTO: Tagging blog posts to boost blog traffic

Posted on April 28, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

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 | 2 Comments

HOWTO: Speed up XP and Vista, reclaim disk space, tweak performance

Posted on April 25, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

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 | 12 Comments

Moving to an Online Life

Posted on April 14, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

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 | 6 Comments

HOWTO: Making Effective Presentations

Posted on June 2, 2006 by rahulgaitonde

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 →

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HOWTO: Be more productive with the Nokia 6670

Posted on October 4, 2005 by rahulgaitonde

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 →

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HOWTO: Using the Personal Journal in Lotus Notes

Posted on June 25, 2005 by rahulgaitonde

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 →

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