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May 10, 2012 at 8:02 pmOctober 25, 2013
Geoffrey Liu

Tutorial: How to make Google Translate beatbox

Thanks to the listen button on Google Translate, you can listen to a computer pronounce foreign languages. What’s even more awesome about this button is, that with the right sequence of letters, you can turn it into a beatboxing machine. Here’s how: Go to translate.google.com Enter this text into the box:pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk …

March 15, 2012 at 7:30 pmJanuary 31, 2014
Geoffrey Liu

Four tips on getting the most out of your scroll wheel

Most of you who have a computer mouse probably use the scroll wheel to go up and down long web pages such as this one. It’s a godsend to the world of technology, but even so, it is oft neglected. You can show your scroll wheel how much you appreciate it in three easy ways: 1. Use it to open …

February 10, 2012 at 10:14 pmJanuary 31, 2014
Geoffrey Liu

How to present your PowerPoint … in style

By the time you graduate from college, you will probably have made over 100 Power Point presentations, mostly on Microsoft PowerPoint software. Unfortunately, many of us students go through our academic and work lives having to start a presentation in 3 steps: Opening the folder that the file is in Opening the file Clicking “Start Presentation” Did you know there’s …

January 31, 2012 at 6:37 pmJanuary 31, 2014
Geoffrey Liu

Making the most of your USB: Autorun.inf

Does that window look familiar? Ever wish you could customize it with options such as: opening a file, opening a website, or running a program? Guess what? You can. And here’s how!

January 25, 2012 at 4:07 pmNovember 6, 2013
Geoffrey Liu

Need a good screen dimmer? Try PangoBright

I’ve found myself stuck in many situations where my laptop screen is too bright for my eyes, and yet the brightness is as low as it can go. Up until recently I’ve tried to work around it, including wearing sunglasses at the computer (tip: that doesn’t really help.) Then, I discovered a utility called PangoBright. While it cannot call your …

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