Archive for the “Software” category

Working in the real world

by Rohan on August 28, 2010

I’ve been working in a proper IT environment, away from a lab for a couple of months now (which is also why I haven’t been posting much). I’ve learnt a lot about myself, and a lot about the way things are run in the real world (as opposed to in the classroom/lab) with real users, (…)

My Favourite Google Chrome Plugins

by Rohan on April 11, 2010

Those of you that know me know that I primarily use Google Chrome as my primary web browser, and have been using it for quite a while now. To me, Chrome’s convenience and speed outweigh the resource usage.

I find that Chrome makes me more productive than most other browsers do, as a huge part of my day is spent on the laptop, and usually browsing the web for research, etc.

A lot of people prefer Firefox for the use of it’s plugins (Firefox has a TON of plugins), but Chrome’s extension gallery is growing day by day, and a lot of useful plugins have been ported from Firefox to Chrome.

Here’s some Chrome’s plugins that make my day a little more productive:

Apple’s Magic Mouse on PC

by Rohan on November 22, 2009

If you haven’t tried Apple’s Magic Mouse yet, you should. It’s not radically different from an old-school mouse, but it’s really cool. The multi-touch features are pretty cool too..but like I said, it’s still a mouse. For more information on the mouse, go to Apple’s Magic Mouse page. It’s a pretty decent mouse; especially considering (…)

Microsoft Equation Editor Shortcuts

by Rohan on November 5, 2009

Here are some tips for using Microsoft Office’s Equation Editor for your math classes. For those of you in Signals and Random Processes with me, this will come in real handy for taking down notes, doing assignments, etc. I find that the new Equation editor is a lot friendlier than the previous versions found in Word 2003 and older. You can write inline equations alongside your regular text in a breeze, which was annoying/challenging before.

Google Chrome now has synching!

by Rohan on August 18, 2009

Theres 2 ways you can synch now: 1) Use Xmarks to synch with your IE/FF/Opera/whatever else Sign up here 2) Upgrade your Google Chrome Browser to 4.0.201.1 by following the steps here. Now, all you need to do is run your Chrome browser with the “–enable-sync” flag, and go to “Wrench”->”Sync my bookmarks…” Now, all I (…)