IT tips #21: Drag your most-used sites on to your links bar in a browser
I’m sure nearly everybody knows about this, but today’s tip is just a nudge to actually do it: if you have sites that you regularly visit – Facebook, email, the…
At last: a picture of a mirliton
I can’t tell you how pleased I am about this: Here, on a site dedicated to the iconography of the bagpipe, are two pictures of mirlitons (scroll down to see…
IT tips #20: How to compile multiple documents into one Preview pdf file (Mac only)
Update, May 18th 2015: Since I wrote this page in 2011, I’ve discovered that Apple have themselves published even better advice on their own site. So for the best instructions…
IT tips #19: How to stop procrastinating by turning the Internet off
I don’t mind admitting that I am so easily distracted by stuff on the Internet, that if I didn’t have a program like Freedom (Windows & Mac), I probably wouldn’t…
IT tips #18: If you’re transcribing, get a USB foot control
(I’ve blogged about this before, but I’m passionate about how much time they save, so I don’t mind doing so again) If you do things like record lectures or interviews…
IT tips #17: How to force a YouTube video to start at a particular time point
Let’s say you want to send someone a YouTube clip or embed it in a post, but the bit that you want them to see is right in the middle…