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What is a Docx file?

Docx is a new document format that was introduced by Microsoft in Microsoft Office 2007. It replaced .Doc as the standard format of Microsoft Word Documents. Docx is based on the new standard for Office files(spreadsheets, word processing documents etc) called Office Open XML, which replaced the previous binary and 2003 XML formats. Docx files cannot be opened in older versions of Microsoft Office without prior conversion to Doc format. Related: What is a Xlsx...

Convert YouTube videos to MP3 for FREE

YouTube is a store house of some amazing music - covering almost every genre - songs that were almost forgotten, ones that your grandfather used to listen on his gramophone. Apart from songs, YouTube also contains videos of popular speeches by politicians, movie clips, episodes, famous dialogues and many other things you had always wanted to listen to. So here is a tool which lets you convert your favourite YouTube videos into MP3 files. Free YouTube to MP3 convertor The Free YouTube to...

Textorizer: Create Vector Images Made of Words

Textorizer takes an image(a raster image) in gif, png or jpeg format, detects its edges using a filter and replaces them with a specified text. Textorizer thus converts images into vector drawings of words. The output image is in SVG format which can be viewed in any browser or by using the Adobe SVG plugin. How can I customise my Textorized image? Textorizer lets you: enter many lines of text which are used in turn decide number of lines or strokes select threshold edge detection...

What is a Xlsx File?

Xlsx is a new spreadsheet format that was introduced by Microsoft in Microsoft Office 2007. It replaced .Xls as the standard format of Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets. Xlsx is based on the new standard for Office files(spreadsheets, word processing documents etc) called Office Open XML, which replaced the previous binary and 2003 XML formats. Xlsx files cannot be opened in older versions of Microsoft Office without prior conversion to Xls format. How to convert XLSx files to XLS files? You...

What is a Netbook Computer?

A Netbook is a very small, light-weight, low-cost, energy-efficient notebook, optimized for internet based services like emailing and browsing. A Netbook is essentially a smaller laptop designed for wireless communication and access to the Internet. What hardware does a Netbook have? Netbooks are lighter than laptops and more energy efficient thus they have: a smaller screen - generally 7 to 10 inches diagonal an energy efficient processor like the Intel Atom CPU running at...

Firebug – The Best Web Development Addon for Firefox

A short while ago we wrote about how to - Inspect web elements using Google Chrome Inspector - and discussed how this will immensely help Webmasters. But if Google can inspect web elements, can Firefox be far behind? In fact Firefox incorporates a very robust add-on which makes web development appear like a cakewalk as-you-browse. Firebug is an essential Firefox add-on for webmasters and lets you edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.   Features of...

How to Recover Saved Passwords in Google Chrome

Saved Passwords feature in Google Chrome is a respite for all those people out there(including me) who keep forgetting their passwords and lose their accounts. It also saves some precious time wasted away in mindless typing again and again. However when you are working on some other computer, one which is not aware of your saved password, then you have to exert your grey cells and remember it. In case you have forgotten what your saved password was, never fear, Google Chrome is...

How to make money and do nothing?

Wouldn't it be awesome if you could rake in money without actually flexing any muscle? If you have always wished that you could be the laziest person in office and avoid work, and still somehow prevent yourself from getting fired, here are some amazing tips to help you achieve your sinister goal. All you need is some imagination and some acting skills, to appear one of the busiest people alive! Here's how you do it:     It takes a lot of work to be lazy. If your colleagues and...

Inspect web elements using Google Chrome Inspector

Google Chrome has loads of features some of which are an absolute delight for Webmasters. One such feature is the Google Chrome Inspector. To inspect, edit and debug the HTML, CSS or Javascript in a webpage in Google Chrome, right-click on the page and click on Inspect Element in the context menu that follows:   The Chrome Inspector opens up in a new window. Features of Chrome Inspector: 1. Elements: In the Inspector elements tab, you can find HTML, CSS and Javascript elements buried...

Domain lookup made easy by Firefox Domain Lookup Addon

An idea is something that can come anytime and if you just had a spark regarding a domain name while reading a webpage, you'll want to lookup for its availability. We had earlier written about how to "Easily Search Available Domain Names with Bustaname" - which is a very nice service for searching domain name availability. But even for such services you have to visit their websites and type in the name you want to search. How about something which could search domain names on-the-fly, as while...