Three Tips A Day

How To Remove The Ribbon In Office 2007

A friend recently was telling me that the ribbon which is a new feature with Office 2007 was taking a lot of screen space and that he wasn't comfortable with it. I was also surprised to note that he did not know how to remove it. I assume there are a lot more people around the world who may not know and hence this post. There are two ways of removing the ribbon in Office 2007 - Removing the ribbon in Office 2007 - Type 1 Click the Down Arrow (as shown in the screenshot below) which is...

How To Fold A T-Shirt In Under 5 Seconds

I personally find it very difficult to fold clothes and Tee Shirts are no exception. This simple technique has helped me quite a lot from being the pathetic tee shirt folder that I was. I hope this method helped you too. For all you parents reading this, do share it with your children too and they'll start folding their clothes the easy...

How to Change the Theme in your Gmail Account

Gmail recently introduced themes which seem to be an off-shoot from iGoogle to all its users. Here's how you can change the default theme to one of the newer options provided by Gmail. Sign in to your Gmail account. Click on the Settings link in the upper right corner of your Gmail window. Click on the new 'Themes' tab in your Settings window. Select a Gmail theme of your choice. My choices are Shiny and Ninja. Just clicking on the Gmail theme of your choice will be applied to...

How to set Water on Fire

Do you think it is possible? Yes it is. All you need is a glass of water and 2 to 4 alkaline batteries. Now read the instructions and do try it at home. Fill a glass or a cup with water. Take 2 to 4 alkaline batteries and drop them into the water. Ensure that the batteries are fully covered with water. Let that setup remain for at least 45 minutes. The chemicals from the batteries will slowly flow out into the water. This will allow the water to be set on fire. This step is very...

Browse Faster in Firefox 3: Enable Trace Monkey

Firefox 3.1 uses a new JavaScript engine called TraceMonkey to increase browsing speed. However this is not enabled by default and thus most users are not able to utilize the benefits this script. How to enable TraceMonkey?: Type about:config in the Firefox address bar and click 'I'll be careful, I promise' to the following warning: In the filter field type: javascript.options.jit.content Double click on it to change the boolean value from false to true Restart Firefox to...

How To Convert A Normal Laser Pen Into A Burning Laser Pen

Have you been wondering if you could convert your normal laser pen into one which can light a match stick? Yes, it is possible and this video explains how you can convert your ordinary 5 Mw laser pen into a 100 Mw burning laser pen. Try this but do be...