The previous solution I wrote about to display lyrics in foobar2000 stopped working. I posted a question on the foobar2000 forums but no one knew of a way to get the plugin to work. For whatever reason the folks who run lyricsplugin.com aren’t interested in supporting foobar2000. A few advantages to this updated solution are [...]

Being able to find any file on your computer in seconds is liberating. You no longer worry about putting files into precise folders, so it doesn’t take you as long to organize your files or to find them. Here’s the screencast.

CCleaner is the best system cleaner for Windows I’ve used. It’s never damaged a system, and it fixed an issue I had once on Windows 7 where the Control Panel wouldn’t load. Its two main uses are cleaning up your filesystem and cleaning out your registry. Some argue your registry doesn’t need cleaning, and in [...]

Update 15 Mar 2011: This method is no longer working. Here’s an updated way to see the lyrics. I can’t count how many times I’ve wanted to see the lyrics of the song I was listening to. I would usually fire up Google and search for “[artist name] [song title] lyrics”, then cringe at the [...]

This is a sequel to my first screencast on the same topic. This improved version uses only AutoHotkey to adjust the volume and mute, and it works on Windows XP and Windows 7. Here’s the screencast. See below for detailed instructions on how to set it up for yourself. Step 1: Download and install AutoHotkey. [...]

I’ve tried every productivity method I could find. Franklin Covey, Now Habit, Getting Things Done and others. It usually started out well, then I slowly began procrastinating and would become less productive. This time it’s been different. My productivity has increased, and I get excited and enjoy using the process. I first learned about Mark [...]

I’ve started using this trick more and more as web sites become overly cluttered. With this bookmarklet, everything but the content disappears.

I created this having seen and liked Merlin Mann’s First Desktop Tour. I thought I’d do something similar. The only problem is I saw his video so long ago I forgot to add the good parts in my version. Not to worry, I’ll give it another go at some point.

In this screencast I provide a meta demo of ZoomIt by using it for its own demo.

Update: Here’s an easier way to do this. This is the first of a series of instructional screencasts I’ll be creating. I was inspired by Mouser’s 30 days of screencasts to create a few of my own. This one teaches you how to create a global keyboard shortcut to turn the volume up or down, [...]