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  • 4 yrs 32 wks 4 days old
  • Updated: 20 Nov 2009
  • 72 entries
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Tipical Charlie
Welcome to Tipical Charlie, a repository of all kinds of tips related to computing, from web developer and technologist, Charlie Arehart.
I'll mostly share my own tips that I've found others enjoyed hearing about. I'll welcome tips from others, too.
(Wondering where I came up with the name?)

Latest tagged entries for 'TOOLS'



Ever need to zoom in on your display, as a presenter or just while reading?

Friday, 17 August 2007 11:28 A GMT-04
Whether you're a presenter or just someone who struggles reading small type on a web page or within some tool on on your entire desktop, there are at least two useful (andeasy) solutions you should know about. I offer them here.

Never run out of Ipod juice (battery power) again

Wednesday, 11 July 2007 10:38 A GMT-04
Boost your Ipod battery life (bt double, triple, or more) quickly, easily, and relatively inexpensively with the Nyko iBoost.

Cleaning out individual auto-suggest URL entries in IE (6)

Tuesday, 10 July 2007 4:25 P GMT-04
Many know the major browsers offer a means to clear out all the history of pages you've visited, etc. But what if you just want to remove just a couple URLs? I have several URLs popup for a given site where I want to just see a couple I use often.

Determining the time, easily, anywhere in the world with TimeAndDate.com

Monday, 9 July 2007 3:28 P GMT-04
Ever have to coordinate time with someone half a world away? It can be confusing, even if you know the "GMT relative offset"--and especially if you don't. Wish you could just say it's 3pm here, what time is it in x? You can, with timeanddate.com.

Recording your screen, to give or get help

Saturday, 7 October 2006 7:45 P GMT-04
Are you aware of the various alternatives for creating a visual recording of your screen, with voice-over or other callouts on the screen? There are many. Some are free, some commercial. Here are some pointers to them.

Need to remotely access a computer but don't want to pay for PCAnywhere? Check out LogMeIn, free

Saturday, 7 October 2006 4:51 P GMT-04
Ever have need to remotely access a computer? such as to access home from work, or vice versa, or to access a remote server for work? There are several alternatives, but if you prefer or need something like PCAnywhere, here is a free alternative.

Looking for some tool or service? You may find it free, at these sites (I needed an email reminder tool)

Monday, 17 July 2006 2:11 P GMT-04
I decided I needed to get an email reminder service, as I was missing the appointments set in Outlook and my phone, so I did a search to find one. I was pointed to a couple sites that offer links to dozens (even hundreds) of free products and service

MS Virtual PC is now free (along with Virtual Server)

Saturday, 15 July 2006 1:30 A GMT-04
I offered an entry on another blog explaining that Microsoft's Virtual PC has now been released for free, like Virtual Server has been for some time. Check it out: http://carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2006/7/15/virtualpc_free