Tag Archives: Windows

Pulling data into Excel from web queries

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

Excel 2007 is an amazing tool. I normally find Microsoft’s software unintuitive, annoying, and slow. But for quick numeric analysis tasks or advanced reporting, Excel can do amazing things. Before utilizing all this reporting and analytical firepower, you have to … Continue reading →

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Expanding your desktop empire with Synergy

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

It’s not much fun filling your desk with computers if you have to add in a keyboard and mouse for each one. Far cooler would be a single keyboard and mouse for any number of screens you can fit into … Continue reading →

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Tabs in PuTTY

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

When hanging out in Windows land, life is pretty rough without PuTTY. And while PuTTY is awesome, it too is missing a few nice features. One noticeable default lack is the inability to open multiple tabs with sessions in a … Continue reading →

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Vista: You only get screenshots if you have a Tablet-PC

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Samuel Huckins

When I first needed to take a screenshot in Windows Vista, I came across The Snipping Tool. It is very handy, and makes taking snapshots about as easy it as it could be. Then I decided to check out what … Continue reading →

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PuTTY + Launchy = FTW

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Samuel Huckins

I had some problems using Launchy on Vista a while ago (slow, crashed), but the latest version has been working like Ajax on the plains of Scamander. I won’t go into the details of Launchy here, as much has been … Continue reading →

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