Introduction to Screencasting in Linux – recordMyDesktop

Screencasting is a great way to share information. I use it to show bugs to my team, to record training videos of the project management system I am working on, and even to record demos of project deliveries to clients. I use Jing to record videos from my Mac. But wanted to find something useful […]

How to stop keyboard event propagation – Flex / JavaScript?

In a Flex application we are building, we want to listen to Ctrl+N to create a new file. The browser listens to the keystroke and opens a new window. We do not want it to open a new window. This has been a problematic thing for many. I did a lot of research, trial & […]

Removing Word special characters from text / XML in PHP

Microsoft Word converts certain characters into “smart characters”. Double quotes, dashes (em dash / en dash), bullets and so on. These characters break PHP’s XML handling. (or at least they broke it for me – using simplexml_load_string!). How do you clean them? There is an old post that suggests using ereg_replace on a set of […]

Thunderbird Productivity Tip: Folder Views

I was surprised when I discovered this feature! It helped me focus on relevant emails in Thunderbird. All I had to do, was click on two arrows! Ok, let me get to the point! Thunderbird shows All Folders by default. But there are two arrows next to “All Folders” that allow you to navigate between […]

Organize your books collection – without tearing yourself

I love books, I read some of what I collect! I may go from one book to another without finishing it. I love coming back to books I read earlier. Two weeks ago, I bought 26 books in one shot. The largest purchase of books I ever made. I was fulfilled! My library case is […]