Kordaa BLOG aka. makonja

My new blog

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:15:00 +0000

I transferred to another blog. I will be writing about Apple, Macs and applications (programs for mac). You are kindly invited to join me over there. Oh yeah, one more thing i write in Slovenian language there, so...

makonja.blogspot.com

Best, M

Search me

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:29:00 +0000

Cool new search engine with potential to get big, really big. Check out this demo video and go to www.searchme.com to enroll for beta version.

Best, M

Battery hack

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:54:00 +0000

This is for all the guys back in USA, cos i haven't seen this kind of batteries selling in Europe. I hope this simple hack, saves you some money!

Best, M

As I predicted:)

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:23:00 +0000

Macbook air, is an old news now. It's out, it's started selling i guess. I like it, but i would buy it only as a second machine. It's thin, it has that new trackpad, the keyboard is good, it's cool to have.

I just think it lacks some horsepower, altho the CPU that Intel made is quite impressive (in size). I lack another USB port, and a optical drive, but thats pretty much it. I guess for USA the price is quite expnsive, but for Europeans it's not that bad. ( I love the exchange rates!!)

Best, M

Macbookair Macworld 08 #2

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:42:00 +0000

There is a device model called Macbookair in the Adium stats.

See here!

Strange...

Marketing Apple

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:29:00 +0000

I give you a very interesting ebook, from a former Apple employee and a marketing guru. I have read it and it's quite interesting.

Best, M

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Macworld 2008 News

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:02:00 +0000

Hey!

Here I will be posting all the new gadgets that Macworld 2008 will bring to us. I can't wait to hear and Steve Jobs Keynote presentation. I hope he introduces new Macbook so I can jump and buy one! :)

Best, M

Microsoft Surface

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:21:00 +0000

I'm giving you Microsoft Surface possibilities:

and Microsoft Surface parody:

A like both movies, but I'm on the side of progress and I think gadgets similar to Microsoft Surface are the future. No more Wireless and Bluetooth hookups, just lay your gadget on the table and you are ready to go. If the table could hook to your big ass HDTV even better. No more cables for connecting your camera,... Our life would become very very easy and lazy and we would spend our time sitting at home or at a bar drinking and playing with the table. I guess physical activity will become even more important in the future then it's now. (and eve today we have millions of obese -heavy people) People used to go to walks, each others houses, coffee shops to talk, they used to play outside, work outside... Now we just use PS3, XBOX 360, PC... for playing and MSN, Gtalk, ICQ for chatting. My father still doesn't understand how is my sister able to sped hours and hours on the MSN. He made me think and now i don't even log in to MSN, i use Gtalk and i talk only when i'm up for it. I rather go out to talk or use email for my friends far far away.

Best, M

Handpresso

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:22:00 +0000

When you are in need of an espresso and there is no coffee shop arround :))

Using Google to download songs

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:46:00 +0000

Hey!

I stumbled upon an article which explains how can you use Google as a P2P Network, similar to Limewire, Emule,...

So, how to do it:

1. Type this into your Google search
intitle:"index.of" (mp3|mp4|avi) killing.me.softly -php -html -htm -asp -cf -jsp and click search

2. Copy everything from the URL bar and press CTRL+B (to open Bookmarks-works in Firefox)

3. Right click and make a new Bookmark. Name it what ever you want and in the Location bar paste the URL that you copied (then find the name of the song Killing.me.softly in that URL, erase it and type %s in its place). In the Keyword bar type music and click OK.

Now type in the URL bar music and a name of your song.(Example: music Robin.Williams) Be sure to use . (dot) instead of space. I searched for Robin.Williams and i clicked on one of the results. The picture shows what you get, when you click on a result. Now, to download song, just right-click on it and press Save as. Thats it. I hope you enjoy it.

Best, M

Making Firefox faster

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:15:00 +0000

Hey!

Firefox is already fast and i think better than IE 7, but there is a way to make it even faster. The process is really fast and easy. It shouldn't give you any trouble.

1. In the URL bar type about:config
2. Then type network in the Filter bar and find network.http.pipelining. Double click it to change it from false to true
3. Just under network.http.pipelining you will find network.http.pipelining.maxrequests. Again double click and change the value from 4 to 100.
4. Restart Firefox and try some of your favorite web pages. It should open pages much quicker

I tested the time it took Firefox to open my Netvibes page, with and without the hack. Result: the hack improved Firefox for 40%.

Optimus Maximus Keyboard

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:17:00 +0000

Hey!

I'm checking new gadgets released at CES. One of the gadgets that caught my attention was the new keyboard called Optimus Maximus. The best thing about the new keyboard isn't it's revolutionary keyboard layout or wireless capabilities.

The best thing bout the new keyboard are it's keys. Every key is a small OLEAD screen. Keys can be predetermined or set by the user. They can also change depending on the application you are in. Really useful.

You can read more about the keyboard here.

Best, M

Wireless HD

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:14:00 +0000

Hey!

We will be getting a new WiHD standard very soon. The first products are scheduled to hit the shops in the beginning of the 2008. The standard will be using 60Ghz, so it won't need a special permission to function. It will be capable of speeds 4 Gb/s. Very nice!! :))

You can read more here

Best, M

How to make a mp3 ringtone

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:03:00 +0000

Hey!

Recently i watched a keynote presentation from mr. Steve Jobs from Apple that was about their new function, making ring tones wit Itunes. The idea is great, you take a song, cut 30 seconds that you think would make a perfect ring tone and press cut. The catch is that you have to pay 0,99$ for the song and 0,99$ for the ring tone you just made... If you already have a song, then you just have to pay 0,99$ for a ring tone...

I thought a bit about that and realized, why not find a free program on the internet that allows you to edit audio, and to make your own mp3 ring tone, or in any other format for that mather. I found software called WavePad from NCH Swift Sound. It's really simple to use and it's really simple to cut mp3's and to make mp3 ring tones out of them. You can also convert audio files with software that comes with WavePad. Just be sure to install the converter in the WavePad installation process.

So now you have installed the program, how to make a ring tone??:
-open a song you want to make a ring tone of
-listen to the song, and when you find that special peace of song you like, just use you mouse to color it
-now click CRTL+C to copy that part
-then open a new file, it pop's a window, just click OK
-when the new window opens, press CTRL+V to paste the part you copied
-listen to it once more and if you are satisfied click the X to close the window
-it will ask you if you want to save the file, you click yes, you name it and choose a format you want to save it in and that's it

Enjoy!

Best,M

Installing laptop computer memory

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:48:00 +0000

For all of you who still don't have Apple laptops. :))

Best, M

The guy hacks a big screen!

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:36:00 +0000

Hey!

The guy hacks a big screen on the railway station somewhere in the Netherlands. Very funny :D

Best, M

Is it OK to steal Wifi?

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:26:00 +0000

Hey!

I came across this article about the ethics of stealing Wifi connection from you neighbors, coffee shops,...

I personally think if the Wifi network is in range and has no protection then go for it. Those who want their network to stay private the use a password to protect it. Of course that password can be cracked but i don't support that. If the network has no password then the owner doesn't want it to be secret or he/she doesn't know how to set up a password. But that is their ignorance. I know that setting up a password can be done by a monkey if you showed it how, so for people with a basic or almost none computer experience that shouldn't be a problem. If it still gives you a hard time, there are a lot of handyman's' out there that can help you. You just need to ask.

So stealing Wifi is OK if it's not protected and even then, don't use it for downloading huge files or smth, because that can cripple the connection for the owner and that is NOT OK!

LINK TO THE ARTICLE

Best, M

Removing and istalling memory to Macbook

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:20:00 +0000

Best, M

Removing and installing a hard drive to Macbook

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:15:00 +0000

Hey!

I never knew if it was hard or not to change a hard drive or memory in the laptop computer. I know that doing that with a PC is a piece of cake and i did it several times, but laptops were an enigma. I found this video showing how you can easily remove the hard drive and exchange it with new one in an Apple Macbook. The reason i have posted this proces for Macbook and not for a laptop is that i'm waiting for my Macbook to arrive from U.S.A. and i want to be ready for it. :)))

Best, M

Levitation trick #2

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:14:00 +0000

I tryed the levitation trick myself but it didn't work. Maybe it was because i used the Redbull can istead of coca cola, but that was the one i had at my house.

Best, M

Cool levitation trick!

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:45:00 +0000

Very cool levitation trick that you can do yourself!

Best, M

Making a Wi-fi antenna

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:17:00 +0000

This video shows how you can simply make a Wi-fi antenna, that will boost your Wi-fi signal. It is really simple to make, so everybody will be able to do it. More about the antennas can be found here Freeantennas. It can be very useful if you have your Wi-fi router on the edge of the house/apartment and you want to boost your signal in the house, because this antenna "takes" the signal from one side and boosts it on the other side. I have provided a picture so you can understand.

Happy building!

M

Zamzar

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:21:00 +0000

Zamzar is a very useful tool for converting all sorts of formats. You can convert picture formats or MS Office formats to pdf,... The number of formats is really big and the Zamzar is really well spoken of.

The proces is really siple:
1. you choose the file you want to convert
2. you choose the format you want to convert to
3. you type in you email so they can send you a download link
4. click on the link in your email and download the file

It is that simple.

Zamzar www.zamzar.com

Games!

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:11:00 +0000

I like playing games, as many of you do to, so i added this Miniclip to my Blog, so you can play the games from here!

Best, M

Colors on the internet

noreply@blogger.com (Mak) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:37:00 +0000

Hey!

I found a site, where you can change RGB colors to HTML colors,...

Very useful for web developers.

LINK TO COLOR CALCULATOR

Best, M