Tech Tips & Tricks
Get a little bit more productivity in Windows XP
When I first started using Windows, I wasted a lot of time looking for the applications I wanted to launch or minimizing all applications to finally get to see my desktop. And these are only two examples. As I decided to get more productive, I discovered a bunch of...
Website Redesign: So Many Options, One Possible Choice
I decided to redesign all my websites as soon as I have a little time. I took a look into the best website design practices in 2014, and I can tell you there are a few trends I love and I'd like to implement them all. Unfortunately, I must choose one concept or...
Essential Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Excel
How often do you use keyboard shortcuts in Windows or in other programs? If you don't, then you don't know what you're missing. They are such a time saver! I'm so excited about such methods of improving my working speed, that I've even published No-Mouse Microsoft...
Special WordPress Themes You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
What do you do when you want a new WordPress theme for your blog and you don't want to pay for it? I'll tell you what I used to do: I used to search the web for free themes, then customize them to fit my website. This is how I got to this blog's theme: I tweaked a...
How To Make My Website Look Good on Mobile Phones and iPads?
Not so long ago it was cool to have computer screens as big as possible. It is still cool, however there's a new trend among internet users: netbooks, tablets and smartphones. It's so convenient to be able to browse your favorite websites from almost anywhere, without...
How To Install WordPress Using cPanel and Simple Scripts
If you followed my previous lessons on how to make a website, you should already have a domain name and a hosting account. You should also have your DNS servers pointing at your webhosting company. Now it’s time to start building your website. If you don’t know too...
Life Tips & Tricks
How to Give a Cat a Pill in 7 Steps
Do you know how to give a cat a pill? If you've ever needed to feed your cat medicines, you probably know that there's no one-fits-all recipe for success. Now I know how to feed my cat tablets without any fuss, but it took me some good practice before managing to do...
Amazing cat clicker training results
What is clicker training Clicker training is a positive-reinforcement-based system of training. Animals are more likely to repeat a behavior which resulted in pleasure. The clicker is used to create a bridge connection between the desired behavior and the reward. So...
10 reasons to leash train your cat
Many cats owners keep their cats indoors all the time. Even cat breeders recommend that, but everybody ignores the sad, long looks an indoor cat is throwing at the windows. Still there is hope for the poor little kittens longing for the fresh air outside their home:...
How to wash your cat in 13 steps
This post opens the “what you can do with a cat” series, which is going to run here, at All Tips And Tricks, over the next few days. Since I’ve got myself a cute, little kitten, I started to look deeper into pet care and training. I did not succeed to train her on...
What is your personal DNA?
While using StumbleUpon today, I came across an interesting online test called Personal DNA. I took the test and I found the result quite accurate (at least, according to my impression about myself). From the site: "We've developed a new kind of personality test which...
Self-awareness fascination and personality sorter tools
Even from old times, people were fascinated about self-knowledge. Astrology, palm readings, tarot readings or other similar procedures are very popular and raise a lot of interest. We like to take personality tests, to compare ourselves with our friends or colleagues...
Life Tips & Tricks
How to Choose Which Fridge Freezer to Buy
Your refrigerator has been making peculiar noises for a while, and you suspect it's on its last legs. You know you'll have to buy another one but you're not sure which type to choose. There is a vast array of brands and styles to look at, and it's best to have a...
How To Choose a Toddler Car Seat. Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seats Have Good Reviews
One of my best friends wants to buy a car seat for her little daughter. She came to me to ask for help, so we did the research together. We spent last evening looking at various models and we came up with a list of points one needs to check when buying a car seat for...
Good Coffee Makes Great Mornings. Looking to Buy a Keurig B70 Platinum Coffee Maker
How many appliances can one buy during a lifetime? I can buy lots! There’s always something I need more than what I already have. Like coffee makers: I’ve got one, but it makes lousy coffee. I can’t stop myself wishing to buy a better coffee machine. At my last job,...
3M Filtrete Ultra Clean Air Purifier Claims To Be Better Than HEPA. Amazon reviews suggest it might.
Air purifiers have different effectiveness levels. There is a standard which measures this. It is called CADR and it stands for Clean Air Delivery Rate. It indicates the volume of filtered air delivered by the air cleaner per time unit, adjusted with the particle...
Did You Know You Can Use a Pressure Cooker for Canning? All American 921 Pressure Cooker / Canner Review
I love my pressure cooker. It helps me spend less time cooking, because foods boil so much faster in it. I have one of those basic stainless steel pressure cookers, without any bells and whistles such steam gauges or multiple pressure settings. Even so, I'm very happy...
Insomnia Makes Me Read Memory Foam Mattress Reviews at 3am
The advantage of insomnia is that you have a lot of time for thinking. The disadvantage is that you can't direct your mind to enjoyable thoughts only. I discovered that thinking about practical things helps keeping unwanted thoughts away. Last night was one of those...