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Using Google as a currency converter and calculator

25 November 2009

Did you know that you can use the Google search screen as an easy calculator and currency converter?
Just type in your request to the main search screen. Some examples:

5+2*2   
sqrt(-4)   
3 meters in feet   
500 dollars to euros   
5 GBP in yen

Try it. Google has made it easy!Related Posts:Creating a breadcrumb – the easy [...]

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Flip Mino / Ultra: Camera has no video but won't show correct time remaining

3 September 2009

A practical tip today. I had been experiencing problems with my Flip Mino camera. The videos I took had all been removed. There was clearly nothing on the camera except the software. No video files to be seen.
But the timer / clock on the camera reflected the "remaining time" that was left after the previous [...]

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Tech Tool: Sony UPX-C200 Digital Passport Photo System

17 June 2008

A number of international education offices are finding that providing passport and visa identification photo services for their students is not only convenient for the students, but it helps the office assure that this task has been done in a timely manner.
Wendy Lippert, director of the EpiCenter and associate director of International Programs at Messiah [...]

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Tech Tool: Google Browser Sync for Firefox

13 May 2008

It's "Tech Tuesday!" as I have started to call it.?Today's tool is called Google Browser Sync for Firefox. It is an easily downloadable Firefox extension — a bit of API software code that allows people using the Firefox browser (my personal favorite) to sync their?browser settings, including bookmarks, history, persistent cookies, and saved passwords, between [...]

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Tech Tool: Collapsible laptop stand

6 May 2008

Every so often, I feature different types of tech tools that I've found handy or interesting. Today I'm featuring a laptop accessory that I almost can't do without, the Targus Ergonomic X Stand for Notebook. (See their site for other views.)
This is a godsend, especially for road warriors as well as for those using laptops [...]

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Tech Tool: What's that?

29 April 2008

For years, I have enjoyed finding out about simple and inexpensive technology solutions that help international educators (or anyone, for that matter!) work efficiently.?This just the technical equivalent of finding new gadgets in a hardware or home improvement store. And I love practical gadgets!
But finding out about them is only half the fun.?Since many busy [...]

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