Archive for December, 2008

How to Open docx file using Firefox without Office 2007

Posted by Lim on Dec 20th, 08 | Filed under Firefox, Tips | 5 Comments

docx is Microsoft Office 2007 Word documents extension. Now, you can view docx files using Firefox by installing OpenXMLViewer, which is available for Windows, Mac and Linux users.

The picture above shows the architecture of OpenXML Viewer. After installing the Firefox plugin, you are able to open any docx files using Firefox.

It is an useful extension for users who haven’t upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007. Basically, the extension will convert docx documents into HTML format so that web browsers can render and display to users. So, the extension is not able to shows embedded objects.

Source: Digital Inspiration

Notify.me – Stay updated on the information that you like

Posted by Lim on Dec 15th, 08 | Filed under Cool Stuff, Internet, Web 2.0 | No Comments

Do use subscribe to a lot of RSS feeds? Do you like to follow latest information about certain topic? If yes, then you probably like Notify.me.

Notify.me is a service which can deliver up to date information for you through different methods. It let you directly specify which sites that you want to monitor, and notify you whenever the sites update. Although you may use rss to follow the news, but Notify.me will notify you instantly when there are updates on the sites.

These are the features of Notify.me:

notify.me lets you get realtime notifications of information you care about.
track items on craigslist, job postings, breaking news stories and much more.
choose to have notifications delivered to Instant Messenger, SMS, Email, or Desktop Application.
easily and quickly manage your notifications through the web interface.

Notify.me

Empathy – Protect your exe files with password

Posted by Lim on Dec 9th, 08 | Filed under Application | 3 Comments

Sometimes, you may want to protect your executable files from others. There is an application called EXE Password Protector which introduced by GiveAwayOfTheDay. Too bad the free promotion was finish.

Fortunately, you have an alternative application which can also protect your exe files called Empathy. Empathy is a free and portable application.

Empathy let you protect your application from unauthorize person. You can use Empathy in your office, to protect your application from you collegues, or even your BOSS!

There are 4 options in the main interface. Use the Protect button to password protect your application. While the Unprotect button will remove the password. The Test button will run the protected application and to see whether the application can be run after protected by password. The Help button will open the Empathy help file.

The protected application can be run at different machine or different Windows OS, as long as you have the password.

The unregistereded version can only accept 1 character password. This may enough for non-IT guy as people will normally stop accessing your application once they see the password protected dialog box prompt out.

To use multiple characters password, you have to send the author a picture postcard, with your name and email, and the author will send you the unlock code.

Download : Empathy

How to convert PDF document to word document online

Posted by Lim on Dec 7th, 08 | Filed under Cool Stuff, Internet | 4 Comments

ConvertPDFToWord.net is an online service which can convert your PDF documents to Word documents on the fly. Simple upload your PDF and it will automatically convert to word format.