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When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity as ink wouldn't flow down to the writing surface. They took one decade and $12 million to develop a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down underwater, and in practically any surface including crystal.

And what did Russians do.. They used a PENCIL!

Always look for simple solutions. Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problems.
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The Simplest Way To Display Chinese Characters In WinXP

Submitted by Alucard on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 13:08
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the storm warriors

Note that you don't need to install this on Windows 7/Vista. (installed on default)

1) Slide in your WinXP cd/dvd.

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The Simplest Way To Find Out The Difference Between Two Files

Submitted by Alucard on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 16:52
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spot the differences
[Picture borrowed from 'Spot the Differences' PSP game]

I found this tool extremely useful for programmers when they need to find out what has been modified from the original. This tool will show you the difference between two files (text only) instantly.

1) Run Files Compare Tool and click 'File' -> 'Open'

2) Select the two files you wanted to compare (left and right) and click OK.

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The Simplest Way To Create Light Saber Effect In Photoshop CS4 (Video)

Submitted by Alucard on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 16:27
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cool light saber
[Light Saber effect I created using Photoshop CS4]

This is the video tutorial, check out this guide for more detailed step by step explanation.

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The Simplest Way To Get Free Harddisk Space (By Finding Duplicate Files)

Submitted by Alucard on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 12:26
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harddisk

This morning I had 200mb of space left on my harddisk, 10 minutes later, I have 7GB >.<

How did I do it? Introducing Duplicate Cleaner. (It's free!)

You'll be surprised how many duplicate files you can find on your computer :)

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The Simplest Way To Burn A CD/DVD

Submitted by Alucard on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 17:38
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burning cd

Want to burn a cd/dvd/blueray but seems too complicated?

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The Simplest Way To Get Started In Photoshop CS4

Submitted by Alucard on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 17:13
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photoshop book

Get this book called 'Photoshop for Right Brainers'. It is the best photoshop book for beginners like myself.

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The Simplest Way To Increase Your Gaming Experience Using Autohotkey

Submitted by Alucard on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 22:28
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dota
[Picture source: http://kunkka.deviantart.com/]

Please read Autohotkey Introduction before you continue!

You can set hotkeys/remap keys to be used in any games. I'll use 'Warcraft III - DOTA' as example here which autohotkey proves to be extremely useful.

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The Simplest Way To Automate Routine Tasks Using Autohotkey

Submitted by Alucard on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 17:49
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irobot
[Picture borrowed from movie 'I, Robot']

Please read Autohotkey Introduction before you continue!

1) Let's say there's a series of commands you enter almost everyday and you decided to do something with that. For example I need to type 'Regards, J.C. Telephone no: 12345678' at the end of every email..

2) Edit your autohotkey script file, and add in the code below:

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