24/07/2009

How to open .docx on a Mac (for free)

I discovered 5 different ways to do it:

1. Quick-n-Dirty: (credit: Richard Lemon) - this worked for many but not for me though.




2. Quicker-n-Dirtier: Send the file to a friend who uses a PC and get them to PDF it back to you (this method comes highly recommended)

3. Install Open XML Converter. (Works like a dream, baby)




4. Upload to Scribd.com - you can then choose to view it in your browser, print it out, or download as a PDF. (But you must sign up for an account)






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How To Feed Blogger/Blogspot posts to Twitter via Twitterfeed


I normally work on WordPress.org and WordPress.com - so this is coming from a Blogspot n00b. (I started this Blogspot account to experiment & learn). Pls help me along if I'm mistaken at any point.
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1. Finding the RSS feed address for a Blogspot blog is a mission and a half. Dave Saunders' How To Find the RSS Feed for Your Blogger Blog comes to the rescue.

Basically, just add /feed/posts/default or /feed/posts/default/?alt=rss after your Blogspot.com URL. They both work, so pick one.


2. Click on "test rss feed", it should give you a big green OK. You can tweak the settings etc, then Save Feed.

← If you see this, fret not, it'll still work. It just means it's not tracking any stats.


3. Go watch one episode of Dexter. Come back and Twitterfeed should have nicely fed your blog posts to Twitter.
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Some extra notes:
If you feel like you need to track clicks etc, in Blogger.com, go to Settings > Site Feed, click on FeedBurner


So you Sign in with your Google account etc., and you do a quick-n-dirty because you just want to get it to work

Not sure if this next step is necessary/ relevant, but back at the Blogger.com ranch, you paste your new http://feeds.feedburner.com/potatox feed URL in the Post Feed Redirect URL field, Save Settings, go back to Twitterfeed to see if it works now, and it spits out an awareness API error.
That's cuz you did a quick-n-dirty, you squirrel.

This is the part that (hopefully) gets it to work: go back to Feedburner.google.com, go to Publicize > Awareness API , click on Activate.


SUCCESS!



The feeds take a wee while to show up on your Twitter stream, so you must can has patience my fren.

I still think there has to be a better/ quicker/ less painful way to do this for Blogger?

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23/07/2009

Hello World

Hey ho! First post - nothing much to say here except what you already know from the 'About' section.

I'm not the most tech savvy person really, along the way I've taught myself almost everything. So don't take this as an 'expert-dispensing-advice' sort of blog.

It's more of sharing thoughts, ideas & documenting all the tech-related and microbiz-related stuff I'm learning with each new day.

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