As I work in an international company I often have to contact people in different timezones, and its not always easy keeping track of what the time is where.
Especially annoying is it when you have to inform about maintenance and (because you are just a tad service minded) try to write all the local times as well as local time.
Anyhow, I got a few pointers this morning;
The quick way to get local time anywhere is;
http://www.timeticker.com/
If you are planning meetings etc;
http://www.timeanddate.com
The latter site has some useful features, meeting planner and national holiday information.If you are living in Denmark and would like to know which SMTP server to use (and can´t seem to find this on your ISP’s web-site), then try www.iptools.dk and click “SMTP servers” – from your IP these guys seem to be able to determine most popular ISP’s smtp servers.
Besides the SMTP feature there are a bunch of other cool tools on the site, so give it a spin if you are from these parts of the world.
Refurbish your old worn Commodore 64, your old favorite keyboard, your old matrix printer or whatever old geeky stuff you have lying in your basement because it has turned yellow and ugly..
If you ever had one of the older white keyboards, an old printer or an old C64 lying around you may have noticed that the color turned grown/yellowish in time. No matter how much you rubbed with cleaning agents the color remained, some said it was caused by smoking (but if you as I am a non smoker it seemed unlikely) others claimed sunlight.
No matter what the problem was, someone now claim to have found the solution to it. A gel “Retrobright” that can make your old device look like new once again.
http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/
You can make the gel yourself from household items;
1 pint (500ml) Hydrogen Peroxide, 10 to 15% strength (40 vol) (available from hairdressers’ supplies, e.g. the ‘Sally Beauty’ franchise in the UK)
2 heaped tablespoonfuls of Xanthan Gum (available from health food shops or online)
1 level teaspoonful of Glycerine (available from pharmacies)
1/4 teaspoonful of “Oxy” laundry booster