Archive for the 'Software' Category

Searching between dates in GMail

Problem: I’m doing my tax return And need to frequently look for emails sent and received in the 2010/11 tax year. Fix: Gmail is really powerful when the text search box is used. There are various advanced search operators but the ones that help here are ‘before:’ and ‘after:’. When twinned with ‘from:’ or ‘to:’ it returns [...]

Launch Google Chrome Incognito from the terminal or a shortcut in OSX

Problem: Ok not really a problem, but I want to be able to launch Google Chrome straight to Incognito mode from a shortcut. This is useful when logging into multiple bank accounts, Google Apps accounts, or testing session based websites. etc etc etc. Fix: Thankfully the Google Chrome.app can be launched with the –incognito switch [...]

Launch Google Chrome in ‘Incognito’ mode from a shortcut

Niggle: I use Google Chrome’s Incognito window mode regularly to view multiple Google Analytics accounts at the same time on one PC. It’s very useful – it means I don’t have to keep signing in and out of my primary google account – but what annoyed me each time was having to open chrome, then open [...]

Unable to Subscribe to Podcasts in iTunes store – Greyed Out Buttons?

Problem: You can’t subscribe to any Podcasts in iTunes music store because the the buttons are greyed out. An example is shown below: Fix:This happens when the ‘Podcasts’ item is not enabled in the iTunes library. To enable it, follow these steps: Open the iTunes Preferences. To do this, either press ‘Ctrl+,’ (that’s the control [...]