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How to Use the Fast and Powerful Mutt Email Client with Gmail [Command Line]
» Lifehacker#commandline
Command-line tool mutt has a well-deserved reputation as a powerhouse of an email client. It's fast, flexible and, best of all, surprisingly easy to use. Unfortunately getting the thing up and running can be, put mildly, a bit of a chore. More »
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15:00 Integrate MS Office and Your Zoho Online Account
» the How-To GeekHave you been looking to integrate MS Office install and your Zoho online account? Then join us as we look at the Zoho Plugin for Microsoft Office.
Note: Compatible with Office 2000 and above (English Language versions only).
Using the Zoho Office Plugin
For our example we created a document in Zoho Writer online before installing the plugin.
The installation itself will be quick and simple. There will also be a program folder created in Program Files.
When the installation process has finished, both Word and Excel are set to start by default.
To access Zoho in Word and/or Excel go to the Add-Ins Tab and login into your Zoho account.
Note: We focused on Word only for our article.
Once you have logged in, the plugin will access your online account.
At this point you are ready to open and work on your files.
When you go to open an online document you will be presented with a list to choose from. We decided to access the document that we created earlier.
There is our online document looking very nice in Word.
As a test we added the following bit of text to the document.
Saving documents works just as quickly as opening them.
After saving the document we checked our online account. As you can see the new text was available in the online version.
You can also save your documents locally by using the regular save function in Microsoft Word.
Note: The plugin will automatically use your account name as the local folder’s name.
Any documents saved locally will be placed in a special Zoho folder in My Documents on your computer.
Accessing locally saved documents will require you to enter your Zoho account password (which adds a nice bit of security for your documents).
Note: In this instance we totally shut Word down and restarted as part of the test.
Conclusion
If you have been wanting to integrate your Zoho account with Microsoft Office, then the Zoho Plugin for Microsoft Office is definitely worth looking into.
Links
Download the Zoho PlugIn for Microsoft Office
Learn more about the Zoho Plugin for Microsoft Office (FAQ) *Presentations also available.
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Add Cover Art and Metadata to the Media Center Movie Library with Media Center Master
» the How-To GeekIf you are a Windows Media Center user you are probably already aware that the Movie Library is a bit bland. Today we take a look at how to liven up your Movie Library with Media Center Master.
Media Center Master is a free third party application that automatically downloads metadata from the Internet for WMC and other HTPC applications. It works with both Windows 7 and Vista.
File Organization
Before you get started, it’s important to have our files properly organized. Each movie file must be in it’s own individually named folder. Here’s how you can quickly copy movie files to individual folders.
Setting Up Media Center Master
Download and install the latest version of Media Center Master. You’ll find the download link below.
First, we’ll need to be sure we pull the proper information for Media Center. Open Media Center Master. Select Application from the menu and click Settings & Preferences.
On the Movies tab, select the check box for Create dvdid.xml meta data (WMC Video Library) and click Save.
Now, we’ll want to select the folders that we like Media Center Master to scan. Select Application and then Set scan folders.
In the Scan Folder List window, select Add new…
And then browse for the folder you’d like to scan. Click OK.
When you’ve added your folder or folders, click Done.
Media Center Master will begin to scan your folder and indentify the movies.
If it cannot identify a particular movie,you be prompted to identify it manually by entering the IMDB ID number.
You can do this by visiting IMDB.com and searching for your movie. When you find it, copy the IMDB ID from the address bar. It should begin with two lowercase t’s.
Paste or type the ID into the text box and click OK.
Correcting Misidentified Files
If Media Center Master incorrectly tags any movies files, you can edit the metadata manually. In the Media in your collection window, right click on the misidentified file and select Organize files and edit metadata.
Search IMDB.com for the proper movie, then copy and paste the ID into the imdb.com ID text box.
Click Save and then Done.
Now, back on the main interface, right click on the movie and select Fetch meta data.
Your new metadata will be downloaded and updated.
When Media Center Master is finished, you can enjoy your new cover art and metadata.
Conclusion
If you use XMBC, or MediaBrowser for Windows Media Center, Media Center Master will work with those applications as well. You can also check out YAMMM (Yet Another Media Manager) for an alternative way to add cover art and metadata.
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How to Batch Edit Photos with Phatch
» the How-To GeekIf you have ever needed to edit a whole folder of photos with the same effect or need to repeatedly crop, add watermarks, or drop shadows to images for the web, Phatch is the tool for the job. Phatch is a photo batch editor written in python so it works on any operating system.
Install Phatch
Phatch is available in the package manager of most Linux distributions. If it is not available you can download installation files from the Phatch website or source code from launchpad. In Windows and OS X things are a bit different and you will need to install all dependencies and launch the phatch.py script manually. Links and download zip with all dependencies for Windows can be found below.
Use Phatch to Edit Your Pictures
When Phatch is opened it looks more like a buddy list window than a photo editor. The first thing to do is click on the plus sign to add an action.
The first action to add should always be save. It is important to make sure save is on the bottom of the list because actions run in order from top to bottom.
When save has been added to the action list, there will be more options for filename, type, and location. Some file formats will add more options to the save action if they are available.
Even if the photo does not need editing, Phatch is still a great conversion tool with a plethora of available file formats it can read and write.
Now that the save action is on the list, click the plus sign again to add more to the action list. Each photo edit is its own action, so if the photo needs a watermark and a drop shadow, separate actions will need to be added.
Use the up and down arrows to change the order the actions will run, and make sure there is at least one save action at the bottom of the list. Phatch also can use external programs such as Blender and Imagemagick if those programs are installed.
Note: If you need multiple copies of the same file (eg. web thumbnail and full size image) you can have multiple save actions anywhere on the list. But remember the action list is processed from top to bottom. So don’t create and save your thumbnail before the full size image.
Click the action list menu to save and easily repeat these steps later on any pictures. Action list are stored in .phatch files which can be opened on any platform to have identical photo edits every time.
If an action needs to be temporarily disabled, right-click on the action item and then disable it. Disabling skips that action when processing the list. This can be helpful if an image already has a watermark or drop shadow and doesn’t need to be processed again.
To run the action list, click on the gears icon or push Ctrl+Return and another dialog will pop up for a location of files or folders and options to overwrite images, include subfolders, and what filetypes to process. Click Batch and the action list will run and save in the location you specified.
Here is a few examples of photo edits we created quickly with a photo of a friends car.
Phatch Image Inspector
Phatch also comes with an image inspector which can show the EXIF and IPTC information from the image. To launch the image inspector, click on the magnifying glass in the main Phatch window.
Drag an image to the window to see its attributes and tag information.
Phatch is a powerful photo editing tool that can repeat common photo edits in a snap; it is also free and cross platform which makes it even more valuable when working with the web from multiple machines.
Link
Download Phatch with dependencies for Windows XP
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