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Cook posh chips (“Sautee Potatoes”) in 8 minutes

September 4th, 2010 Pete Wood No comments

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At voato we love making posh food for minimum effort. Follow this simple recipe to knock-up some posh chips (aka Sautee Potatoes) as a tasty alternative to oven chips. This recipe makes delicious potatoes that are golden brown and crispy.  All you’ll need is a 5-6 potatoes, garlic, rosemary, butter and olive oil.  Read more…

Rip and download DRM free tracks from Spotify

August 29th, 2010 Pete Wood No comments

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In this practical guide I show you how to rip and download DRM-free music from Spotify.   The music we’ll download from Spotify is completely DRM free so you’ll be able to play the tracks on your favoured MP3 players. In order to rip from Spotify you’ll need a piece of $20 software,  plus an Open (free) account registered with Spotify. There is some reported success by decoding the Spotify local cached music files on your PC,  but the complexities of doing this are too advanced for average Joe.  So, the method we’ll use here is to simply capture the music stream from Spotify. Read more…

How to access and edit OneNote notebooks over the web

June 12th, 2010 Pete Wood No comments

onenoteIn a previous posting on voato,  I talked through all the new features of OneNote 2010. One of the main issues I criticised was not having the ability to access a notebook online which was a big deficiency when compared against Evernote.  However,  I’m pleased to report that this is now supported and provides some great functionality.  In this post I tell you how to access your OneNote notebook via the web.  Read more…

4 ways to create temporary disposable email addresses

May 30th, 2010 Pete Wood 2 comments

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Having a temporary disposable email address is really useful to register for web sites which insist you provide a valid email address. If the site insists on sending you a password, and you don’t want to dish out your own identity,  why not try one of these free great services. Read more…

Send huge files with wetransfer.com

May 29th, 2010 Pete Wood No comments

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I came across this really useful and free tool for sending huge files over the web.  Many mail servers have a limit to the size of an attachment so this service helps you get around that limit.  Also, if you’re near your mailbox quota then this service is a real life-saver.

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