Windows 10 FAQ | The Guardian

An interesting FAQ with links about Windows 10 upgrade and also talking of deprecated features:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2016/may/26/10-quick-questions-about-installing-windows-10-and-how-to-block-it

UTILITIES: Office-related download links

Office-related download links, for future reference (FFR):

Microsoft Office 2013 Proofing tools (PT):
Download Ferramentas de Verificação Linguística do Microsoft Office 2013 - Português from Official Microsoft Download Center

Proofing tools (EN):
Download Microsoft Office Proofing Tools 2013 - English from Official Microsoft Download Center

No Office but need to view Word docs? Download the MS Word Viewer:
Download Word Viewer from Official Microsoft Download Center

Powerpoint Viewer:
Download PowerPoint Viewer from Official Microsoft Download Center

Have Office 2010 and need to open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations that were created in the newer versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint? The compatibility pack for Office is the answer:
Download Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats from Official Microsoft Download Center

Hope this helps.

Extracting Audio From Videos Online

Useful link for quick and dirty audio extraction (possibly losing quality but for most purposes it should be good enough):

http://convert2mp3.net/en/index.php

PS: If you want to extract audio as is on video probably you should look for specific tools for the specific video format you have in hands.

Apps and Books and Sites for Procrastinators

Procrastination is as old as the Egyptians and Greeks, but now it's a hot topic due to the fact that we have so many external stimuli that put us away from work and personal things to be done (social networks and always connected devices, interesting internet sites always feeding you with interesting novelties, etc.).

Theres are thousands of books on the issue that can be found at Amazon, and there are apps and sites to help me (sorry, you) on it.

The following article refers some of them including (goal setters or just reminding sounds):
- Procrastor
- Procrastination Hack
- Finish
- Yelling Mom

When internet is the cause for procrastination there are internet-restricting applications like:
- Freedom
- SelfControl

Even book writers use them for finishing books so why not software computer program writers (I mean developers)?

More info at:
http://m.bbc.com/news/magazine-29570615

PS:
The bright side is that the article quotes someone praising the high self confidence of guys like YOU that consciencously delay stuff to the last minute because you trust that you'll be able to deal with the last minute pressure and get away with it (with good (or fair) results. Never looked at it this way.

Windows utilities

Found this 2 very interesting Windows software lists via Twitter:

- Top 10 incredibly useful windows programs to have on hands (occasional use)

- Lifehacker Pack for Windows: Our List of the Essential Windows Apps (everyday use)

Some are known utilities to me, some are not. Nice!