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Webhosting for small businesses?
2008-01-15 14:01:00
The right web hosting package for your business is a hard find. Trial and error is costly. You do not want to take that path, right. With a little help and research you will find the right web hosting site for you. Now, if you are thinking this is a another web hosting provider -you are wrong. This is not another web hosting service provider. This is actually a site that offers advices and guides on small business web hosting. Alright, I got you there. Keep on reading, at least.?Unlike many other sites who aim to sell you web hosting services, the main aim of this site is to provide you with plenty of free, unique articles on the subject to provide you with enough knowledge that you?ll be able to make your own informed decisions.? You will definitely learn a lot of tips and tricks in the web hosting business here.Reviews of web hosting services and packages are also discussed in details here. If you are now tired of your free hosting blog platform, you might want to consul...
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History of Computer Data Backup: A Quick Glance
2008-01-08 13:58:00
Data management system long existed before the invention of printing press and computers. History is captured tracing back to Stone Age because our ancestors valued the storing of data and preserving their integrity for future generations.Storing, preserving, and easy retrieving of data is a valued process for both organizations and individuals. Hence, technology never rest in finding the most efficient systems and device. Now, why look at history? Because according to Maxim Yurin: ?Computer data backup is a fast developing field nowadays. New trends and solutions appear, backup methods and technologies become more complex? and thumbing back on its history will be of great help.What is backup? Why the need? Again, Yurin explains: ?Backup is the activity of copying files or databases, so that their additional copies may be restored in case of a data loss accident. Thus, we can emphasize first two aspects related to backup - storage media for data and depositories for backup media. ...
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Promote Your Site With Traficare
2008-01-02 02:53:00
A sites presence on the net is of paramount its viability and inclusion in the SERPs. We tend to believe that having a great sit is all there is to product promotion. That is the common mistake site owners and administrators commit.How do you make your site?s presence prominent in the net? Hire a SEO Specialist like Traficare. It is a SEO company that specializes in stimulating the flow of qualified visitors to your blogs and/or sites by applying a range of optimization and promotional techniques. Moreover, this SEO expert has already assisted many businesses to gain strong visibility and impact on the net. Your investment in their services is worth it.
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Donate A Boat for a Cause
2007-12-21 22:41:00
Are you planning of buying a new boat this Christmas and plans to rid that old boat that have served you for the last 10 years? Why don?t you make a difference, for a change. Donate boat to Boat Angel.org.BoatAngel.org accepts boat donations and sells them on ebay at www.charityboatsales.org/ for the purpose of creating and distributing absolutely free of charge (even free shipping) Children's Animation DVDs. For me, this is one noble cause to engage into this holiday. Moreover, BoatAngel.org is also doing an anti-drug use campaign. This drive has saved children from the danger of drug addictions by creating awareness on the adverse effect of using illegal or prohibited drugs in any available media. Drug addiction is a perennial problem that needs to be address. It is good to know that there organizations like boat angel who campaigns against it.Isn?t that Christmas is about giving, or sharing? If I have one, I will donate my boat too. Unfortunately, they are targeting to ...

An Online Solution to Financial Mess
2007-12-14 07:51:00
So, you are planning to buy that new Mac notebook, however you can?t because you are still suffering the pains for paying bad credit loans. I can?t blame you. Most likely, the reason you are in that situation is because you are in a hurry to get a credit card, or you were snared by a quick loan offer without checking on the payment schemes and the high interest rates they charge. The money is long spent and the credit cards bills are filing-up. Worse is, a demand letter has recently been sent to your home. This should serve a lesson to you.However, before you continue to wallow in your misery, and drool profusely over that Mac Laptop, why don?t check an online resource called BadCreditOffers.com. Sounds like bad news, huh. Nah. It is an online portal that helps you compare credit and loan offers. By comparing different bad credit offers, you can make a wise decision which to accept. If you happen to have visited them first before accepting any loan offers, you could have save ...
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Backgammon Online
2007-12-10 13:07:00
Here is another online backgammon site to visit ?Mister Gammon. It is now the world?s largest backgammon club. The site is player friendly and is easy to navigate. Loading is faster. In my pc timer it clocked an impressive average of 3.8 seconds reloading, this is due to its sleek and compact design. You can play this backgammon online for free. Try it, and it is quite addicting.
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How To Protect Your PC While Surfing
2007-11-28 02:59:00
Lately we have seen quite a few site reports, emails and forum posts about virus and trojans on the traffic exchanges. That?s why I thought it was time for another ?public service? post with some tips, tricks and education. First of all? there will always be cheaters, hackers and other scumbags on the traffic exchanges and on the internet in general. So even though sites like Dragon Surf fight the good battle every day and try to keep your PC clean, we can?t give you any guarantees and neither can any other site despite what they claim? That?s why it?s vitally important that you take the necessary precautions to protect your own computer. What I?m going to share with you now is the combo I have been using to protect my computer(s) for the past 3 years. You don?t necessarily need to use the same software, but you do need to have all the components in place. A real benefit to my package is that it?s 100% free - Normally I?m a big believer in paying for quality, but in this case I don?...
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DLL Errors Explained
2007-11-24 09:15:00
DLL Error: Causes DLL OR Dynamic Link Library files comprise codes and executable functions that are dynamically called on by your Windows operating system and installed applications to perform specific operations. Windows operating systems are shipped with several DLL files and many more are installed when you start installing new programs and tools on your computer. With so many DLL files on your system, the chances of DLL errors are quite high. There are many causes of DLL errors. Some of the most common causes are listed below. A shared DLL being used by one or more applications on the system is deleted when an application is uninstalled.A newer DLL version is overwritten by an older DLL file, when an application is installed. A hardware component or its driver using the DLL generating errors on your system malfunctions. The DLL being used is damaged or corrupt.Damaged system registry or incorrect DLL entries in the registry.Malware infections. DLL Error: Examples To understand...
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Real Time Video Streaming on Your Mobile Phone
2007-11-21 17:41:00
How would you like a You Tube on your mobile phone? Alternatively, a metacafe video streaming on your mobile device, seamlessly?A new video content provider for mobile phones is emerging ?Avot mV, and is trailblazing in this technology medium. Check-out their product site and see. What differentiates it from the rest?Personalize Search and Delivery. With this solution, you can customize or personalize the delivery of streaming videos into your mobile device or phone. You can search, select, and bookmark your videos so that you can easily access them anytime, anywhere. Create unlimited number of playlist. Wow!Easy to Access Video Files. Avot mV also provides point-and-click access to videos. Meaning you do not need to type long annoying URLS before you can watch the video. One click and in seconds you have a live video streaming in you mobile device. With this feature, you can easily navigate your way in the internet and pick the video you want.High-quality Playback. The ...
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Blocking those Pesky Pop-ups
2007-11-15 19:41:00
Pop-ups can be classified as follows: General browser pop-ups Messenger Service advertisements Pop-ups generated by adware and spywareGeneral browser pop-ups These pop-ups can be prevented by installing a pop-up blocker. Often times, these new windows display advertising that can interfere with your ability to see the content on the page you're trying to read. Adding the Ad related Domains to the Restricted Zone in Internet Explorer is a good idea. Windows XP Service Pack 2 now includes a built-in Pop-up blocker.Messenger Service AdvertisementsIf the title bar reads as "MESSENGER SERVICE" with gray Ads, then it the famous Messenger SPAM. This is applicable only for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The "Messenger Service" [different from Windows Messenger IM] is responsible for transmitting these text-based messages. While disabling the Messenger Service can stop the pop-up ads, it's not sufficient in the security point of view. These messages arrive to your system because th...
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Compare Short Term Loan Facilities
2007-11-14 01:07:00
Availing short-term loans like Cash Advance, Payday Loan s, and Salary Advance are so tempting especially in the fast approaching holiday seasons. These facilities were designed to cater to our needs, bridge our money needs. However, before you avail any of these payday loans, consider comparing prices and rates. You can do this easily by using the services of Roberts Bridge Financial.Robert Bridge Financial is not a lending company. However, it is a financial matching service - matching prospective borrowers with prospective lenders. So that, borrowers are able to choose to a variety of payday loans and cash advance providers.What do you do? You forward your information with them and they will submit it to several loan providers that will look into your profile and see if you are qualified to be granted an unsecured loan or cash advance. There is no guarantee that your application will be granted as different lenders have different requirements or criteria.The bottom line here...
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Bridging the Money Gap
2007-11-11 07:48:00
Project based-work and consultancy can sometimes be draining financially. Bridging the money gap between the last payment and fee received to the next is not easy sometimes. Where do you turn to?It is good though that there is PaydayLoanQuotes.com to the rescue. This is a site where borrowers and lenders are matched. They do not grant the loan you need. They facilitate your payday loans or any other type of loans. It is faxless payday loans because you transact it online, over the internet. It is a no fax payday loans because you do not have to fax any documents to qualify. What you need to have is a job or permanent source of your income. That is it. They facilitate the transaction. Once they found the right lender matching your needs, there you go and more likely, your payday loans will be granted.So, where do you turn to bridge that gap? Click here.
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Troubleshooting Your Sound Card
2007-11-10 19:39:00
To make sure you have a card and drivers for it installed.First, be sure that you have a sound card installed on your system and have speakers or headphones connected to it. The sound card is usually a card in the back of you machine, although some newer machines have them installed on the motherboard. Check that the wire from your speakers or headphones is connected to the "Speaker Out" or " Spk Out" slot on the back of you machine.Once you have checked these connections and you know that you have a sound card and headphones or speakers, follow this guide:Check that you have the drivers for the card installed:1. In Windows 95/98/NT, go to "Start" - > "Settings" - > "Control Panel" and double click the "Multimedia" icon. This should bring up the "Multimedia Properties" box.2. On the Audio tab, you should see two areas: Playback and Recording. If these are greyed out and have "None" listed under Preferred device for these sections, then your sound card drivers have not been installed...
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The Pesky BIOS: BIOS BASICS Part 1
2007-11-05 07:12:00
Before you can install any operating system in your computer, it is essential to set-up the BIOS correctly. A modern BIOS set-up program enables dozens of parameters to be controlled, many of which are highly technical. This tends to make the BIOS pesky and intimidating for those who are new PC building and maintenance. But if you bought a complete PC off-the-shelf, prolly, you will not be concerned about this. Honestly, even pro sometimes have encountered problems with the settings of the BIOS, so do not be wary. However, it is not necessary to go through the BIOS setting dozens of parameters in order to get the PC to perform satisfactorily. The BIOS should be customized to suit the particular motherboard it is fitted to, and it should set sensible defaults. In order to get the PC running well it is usually necessary to do nothing more than set a few basic parameters such as the time, date, and some drive details. Some fine tuning of a few other parameters might bring benefi...
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Windows Vista Issues and Problems: Post 2
2007-10-19 04:36:00
(Here is an interesting article you might want to read about vista, originally entitled Windows Vista : I'm Breaking Up With You by Chris Prillo)No, seriously. When I have the time, I?m ?upgrading? from Windows Vista to Windows XP. My keyboard is completely ambiguous.I stand by my original assertion that the shipping version of this OS is late beta, at best. I realize that other enthusiasts are leaving Windows altogether (and leaping instead to Apple?s OS X), but there?s not yet enough momentum behind my willingness to do that. I?ll leave the installs of Vista 32 and 64 on this PC, but I?ll spend most (if not all) of my time back in tried-and-true Windows XP.I?ll give Vista a second chance when the first service pack is released later this year, but until then? 1. My scanner doesn?t really work (Hewlett-Packard Laserjet 3052.) HP hasn?t caught up with support yet, and software updates won?t be available until SP1 time-frame. The software works like a charm in XP - amazingly well, a...
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Pay-for-Value Online Shopping
2007-10-18 15:57:00
Pay-for-value shopping is hard-find. More often, quality and price do not match. Expectations are shattered and sometimes lead to frustrations over internet shopping. If you are a business-online owner, it pays to offer only products or services that pay-for-value like what they offer at Tobi.com.Nothing can equal the quality and credibility of the brands and products they offer. At Tobi.com, you are guaranteed of an online shopping experience that matches your desire, taste, and value of what you pay for. No hype. Whether you are doing it online or in-store, they have dedicated customer service representatives that will take care of your needs. The notion behind this is establishing a genuine customer relationship, where each customer is treated as a valued client for life.Shopping online on a regular basis with Tobi.com is a pleasant experience. Why not let them do the shopping for you instead. For while shopping online, whatever your specifications, their online stylist ...
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Paradigm Shift on Advertising Online
2007-10-18 08:34:00
function submitIframeBlogId6358OppId4(linkId){docu ment.getElementById("iframeBloggerwaveBlo gId6358OppId4").src="http://www.bloggerwa ve.com/ClickTrack.aspx?OpportunityId=4&am p;BlogId=6358&LinkId=1";}It never occurred to me that blogging, other than publishing your nonsensical thoughts online, will become a profitable hobby or craft. Today, it is a recognized effective marketing tool on line. More and more advertisers rely on bloggers to create buzz for their products or services and websites. While other traditional advertising platforms are still serving their purpose, there is now a radical paradigm shift on the use of blogs as an advertising medium online. Why this phenomenon?The old principle of advertising, that consumers themselves are the most effective medium of advertising, is still timeless and the most effective. In this case, bloggers as consumers are today?s most effective medium of advertising. Their loyal-growing readership is the primary factor in this phen...
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Video Cards Frequently Asked Questions: Part 4
2007-10-03 23:07:00
Q: What is CrossFire?A: CrossFire is ATI's response to NVIDIA's SLI and also allows using two video cards to increase performance of the video system.Q: What sort of external connectors are used on video cards?A: To plug in external video devices on video cards, analogous interfaces VGA, RCA, S-Video , and digital DVI, HDMI can be used: Up till now, the VGA output (15-pin D-Sub connector) has been the major interface to display image on CRT and LCD monitors; The analogous S-Video (or S-VHS) connector is used mainly to display computer image on TV-sets and other household video equipment. The substantial shortcoming of this interface is that modern video cards can use several options of the S-Video connector, of various number of pins and not always compatible to one another; Modern LCD monitors, projectors, TV-sets, and plasma panels can be plugged in to video cards via the DVI (Digital Visual Interface). Since the video signal is transmitted directly from the video card with...
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Looking for trustworthy products over the internet?
2007-10-03 09:48:00
Were you scammed before? I mean, were you deceived by a product that you bought over the internet that did not deliver the benefits they were promising? Terrible, isn?t it. Feeling short-changed is very-very uncomfortable and outrageous.The good thing is, there is TrustSource .Org -a website that gives you a peace of mind that when you buy a product recommended by them, you know that you will get the value for your money. This site gives a venue for consumers like you to review and ranked products over the internet. Hence, you are guaranteed that these products are tested, and deliver what they claim.Among such products reviewed is Provillus. Its Breakthrough formula supplements the nutrients required to nourish and re-grow your hair. Please click on the link for the complete review and ranking it garnered.Another TrustSource.Org reviewed and ranked products are cash advance and payday loan facilities. What does this tells you? It means that these cash loan facilities are r...
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Video Cards Frequently Asked Questions: Part 3
2007-10-02 20:27:00
VIDEO CARDS INTERFACESQ: Which types of interfaces are there for video cards?A: Today, the standard interface to plug in video cards is the PCI-Express 1.1 bus (PCIe or PCI-E). Serial data transmission in the "point-to-point" mode used in PCI-E provides its scalability (the specifications describe the PCI-Express 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, and 32x implementations). Normally, as the video interface used is the PCI-E 16x version which provides 4 Gbit/s bandwidth in both directions, although there are rare implementations of PCI-E 8x (mainly in cut-down SLI or CrossFire solutions) and even PCI-E 4x (in particular, the so-called PCI-Express Lite, implemented on some ECS motherboards). At the same time, it should be noted that in all cases the single PCI-E 16x slot is used, and in the cut-down versions fewer PCI-E links are applied.On the near-term outlook, a mass introduction of the new specification of PCI-Express 2.0 with twice as high bandwidth is anticipated (which in the case with PCI-E ...
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Cash Advance on the internet?
2007-10-02 19:52:00
Internet technology has radically changed our lives. It has made a lot of things easy and convenient for us. To name a few: getting help and up-to-date information when you need it, buying and selling online, conducting business online, and so much more.You need cash-help quick, confidential, and collateral-free? Log on to Cash Advance1500.com over the internet and see how quickly they can help you. There you will find various loan facility services to suit your specific needs; whether money needed to pay overdue bills, shopping for a new video card or new HD Monitor, computer repair, for unwanted emergencies or just plainly for gig ?make a cash advance. Availing this loan facility is easy and hassle-free. You can either log on directly on the website or visit one of the thousands of cash advance stores in your area and file your cash advance loan. If you are currently employed, has an active bank account and meet the minimum salary threshold required, then you qualify for imm...
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Video Cards Frequently Asked Questions: Part 2
2007-10-02 06:53:00
Q: What are the specifications of video chips that affect their performance?A: The most important specifications of any modern GPU areits clock speed which determines the maximum volume of work which the processor is able performing within a unit time. The higher the clock speed of the GPU, the higher is the video card's performance;the number of shader units (pixel or vertex processors which execute special programs) - determines the capabilities of modern video cards at processing graphic primitives and thus the video card's performance. Pixel shaders are more important than vertex shaders because frequently the number of the former in GPU exceed the number of the latter. In fact, the division into pixel and vertex shaders in view of the release of DirectX 10 is losing its urgency. They are all replaced by unified shader units which, depending on the specific situation, are capable acting as pixel or vertex shaders (as well as geometric shaders which appeared in DirectX 10);numb...
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Video Cards Frequently Asked Questions: Part 1
2007-09-29 11:16:00
Q: What is a video card (video adapter, etc.)?A: The video card is the basic component of the video subsystem of any more or less powerful computer (except the cheapest office systems with the video integrated into the chipset).Among the basic components of the video cards are the GPU whose capabilities in many ways affect the performance of all the video subsystem, and the video memory (which serves to store various elements of the image displayed, including the graphic primitives, textures, etc.).Q: What is understood by the video subsystem performance?A: The video subsystem performance determines the speed of processing the graphic data displayed on the computer monitor. Unfortunately, there are no truly impartial criteria to estimate the performance of video cards: tests and many games used to test video cards are optimized for the video chips of a certain manufacturer and thus are somehow biased. Q: Which manufacturer offers the best video cards?A: Lately, there has been some d...
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Windows XP Boot Problem: Part 2
2007-09-25 10:26:00
#6: Fix a corrupt partition boot sectorThe partition boot sector is a small section of the hard disk partition that contains information about the operating system's file system (NTFS or FAT32), as well as a very small machine language program that is crucial in assisting the operating system as it loads.If you suspect that Windows XP won't boot because the partition boot sector has been corrupted, you can use a special Recovery Console tool called Fixboot to fix it. Start by booting the system with the Windows XP CD and accessing the Recovery Consoleas described in #4.To use the Fixboot tool, from the Recovery Console command prompt, typeFixboot [drive]:Where [drive] is the letter of the drive to which you want to write a new partition boot sector.#7: Fix a corrupt master boot recordThe master boot record occupies the first sector on the hard disk and is responsible for initiating the Windows boot procedure. The master boot record contains the partition table for the disk as well...
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Windows XP Boot Problem: Part 1
2007-09-25 09:46:00
When your computer hardware appears to power up okay, but the Windows XP operating system won't boot properly, you have to begin a troubleshooting expedition that includes getting into the operating system, determining the problem, and then fixing it. To help you get started on this expedition, here are 10 things you can do when Windows XP won't boot.#1: Use a Windows startup diskOne of the first things you should reach for when troubleshooting a Windows XP boot problem is a Windows startup disk. This floppy disk can come in handy if the problem is being caused when either the startup record for the active partition or the files that the operating system uses to start Windows have become corrupted.To create a Windows startup disk, insert a floppy disk into the drive of a similarly configured, working Windows XP system, launch My Computer, right-click the floppy disk icon, and select the Format command from the context menu. When you see the Format dialog box, leave all the default...
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Desktop computer tips and reviews for small or home base business
2007-09-21 11:06:00
So you?re looking at a Desktop computer? This guide covers many of the basic items to examine when comparing desktop computers so that you can make an informed decision should you decide to purchase a computer system. Due to the changing nature of the PC Hardware industry, this guide will be periodically updated. The top of the line best computer systems do not come cheap. With computers like most things you can spend a large amount of money on it depending on if you want the most recent technology. This is one thing to keep in mind as you examine your budget as you look at desktop computer for your small or home base business or for your own personal use. One thing good is it that with a desktop computer that you will in most cases get more for your money when compared to a Laptop system and usually at cheaper solution however you lose mobility but there are smaller computer system that you can purchase now that might give you some mobility however you still need and external mon...
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Windows Vista's biggest problem
2007-09-18 13:23:00
In the last few weeks we ran a poll on our site, asking our readers to point out what is Windows Vista's biggest problem. Due to the fact that our site does not have high traffic we managed the gather only 534 votes. However the results are pretty conclusive.Our readers pointed out that, after approximately 6 months, Windows Vista has two main problems: the lack of proper drivers (36% of votes) and lots of application compatibility issues (36% of votes).We have been using Windows Vista since it was launched and, based on our experience, we agree with our readers.Driver problemsSince Windows Vista's launch, the drivers have been a big issue. Lots of hardware components (old and new) had no drivers for Windows Vista or, even if they had, their quality was very poor. One of the most prominent examples is Nvidia. When the GeForce 8800 graphic cards were launched, they were labeled as "Designed for Windows Vista". It is only natural that many people asumed the graphic cards would work ...
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Quick PC Maintenance Tips and Tricks
2007-09-17 12:55:00
Store Important Files ONLINE And BE SAFEStore, share and manage your computer files and Web pages on your own personal Internet storage space just like you do on your desktop.X Drive at http://www.xdrive.com offers 25mbs of storage space for $4.95 a month.You could storage critical files as a backup should you experience a severe computer crash.Changing The Mouse CursorIf you're busy with your computer day in and day out, you may want to add a little spice to your computing by changing your cursor.If you have Windows 2000 or XP as your operating system,you have add 19 cursor styles with the existing 19 cursors that come with Windows.Go to http://www.stardock.com and download the file Cursor XP Plus.While this file uses 10mbs of space on your hard drive,you change have fun with your PC. And you can delete it once you grow tired of it.And http://www.wincustomize.com is where to go to download even more themes for CursorXP. This program only costs $10 and you can download a trial ve...
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Destroy Your Computer in Seven Steps: Steps 1-3
2007-09-15 08:47:00
IntroductionMost of us, at one point or another, have had to modify the insides of our computers. Whether it was adding a new memory, fixing a cable, or even more advanced stuff like actually building the computer. Every time you open your computer, new risks arise. There is always the danger of you doing something wrong (knowingly or unknowingly) that can cause major, and usually permanent, damage to the computer. It is a horrible feeling to find out that something you did has now ruined your computer (I speak from experience). So in order to reduce the number of stupid mistakes people make, we need to educate the people. It is always a good idea to research what you are doing before you do it, but sometimes you feel like you know everything and don?t want to waste any time learning (that?s me!). Well, let me let you in on a little secret?YOU DON?T KNOW EVERYTHING! I thought that I did, and now my computer sits silenced in the corner of my room. So, the rest of this tutoria...
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Troubleshooting Tips for Cases and Power Supplies
2007-09-14 09:35:00
The most important part of a computer case is its power supply. Unfortunately, it's also the part that has most of the problems for a case. There are two situations when a new power supply may appear dead on arrival (DOA) when they are actually working as described below:Most cases and power supplies these days are made and tested in China and other Asian countries where 220V electricity is used. Desktop computer power supplies do not switch the power voltage automatically. (Most notebook computers do!) If the factory forgets to turn the manual switch back to 110V for the North American market after testing, the power supply would appear DEAD if you use on a 110V-outlet. Therefore, always check the voltage setting on the back of a new power supply FIRST if it appears dead.Do not expect an ATX power supply to work by simply plugging the power and turning on the switch. ATX power supplies are soft-switched on and off by the motherboard and BIOS. Therefore, you must plug it to a worki...
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