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Send YouTube Videos to Dropbox
2012-01-07 12:28:00 Watching videos on YouTube is a great way to pass time, but most of us do not have all the time in the world to just sit and watch YouTube videos. For those times when you want to save a video to watch later, VideoDropper can send the YouTube video to your Dropbox, where you ...Post from:Send YouTube Videos to Dropbox More About: Youtube
Securely Log Out of Facebook the Easy Way
2012-01-06 12:33:00 Facebook has had some privacy controversies before, and although they have fine tuned and extended the privacy settings that they offer to users, there still might be a bit going on behind the scenes. Upon running across a few articles relating to Facebook?s coding, it seems that some software developers have found some other issues ...Post from:Securely Log Out of Facebook the Easy Way More About: Facebook
Sell Your Unwanted Stuff on Facebook
2012-01-05 12:22:00 Weird Al Yankovic coined eBay the Worldwide Garage Sale, and for good reason. Pretty much anything anyone ever wanted can be purchased on eBay. Unfortunately, if you are an eBay seller, you can expect to fork out around 10% of your sales to the website, and to pay even more if you use Paypal to ...Post from:Sell Your Unwanted Stuff on Facebook
Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor Hacks
2012-01-04 12:44:00 The popular voice command function Siri that was introduced with the iPhone 4S seems to be all the hype in the tech world as of lately. Siri is an excellent implementation of what voice command should be, although, it?s not necessarily all that impressive. The ways that people have hacked the Xbox 360?s Kinect Sensor, ...Post from:Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor Hacks More About: Gadgets
Specialty Products for Absorbing Spilled Water or Other Liquids on Electron
2012-01-03 12:38:00 Spilling water or any kind of liquid on an electronic device usually means the device is done for, with little possibility of fixing it. The web is full of home remedies for fixing liquid spills, and whether it?s a cell phone, laptop computer, or other device that you are trying to repair, most of these ...Post from:Specialty Products for Absorbing Spilled Water or Other Liquids on Electronics More About: Gadgets
Xbox 360 Windows Media Center Extender Requirements
2012-01-02 12:52:00 Microsoft has dealt out some fairly good bargains on Xbox 360 gaming consoles this holiday season, and although the 360 has been on the market for quite a while, consoles are still selling very rapidly. If you are gifted a 360 console, or are an existing 360 owner, and also have a Windows computer, you ...Post from:Xbox 360 Windows Media Center Extender Requirements More About: Media Center , Gadgets
2011 Year in Review: Technology
2012-01-01 12:10:00 With 2011 quickly coming to an end, and 2012 just around the corner, it?s sometimes good to reflect on the progress that has occurred throughout the year. ?11 was an overall good year for technology, and we?ve made some significant leaps forward over the past 365 days. Technology tends to move fast, and this year? ...Post from:2011 Year in Review : Technology More About: Industry News
Google 466453 Text Number Hacks and Commands
2011-12-31 12:48:00 Google?s SMS (text messaging) search function can be very useful, particularly for those people who don?t have smartphones or have a data plan for their cell phones. Most everyone has text messaging, but many mobile phone users simply prefer standard flip phones, or standard, ?non-smart? phones. If you don?t have an iPhone, Android phone, BlackBerry, ...Post from:Google 466453 Text Number Hacks and Commands More About: Google , Tips
Try Windows 8-Style Metro Browsing
2011-12-30 12:04:00 The launch of Windows 8 is still a year away, but already we are starting to see programmers experimenting with the proposed browsing style. Instant Beautiful Browsing is one of the first Windows 8-like environments to try to emulate early Windows 8 screenshots. Before downloading and installing Instant Beautiful Browsing (IBB), you must update your ...Post from:Try Windows 8-Style Metro Browsing More About: Windows 7
Find YouTube Videos Based on Geolocation
2011-12-29 12:15:00 If you plan to visit a specific area, YouTube videos can help you see small glimpses of attractions, festivals and local culture. However, a search string to find the kind of videos related to a specific location is not always obvious. MapsTube displays YouTube videos based on geolocation tags embedded in videos. This means you ...Post from:Find YouTube Videos Based on Geolocation More About: Youtube , Tips
Mac vs. PC Pros and Cons List
2011-12-28 12:09:00 Previously, we posted about some of the differences between Apple and Microsoft in terms of OS X and Windows, but also some of the programs and applications that each company develops. In today?s post, we will continue with our guide to Mac vs. PC by listing some pros and cons of each operating system. Mac ...Post from:Mac vs. PC Pros and Cons List
Guide to Mac vs. PC
2011-12-27 12:08:00 Making the decision of whether to buy a Mac or PC can be a tough one, as each of the two platforms have their shares of pros and cons, and each are quality choices, respectively. However, there are some things that you can take into consideration that will help you to choose the computer, or ...Post from:Guide to Mac vs. PC More About: Windows 7
Run Android Apps on PC the Easy Way
2011-12-26 12:55:00 A few months ago, we posted a tutorial titled Install Android Mobile OS on PC. With that tutorial, you can run Android on your computer via the Android SDK (software development kit). However, SDK installs are more targeted for developers, or people that are developing and creating their own Android applications. In today?s post, we ...Post from:Run Android Apps on PC the Easy Way More About: Smartphones
Send Group Emails and Text Messages the Easy Way
2011-12-25 12:02:00 Every email client has an option to create an email list. Some of these are easier to configure than others, but most rely on you using the same email client consistently to email the list. Send ing group text messages is even trickier. EmailDoDo is a group email and text manager that makes sending messages to ...Post from:Send Group Emails and Text Messages the Easy Way More About: Smartphones
Track Data via Text Message
2011-12-24 12:19:00 Tracking personal data is not on many people?s list of favorite things to do. Most of us know how to make spreadsheets and graphs for tracking, but few of us go to the trouble to track simple, daily tasks like how long we exercised or the amount of money we spent on gas. However, to ...Post from:Track Data via Text Message More About: Track
Take screenshots of your desktop with PicPick
2009-09-23 12:08:00 It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. It would also be safe to say that a screen shot is worth its weight in gold when trying to effectively communicate thoughts and ideas. Trying to verbally walk someone through a process in Windows is not impossible, however, showing them what screens ...Post from:Take screenshots of your desktop with PicPick More About: Desktop , Screenshots
10 Free Essential Programs for Windows
2009-09-22 12:36:00 After reading the title, you may think to yourself, “Only ten? There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of free programs for Windows .” This thought would be difficult to disprove as there are vast numbers of freeware programs available for the Windows operating system. This is simply short list of ten programs that will prove helpful when ...Post from:10 Free Essential Programs for Windows
?Duplicate name exists on the network? Windows error
2009-09-21 12:32:00 Previously, I wrote an article about what would happen if you had two computers with the same IP address on the same network: an IP address conflict. But what happens when you have two computers with the same name on a network? Well, in that case, you might end up seeing a message like the following: Duplicate ...Post from:“Duplicate name exists on the network” Windows error More About: Network , Error
Get alerted when a website changes
2009-09-20 12:22:00 Do you follow a website too closely enough that you want to be alerted when new posts come up or something changes? For people who monitor a lot of hosts with website activity, a tool for doing this is a necessity. Some website owners may also want a way to see what?s being posted on their ...Post from:Get alerted when a website changes More About: Website
How to shrink PDF file size
2009-09-19 12:16:00 I?ve previously written in-depth articles on how to reduce the size of an image file, but have never written about PDF documents. PDF files with lots of graphics and images can become very large very quickly. In this post, I will try to show you a couple of methods to reduce the size of a PDF ...Post from:How to shrink PDF file size More About: File , Size
How to encrypt your USB flash drive
2009-09-18 12:21:00 USB flash drives are great because they are really cheap and you can conveniently move data between computers. The only problem is when you store sensitive data on a USB drive and it gets lost or stolen! Most people are intimidated by the words ?encryption? because it involves fancy algorithms and names like ?WPA, EFS, SHA1, ...Post from:How to encrypt your USB flash drive More About: Flash , Flash Drive , Drive
Notable ? Collaborate on website design and content
2009-09-17 12:14:00 If you?ve ever created a website before, you know how important it is to get opinions from as many people as possible on colors, layout, navigation, content, and everything else. Even though it?s really easy to create a website, it?s really hard to make a great website. Anybody can download a template and have a flashy ...Post from:Notable – Collaborate on website design and content More About: Design , Website , Content
Backup, restore, and clone hard drives using Easeus Todo Backup
2009-09-16 12:34:00 In the past, I?ve talked a lot about backups! Backup software for servers, backing up you PC, backing up the registry, etc, etc. It?s never a bad thing to have your data backed up ten different ways. Personally, I have local backups, remote backups, backups of just my files, backups of my entire system, and backups ...Post from:Backup, restore, and clone hard drives using Easeus Todo Backup More About: Clone , Hard , Hard drives
SuperAntiSpyware Pro Review
2009-09-15 12:46:00 Computer technology is constantly moving forward. Machines are built to be faster than their predecessors, hard drives increase in size, and connecting to the Internet is faster now than ever. Unfortunately, in parallel with leaps in computer technology, spyware and virus writers are constantly working on creating deadlier and more difficult to detect malware. Thankfully, there ...Post from:SuperAntiSpyware Pro Review
How to create custom Run commands in Windows
2009-09-14 12:35:00 If you?ve ever used the Run command box in Windows , you probably know you can type certain predefined commands to open programs, etc. For example, if you type ?notepad? in the Run box, it?ll open Notepad in Windows. If you type ?cmd? in the Run box, it opens the command prompt. If you type ?regedit?, it ...Post from:How to create custom Run commands in Windows More About: Commands , Custom , Create
Play Google Voice voicemails in Gmail
2009-09-13 12:11:00 If you?re using Google Voice , you probably love the fact that you can get email notifications whenever a new voicemail arrives right? It?s definitely a cool service, but if you use Gmail as your email client, it gets even better! Wouldn?t it be nice if you could just listen to your Google Voice messages right from ...Post from:Play Google Voice voicemails in Gmail More About: Tips
How to show your computer name in the Taskbar in Windows 7
2009-09-12 12:59:00 One cool tip that I read today on Scott Hanselman?s blog was about Windows 7 and how you can add the computer name to the taskbar to make it easy to identify which computer are you. When I read it, I thought how simple it was to do this, yet how I never even thought of ...Post from:How to show your computer name in the Taskbar in Windows 7 More About: Computer , Show
Automatically add shortcut to USB drives on Windows desktop
2009-09-11 12:15:00 Have you noticed that whenever you pop in your USB drive in Windows XP, it first scans it (autoplay) and then gives you a menu of options, such as transferring photos, playing files in Windows Media player, or opening a folder to view the files? This list is automatically generated based on the type of content ...Post from:Automatically add shortcut to USB drives on Windows desktop More About: Desktop
Merge, split, rotate, and repair PDF Files
2009-09-10 12:30:00 Previously, I wrote about a nifty little tool called PDFHammer that lets you merge and edit PDF files online. Though it works well, it’s still convenient to have this ability without an Internet connection. pdftk is a free toolkit that lets you manipulate PDF files in many different ways. The tool is run using commands entered ...Post from:Merge , split, rotate, and repair PDF Files More About: Repair , Split
Use HandBrake to convert videos into iPhone format
More articles from this author:2009-09-09 12:15:00 So I?ve been using my iPhone a lot these days and one thing that is a must for me is to sync up all my movies, TV shows, and videos onto my phone so that I can watch them on the go, rather than streaming the videos to my xBox. Though it?s great for watching stuff ...Post from:Use HandBrake to convert videos into iPhone format More About: Videos , Iphone , Convert , Format 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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