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To My Readers
2007-08-29 11:52:00
I apologize to all my readers, the server was down for quite a while starting yesterday evening until sometime this morning I guess. Hopefully that doesn’t happen again. Currently, I cannot access my e-mail, but they are working on that problem right now. So if anyone has contacted me at all regarding the free advertising, I ...
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Not Just Any MySpace Resource
2007-08-29 11:08:00
WhateverLife is a website that provides free MySpace layouts and other things. Unlike most of those types of websites, this one actually looks good. It is run by a 17-year-old high school dropout. She must be really good at what she does, because she is making a lot of money from this. There are a couple ...
More About: Myspace , General , Resource

Use Labels As Folders in Gmail
2007-08-29 01:41:00
When I first started to use Gmail at least a couple years ago, I wasn’t very fond of the labels. I didn’t agree with it. Might as well call them tags, because they do the same thing. Everyone is so used to folders, so calling it labels and not removing the e-mail from the inbox ...
More About: General , Labels , Folders , Abel

Free WordPress Theme: The Forest
2007-08-28 17:38:00
The Forest is a new free Word Press theme. This theme looks really great and allows you to keep the sidebar looking clutter-free. Check out the demo and click on each of the sections in the sidebar to display it. The only thing I think that should have been done with that is to change the ...
More About: Wordpress , Web Design , Wordpress Theme

Saving Money With Deal Locker
2007-08-28 15:06:00
Whenever I purchase something online, before checking out, I always search the Internet for some coupons. Sometimes I find one, sometimes I don’t. The part I hate about saving is searching for the coupon itself. Deal Locker makes this process easier. Deal Locker is a place for friends to help other friends save money with coupons ...
More About: Shopping , Money , Saving

Free Advertising Every Month
2007-08-27 23:46:00
Currently, in the sidebar underneath Sponsors, it’s kind of empty as Text-Link-Ads hasn’t given me much, yet. I would like to offer free advertising every month. Your link will be placed below Sponsors in its own section called Related Links. If you have a website or blog that fits the content of Soft Tech Reviews ...
More About: Advertising , Free , Updates , Month , Vert

Thank You Akismet
2007-08-27 22:21:00
Although I don’t receive a lot of real comments from real people, I do receive a lot of spam. The ones that either place a whole bunch of links with keywords that would probably fill your entire screen or leave a comment that has nothing to do with the entry that was commented on. And, ...
More About: Word , Press , Akismet , Hank

Recommended Read Via Google Reader Shared Items
2007-08-27 07:24:00
I use Google Read er to subscribe to RSS feeds, because I like being able to access my feeds where ever I am, but also, since I subscribe to so many, it doesn’t take up space on my hard drive. I decided that I would share any feed items that I think you, the reader, might enjoy ...
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iPhone Unlocked
2007-08-26 22:20:00
It’s all over the Internet about the iPhone being unlocked by many people. Below is a video of a New Jersey teenager who unlocked the iPhone, allowing it to be used with other networks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrLIGYC86g Y
More About: Technology , Iphone , Unlocked

Alzheimer?s Memory Walk
2007-08-24 21:25:00
Alzheimer’s is something I heard about when I was around maybe 13 years old when I found out that my grandpa had Alzheimer’s. Being that I was still young, I didn’t realize what it really could do, except change the person who has it. I just knew something was wrong. I used to go where ...
More About: Family , Memory , General , Alzheimer , Walk

A Few Great Tutorials
2007-08-24 21:04:00
Here are a few great tutorials for doing things with CSS! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! Using PHP to generate CSS is a great way to centralize your color definitions just by using variables. One fun and possibly useful thing to do with this is automatically generating a color gradient from ...
More About: Web Design , Tutorials , Great

Soft Tech Reviews Most Popular Searches
2007-08-24 20:50:00
It’s fun to see what keywords bring people here. Here is a list of the 10 most popular searches that result in visitors here: lightning mcqueen coloring pages lightning mcqueen coloring page free lightning mcqueen coloring pages ajax wordpress themes lighting McQueen coloring pages ajax wordpress theme wee mees LIghtning McQueen Coloring wordpress ajax ...
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One Click Event Websites
2007-08-24 20:35:00
Many people hold events for whatever reason. Planning the event alone can take up a lot of time, including the time it takes to create a website for the event. RegOnline has an easy to use Event and Conference Registration Form. RegOnline looks like they have a great solution for creating event websites all with one ...
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Photoshop: Removing Backgrounds
2007-08-24 18:05:00
This is a tutorial for removing backgrounds quickly in Photosho p , rather than using the eraser tool method. This tutorial comes from ThemBid.com. Although, I don’t agree that it is a quicker way than using the eraser tool. Maybe that’s just because it was my first time. It is easier in that it allows me to ...
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Advertisement Placement
2007-08-24 16:44:00
Have you ever seen an advertisement that seemed out of place or just really funny? Oddee compiled a list of 15 unfortunately placed ads. It makes me wonder how many of them were on purpose, except for the online advertisements. My favorite one is of the car that hit the bus with a sign that reads: ...
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Coke Zero: Life As It Should Be
2007-08-23 16:00:00
Coke zero is a drink with real taste, zero sugar and also a new website that allows you to direct your own tiny movie and save it so you can share it with others. Life as it should be is Coke Zero ’s campaign. It’s really fun and easy to do with black and white films that Coca Cola has collected. You will be asked to fill in words for the character(s) to say. Also change the way the voice sounds by moving a slider to the left or right causing the voice to sound slow or fast. There is even a tips button that will help you out with this, for example: using periods or commas to change how the person says the line. Later, your movie competes with other movies for a high rating. I tried out The Secret and it shows a man and a woman on the beach, and the man is whispering something into the woman’s ear. She says, “Oh _____, tell me your secret.” I added Joe for the blank and then it asks me to fill in what the man says, “I was hired to be here with you.&...
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Free Web-Phone Service
2007-08-23 05:17:00
I just heard on FOX News about this. I stayed up until 11:00 PM EST just to hear about it, only to miss it! So, I searched for it and found it on their website. A company in Silicon Valley, Ooma Inc. wants to provide customers with free, unlimited domestic phone calls. This would require a broadband Internet service. The catch is that you would have to buy a gizmo for $399! That might sound expensive, but considering how much it costs per year to pay for phone service, it has to be worth it, right? They will also give you a second line for free with voice mail and conference calling. Ooma Inc. began selling the gizmos last month with an invitation-only offer to U.S. residents. Read more about this at FOX News and Ooma Inc.
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AT&T Simplified Paper Billing
2007-08-23 04:55:00
I just read over at Justine Ezarik’s blog that she received a free text message from AT&T (as did most other customers) about receiving simplified paper billing. Go check out the video Justine made to share this with everyone. We are simplifying your paper bill, removing itemized detail. To view all detail go to att.com/mywireless. Still need full paper bill? Call 611 That’s great! I’m sure a lot of people will be happy to know that they will be receiving smaller bills rather than packages, only to find out it’s just a bill!
More About: General , Paper , Billing , Simplified

New Microsoft Tool: Tafiti
2007-08-23 04:46:00
Microsoft just launched a new tool called Tafiti . Tafiti is a new kind of search engine tool that uses Silverlight, Microsoft’s Flash. Tafiti looks really nice on the outside, but it’s basically just the same search engine allowing you to search the web, photos, news and more. If you like looks over simplicity, you’ll like Tafiti. Tafiti is slightly slower than just using Live Search. One feature Tafiti provides is saving results. I really need to start saving my results, because I find that I am always looking for something again and again. You are not required to use Internet Explorer, because it works with other browsers, including Firefox as long as you install Silverlight. I found a problem with that though. Silverlight told me there was an update when I went to Tafiti and tried it out, but after I went to sign in, it won’t let me use Tafiti now. It says I need to install Silverlight, which is already installed, even after restarting the browser. But, ...
More About: Technology , Microsoft , Tool

It?s Just a Naked Vacuum
2007-08-22 20:36:00
With the iRobot competition that just ended at PayPerPost’s blog, this is perfect. I just found a company called myRoomBud. It is a company started, built and run by kids. Why do kids get all the fun? myRoomBud sells costumes for your iRobot Roomba and Scooba. I wish I had one because these costumes are really cute! The costumes are hand made by these kids. The covers are made of soft thin alova suede. A bit furry but a perfect cover. All covers are hand made by us. Their goal is to provide costumes for every Roomba and Scooba - “No more naked Roombas.” Check out myRoomBud for more information!
More About: Shopping , Vacuum

Blog Battle Royale: iRobot First Round Winners
2007-08-21 03:30:00
Thanks to everyone who voted for my robot! The voting is over and these are the winners: 19. I Need a Robot 13. Roomba and other such useful robots. 34. The Grand Pooba(h) 26. Only In My Dreams? 2. iRobot: Civic Doody? Congratulations! I think of them all, #2, iRobot: Civic Doody? should win. #13 was far too disgusting. The rest of the results are listed on the PayPerPost blog.
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Skype Outtage
2007-08-21 01:26:00
A lot of people were unable to use Skype for two days. They claim it’s due to a Windows Update, which was caused by everyone’s computer restarting and logging into Skype all at once. That’s a good reason, but shouldn’t Skype already be prepared for a lot of people signing in at once? I guess that wasn’t entirely the only reason behind it being down. The disruption was initiated by a massive restart of our user?s computers across the globe within a very short timeframe as they re-booted after receiving a routine software update. Normally Skype?s peer-to-peer network has an inbuilt ability to self-heal, however, this event revealed a previously unseen software bug within the network resource allocation algorithm which prevented the self-healing function from working quickly. Regrettably, as a result of this disruption, Skype was unavailable to the majority of its users for approximately two days.
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