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Help My Fox is all Foxed Up! Firefox is my life help me fix it!
2008-01-03 15:54:00
So reader Todd from Toronto writes to us after installing a bunch of firefox plugin's he so elegantly put it - foxed up his fox - Firefox 2.But young Todd you are in luck because we have answers for you! This information is on the Standard Diagnostic page hereStandard diagnostic stepsExit Firefox completelyand reboot the computer.(If you can open Firefox and use the menus) clear the cache: "Tools-> Options -> Advanced -> Network / Cache -> Clear Now" (Firefox2) or "Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Cache -> Clear" (Firefox 1.5)and clear any other private data you don't wish to save such as cookies and download history; if the problem isn't resolved, then:Close Firefox (if open) using "File -> Exit" and makesure it is not running in the background (on some systems, you may need towait awhile for the Firefox process to terminate) and then:Start Firefox in Safe Mode. The "Firefox Safe Mode" window will appear, containing some troubleshootingoptions. Check the box "Reset toolbars and co...
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Can I Have Multiple Tabs for My Home Page In Firefox?
2008-01-02 15:21:00
So this question bounced around in my head for a bit last night. It seems Rafael wants Firefox 2 to open 3 tabs with different websites on launch. In essence dude wants 3 home pages concurrently. I'm with it... Wait theres more!He wants to do it without an extension, plugin or other point of failure and wants to do it native to the browser. It is so simple and yet so powerful when used in conjunction with profiles.Open up Firefox, navigate to Tools > Options. In the General tab, you will see where you set your Home Page .You are used to seeing one url here and when you open Firefox it is launched.Now is where the trick comes in are you ready? Do you have pen and paper? I'll wait...Simply add a space and the | character in between urls like so:And now when you launch FF you get multiple pages launched. I haven't seen a limit to how many you can launch (make sure you have a bunch of RAM!) Pretty nifty stuff.As usual it does not work in Internet Explorer. (Edit - Reader/Commenter XSl...
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Question: Is there a way to launch control panels from the command line wit
2008-01-01 12:24:00
Happy 2008 AskTheAdmin.com readers. Isn't it a little early for you? Shouldn't you be hung-over somewhere? Well in case you are checking up on The Admin - here is our first post of the new year.So Johnny command line needs to be cool and open his computer management console or maybe just his services...Here you Johnny Command Line :Computer Management - compmgmt.mscComponent Services - comexp.mscDisk Managment - diskmgmt.mscDevice Manager - devmgmt.mscDisk Defrag - dfrg.mscEvent Viewer - eventvwr.mscGroup Policies - gpedit.mscLocal Security Settings - secpol.mscLocal Users and Groups - lusrmgr.mscPerformance Monitor - perfmon.mscResultant Set of Policies - rsop.mscShared Folders - fsmgmt.mscServices - services.mscAnd for the n00bs hit Start---Run---type anyone of these commands (include the .msc extension) and viola... Console Magic_ThePassThatAdmiN_Check out our RSS feed. Need Free Tech Support? Ask The Admin a Question
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I need to open a port on my router or firewall. How do i do that? What is t
2007-12-31 15:21:00
New Years is almost upon us and the Admin needs some rest - maybe a day off? Yeah right we have even more emails today! This has been a big year for the AtA gang - stay tuned for more of our geeky flavored content in 2008.Our reader Diego has an application on his computer that he needs to get access to while he is away. Diego is trying to get VNC going on his iPhone. This tutorial is for you no matter what router you are on but, it uses the WRT54G as an example. You should be able to use the knowledge to work with most modern routers. To begin there are a few things you need to do. First as a prerequisite you need to know the difference between external and internal ip addresses.Now you see that you can't get to your internal addresses also referred to as your NAT IP from outside without some work. You are in a protected kingdom. (Pardon the corny references but they work well!) The inside of your network is like the inside of your virtual castle. The only way in is by ope...
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Can I save my searches to reuse them in Vista?
2007-12-30 14:02:00
So are you wondering why you would want to save your searches?Think about it - How would you like the ability to dynamically find the items you need with a saved search? So the boss called and said - I need all the purchase orders less than a months old and tagged Smith?How about Power Point Presentations created by your partner in the past two weeks? All of those with the letter z in the title? Just the ones with the word NEW in the filename? We see your creating crazy searches and we know you hate to have to recreate em' each time. Do you want to make it a little easier on your self?? Save them searches!No problemo senor! Just follow these simple steps:Browse as normal to Start Search. Type any characters in the search box (a star works great because, as a wildcard, it won't restrict the search once you save it)then click Advanced Search. Modify the fields however you want and when you are satisified, click Save Search.And you now have a custom search saved for you! You can set ...
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Is there A sleek and sexy Bluetooth headset?
2007-12-29 20:52:00
David here again to put you on to a dope pair of Bluetooth heaphones. I found a pair that made me me do a double take. I looked at them, looked at them on myself in the mirror and then looked at the price!The Jaybird JB-100 headphone is a Bluetooth capable headset that sports a criminal-based moniker—however: the audio quality is anything but.The sound is undoubtedly a step up from the ear buds accompanying an iPod purchase, but still leaps and bounds from the Shure sound that audiophiles dream of. I am reviewing the headphones as I sit on a crowded plane at seven in the morning, with a child crying in the adjoining row, and with the JB-100 fastened to my ears and volume at a decent level all I can hear is the angelic wails of a Beatle by the name of Paul McCartney. I can see the tears flowing, the dismay upon the mother’s visage, but the only sounds ringing in my ears are the melodic tunes of a British legend. The JB-100 boasts in-ear headphones and thus most external noise is...
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Roxio Toast Review and Contest
2007-12-29 06:41:00
Have you ever heard the saying - the best thing since sliced bread? Well how about one better with some toast?That's burnt toast - a CD/DVD burning suite from our good friends at ROXIO. We had a contest for the PC side now we want to show some Mac love so, Mac users it is your turn to get your free on. Just comment on this post for your chance to win! Now we aren't seasoned Mac users but we are veterans at CD/DVD burning and this program rocks. We were easily able to burn images, DVD's and all the other stuff we do on the PC side. They even spiffied up their photo and music features.There are some big changes since the last time we played with toast. Mind you, it's been about 5 years. We were working for Adforum.com and we had apple scripts being launched by our website when anyone made a custom DVD purchase.The script would take the users selections, burn and label them. Automation is a beautiful thing. Well its 2007 and DVD authoring has gone main stream as it is a hell of a ...
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Mac guy and PC guy team up in a commercial? (PIC)
2007-12-27 18:58:00
I just came across this in my daily browsing and had a pretty good laugh over it. Finally something Mac and Window users can team up against! LMFAO - don't worry no actual Linux users were hurt in this clip...[Via AnythingUnderTheBlanket From DuelingAnalogs]So got any other funny pictures or tech humor to share with your fellow admins? Email em on over to tips at askTheAdmin.com and some of our trained monkeys will peruse them for whats actually funny. Yes believe it or not monkeys tend to agree with what we find funny... Am I kidding? Who knows... Scary isn't it?_TheDontKillThePenguinAdmiN_Check out our RSS feed. Need Free Tech Support? Ask The Admin a Question
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I cant format my hard drive that has a NTFS partition on it help!
2007-12-27 15:05:00
If you have a NTFS partition from Windows 2000, XP or Vista there are times when you can not format it using the normal methods like another OS's installer. It can be a real pain in the ass. But AtA has been through this MANY MANY times and we know of an old school solution to blowing away almost any fussy hard drive.'Old School' you say? How 'Old School'?Is Dos 6.22 old enough for you? Fdisk and format are your friends... You didn't forget about them did you? 6.22 is before NTFS so it doesn't worry about the security - isn't that special?Don't worry loyal AtA fan we won't make you go scurrying back to your domicile looking for your old dusty box of floppy disks because we have an image for you right over here...Dos 6.22 Boot Disk Free DownloadYou can use this with a blank floppy disk to boot into 6.22 and get down and dirty. How do you deal with formating issues? Hit us up in the comments._TheFlashBackAdmiN_Check out our RSS feed. Need Free Tech Support? Ask The Admin a...
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Can you recover my file I just saved over in Vista Ultimate ?
2007-12-27 02:03:00
Our answer to this one comes direct from Microsoft and the answer (as always) is YES you can!They have built in there shadow copy or previous versions from Server 2003 into Vista Ultimate . What that means is that Vista keeps several copies of your files (or at least the changes made to them) and if you say saved over your thesis with a blank document - you can revert back. Save over your new work log file with your old one... revert back.Its nice but it seems it is only available on Vista Ultimate...Have you ever accidentally saved over a file you were working on? Accidental file deletion or modification is a common cause of data loss. Windows Vista includes a useful innovation to help you protect your data: Shadow Copy. Available in the Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions of Windows Vista, this feature automatically creates point-in-time copies of files as you work, so you can quickly and easily retrieve versions of a document you may have accidentally deleted. Shadow copy ...
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The All In Wonder...A video recorder on the cheap.
2007-12-26 22:43:00
Does anyone else remember lusting after a small video camera in the 80's? How about an 80's show called Small Wonder? No? Damn young whiper-snappers... Next thing you will tell me you never played Maniac Mansion! Well RCA brings us this slim practical video camera with the same name as that 80's show we loved - its dubbed the All in Wonder. RCA shot us over a review unit so right after we went out and bought our own batteries we gave this thing a whirl.This thing runs on two double a batteries for almost 2 hours. We can record up to a half hour on its internal memory, or pop in a SD card for even more versatility.For its price it does a pretty good job of capturing all your special moments on video. You know first words, first steps or your buddy falling into a sealed pool. Yeah its that great. You might just be the next winner of Americas Funniest Home Video s.You don't need a USB cable as it is built in and slides out from the left hand side (Very Nifty). This took me a few min...
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Where is Add/Remove Programs in Vista?
2007-12-26 22:08:00
Since I am visiting my wife's family for Christmas, I have of course been roped into doing computer service for them along with the rest of her family. That doesn't really bother me too much though because I love this stuff.Well, on my wife's aunt's new computer she has Windows Vista Home Basic. I haven't upgraded myself, because lets face it, Vista sucks. Unfortunately it is a reality, and people are upgrading so we had better start learning it.For the most part, there are a lot of similarities with Vista and the the previous two versions of Windows, but they did make some subtle changes for the sake of change. One of those changes is where they put Add/Remove Programs . The new computer I was setting up for 'aunty' came from Dell so of course it was loaded with bloatware, and trial crap that she didn't need. I had to get rid of it, but when I went into control panel, Add/Remove Programs wasn't there. It didn't magically appear when I changed my view to classic mode either...

Can I stop Firefox's session restore pop-up?
2007-12-26 06:08:00
I love Firefox. Mainly because it isn't from Microsoft, but also because it is more secure that Internet Explorer, and has millions of cool plug-ins and skins so you can customize it. Your Firefox browser can be as individualized as you want it to be.The one thing I can't stand about it is it will not stop with the fricking "Session Restore " pop-up. I like the idea of it, but no matter how cleanly I close the program, after a while it will say that it wasn't closed properly last time.Do I want to restore the session? No... Not really I tell my computer, but like my two year old daughter, my computer doesn't listen to me.I found a way to stop it though. If you know a better, easier way us know in the comments:1) In Firefox type about:config in the address bar and press enter.2) You will get a list of stuff you've probably never seen before.3) Find the string saying browser.sessionstore.enabled.4) Right-click on it and select toggle. That changes the value from True to False.5) T...
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Merry ChristmaHanukkahKwannza! Windows fan boys surpass Mac fan boys a gaji
2007-12-25 06:24:00
Happy Holidays to AskTheAdmin readers celebrating this holly jolly time of the year. Sorry about the re-run guys we will be back with fresh content tomorrow... So stay tuned.This must be what a real Microsoft fan boy dreams about...How long before Billy Gates and his winged henchmen send a cease and desist letter?? Hope everyone is having a great holiday! Personally I love extra days off with the fam - back to work tomorrow.And btw I am seriously considering copping a Mac Book Pro to replace my main machine. all these mac certs must be going to my head.what did everyone get for the holidays? Anyone out there?_TheMerry OleAdmiN_ Check out our RSS feed. Need Free Tech Support? Ask The Admin a Question
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Can I make my digital camera wi-fi compatible? Ever heard of the Eye-FI SD
2007-12-24 14:39:00
Our answer comes to us from Guest writer, David Fried. Stay tuned for bio info on David and other AtA guests like Daniel from HackYourDay...The Mac and PC compatible Eye-Fi SD memory card flawlessly adds Wi-Fi to any camera and boasts a respectable 2GB of memory. The free Eye-Fi service supports uploading to numerous photo based websites with the touch of a button; including Flickr, Shutterfly and Webshots to name a few. Setup is a snap as it takes about five minutes or so to program the card. From there your home free, just snap some pics and within a few minutes within the range of your router, the pictures will be available for viewing on the computer. For those are paranoid, no need to worry the site claims “photo transmission is secure and private.” However, a major flaw is the fact that the card doesn’t support hotspots. The price comes in at a non-bank breaking $100. But snapping photos and uploading in real time is worth the extra coin, especially since the Eye-Fi is n...
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Where is the "Any" Key?
2007-12-05 22:11:00
This is just hilarious, and I am sure it was just a joke, but that doesn't make it less funny. This question came from Yahoo! Answers where people can ask question for just about anything. I sometimes drop by to answer questions and help out the best I can. This one was the funniest. I took a screen shot for your viewing pleasure, along with my answer.The funniest part though, is that this is a real question people ask some times:Posted by El Di Pablo of Bauer-PowerCheck out our RSS feed. Need Free Tech Support? Ask The Admin a Question

Question: How can I diagnose a slow loading website - for free and easily?
2007-12-05 07:14:00
So you have a website or a blog and it takes forever to load but you have no idea if it is your 800 images or your mp3's playing in the background or wait...Maybe its the 192 scripts you have running. Sound familiar?Well we got a free website for you!http://www.websiteoptimization.com/se rvices/analyze/From Their Site:Try our free web site speed test to improve website performance. Enter a URL below to calculate page size, composition, and download time. The script calculates the size of individual elements and sums up each type of web page component. Based on these page characteristics the script then offers advice on how to improve page load time. The script incorporates best practices from HCI research and web site optimization techniques into its recommendations.You know AtA has mad love for free web based apps right? So this one will let you plug in your html or point it to a url. It will tell you where your load times are going and where you are hanging.Amazing free resource f...
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Geeky Gift Guide 2007: What to get the Geek in your life for the holiday.
2007-12-03 22:20:00
So, you have come to the right place to search for advice on what to get that geek in your life for the holiday season.Read on, because we have compiled a list of what we salivate over bought ourselves want.I don't care if you are celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Festivus (for the rest of us) or Some Klingon version of the holidays this guide will help you actually get your loved ones (geeks) what they actually want this year! Yes you can make your children think you know what they like or make your husband think you took the time to see what he wants...Some of these gadgets we have covered, some we own and some we sweat the hell out of. What do you want for the holidays? Did we miss it on our list? Hit us up in the comments kidz!1. AnnoyATron ($9.99) - Annoy your co-workers, friends or buy 10 of them and drive some one InSanE.2. Ninja Remote ($8.99) - Ever wanted to change the channels in a doctor's waiting office, dealership or local bar (don't try this during the ...
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Instant Housecall Revisited + Contest
2007-12-03 13:40:00
We spoke with Corey Fruitman a while back and gave their Remote Support Software a test drive round the virtual block. We had our say and submitted some feature requests and here we are revisiting it with a new version number.It is more or less like the ultra VNC Single Click we showed you here but oh so much slicker.This service/web app gets installed on the technicians machine and then you get a custom url to send your client to. You get to customize this screen include payment options and so much more. Check out our start page here http://asktheadmin.instanthousecall.com/. We can have ten different technicians All over the world using the site at the same time. This small expense will make your small consulting gig out of your moms garage look alot more professional.The possibilities are endless. They have a free trial but if thats not good enough we will be having a contest to give away some pro accounts. If you download the Specialist sign-in you'll see the free trial there,...
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Blogger Administration via Windows Mobile.
2007-12-02 15:18:00
So am I the last one to know that you can do FULL out blogger administration via Windows Mobile 6? I had set up a post email account a while back that let me type an email send it off and it would be saved as a draft ( you can set it to post as well - but that's a little too much uncertainty for AtA.I have been away from a real computer more times than not with my precious around. I would email my drafts (with images) and then edit and post them when I got back to home base.Now after being away for more than a day, I wound up at the blogger page on my Dopod C730 and I was logged in as I had just commented on a post. I figured I would click on edit posts for shits and giggles...Surprise Surprise!It worked full out editing, posting and modifying the template (edit: except for uploading images directly)? So my question is why didn't anyone tell me about this? Thanks guys!_TheMobileBloggingAdmiN_Check out our RSS feed. Need Free Tech Support? Ask The Admin a Question
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Using Google as a password cracker.
2007-12-01 22:54:00
A website we read Hackaday posted this interesting piece last week on how to use Google as a password cracker.If you don't know what md5 hashed passwords are then this isnt for you and you should stop reading (Check back in a bit for a piece of password cracking) or see what they are here.But if you are like me and need to um recover passwords on a system you have physical access to you know you can dump passwords from the local sam database as hashed passwords.Using a program like l0pht crack (LC5 to those in the know - more on this later) to decpypher them is time consuming but acording to this post you can simply google the hash - if it is even a fairly common password google will return the answer. How fucking cool is that?In the following example they use it after a machine was hacked they wanted to be able to login as that user and spy on the enviroment for some forensic goodness.sually we're into hardware hacks, but once in a while I run across something that's just too g...
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In FireFox how can I print to my default printer with a single click?
2007-12-01 18:03:00
This came in this morning, from our buddy Peter. I knew there was a way to do it as I had modified mine to do just that. But would be damned if I could remember how.Karl, Hope things are going well with you and baby. Here's a question maybe you can post on the site to get some answers. I do a fair amount of printing from Firefox . I can't find any way to have the print button just print the current page to the default printer (like IE does). It's really a waste of time to have to wait for the print dialog box to open every time and then click OK. Is there a setting or extension that offers the ability to quickly print a page? PeterI used our AtA resources and hit up the bat phone... Um yeah it was actually My Dopod but using it I sent an email out to the gang. Paul from Bauer-Power.Net was the first one with the reply. He definitely gets points for clear concise answer quickly - Thats the way we do it over here. I hope this helps you out Peter!In the address bar type about:co...
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MS Word Hell! Why does word keep closing on me or wanting to open in safe m
2007-12-01 07:21:00
We got an email from our buddy Jay from Mosio.com and he was having some problems with Word 2003. Check it out below:___________________________________ ___________________Hi Admin, I have a question for you - Word crashed on me, and now when I start it up, it says If I continue, I get the following: (Do you want to start in safe mode?) If I choose No, I get the 1st crash message again, and the cycle repeats. If I choose Yes, Word starts ok, but it's in Safe Mode. Thoughts? Do I need to re-install office? Jay______________________________________ _______________________What version is that 2003? 9 times out of 10 it is template corruption. I have ALOT of info about this issue. But long story short run winword.exe /a and see if it works. This loads word without add-ins. If it works your normal.dot is corrupted. Rename it normal.old and make sure word is closed down fully - restart if you are not sure. Then start word normally - let me know how it goes._____________________...
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When a Parrot is not really a Parrot it is the PMK5800 bluetooth car kit!
2007-11-30 23:33:00
So we have been spoiled for a while now in the Infiniti FX35 and all its bluetooth and geeky goodness. But before that we were getting around in a Jaguar X-type sans bluetooth (worst car ever!) and this little doo-dad from Parrot would have turned our ride into bluetooth heaven.This guy lets you use you stream music via A2DP, Music will play over your existing setup via its FM Transmitter. It will mute your tunes when a call comes in. It also surprised up with great quality for noise cancellation and voice recognition. Unlike most plug'n play hands-free kits, the PMK5800 uses its own voice recognition software. You can quickly and safely access your main contacts by saying their names (up to 150 contacts per phone). After that it chokes! Your new parrot can pair up with 10 seperate devices and works with Bluetooth 1.2, HFP, A2DP, AVRCP and OPP (edit: no wise ass not the song).But best of all it goes into a car with such ease you can never be without bluetooth again! So with all th...

If there was a Punked Show for the blogger world then I just got hit!
2007-11-30 17:40:00
Lets take a quick break from technology for a chuckle. A bunch of Retards (edit: don't bite my head off thats literally what they call themselves -Retard Media) posted a spoof on The Admin here. Mind you it was a few months ago.I saw this and my first instinct was to throw down goto this lameo's house and brawl Brooklyn style. I had his IP address, ISP and was narrowing down where he actually was but,then I realized something.When people you don't know start making fun of you in public it's kind of like high school and talking shit about the popular kids behind their backs. Or the paparazzi getting hold of you. Either way here it is for your laughter:Need help with IE 4 - ask the admin! If you are still using Internet Explorer 4 or any other obsolete software and have questions on how to use something no longer supported by anyone - ask the admin. Our buddy, Karl is a cool guy who knows everything about pretty much anything imaginable.When our site got hacked we went...
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Windows Xp Install - Little Known Fact.
2007-11-30 16:19:00
I don't know how useful this actually is but I thought I would share it with you guys anyway. You seem to like useless information... Right?? This one kind of threw me for a loop. I was watching a junior admin install Windows XP from a CD and he turned to me and said Want to see something cool?I shrugged my shoulders and he hit a key combination and brought up a command prompt over the gui that was installing windows....I said What?We went back and forth for a little bit and apparently he doesn't know what it is there for but he likes that it makes him look cool knowing it is there. So it is Shift + F10 to get the command prompt. It only works from the GUI portion and not the white text on blue background parts. I googled it and saw some speculation on using it to inject drivers during your install. Microsoft themselves said the following:In some cases, it may be helpful to have access to a command prompt during GUI-mode Setup for the purposes of troubleshooting, copying drivers, ...
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Can I find a $600 laptop with Vista Home Premium
2007-11-30 07:45:00
This was sent in by one of AtA's faithful readers, Dan. We all know an Admins job is never done and time is a commodity but Dan was nice enough to send us this review. 600 bucks seems to go a lot further than it used to laptop wise. If your willing to look into a brand called Aldi. And no Dan doesn't work for them. :)I picked this up a few weeks ago [week of 10/28], at Aldi. They previously sold a desktop PChttp://www.medion.de/md8825/us/flash.ht ml the week of 9/30.Pros:Windows Vista ® Home Premium, a padded bag and IR mouse, Media Center, 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core processor TK-53, 160 GB SATA HDD, built-in webcam [VGA], 15.4" TFT Wide-XGA display with 1280x800 pixels [16:10 widescreen], 2 year pickup/repair/return warranty.Yes, there are those who'll say, "You could build one from parts, cheaper, bla, bla...", frankly, they can bite me.Bundled: MS Works 9 and Office Home and Student 2007 Trial, Bullguard 7 security suite. They included a screen protector [...
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A Tale of Two Admins.
2007-11-29 09:59:00
Please follow this email chain between myself and our friend Karl AKA ATA.------------------------------------- --MEHere's the scenario....Backed up info off old laptop to external HD.During XP install I saw two identical drives...nuked the first partition and tried to install. XP said no. Nuked the 2nd one...XP allowed the install. JOY!!!You know where this is going don't you.....Anywho...it turns out XP is able to see external USB HD's and I nuked the MBR on the drive. Do you know of any freebie tools to recover the data on that drive? I have my bosses personal stuff on it and a lot of my own personal stuff too....and the drive states that it needs to be formatted....HELP ME Obie-ADMIN, You're my only hope! :-D-------------------------------------- ------KarlSorry it took so long ive been in windows mobile hell today.Do not let it format! Knoppix live cd wll fix you right up.You will be able to see and copy everything even without the mbr.Let me know how it goes and if it do...
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How to Help save a wet cell phone that fell in the toilet.
2007-11-28 18:37:00
Fat Joe from PA writes to us.Dude I just copped a stupid expensive phone from ATT (Tilt pda like thing). I had it 20 minutes and went to take a leak. While I was doing my thing it rang in my hand (the other hand). It kinda scared me and I dropped it into a pool of my own urine. ATT doesn't offer insurance on these expensive things so I stared at if for a few seconds and grabbed it in disgust. Nothing on the screen. I put it in a zip lock bag and took it home. It has been off for about an hour now. Please help me resurrect it or give me a way to get ATT to help me! Please I read your site all the time.Hey Fat Joe we feel your pain and this one is a no-brainer. We have covered this one before but this one is always pertainent! Go out and buy a bag of white rice. You know when of those two pounders. Shove the phone in the rice (*DONT COOK IT** I REPEAT UNCOOKED WHITE RICE!!) and put it outside some where to get some sun. Take the battery out and shove that in separate. The rice will a...
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V-moda Vibe Duo iPhone Headset Reviewed
2007-11-28 14:51:00
So we got a set of headphones to demo and review over at AtA headquaters. My iPhone has been on hiatus as I rock out to my hsdpa on my Dopod.My Dopod schitzed out yesterday and defaulted to chinese... No problem. Settings, 7 and 2 and choose English. But where are my email accounts?Arrg so I broke out the iPhone and I was up and running in a few minutes. I had these fancy smancy Shure E500 that I used to rock out to before they hit eBay. Now I ripped open the Vibe Duo packaging and was pleasantly surprised. First of all these duo's are only $99 instead of almost $500 for the Shures. Secondly they have awesome presentation and they feel like butter in the ears. Bass sounds good and high and low levels come through brilliantly.Commodore snagged a normal pair (not for the Iphone also retails for $99) and said he got a stethoscope-esque effect on the wire. This meant everytime the wire came into contact with something he got some bass. We did not see this on the iPhone ones.Next it was...
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