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Google china can find warez
2007-11-27 18:54:00
Believe it or not Google china can find many software easier than ordinary search. Seeing is believing. Let's try now.Go to http://www.google.com/intl/zh-cn/Type the name of the program you want followed by cracked download (for example : Office 2007 cracked download)Then click the third button.All the results will be in Chinese. Just click randomly and you can download the software you want with no waiting time and no download limit.I'm not sure downloading from Chinese site will be faster than your favourite download sites. So if this not work for you, just stick to the method whatever you used to. I'm not responsible for any of your action. This is just a tip.
More About: Internet , China , Tips , Tricks

Use cartridge finder for your next cartridge
2007-11-26 21:45:00
Are you getting trouble searching for the right cartridge for your printer? Try to find the correct printer cartridge always seems to be a hassle at your local store. Sometimes even though you know your printer model, if you don't know exact cartridge number, it could take quite a long time.No more trouble with Cartridge Finder and use a simple user-friendly interface to find cartridges for more than 10000 different models printers, copier or fax machines. In that website, you can easily choose your brand of printer then easily find your model by photos. Next time if you're going to buy printer cartridge, check out Cartridge Finder.com to save time and money.
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Apple attack Vista once more
2007-11-26 18:37:00
I wonder whether Apple marketing guys has got anything to do other than to attack Windows Vista . I mean Apple should tell their potential customers about how good their MAC is and why they should get it. Not simply making a stupid ads like below.The only thing good about this ads is the idea of using two leaderboards to make one video ads. That's it. Are you thinking to buy a MAC in the near future? Read my top 10 reasons why you shouldn't waste your money on MAC.
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Get your cheap calling card
2007-11-26 16:07:00
Technology is making our world as small as a village. It is quite common for people to have family in outside of their home country that they like to call frequently. To get the best calling card for you, I would recommend you to check therichcom.com website. The Rich Comm gives you the best rates on the market. You can buy the phone cards to make cheap long distance and international calls.To know the rate for the country you want to call, it is as easy as choosing a country from the drop-down menu. For me, I choose Australia (Sydney) and just click rates. The website shows me all the available phone card with rates, phone card price, connection fees and call quality rating. To find yourself to get a phone card with the best calling value, calling rates, network service is very time consuming. So you don't have to do it yourself. TheRichCom.com have already done for you. So don?t waste your time anymore, just visit therichcom.com and get your calling card.
More About: Reviews , Card , Calling card , Calling , Cheap

How to get rid of Thumbs.db file
2007-11-25 18:41:00
If you're a Windows XP user, you might have seen Thumbs.db file in some folders. It is a hidden file.What is Thumbs.db file?Thumbs.db is a file used by versions of Microsoft Windows that stores a cache for Windows Explorer's thumbnail view. Thumbs.db is saved in each directory that contains pictures or photos.In which Windows versions you can find it?You can find it in Windows XP Pro and Home. I'm not sure about Windows 9x (Who would've used it anyway nowadays?)In Windows Vista, Microsoft replaced thumbs.db files with a centralized thumbnail database thumbcache_xxxx.db located in Users[user name]AppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsExplorer .How much space could it take?You may not believe it, but it could take a few hundred MBs.How can you get rid of it?Go to Start -->> Control Panel -->> Folder OptionsGo to the View tabRemove the check box from Do not cache thumbnailsClick the OkWhat is the advantages and disadvantages of removing it?Advantages are that you can save a few hundred...
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How to open docx files without Office 2007
2007-11-23 06:17:00
Microsoft has introduced a new file format called the Microsoft Open Office XML Format (.docx) with their latest office suite, Office 2007 . But most people are still using Office 2003. The big problem is that this new format is incompatible with older Microsoft Office versions or any other Office alternatives such as Open Office or Lotus, StarOffice, NeoOffice. Before anyone blame Microsoft, they have already created a program called Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats. After you've downloaded this program, you can easily convert new Office format such as .docx to old Office format .doc and vice versa.Or if you don't want to install any program, you can try .docx online converter. Hope this advice help your incompatibility headache.
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Buy tech gadgets at bargain price
2007-11-20 18:55:00
Are you into finding fabulous tech bargains online? As I am working in technology-related areas, many of my friends and relatives ask me for some help in purchasing a new computer/ tech gadgets. Sometimes I felt quite tired of giving advices to them that they won't follow. Why don't they follow? Well, as you know technology is always changing, so there are many options available for them to choose. The thing I like and recommend might not suit them.Luckily, techbargains.com solves my burden. Even though they don?t sell things themselves, what they do is that they show you to great deals on other sites. In other words, they will show you which sites got what gadgets. They update frequently and you can get updates via RSS, Mobile Web pages and mobile RSS feeds which means you?ll have no problem snapping up any bargain you want on a go.The thing I like most is that they have got many kinds of coupons and rebates from major stores, such as Amazon coupons. As their web site is clean an...
More About: Reviews , Gadgets , Tech , Bargain , Price

How to find MAC addresses for your wireless card
2007-11-20 18:15:00
One of my friend ask me how to find MAC address for his notebook wireless card. I asked him why he want to do that and he told me it's just a new policy at his office. Having never think of that before, I just go to command prompt and fire a series of command what I think would be relevant. After a few tries, I've found out that ipconfig /all would solve this question. It is quite amazing that how ipconfig could show all the related infos about your all networking adapters.Well, this is just a small and quick tip. But this would come very handy when you need it.
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Save money and energy with LED Christmas lights
2007-11-20 11:53:00
Christmas is approaching so fast. I love Christmas and I love to prepare for Christmas by decorating home and Christmas tree. Since JESUS come to save our would, we should be looking for an environmentally way to decorate Christmas tree and our home.Do you know that by using LED Christmas lights instead of standard incandescent lights, we can save a lot of energy and money. Furthermore, LED lights will last more than 50K hours and use only 1/10th of the energy for standard incandescents. A recent report from EPA indicate that if 20% of American homes switched to LED Christmas lights during the average 30 day holiday season, US would save 400GWh of electricity. Yeah! That's a lot!Okay, I believe this is quite enough for me to convince you that LED Christmas lights are better than the old standard incandescent lights. It's time for you to go out and grab for yourself.*****This post is brought to you by Holidayleds.com*****
More About: Christmas , Reviews , Money , Save Money , Energy

Do not rely too much on TinyURL
2007-11-20 08:11:00
I've noticed that many webmasters become very obsessed with Tinyurl.com services. Of course, I can't deny that tinyurl indeed provide very useful service for all of us. But there are many alternatives available too.Why shouldn't you rely on TinyURL?Do you know that if you solely rely only on TinyURL.com for URL shortening services, if it faces technical difficulties, then all your links could become broken. If you google for tinyurl.com reported outrage, you can find it happened already.Shouldn't you use URL shortening services at all?Of course not. URL shortening services help us a lot. Making our life a lot easier by not having to post longer url. Also keep our affiliate links save from danger hand. I'm not saying you shouldn't use URL shortening services, but I'm suggesting that if you use URL shortening services, don't use tinyurl.com for all your links. Try to make balanace with many alternatives out there.Where are the alternatives?Here are my favourites. You can googl...
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Remote access to your PC
2007-11-19 22:03:00
Ever dream of having access to your home PC from your office? You can do it by using remote access to your PC. That means you can access to your home PC from anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection. As the gas price is getting sky high, nobody would want to go back home from office, which is about one hour drive. With remote access to your PC, you don't have to. Their basic plan costs you only $4.95/mo. They provide a lot of great features such as Fast Logins, Desktop Sharing, Remote Printing and many more. If you want to access only one host, basic plan is very great deal at very cheap price. If you don't want to take any risk, fine. You can try out their 30 day free trial and subscribe only if you want to. Have any questions? You can call 1800-949-3555 toll free number for more information and support.****This post is a paid review****
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Notebook going to revolve?
2007-11-19 18:29:00
We are living in a world that is constantly revolving, aren't we? Your iphone might worth $599 when you buy and only after three months the same iphone worth only $399? Yeah, technology evolution is very fast. Now for the notebook (laptop) world, there are many new ideas popping up every day. How do you feel about dual-screen notebook? Huh? That would be like a real book-a-like.Wondering where is the keyboard or mouse? There are not there anymore. That's revolving indeed. When you want to type, the other screen will show you virtual keyboard and touchpad. As with all new ideas, we'll have to wait and see whether this could turn into reality or not.Reference : gadgets-reviews
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When you are going to buy a house...
2007-11-19 06:11:00
Are you looking for flats to buy in Leeds? In this sponsored review, I will let you know how WelcomeHome.co.uk could serve you in finding a house.It doesn't matter whether you?re relocating to a complete new city or simply need to change houses, they could help you. It would be a nightmare for us to find a house on our own in places we have never been. As our life would depend, we need a great neighborhood. Don?t let the pressures of finding a house get to you. Let the professionals do their job. Futhermore, WelcomeHome.co.uk provide many other services too. For example, if you want a real estate investment or you?re on the lookout for property, you can try the properties for sale in York section, properties in Sheffield or many others. They can send you email alerts when properties in your area become available and they also provide one simple form enabling you to contact your local estate agentsGoin g out for every open house possible and talking to everyone about finding you a ho...
More About: House , Reviews , A House

Going on vacation
2007-11-14 18:58:00
I'm going to have vacation for about 3 days. This is a must go trip from our company. So that I couldn't post for the next three days. Sorry for that! Hey, after I came back, I'll make it up for that. It's a deal, ok?
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How to create physical IDE disk in VMware
2007-11-13 06:49:00
Yesterday, I've tried to install Windows XP in VMware 6.0. I've tried to use physical hard disk in VMware. But every time I create, VMware won't let me choose the option of IDE or SCSI. Instead, it only let me select in SCSI whether I want Bus logic or LSI logic.So I googled around and found out that I've to edit VMware hard disk configuration file manually as follows.ddb.adapterType = "ide"ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"ddb.geometry.heads = "16"ddb.geometry.cylinders = "16383"And I delete these lines in VMware config file .vmx. scsi0.present = "TRUE"scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"scsi0:1.present = "TRUE"scsi0:1.fileName = "disk-2.vmdk"scsi0:1.deviceType = "rawDisk "Your config file might not look exactly as mine. But you know what to look and how to change. Any question? You can contact me via contact form or leave a comment.Reference : VMware forum
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Insurances : To cover your back
2007-11-11 12:57:00
Do you have insurance? I believe everyone should have insurance as it would protect you from the consequences of financial loss from death, accidents, sicknesses, damage to property, and injury. Insurance is the best system that allows you to save money. You?ll never know what will happen to you in the future, that is why insurances have such an important role in our society.Home insurance, Car insurance and any other kinds of insurances are important for us. Some people will feel funny about pet insurance, but what would happen if you have to take your Fido in for surgery and cost is above your pay grade? Would you just put him down? See? So everyone should have an insurance for everything. I couldn?t imagine how heartbreaking for us if some accident happen to the things that don't have any insurance.So you try to get insurance today. Check it out!****This post is brought to you by nationsfiance.co.uk.
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5 things people love about Windows
2007-11-11 10:19:00
Most of my visitors (90-95%) are Windows users. So I discussed with some of them about why they use Windows and what they love about it. Here is most common points.Application SupportDon't get me wrong, the competitors have some cool software suites, but if there is a program out there, then there is a good chance it was made for XP, or has a version available for Windows.GamingHands down, XP is a gaming machine. Gaming companies always make an XP version, and very few port their game over to the competitor's operating system. Virtually, there are no games available only to competitor's operating system, not to Windows. It's always the other way around.CustomizationsSure prepackaged computers may be great for novice users . But what if you want to build your own? Windows makes it extremely easy. You can just go into any computer shops, buy any hardware components you want without having to worry about whether there's a driver available or not.FamilarityLike it or not, most comp...
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Brice Carrington, Creative Sound Designer
2007-11-10 15:04:00
I want to introduce about new creative sound designer Brice Carrington, who has been in the field for 20 years. He is the creator of Ultimate FX, which sound effects has been used in Films, Video games, Software and Ring Tones. In other words, Brice Carrington has contributed sounds, creative music that are featured in films, video games, software and ringtones through the creation of ultimate FX.You may have already heard of many other similar creative artists, but what made Carrington different from other is that all of his works are original. They are recorded live on the field using 6 microphones, to create the true 5.1 surround effects. From many of his creative effects, the one that attract me most is Noisy Cricket (Fire Fly), which is as a result of the process of combining inanimate and animate objects proved a perfect recipe for creating an imaginary interstellar gun sound effect. The base of the sound is a Magnum gun shot sound found in the Ultimate FX collection and was c...
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Driving license from Iraq
2007-11-10 09:35:00
The pic says it all. I am quite speechless when I first see it!!
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Workaround to download Vista Beta SP1 directly from Microsoft
2007-11-08 06:53:00
The Vista SP1 is thought to be launched in the first quarter of 2008.However, Microsoft released beta versions of Vista SP1 to their chosen 12,000 beta testers. As always, even though it is possible to close the lid of the bottle, it is impossible to shut the mouth. That's being said, the Beta Build 6001.16659 of the service pack has been leaked to peer-to-peer file sharing networks. You might be able to grab it from your favorite torrent site. But some of you might be afraid to download such an important pack from other sites than Microsoft.Don't worry! Now there's a workaround available (Thanks to ghacks.net) Download This zip file and unpack it to your system. Run SP1Beta_Hack.cmd with administrator privileges and Windows Updates afterwards. You should see KB935509. Download it and restart your computer. Run Windows Updates again, you should see KB937287. Download and restart your computer again. Run Windows Updates again (Yeah! it's quite a lot!). Download KB9383...
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What kind of loans suit for you?
2007-11-06 12:14:00
With the holidays approaching so fast, we may have hard times when we need cash quickly. If you?re struggling with paying your bills or keeping ahead of your mortgage payments, you should consider cash advance. But keep in mind that even though cash advance, also known as payday loans are so quick and easy to get, you have to pay a large amount of interest. In fact, you could end up with interest fees up to $30 for $100 loans.Before you take such a loans, you should check out other finance options such as Mortgage loans or refinance loans and determine which kind of financial help might best suit for your situation. Home refinance loans might suit you if you want to use the equity of your house. For mortgages, there are many types of options such as Balloon Mortgages, 125% Mortgages, Interest Only Mortgages. So my best advice to you is that before you agree anything, check the interest rates and fine print carefully first, then choose the one that best fit your situations.****This p...
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Blogger comments subscribe
2007-11-06 07:35:00
You love some blog post on blogger platform and you've just commented it, but what if you forgot the url of that blog? You should subscribe to the comments of that post to receive followups from other users or the blog authors.Now blogger.com have just introduced this very useful feature. They announced it on blogger buzz.Even though I love this feature, I'm still eagerly waiting for Google to introduce us to be able to schedule blog posts, just like many of wordpress users normally do.
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How to create image trail with Paint
2007-11-05 10:49:00
I love MS Paint for its simplicity. Even though it is such a small program, it could have done a lot of jobs. Of course, don't compare it with Photoshop or any other premium photo editing standard software.Most of my screenshots editing have been done with Paint. What's more? You can create trailing effect with Paint too.First you need to hold select the part of the imageAnd then hold down Shift keyThen drag the way you want to trail it.Here is the sample trailing pic I have made.
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Frame your photos
2007-11-04 10:59:00
If you?re looking to give someone a gift that?s a bit more personal then custom photo gifts is a great idea. There are so many things to do with photos these days. One of our favorites is to have special photos printed on canvas and stretched over a gallery frame. There are numerous online vendors who can do this for you at a reasonable price.I want to recommend Frame myphotos.com. It takes your photos and digitally frames them. They have got many different frames packs for various occasions such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Sports, Valentine, Birthday, etc. This is one of the frame for Mother day.Their frame packs prices are really cheap. It is amazing that they can offer you such a quality product at that low price. Don't worry if you're not a tech person. To create a frame, it is very easy. Just take any photo you want, add a frame. That's it! The software combines your photo and your chosen frame to produce some pretty stunning effects.If you're ready to buy their products, I...
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Disable automatic restart
2007-11-04 08:45:00
Windows 9x handle critical errors by showing Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). But starting from Windows XP, the default setting is for the computer to reboot automatically when a fatal error occurs. The good news is that you can control how it responds to certain critical errors.You can disable the automatic settings as follow:1. Right click on My Computer, Choose Properties2. Then go to Advanced tab and click Settings under Startup and Recovery3. Clear the Automatic ally restart check box, and click OK.4. After that you'll need to restart your computer for the settings to take effect.The question is why would you want to do that? Well, you can see the error dialog box as long as you want when it happens. So, maybe you could figure out where the problem comes from or you can call your geek friend with the necessary info.Source : Microsoft Help
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EZunsecured Business Loans
2007-11-04 00:28:00
If you're involved in a business, you'll face sometimes you are in need of money. In fact, financing is part of the day to day operations of a business. Money can be borrowed through bad credit unsecured business loans for these needs.Don?t know where to find for the best Business Loans ? EZUnsecured.com is the perfect place on the net. This great web site has got all of the information that you?ll need to secure your business loans. It?s very easy and fast to get your business loan application approve. Your application will be processed within 3 days. If you have got any question with them, you can call Toll-Free 800-201-0001 and ask your questions.****This post is a paid review****
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Windows Welcome music
2007-11-03 23:18:00
Windows Welcome music is quite some great. Have you ever wondered where is that music file?It is located inC:Windowssystem32oobeimages itle.wmaIt is five minutes long and quite amusing. File properties' artist show that the artist is Microsoft . Wonder when will Microsoft release music album though.Source : Tech Recipes
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LA lawyers for your legal problem
2007-11-03 05:37:00
Do you have a problem with a DUI or criminal case in Los Angeles? Don't worry! Former Los Angeles prosecutors are now available to fight for you. Los Angeles Criminal Attorneys | California Felony Misdemeanor DUI Defense Lawyers have been helping many individuals to solve their legal problems for over 50 years. As they have got experience lawyers, they are available to take your case quickly and confidentially to get the best possible result in or out of court.You can call them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on (877) 781-1570 to get free immediate response. They are available anytime for an Immediate Confidential Consultation. So give them a try!****This post is a paid review****
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How to zoom more in MS Paint
2007-11-02 22:57:00
I've just told you guys about how to make image trail in MS Paint. Here is another tip again. Do you know that you can zoom more in MS Paint than default. MS Paint default zoom is 8x, but you can zoom more than that. I've got this tip from one of the metacafe video. But I can't find it again now. Anyway, here is how you should do it. If you press the white line as in the above picture, you'll get your pic zoom more than 8x as in the following picture.Before you start to complain me about these feature is useless compare to your Photoshop or whatever program, remember paint is very small, simple program just for very simple task. I'm just telling you this tip as a fun. Enjoy it!
More About: Windows , Programs , Tips , Tricks , Zoom

Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta
2007-11-01 21:56:00
I've always been a big fan of Yahoo ! Messenger in IM world. I've tried AIM, MSN, Gtalk, Skype, but nothing can beat Yahoo! Messenger.Even though Skype and Gtalk are much better in VOIP call, Yahoo! messenger smiley and audible, their amazing interfaces make me stick to it.Now Yahoo! announce on their blog that they are releasing Yahoo! Messenger 9 Beta version. Actually, I'm waiting for Yahoo! Messenger for Vista (Yahoo! did promise on their blog that this will release soon too).Here is the screenshot of new amazing Yahoo! messenger 9 Beta.New features in version 9 are:A whole new look for your contact list.Brand new skins and emoticons!New Flickr integration in the photo sharing feature.A new in-line media player that makes it easy to view maps, photos and videos from sites like Yahoo! Video and YouTube right in the IM window.New features for voice calls. (Like forwarding to your mobile and voicemail)I've already installed on my PC and it is quite lovable. If you wanna enjoy ne...
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