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How to Hide Unread Email Notification on XP Logon Screen
2008-03-19 20:08:00
 Each time after Windows X P boots up to Welcome Screen or Logon Screen for user to log on to Windows desktop, you’ll find a message under you user id that you have certain number of unread mail messages. This problem is only associated with users who starts to use Microsoft?s related email clients or ...
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Windows Vista SP1 is finally available for download
2008-03-19 16:49:00
   Finally after some time and customer feedback. Microsoft’s long waited Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is finally free for you to download from Windows Update or Microsoft Download Center. According to Microsoft SP1 will address issues related to performance and reliability. Particular gaming compatibility and networking related issues seem to have been fixed. Download sizes are ...
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Exams just few days back! Guest bloggers required
2008-03-18 12:46:00
Hello flocks, I’m really sorry! Can’t concentrate on posting new stuffs. Exams are just few days apart, all my attention is there. This is my last graduation exam! after that I’m free to do what i want. Hell yeah! I’m really happy finally some respite! After exams as usual I’ll continue to post here and on ...
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FREE 1 Year a-squared Anti-Malware Genuine License for anyone
2008-03-16 07:21:00
  Recently we managed to get hands on some Kaspersky Anti -Virus key and then Norton Antibot. Sunday is so boring sometimes, just to keep the blog interesting I managed to get ANOTHER 1 year security software for free. This time its “a-squared Anti-Malware ”. a-squared Anti-Malware is mostly a spyware cleaner, detect and remove trojans, worms, ...
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7 Must have Apps for your Jailbreaked iPhone
2008-03-14 17:33:00
 You can’t describe the awesomeness of iPhone with few words. Only working with its interface will let you know why iPhone is so great! Recently Apple launched the iPhone SDK, so we can expect applications in coming weeks. But hey we already we had tons of awesome apps for our jailbroken iphone even before the ...
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6 Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office
2008-03-13 17:23:00
Over the years, Microsoft Office has become the most preferred and advanced office suite. However the high price tags attached to legal and licensed copies of Microsoft Office can become a burden in the long run. Fear no more recently lots of alternative office suites have sprouted up. They not maybe as comprehensive as Microsoft ...
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How Run Multiple Versions of Internet Explorer on same PC
2008-03-12 17:28:00
 As you would know I?m the owner, webmaster and everything of www.thinktechno.com. Most of my free time goes to optimizing the website and other things. Optimizing in a sense I try to fix the problems associated with fastening, code cleaning, and checking the website with multiple website. Problem is that almost all the versions of ...
More About: Internet , Downloads , Firefox , Internet Explorer , Explorer

Sorry for the down time! Was Own3d by the webhost
2008-03-08 19:18:00
Hello fellows, was a really bad day for me. My hosting suspended my account for best part of the day. Just few minutes back it came up. The reason being as usual ” High resources consumption”. But I’m really dumb found after so many stumbles and social media traffic for last 2 months how could ...
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How to Get Free 1 Year Norton AntiBot Genuine Serial Key
2008-03-06 19:04:00
 You will remember Raymond, the guy who few days back leaked out the free 1 year Kaspersky license key trick, has came up again with the same trick. This time its Norton AntiBot Free 1 year Serial Key. For those who didn’t had there hands on the original Kaspersky Antivirus keys, this is a nice chance ...
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4 memory reduction tweaks for Firefox
2008-03-04 17:58:00
I previously have show many tips to reduce the memory usage of Firefox . Even show a application that forces Firefox to use virtual memory and cpu to reduce physical memory usage. Most of them reduced the memory usage to a great extent, still i would love Firefox memory usage to around 90 to 120 MB. ...
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ZiPhone 2.5c: How To Jailbreak & Unlock Your iPhone 1.1.2, 1.1.3 and 1.1.4
2008-03-03 16:57:00
Hello fellows, Ziphone application is the latest iPhone jailbreak and unlock in just minutes. No downgrading then upgrading! You can do the unlock from 1.1.2, 1.1.3, or 1.1.4. It will also jailbreak and activate as well as install Installer.app for you! ZiPhone performs all these functions: - Unlock will work on 4.6 BL or 3.9 BL - Jailbreak ...
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Philips Introduces High-tech 1200 Watt Toaster
2008-03-02 16:11:00
 Now ask me why I’m posting some toaster news a gadget blog. The  Phillips 1200W HD2618 toaster is no ordinary fellow.  It features an anodized aluminum finish, digital countdown timer removable non-stick crumb tray and a one sided toasting option. So much for a toaster, but hey its still a toaster. At $120 its a ...
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iphone drummer! We are really close to iBand
2008-02-29 18:35:00
 Remember the cool iAno iPhone piano and the cool guitar app, now how about Drums. Kick ass dev MooTheCow has created this homebrew drum machine application called ?Drummer ? that runs on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Drummer can play up to 15 unique audio samples (one on each finger touch pad), with the multitouch advatage nearly ...
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How to get Vista Breadcrumbs for Windows XP
2008-02-29 17:09:00
 After Windows Vista came out, lot of programmers tried to port the visual styles to Windows X P and many have succeeded it that.  One special add-in is the Vista-style breadcrumbs for Windows XP. Especially handy for those who wanna get some Vista looks without switching over to Windows Vista for the time being. QT Address Bar ...
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How to Add Google Sites to an Existing Google Apps Account
2008-02-29 16:18:00
Recently Google launched the new Google Sites wiki that lets you create and edit websites without learning HTML. If you are a Google Apps admin, you can easily integrate the new Google Sites wiki service to your account. Just take a look at the steps below and you’ll be good to go building ...
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62-in-1 USB Internal Multi Card Reader
2008-02-28 17:31:00
 Recently I found out an internal card reader 7-in-1 with Floppy drive. But this 62-in-1 USB Internal Multi Card Reader   breaks any record for a  card reader.  The reader auto-detects just almost any type of memory card that you could think off. Features: Support USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps SD 2.0(SDHC), CF 4.0, MMC 4.2, xD ...

Microsoft WorldWide Telescope in Hubble @ your Desktop
2008-02-28 17:04:00
How about Hubble Telescope at the convince of your laptop. Microsoft recently unveiled the fully operational Microsoft WorldWide Telescope, they demonstrated there long-awaited software to an audience at the exclusive Technology Entertainment and Design conference in Monterey, California, that started Wednesday. WorldWide Telescope is quite similar to the sky feature in Google Earth but much ...
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Top 10 Tab Extensions for improved productivity for Firefox
2008-02-26 18:14:00
  Tab browsing for Firefox is almost perfect for most average to intermediate users. But for a geek everything has to be picture perfect. Here are few Tab extensions that extracts more out of the already lean and mean Firefox browser. Tab Mix Plus Tab Mix is probably the most used tab extension. Most of the cool features came with Firefox 2. It includes such features as duplicating tabs, controlling tab focus, tab clicking options, undo closed tabs and windows, plus much more. Also the session manager gives it total control over crashes. Fancy Numbered Tabs Replaces the close tab graphic with numbers to help with quick tab navigation via CTRL + [1-8] or Alt + [1-8]. Tree Style Tab This extension is quite interesting, it replaces the normal bar tab structure and provides a tree-style tab bar, like a folder tree of Windows Explorer. You can collapse/expand sub trees, really handy when browsing with too many tabs. Separate Tabs This extension automatically sorts your tabs according t...
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Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive $50 at Best Buy
2008-02-25 16:08:00
 Blu-ray vs HD-DVD war is finally over and the aftermath kicks most HD-DVD alliances to dust, that includes Microsoft. Sure, the format is dead but Microsoft fanboys still have the Xbox 360 and the $50 price for the drive is well worth just for the Universal Media remote that comes with it, also the DVD ...
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How to appear idle on Google Talk! No more annoying buddies
2008-02-23 17:04:00
  GTalk is an extremely simple instant messaging client. But simplicity is something you don’t need always, especially when it comes to your privacy. Google Talk doesn’t even has a privacy option to hide your status or maybe idle it, thats just plain disgusting I myself end up fighting with my friends, as they think I’m ...
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Art Lebedev ships first Maximus OLED keyboards! Atlast
2008-02-23 16:27:00
  You might already have got hold of the world’s coolest keyboard. Nothing the less, atlast Art Lebedev finally shipping the Optimus Maximus . I was starting to think if it would end up in the archives of some vaporware historian. Optimus Maximus keys have built in OLED displays that changes depending to the function its assigned; ...
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30 Search Engines To Search Files on Rapidshare, Megaupload, Mediafire
2008-02-21 18:19:00
 Rapidshare is probably one of the biggest filehosters in the planet. Even if it is the most used file sharing service it still lacks some basic features, like the unavailability of searching the hosted files in rapidshare. This is where third party rapidshare search engines do the job for us. Just type in your your keywords ...
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How to speed up Vista Start Menu
2008-02-21 17:53:00
 Slowness is something you associate with Windows Vista , today i found out a cool trick to fasten menus under Windows Vista. Here’s how it goes. Click on the Vista Start icon and type in regedit in the search field or use the RUN Command now press Enter. This opens the Registry Editor. Where you will ...
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Desktop Robo Vacuum! Cleans my desktop
2008-02-20 17:45:00
 At first sight you make mistake this to a full fledged vacuum cleaner. This tiny desktop robot vacuum cleaner is a perfect example of design visualization. Those messed up keyboards and desktops filled with the usual burger, pizza crumbs should say bye bye now, Robo Vacuum comes to wipe their ass. Simply push top button ...
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Floppy Disk Drive with 7-in-1 Card Reader - retro feel with modern tech
2008-02-20 17:30:00
 I haven’t used my floppy Drive for some months now. Sometimes when i have a look over it, suddenly my DVD’s stakes comes to mind… What will i ever do with 1.4 mb floppy? But the new Floppy Disk Drive with 7?in-1 Card Reader resurrects the old school with the modern days. It comes with a ...
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Santa Infrared Mini RC Helicopter - reindeer?s are things of the past
2008-02-19 16:02:00
 Son! Christmas is over. But, daddy I really want this! Humm, Santa days are over but that doesn’t means you can’t start thinking of Christmas so early. This cute looking Santa Infrared Mini RC Helicopter is powered by an internal 3.7v 60mAh Li-Poly battery. It comes with a full function super wide infrared controller which allows ...
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Handmade Wood iPod Touch Case: Return of the Wood Case
2008-02-19 15:52:00
 Protecting your iPod from scratches is a tough job, but protecting it with style! Wow thats something we need to research. Talented Massachusetts artist mjdinsmore carved this beautiful handcrafted cases out of cedar and mahogany planks. If you love nature i’m sure you wont be disappointed. The wooden case for the iPod is strong enough to ...
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Dead iPod Song (featuring iJustine)
2008-02-18 19:20:00
 A hilarious video on what to sing when you iPod’s dead! Oh nooes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYq0A8zsrC k ShareThis
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PowerMonkey Charger: No Dead Gadget while traveling
2008-02-18 16:30:00
 One bad thing about me is that I usually forget to charge up my cellphone and my digi-cam. Thus end up with a drained battery even before catching up the ride to my university. Power Monkey just have solved my problem, it provides hours of extra power for your portable devices. It has a backup battery ...
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Seamour Sheep USB Lamp
2008-02-18 16:04:00
 So cute isn’t it, Seamour is a USB-powered sheep lamp made of vinyl. Just plug a USB cable to his fluffy butt, wow it glows! As far as my desk is concerned I’d settle for the old school lamp. Hurry fellows! it’s really really limited and  the price tag of $60 will make it out of ...
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