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Twine - A Ball of Confusion
2008-04-23 00:45:00
I have recently been playing with a new web service that allows you to organize, find and share information with your trusted connections. Twine is labeled as one of the first mainstream Semantic web services (AKA Web 3.0). Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about Semantic Web: The Semantic Web is an evolving extension of the World ...
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Windows XP SP3 Released to Manufacturing
2008-04-21 23:05:00
It’s been a long time coming but Microsoft has finally released their latest service pack for Windows XP. Service Pack 3 will add a few new features to Windows as well as correct a few problems. Release to Manufacturing though only means the big businesses get it, all of the home users will have to ...
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Twinkle - iPhone Twitter
2008-04-17 20:17:00
I have previously spoken about my current fascination with everything Twitter . I also recently jailbroke my iPhone, so decided to try out the twitter application, Twinkle . I am so very impressed by Twinkle. Not only is it an iPhone twitter application but it also adds geo location functionality. The iPhone uses wifi signals to approximate your current location and while not quite as precise as GPS, it seems to get the job done in pinpointing you to a general location (within a mile or so usually). Twinkle includes the usual public twitter stream, a stream of your friends messages, and also a stream of all users geographically located near to you. You can set the distance from anywhere between 1 and 252,000 miles. It works great and allows you to find other Twinkle users close by. Twinkle also includes the ability to attach an image from your iPhone camera. It appears the image is only visible to other Twinkle users. If you view your tweet on any other client, at least the ones I tri...
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Get A CHANCE To Beta Test Warhammer Online
2008-04-17 16:00:00
The world of Warhammer is getting it’s shot of glory with an MMORPG thanks to the folks at EA Mythic. Currently there are 663,325 people signed up for a chance to beta test the game. But if you’re looking to boost your chances as well as get a sweet set of comic books based on ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Get A CHANCE To Beta Test Warhammer Online", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=288" });
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Two Guys Tech Podcast
2008-04-17 14:21:00
Our good friend Mike over at Port16.com recently started a podcast with his buddy Art called Two Guys Tech . As the name implies, its a couple of guys talking about tech. So far, they are three episodes in and doing a great job. It’s well produced and has some great topics. We would like to thank ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Two Guys Tech Podcast ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=287" });

30 Days of Night Graphic Novel Review
2008-04-17 00:04:00
I read through the 30 Days of Night graphic novel earlier this week and I thought it was excellent! I haven’t seen the movie so I don’t know if it does it justice or not but I would like to watch it at some point. The story drops you into a small town in Alaska that ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "30 Days of Night Graphic Novel Review ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=286" });
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Windows Vista User Account Control Work Around
2008-04-15 03:19:00
One of the many annoyances of Vista is the user account control box that pops up whenever you do anything. The easiest way to get rid of that is to turn it off completely but you don’t have to do that. I was reading my Windows IT Pro magazine and came across a clever hack ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Windows Vista User Account Control Work Around", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=285" });
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The Caffeine Database
2008-04-14 23:06:00
We live in a high tech society fueled by caffeine. Not many of us make it through the day without drinking something caffeinated. But have you checked to see how much caffeine is in your daily cup of coffee or other energizing beverage? The Caffeine Database has an extensive list of beverages and their caffeine content. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Caffeine Database", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=284" });

Macbook Wireless Problem
2008-04-13 21:42:00
I have mentioned numerous times here how much I love my Macbook , so much so that I recently upgraded the hard drive, RAM and OS instead of purchasing a new machine. I have also posted before regarding the issues I have had with my macbook. This includes two split cases and a bad battery. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Macbook Wireless Problem ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=282" });
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How To Safely Play The Wii
2008-04-10 23:07:00
Though Nintendo has improved the safety of the Wii by strengthening the wrist strap and adding a rubber sheath there are more things you can do to keep yourself and your belongings safe. And as an added bonus Strong Bad will be coming to a Wii near you via a WiiWare download. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How To Safely Play The Wii", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=278" });
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DIY Refill Printer Cartridge
2008-04-09 21:40:00
Printer ink commonly costs more than the initial printer hardware. It’s because the printer manufacturers subsidize the cost of the printer knowing that you have to buy the consumable ink cartridges. I recently stumbled upon this interesting video detailing a method for DIY refilling. Refill Printer Cartridge For $5 - Click here for funny ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "DIY Refill Printer Cartridge", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=277" });
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Windows 7 Screenshots
2008-04-07 23:45:00
Windows 7 is the next OS to come out from Microsoft . It is supposed to replace Vista in a couple of years, according to the rumors anyway. Paul Thurrott got to take a look at an early stage of Windows 7 in its development and posted screenshots of his experience. At first glance it looks ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Windows 7 Screenshots ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=276" });
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Shadowhawk Comic Book Review
2008-04-04 22:14:00
I finished reading through the Shadowhawk series by Jim Valentino, it was published in the early to mid 90’s by Image Comic s. Overall I liked the series but it had it’s ups and downs throughout. In the first four issues you get to know the character Shadowhawk and what he does. They person behind the costume ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Shadowhawk Comic Book Review ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=275" });
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Twitter - A Simple Social Network
2008-04-04 20:29:00
Twitter was the big breakout of last years SXSW conference but to be honest I just didn’t get it. I opened an account when it was labeled as the “next big thing” just to see what all the buzz was about. Turned out that it just wasn’t for me. A year later I ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Twitter - A Simple Social Network ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=274" });
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Send Large Files using File Dropper
2008-04-02 21:28:00
Sometimes when you need to send a large file to a friend or colleague and e-mail or IM just isn’t cutting it, you need to use another medium. Thanks to a tip from Carol over at Carolsvault, I was turned on to File dropper. There are a number of different sites that offer a similar service, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Send Large Files using File Dropper", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=273" });
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LegalTorrents Opens Up To The Community
2008-03-31 23:48:00
LegalTorrents new community driven site is a great idea. It’s a great way to distribute your content in a way that lets people have free access to it while saving yourself a giant bandwidth bill. It is also a great way to get that free content into a central location for everyone to find easily. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "LegalTorrents Opens Up To The Community ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=272" });

AMD Releases New Tri-Core and Quad-Core CPUs
2008-03-27 22:09:00
If you were waiting for the day that AMD made their way back into the heart of gaming computers everywhere this is the first step. AMD has announced their new line up of tri-core and quad-core CPUs X3 Core 8000 Series: -8400 (2.1 GHz) -8600 (2.3 GHz) X4 Core 9000 Series: -9850 (2.5 GHz) -9750 (2.4 GHz) -9650 (2.3 GHz) -9550 (2.2 GHz) -9100e ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "AMD Releases New Tri-Core and Quad -Core CPUs", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=271" });
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Keep Firefox 2 and Install Firefox 3 Beta in OSX
2008-03-25 22:54:00
When you install firefox 3 normally in os x, the process will overwrite your firefox 2 installation. Especially during the beta phase, you may not want to completely upgrade just yet. Here is how you can have firefox 2 and firefox 3 on your system. 1. Download firefox 3 (currently in beta) 2. Click on it to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Keep Firefox 2 and Install Firefox 3 Beta in OSX", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=270" });
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Facebook Offers More Privacy
2008-03-20 00:31:00
Facebook has finally added better privacy tools to Facebook. Now you can keep things a secret while including your hip parents in your list of friends. For example, someone who uploads a racy batch of photos or lists his cell phone number or personal e-mail address on his Facebook page can now bar some people ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Facebook Offers More Privacy ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=269" });
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Play Cafe - Online Game Show
2008-03-19 16:57:00
PlayCafe.com is an free interactive online game show that runs nightly from 9PM - 11PM eastern. So last night I had some time to waste and decided to check it out. I really did not expect much but to be honest, I had a great time. The format has a live video host along with ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Play Cafe - Online Game Show ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=268" });
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Easy Macbook Updates
2008-03-18 00:29:00
My much beloved Macbook is now going on eighteen months old. For a child, eighteen months is nothing but for a laptop it’s middle aged by todays technology standards. It’s slowly but surely approaching its golden years and I had a choice to make, retire or update. I chose to update for two reasons: Short of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Easy Macbook Updates ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=266" });
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Limewire Offers Legal Downloads (Beta)
2008-03-17 22:34:00
Limewire has launched a beta for its DRM-free online MP3 download store. The store offers “a web browser-based interface for downloading music.” The store does not use P2P however and is centralized with the company hosting the MP3s on its own servers. You do not need to be a subscriber to purchase the tracks but you ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Limewire Offers Legal Downloads (Beta )", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=265" });
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Post To Your Blog From Google Docs
2008-03-13 19:05:00
**UPDATE** It worked but did not bring over the post title even though I selected that as an option. Thanks to a recent post over at Bavatuesdays I discovered that you can post articles directly to your blog using Google Docs. In fact this post was written using Google Docs and posted directly. Here’s ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Post To Your Blog From Google Docs", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=262" });
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EatLime Lets You Share Files With Friends
2008-03-12 22:54:00
It’s always a pain trying to send someone a file too large for email. I usually just rely on my instant messaging application to send the file to my friend if I need to send something big. But not all firewalls are created equal and not everyone has access to open their ports on the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "EatLime Lets You Share Files With Friends ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=261" });
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The Ultimate Teckh Support Post
2008-03-11 00:44:00
Everybody has computer issues that they can’t figure out every once in awhile. So, this post is dedicated to those problems. Post them in the comments and we will, to the best of our ability, try to get you the answer to your problem. Sure there are loads of forums, newsgroups and websites devoted to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Ultimate Teckh Support Post", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=260" });
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Beginners Guide To Downloading From Newsgroups
2008-03-07 22:38:00
image courtesy of http://www.patik.com Newsgroups are an awesome source of information. There are people from all over the world answering questions about just about everything. The news groups are also a great place to download files in a relatively anonymous manner. Newsgroups are similar to internet forums with different specialized groups. When you go to Google ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Beginners Guide To Downloading From Newsgroups", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=259" });
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IRC Commands To Make Life Easier
2008-03-04 23:30:00
As a follow up to The Beginners Guide To Downloading On IRC this is a list of commonly used commands and their function on IRC. /server servername - Connects you to a server ex: /server irc.quakenet.org /join #channelname - Join a channel - Channels are chat rooms and all of them have # before the name. ex: /join #teckh ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "IRC Commands To Make Life Easier", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=258" });
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My Favorite Podcasts
2008-03-03 02:49:00
I am always on the lookout for good sources of information. One of my favorite sources is podcasts. I spend about an hour+ in my car everyday and listening to music on the radio just doesn’t cut it. The songs are played over and over again. So I burn a weeks worth of podcasts onto ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "My Favorite Podcasts ", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=257" });

Stage6 Shutting Down Feb. 28
2008-02-26 02:08:00
From the Stage6 website: I?m Tom (aka Spinner), a Stage6 user and an employee of DivX, Inc., the company behind the service. I?m writing this message today to inform you that we plan to shut down Stage6 on February 28, 2008. Upload functionality has already been turned off, and you?ll be able to view and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Stage6 Shutting Down Feb. 28", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=256" });
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Top Streaming Music Picks
2008-02-25 20:32:00
Sometimes I just don’t feel like listening to my own music catalog and want to maybe discover something new (or something old that I forgot about). Thankfully there are some really good free streaming music services to fill my need. Here’s my top three picks: Pandora - Enter a song name or artist and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Top Streaming Music Picks", url: "http://www.teckh.com/?p=255" });
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