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Search the Forums of the World With Twing
2008-06-10 01:59:00
Throughout the interwebs there are loads and loads of sites that specialize in one thing or another. Most of those sites offer forums for their users to discuss the topics surrounding the site. The forums offer you a unique opportunity to talk to professionals or enthusiasts about that topic. They can answer most any questions ...
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3G iPhone - Initial Thoughts
2008-06-09 21:49:00
As a current generation iPhone owner, today was a big day. The announcement of a 3G iPhone at the WWDC. Prior to the announcement I was considering an upgrade, but now I am not so sure. OK so it’s a lot faster than the current generation iPhone (Apples says 2.8 times faster to be precise), ...
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Skype Add-On Broke Firefox
2008-06-05 01:06:00
I recently installed Skype to yack with my buddies during rounds of Warhammer 40k:Dawn of War. When I installed it, the add-on for Firefox was installed as well. Shortly after that I noticed when I would click through to look at images submitted on digg instead of the images I was seeing a message that ...
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iTunes Has Phoenix Mars Mission Movies
2008-06-03 00:58:00
If you’re looking for something to pass the time that is free, brain enhancing, and almost undoubtedly incredibly boring than look no further than the iTunes store. Videos from the mission are available for free on the store. The Phoenix Mars Mission is a probe sent to Mars to examine the history of water on ...
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Record Breaking Firefox 3?
2008-05-29 17:46:00
Mozilla, the guys (and gals) behind Firefox are going to try to break a world record with their upcoming release of Firefox 3 .0. They are trying to break the world record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours. While an actual date has not yet been set, it will be sometime in June. You can ...
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Apple?s Solar Powered Patent
2008-05-28 21:41:00
If you’ve had your head in the sand this week you might have missed the patent filed by Apple for a solar device of some sort. There is a lot of speculation that there might be solar powered iPods or iPhones in the future. I don’t have an iPhone but I imagine when I’m not ...
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Panasonic Shows Off YouTube Ready TV
2008-05-22 01:34:00
Panasonic has unveiled a new line of plasma TVs, the PZ850-series Viera Plasmas, that you can connect to the internet. Out of the box you will be able to stream YouTube videos, Picasa photos, and other websites in the future. I haven’t seen any pictures of the device in action but without some sort of ...
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Denial of Service To The Extreme
2008-05-20 23:56:00
According to darkreading.com A researcher has figured out a way to break devices that allow firmware upgrades over the network. For the most part his demonstration will mostly be a proof of concept but it’s scary to think what could happen if a hacker decides to take it to the next level. Most ...
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Social Search - Xoost
2008-05-20 21:13:00
I have recently been playing with a new social search service currently in BETA called Xoost. Xoost adds a social element to search that allows you to connect with other users of the service and contribute to the search optimization. Basically as you search terms it allows you to link with other users that have ...
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Windows XP SP3 Continuous Reboot Fix
2008-05-17 22:23:00
If you are suffering from the continuous reboot problem that seems to be plaguing AMD users that installed SP3 then I can help, I hope. I have an AMD 64-Bit processor, I was using 64-bit Ubuntu but I decided to switch back to XP for a little while. After I got finished installing things looked ...
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Commercial Games Released As Freeware
2008-05-16 00:35:00
If you’re looking to score some free games look no further than this list on Wikipedia. There are enough games on here to keep you busy for hours. Some of the games are newer but most of them are older. I would highly recommend these titles from the list: Sam & Max: Abe Lincoln Must ...
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How To Hack And Have Fun At The Same Time
2008-05-15 01:30:00
If you’re stuck in a hotel room or a college dorm room and would like to have some fun with people the video below will show you how to spoof both SSL and DNS. SSL spoofing will allow you to see things that would normally be encrypted in plain text. DNS spoofing will allow you ...
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Microsoft Bringing Windows Live Search To The Blackberry
2008-05-12 23:43:00
Windows Live Search is a really cool tool if you’ve got a Windows based smartphone. I have it installed on my Samsung i760 and I love it. I use my bluetooth GPS device with the Windows Live application to get directions to just about anywhere. You can also just type the name of a restaurant ...
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Twitter Gives Spammers The Boot
2008-05-08 00:29:00
I’ve only scratched the surface on Twitter . I put off joining up for quite a long time but finally took the plunge a few weeks ago. Spamming has aparentally become a big enough issue on Twitter that they have started blacklisting the spammers. It hasn’t been said how you get yourself on this blacklist but ...
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Get WinRAR Free
2008-05-05 23:39:00
WinRAR is and always has been a free trial application. When the trial runs out it continues to function but there is a nagging reminder that your trial is up and you should buy the application. The folks at RARLAB are now giving away WinRAR for free. You won’t be able to get the latest ...
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Jing - Simple Screen Capture
2008-05-05 21:12:00
Jing is a great tool for grabbing a screenshot or video and putting it up online quickly. I have been using Skitch on the Mac for a few months and love how easy it is to grab something, annotate and upload it all in a couple of clicks. Until Skitch is released for Windows, I ...
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Microsoft Release Pro Photo Tools For Free
2008-05-02 02:04:00
Yes, you read the title right, Microsoft is giving away an application for free. Microsoft is giving away Pro Photo Tools for free to Windows users. Pro Photo Tools is geared for photography professionals and enthusiasts, and its first notable feature is the ability to geotag photos, or add geographic information showing where the picture ...
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Avast Anti-Virus Marked uTorrent as Trojan
2008-04-29 00:14:00
Avast is a good free anti-virus but occasionally even the good software makes a mistake. It identified uTorrent as a trojan which deleted the file from the computer. Hopefully this was a mistake on Avast’s part and not part of some larger media monopoly conspiracy. The beauty though of uTorrent is that it is only ...
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Stay Healthy With SMS Nutrional Information
2008-04-24 23:23:00
There are quite a few websites that can tell you the nutritional information of the foods you’re eating. But you have to be at a computer to find it. Now thanks to Diet.com you can get it via SMS. Right now it’s setup to give the nutritional value of popular fast food chains but hopefully ...
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Microsoft?s Live Mesh Goes?Live
2008-04-24 02:31:00
Microsoft has spewed out another web app. I haven’t used it because when you sign in you are forced to join a waiting list to see if you can use it. But once I get the chance to use it I will be sure to post my opinions on it. Synchronize folders across any or ...
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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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