September 2007
The Archives
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09.25.07PCPitstop.com is to Computer as Mechanic is to CarYou get your car a tune up, so why give your PC the same love. Show a little respect I mean it does pretty much the same thing, it gets you from Point A to Point B. If your wondering how to give your PC a tune up, then PC Pitstop is your answer. PC Pitstop was started in March of 2000. Since then millions of PCs have been tested. I first learned about this site from one of my favorite shows The Screen Savers. I'm not 100% sure but I think it was one of Leo Laporte's segments. Anyways, ...
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09.23.07How to take screenshots in Ubunutu like Mac OS XIn front of me are two PCs. One runs Mac OS X; the other the latest version of Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu provides a screenshot utility that is slightly better than the Windows Print Screen key--that is, you can press print screen and actually get a *.png image without pasting the buffer into an image-editing program like paint. Still, the stock Ubuntu screen capture utility is nothing compared to the Mac OS X version. With OS X, all one needs to do is press the combination of command+shift+3 to have a full screenshot sent to the desktop in a *.png or ...
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09.19.07Hmm …. Does this look familar? iPod Touch competitor already in the making.Well hot of the presses of Apples new iPod lineup which includes the iPod Touch, a competitor is announced, the Meizu m7. This is the same company that is releasing the iPod competitor the m8, check my other blog about the specs. This seems to be a great deal with a 2Gb, 4Gb and 8Gb running $100, $110, $150. It should be sporting a 2.8-inch display that has 480x228 resolution and measures 3.5 x 1.9 x 0.3 inches. Now Meizu seems to be creating Apple knockoffs but they do give an option to people that like to try other brands. We still have ...
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09.17.07Adding a Firewall to your PC for FREE!!!Firewalls help prevent unwanted intruders from accessing your PC. A really good and pretty easy to use firewall is ZoneAlarm. ZoneAlarm will block all incoming and outgoing requests until you allow certain programs to make connections. ZoneAlarm can be downloaded free of charge for Windows 2000 & XP here. Once installed you'll need to set it up if you have a home network so that it doesn't block access to your other computers. To unblock your other computers through ZoneAlarm you click on the Firewall tab on the left of the screen. Once your on the Firewall screen you just ...
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09.16.07How to Retrofit your Laptop or Desktop… Let’s speed up your PC!As Brandon mentioned in his post about retrofitting your old laptop, there are many things that can be done to speed it up. I use all of these tips to make my Dell Inspiron 8200 run as fast as possible. All of the tips that are going to be mentioned in this post require no additional software and can be done by any Windows XP user who has admin rights on their desktop or laptop. Startup Programs The first tip to speeding up your machine is to remove any non necessary programs from loading at startup. Doing this will help speed up ...
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09.15.07Pearl The LandlordThis video always comes to mind now when I hear that one of my buddies is looking for an apartment. It stars Will Ferrell and Pearl. The Landlord
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09.15.07Practical Robots for Everyday Use, could they be in a house near you? Soon?The Food Robot created by retired professor Liu Changfa is currently just a prototype, but definitely has potential to be sold mainstream. The robot stands 5 feet tall. It contains a computer in it's leg which users can program new recipes. The torso is comprised of a pot, induction cooker, and the upper chest houses the screen. Food Robot also has an arm to help with sturring. So far 200+ meals have been tested by humans and all have said it doesn't taste any different than if made by hand. I would be interested in trying a meal created by ...
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