Secunia

Here's another personal software inspector. It just reassures that the software your downloading is coming directly from the site it should be coming from. Now you don't have to worry if your downloading spyware or adware.

Walk Score

Next time you move or ready to buy a house, you might want to try out walk score. This site will tells you whats near in your neighborhood and how far everything is. Like where is the nearest restaurant, grocery store, park, coffee shops, bars, drug store, clothing store, library and book store. Walk Score is your answer to what's around in your area before you rent or buy.

Community Walk

Need a map of your neighborhood for locations of supermakets, restaurants or landmarks. This is where community walk comes in. These maps are made by people in their communities mapping out locations.

Hopstop

Need direction on the go. Take a look at hopstop, where you find bus and transportation routes on the go. More like a portable map for your cellular phone.

Update Checker

I've used in the past these update checker programs. Although I am not a great fan of doing software updates, it's sure solve the problem of doing updates manually.

Joost

Enjoy television when you want to watch television. If Joost becomes successful, computer PC tuner cards will be history. It's has simple has choosing the channel and browsing what your interested in.

Yapta

This is a new dollar saver search engine tool that you download to your computer and when you see a target price online. You enter it in Yapta and setup an alert and waits until the alert is reached. Great for finding price drops in airline fares, or electronic must have gadgets.

Mindmeister

Ever tried mind mapping online. Well this is a first. It some what like the Visio in Microsoft, only you instead organize your thoughts with others online.

Hello Blinkx

The next time you want to find a video of your great artist or band. Take a look at Blinkx. It will take you directly to what your looking for by searching the web for all different types of videos out there.

Zooomr

Looking for a unique photo hosting site to upload your favorite memorable photo's. Check out Zooomr. What's great about this site is that it has the capability to upload all your photo's from your hard drive into the hosting site in one batch file. Plus you have the capabilities to organize, share tools and captionize photos.

Multi Video Joiner

If you have a few videos in avi, mpg, mpg 1-4, rm, wmv format and want to be able to join them together endlessly, without having any format issues. Take a look at AVI/MPEG/RM/WMV Joiner. It's not free, but it will simplify your various movie formats.

Re-Install Windows Guides

This is an excellent site for users who need the hands on experience to learn how to re-install Windows on to your laptop or Personal Computer.
Try the emulation mode, which goes through step by step.

Search without Google

Here are a few search sites that you can use instead of Google.

Link:
Ask
Aftervote
Can't Find on Google
Chacha.com
Clusty
Draxe
Kosmix
Nettrekker
RollyO
Stumbleupon
Technorati

Smoothwall

Looking for a powerful firewall. Take a look at Smoothwall, a Linux based firewall. It has an easy setup and it's simple to configure your network.

T-Mobile Hotspot @ Home

Get calls free over Wi-Fi. But your going to have to be a geek and resolve how to tweak the new technology for T-Mobile's unlicensed mobile access.
What the system does is that it enables you to make free calls via a UMA enabled cell phone that's on a Wi-Fi network. As long as your call started on a Wi-Fi it's free, any place else, then your counting down your minutes.

Drobo

Get ready for a new type of storage. A chassis that holds up to four SATA drives, with lights that warn you if a hard drive is bad, or full. Better yet it even takes several different types of SATA hard drives. Although it's not cheap. It makes storage solutions a breeze.

iPod Shuffle

Have an iPod Shuffle, here is a nice accessory to carry your portable player where ever you want to go.

Smartphone backup for $6.00

Have a smartphone but with no backup. Don't fear, because there is free software known as BitPim that will help you backup all your important information from your smartphone.

Pay Pass

I while back I spoke about an easy Pay Pass to be used via cellular phone. Citibank has joined the family and now you can use your Citibank card if your a Citibank customer and pay just like a debit card without swiping your card into an electronic card reader. Users can then pay for their transactions the same way people use their debit cards. Pay Pass is the future in credit cards.

Upgrade your Laptop

If your upgrading your Laptop to a new hard drive. You'll find it difficult to transfer your old files to your new hard drive. This is where Apricon comes in. You'll find everything from new hard drive upgrade kits to laptop file transfer software and cables. Laptop upgrading will now be a breeze.

Guardware

If your job is monitoring employee internet policy. Guardware is a piece of hardware you might want to take a look at. It scans a computer through a USB port and searches for inappropriate materials on company owned equipment. The results is simple. To keep employees from downloading and installing garbage on company equipment. Saving storage space and program viruses that can infect your server environment.

Linux iPhone Killer Wannabee

Get ready Apple for a Linux iPhone Killer Wannabee. At least it's open source and hopefully it's price will be below Apple's hyped iPhone. Let's see who now will develop more applications for there new phone.

Word 2007 Cheat Sheet

Get yourself motivated to keep on top of Office 2007. Enclosed are the most current cheat sheet for Word 2007.

Excel 2007 Cheat Sheet

Get yourself motivated to keep on top of Office 2007. Enclosed are the most current cheat sheet for Excel 2007.

Alarm for your Laptop

Want to make sure your laptop is always secure. You might want to look at Laptop Alarm. Not like it's going to help you out if your laptop is stolen. But it's a great idea for someone who needs to feel secure that they at least have an alarm for there laptop.

Java Bitorrent Client Download

Enjoy bittorrent files but hate to install software onto your computer. Try this new java applet. You just go to the link and copy and paste bittorrent file and then just click the download button. The java applet does the rest and you download the file without having to install bittorrent.

bittorent Link

Create your own Atomic Clock

Most people require modern technology to be their electronic clock. But with coordination and discipline. Anyone can create their Atomic Clock. All you need to do is to understand the primitive basics.

iPod on the Cheap

Looking for a bargain iPod.
If you have a few friends that can get together and purchase a $1300- RT ticket to China. Then this might be a great deal for all of you. Unlmited iPods at $140- a pop.
Although you might have a problem connecting to the cellular network, in the USA. At least you have an iPod.

$10- DSL

Yes there is a $10- DSL but you'll never see it advertised. It's At&t's condition in part of the acquisition to Bellsouth. The download is similar to Bellsouth 768Kb/s-128Kb/s download and upload speeds. Only available in the 22 states that never had At&t or Bellsouth broadband in the past.
Just do a google search and you'll be connected in no time.
Link

Mouse Jiggler

This is a great software to use just as a prank. It just causes your mouse cursor to jiggle nonstop. You just plug it in the port and Jiggler does just that non stop.

Wifi Intrusions

Worried who's on your Wifi network?
Here comes a software to help you monitor those prying eyes.
Although with a Wifi connection you can't always guarantee that one day someone will try to connect. You can at least try to monitor and secure your system from attacks.

How to get rid of bugs from your monitor

Pretty interesting stuff. You install the program and play the high frequency sound and the bugs fly away. Only time will tell if these annoying critters do go away.

Open up your cable box

You cable box has many features that your unaware of. Some of them have eSATA ports for faster data throughput. If you do have a cable box with a eSATA port, you can easily connect a laptop to your cable box with an eSATA cable. Your only headache will be is finding the driver for your laptop to recognize the cable box. That's were the forums come in. Once you match your cable box, it's as easily as downloading the driver. Now you can capture live video feeds using software like CapDVHS or even Vista's built in Media Center software.
** Caution copy protected content can't be recorded. **

Scratch

Get ready for programming language that interacts with other web creations. Now anyone can learn how to create, communicate and think continuously. Promising to educate you into the 21st century.

Voice Changer

Here is a great software to enhance your voice quality. Excellent for someone who's trying to change there vocals while playing music. There so many things that one can do with a voice changer. Hopefully everyone will use it wisely.

Create a USB Fan

USB Cooler - Click here for another funny movie.
Great recreational project for people who just have extra time on their hands.
Try it out. At least you'll be cool.

Shut down your PC faster

This is a registry hack and like any registry hack, your at your own risk.
But if you want to tweak your computer and don't use remote desktop. This is the fastest way your computer will shut down.

Easiest way to Cancel your Cell Phone

I wish I've seen this site earlier. This web site is the easiest way to get out of a contract as long as you don't care to much about the number. The incentives goes both way for the current user and for someone who is looking for a good affordable plan. Do your homework and come back to this site to see how it can save you money.

More DOS Prompt Commands

Every now and you need to use the DOS command prompt and forget the old school programming language. If this is your headache. Don't fear anymore. This site promises to refresh your old school DOS prompt commands.

Next Generation KVM Switch

I am a big fan of KVM switches and when I think I have the ultimate switch to guide me around to everyday problems. Something new comes around the corner.
This new generation of KVM switch is provided over IP. Now remote access can go even further. Switching over several servers will no be a breeze.

Can't get rid of an unwanted program

Try this.
Reboot your computer in safe mode by holding down the F8 key.
Go to the control panel in safe mode and Add or Remove the Program from there.
Your computer will attempt to uninstall the unwanted file.
Majority of the time it works.

If it doesn't here is another tip.
Try to find the program online. If it's an old software version.
Try doing a google search for the old software version and see if you can find and download the program.
Install the program on your computer. Then go to control panel
and uninstall again the program. This should correct the old program from being uninstalled from your computer.

PC Decrapifier

Have a computer with unwanted programs and trial offers. Here comes PC Decrapifier. This program is great because it searches your computer, gives you a list of programs that it has found and tells you which ones you want to eliminate.

Sell, Donate, Trade, or Recycle

If your concern for the environment and wish to go green with your old laptop and computer. Here are a few sites that you should be interested on to sell, donate, trade or recycle your computers.

Link:
Christina
Dell4 Me
Freecycle
Gateway
Tosiba

Asus Eee PC

The $200 notebook is here. It's a Linux based PC with 2 gig and 16 gig models.
Contents include built in 3 megapixel webcam and microphone, SD/MMC Card reader, 802.11 b/g, 10/100 ethernet port, 3 USB ports with a 3 hour cell battery life.
Great for the ideal student on the move, who just at times need to connect.

Pandora

If your into internet radio you should take a look at Pandora. It's internet radio done quite differently. Also if you have a mobile cell phone, now you should be able to subscribe to this service for only $2.99 per month and go mobile. It's only time, before are mobile phones become our portable jukebox.

iPhone Remote Desktop

If you have an iPhone and wish to connect remotely with your desktop. Take a look at this remote software. It's a java app that saves data as a jpg format. Every time the jpg format changes, the server updates the information into your desktop and reloads them securely. Taking your iPhone adventures to another level.

Magic in the Air

This logitech MX Air mouse transforms motion into cursor controls. Now mouse movements become reality, taking multimedia to a greater level.

How to Clean your LCD Screen

There a many usual tips online to clean your LCD screens. But the best is to use distilled water and a micro fiber cloth.

Find All the IP's on your Network

1. Launch Notepad and type the following commands:

@Echo off
date /t > IPList.txt
time /t >> IPList.txt
echo =========== >> IPList.txt
For /L %%f in (1,1,100) Do Ping.exe -n 2 192.168.1.%%f | Find
"Request timed out." && echo 192.168.1.%%f Timed Out >>
IPList.txt && echo off
cls
Echo Finished!
@Echo on
Notepad.exe IPList.txt

2. Save the file as IPTracker.bat and close Notepad.
then run this bat file in the run command.


Another command that can be done is copying the following link into DOS:

For /L %f in (1,1,100) Do Ping.exe -n 2 192.168.1.%f

Google Maps Street View

Although it will be a while before Google gets most of it's street view maps online. The concept is simple. Make driving directions so clear that it gives you a realistic view of where you need to be.

S3

Many computers today have a several different types of power states.
Computers are left in standby mode for remote access or as a file server.
These different types are power states are identified below.

1- SO which means slightly powered
2- S1 which means virtually off
3- S3 which means standby or fully off
4- S4 which means hibernate

Unless your into IT and always working. I don't see the sense on leaving your computer on daily using up 400 watts of power which can cost you at least $35.00 a month on your electric bill.
This is where these power states play in a major role to save energy and save money in your pocket. Using a least a minimum of 2 watts of energy.

To enable S3 all you have to do is activate it in the control panel or system Bios.
Once this is on you can easily tweak your settings for your computer to awaken from standby mode.

Good Advice
The best solution on having an efficient computer is to power it completely off and power it on when your ready to use it. That way in case you have a power surge, power failure or any disastrous mishap. Your assured that your computer was operating efficiently and effectively the last time it was used.

PC Benchmark

Want to measure your PC performance overall. These are a few sites of the many online to test the strength of your computers performance.

Links:
BenchMark
FutureMark
Simpli
Si

Measure Wireless Throughput

Need to check your network performance for your hard wired computers as well as your wireless computers. This great utility will help you out in correcting your networks performance.
You have to install the software on a hard wired network computer and a wireless network computer to get good results.
You install the program and choose Local Host from the menu Endpoint 1. Type in the other IP addrss in the field for Endpoint 2. Check the TCP button on the protocol side and throughput for the utility side. And then pick the maximum test and run.

XP System Restore

Here is a great tip to free us some of your hard drive space that's been in use for some time. It's not recommended for all user's but it's a great tweak.

The XP System Restore is a great utility. If you mess up something on your computer. You just flip the switch and go back to an earlier time. Occasionally I use it to free up hard drive space and well as a solution to clean up a virus infested PC.
By clearing up your hard drive space your computer has more space for storage and system backup now will run more efficiently.
There are time when the XP System Restore utility is infected with a virus and the only way to fully remove the virus from your PC is to use the Symantec or McAfee website to show you how. But once the virus is removed, it can easily return because of your automatic System Restore utility. All you need to do is after a virus is removed, disable the System Restore utility and run a system check for the virus again.

To Disable XP System Restore.
First go to my computer to see how much hard drive space you have left on your c drive. Note it.
Then go to Start -> Control Panel -> System -> click on the System Restore tab and check turn off System Restore and click ok. Go to my computer and if everything work, your c drive should be free of hard drive space. Now go back to the Control Panel -> System -> System Restore tab and uncheck the turn off System Restore button and now everything goes back to normal. You system will now continue to backup as usual with more hard drive space.

Automatic Thumb Drive Backup

If your using your thumb drive to constantly copy documents back and forth. Your life now could be real simple by simply using Google Sync. Just download the software and plug in your thumb drive. Now you can sync all your documents and folder that's on your thumb drive to any folder on the hard drive. It so easy, that you wish you would have done this sooner.

ISO Image Help

Downloaded an ISO image from the web or from a friend. And now you your having problems installing or using the program. What you need is Ghost or Drive Image. But if you don't have the software handy your alternate choice is Daemon tools. Just install the program and copy the program to a CD / DVD for successful installations.

Unboud Medicine

If your in the medical field and are planning to purchase an iPhone. This site is going to be of great interest to you. With Unbound medicine a user has the capability to quickly consult online information as soon as it becomes available. Now medical literature will be easily accessed any time.

Ephpod 2

Have an iPod playlist but hate to use iTunes. Next time use Ephpod and never worry about syncing your iPod with iTunes.

Tabber

Want to keep a tag on all your friends web activities. Tabber is the way to do it. Once your create your group and contacts. Everytime your friends updates there pages you'll be the first one to know. It's more like an RSS for friends

iPhone Accessory

If your looking for a car charger for your iPhone. Here it is. Changes DC voltage to AC voltage by the use of a USB adapter. Now you can charge your iPhone and ease and use the USB charger to charge other USB devices.

iPhone Battery Headache

If you purchased an iPhone and later on have problems with it's battery. Here is the headache. Make sure your doing your daily backups using iTunes otherwise you can forget about all your contacts, email accounts and other contents on your iPhone. The replacement battery is also not cheap and will set you back another $80- + shipping costs. I just hope iPhone wises up and makes an online backup suite for it's iPhone soon.

iPhone News

If you just bought an iPhone and want to know all the good news about it. Well here is a great sight to get you started. From current plans available to tutorials to make your iPhone experience pleasant.

Veoh Web TV beta

Want a chance to try out a beta version of Web TV so that you can record and watch programs over and over again.
Here is your chance.
Sign up and wait for a beta evalution.

Car MD

If you have car problems and constantly paying a fortune for repairs. You should take a look at Car MD new doctor's diagnosis kit. It helps to narrow down your vehicle electrical problems and tells you whats wrong, so that you can then shop around for a mechanic to fix those repairs. Never get ripped off by a mechanic again.

Find a Word Document on your computer

Here is a great tip to find a missing word documents on your computer.
Go to Start -> Search in the all or search document field type *.doc to find all you Microsoft Word documents on your computer. This will show you every Word document on your in any folder that you haven't yet checked.
Need later on to find an Excel file as well. Guess what it's the same command but instead of *.doc you use *.xls
In the future try to understand that the * signifies all options

Surface Computing

If you seen the movie The Island you might had have a glimpse on what people call now surface computing.
It's a new computing technology out there and what it does is that it elimates the monitor, keyboard and mouse. Everything is a touch screen and you move the screens around similar to the way one would shuffle and play with a deck of cards. Everything is so user friendly.
Right now it's prices are steep. But within time this might just be what an ideal computer user will use to view files, surf and read documents.
The future is now and surface computing is reality.

Apple iPhone Rate

If you long awaited for the iPhone.
Here are the current plan rates.
I wouldn't hurry up and purchase an iPhone yet, when there bound to be bug and defects for the first batch of phones to be sold.
I would wait until newer models clear up all the defects and they offer iPhones with bluetooth and technology that our current phones already have now.

Cell Phone Links

Here are some great Cell Phone links :

Airset :Link
Callwave :Link
Cellfire :Link
Domo Homepage :Link
eDealFinder :Link
Feedreader :Link
Flury :Link
Garmin Mobile :Link
Gavitech :Link
GPS Shopper :Link
Jott :Link
Mobile Payment Forum :Link
Nearbynow :Link
Netinformer :Link
NetVibes :Link
Nfc Forum :Link
Nuace :Link
Nutsie :Link
Ontela :Link
Opera Mini :Link
Pickle :Link
Qipit :Link
Seven :Link
Sharpcast :Link
Skookumobile :Link
Slifter :Link
Spinvox :Link
Spongecell :Link
Tivo :Link
Unwired Buyer :Link
VoiceSignal :Link
Winksite :Link
Zaptext :Link

Laptop fixes

Have a laptop and having problems technical problems with it.
Here are some useful tips that will get you laptop performing back to normal.
a- overheating = clean all the air vents and update your laptop bios.
b- program slow downs = do a disk defragment by clicking on start-all programs-acessories-system tools-disk defragment.
c- battery will die constantly = get a new battery at Laptop Battery
d- slow performance when using applications = get more memory at Crucial
e- clicking sound when computer gets data from hard drive = sure example that your hard drive is about to fail or will fail soon. Make sure to backup all your data as soon as possible or you as online backup software company to save all your back like Mozy
f- laptop will not boot = get an external enclosure, put the laptop hard drive in it and do a checkdisk. ex. in Dos prompt type chkdsk /f. Hopefully this will fix your laptop hard drive for failures.
g- distorted video = download the latest driver for the video card you have on your laptop.

Email for your phone

If you have a cell phone and want the free premium service of PDA's and blackberry email service. You might want to take a look at consilient.
It gives you a free service of getting emails through your cell phone. At least now you can have free email service with your cell phone.

All Sport GPS for your cell phone

Need a personal trainer when you go out. For a small premium this personal trainer app works with your cell phone. The GPS technology tracks your time, pace and trail. You now can keep track of calories burned, laps and exact maps with notes and images to share with others. Your workouts now will be worth while.

Steganos Secure Traveler

Have a notebook that constantly connects to wifi hotspots. You might want to make sure your data stays safe and secure. The premium is steep, but if you figure on all the free wifi connections that your getting for practically nothing. It pays off in the end and your data is safe.

RSS Feeds

Enjoy RSS feeds, then take a look at these other sites that will amaze you on things that you can do.
Links:

Netvibes

Personalweb

Turn your Cell Phone into a VOIP Phone

A few weeks ago I discussed about a new software called Fring. It converts your cell phone to VOIP. And just when you thought there was just one, several others came onto the scene.
What this means is that within time cell phone and VOIP service will exist sooner than you think. It's all a matter of getting all the networks to talk together.
Here is a list of more VOIP providers for your cell phone.
Links:
Talkster

Barablue

Nimbuz

Social Networking

Have a cell phone with Internet access and want to know what else you can do.
These new sites will give you more than just online access and text messaging.
If you haven't check them out, then you should be looking at them soon, because the next generation mobile phones promise to deliver more.

Links

Zappa

Dodgeball

Kyte Tv

Twitter

Radar

Free Web Tv

Have broadband and want to see what's out there in Web Tv.
Check out these online video player sites:

Links

Joost

Veoh

NewNetworks

Buy old phones

Have an old cell phone and want to sell it. Here is another great site to get cash for something that's still valuable to others.

The dram sandal

If you always go to the beach a lot and hate it that you always have to hide your liquor. Here's a great solution. The dram sandal. It's a cantee for your favorite drink, that's concealed as a sandal in public places.

XPS file reader for Windows

If your currently using Vista and are saving file via the XPS format, you might have a problem reading documents on other computers. The reason for this is that it needs an XPS reader to read the documents.
Hopefull Microsoft will integrate this viewer on all future updates so that every computer is able to read the XPS file format.

Backup your Blue-Ray DVD's

** The following information is for experimental purposes only **

Right now this software is still in development but hopefully soon new software will be easily avaialble.
Do a Google search for BackupBluerayv021.zip and extract it to your hard drive. For title keys you'll have to goto www.aacskeys.com or try message boards.
Open the CPSKey.cfg file in the run subdirectory and manually input the keys for your disc. Then open the command line and type cd \backupblueray\run. Type Backupbluray.cmd z: c:\blurayrips\ where z: is your blueray drive letter anc c:\blueraysrips is the directory you created. Once you press enter you begin ripping the disc.

Backup your HD DVD

** The following information is for experimental purposes only **

Ready to backup your HD DVD's. Well you better get ready for some new help, because copying HD Dvd's are not that simple.
You'll need to goto Google search and look for a file named BackupHDDVD.
But downloading this is not the end. You'll still need title keys from www.aacskeys.com and www.hdkeys.com.
Once you install these programs you then have to have at least 20gig of space available from your hard drive and point to the HD Drive to rip and burn the disc.
It usually will at times take about a hour to process.
Once the disc is backup you then need tools to recompress the files for video and audio using an efficent codec.
Good luck and hopefully future software will make these rips simple.

How to save documents in Vista using XPS

Vista has a new XPS writer printer that enables you to save pages onto your computer without printing them out. It saves paper and efficiently stores and files documents that you maybe useful in the future.
All you need to do, to activate XPS is open the web page in IE and save page by using the Microsoft XPS as your printer. This then creates an XPS file and all you have to do is create an name and store it in your documents folder.

Change Vista boot screen

go to the start search prompt type msconfig and click on the boot tab.
In the boot tab check no GUI boot and reboot computer.
Windows will now change your boot screen everytime you boot up.

Loopt

Want all of your friends to keep track of your where about. Here is a great software to help your friends keep in touch. It's a tracking software, where you can easily locate or have your friends located. You decide who has access to your whereabouts. Right now it's only available for Boost Mobile customers. But within time, it will be ready available for almost all cellular phone users.

Yapta

If you hate juggling websites to see what great prices you can get from time to time. Yapta is worth taking a look at. Call it RSS tag for airlines. You not only get current changes in prices, but from all of your airlines offering those prices.
Shopping around for airline tickets is getting easier has we speak.

Test Disk

This open source utility is excellent when it comes to restoring a hard drive that has recently failed.
Hopefully now you can recover all of your failed drives back to normal.

Blog Backup

Have an ongoing blog and are afraid that one day your loose everything from your hosting site. Blog backup is a great solution for backing up your blog. You never know what can happen and for a free blog backup to your site. Why not!

Make XP look like Vista

Like the way Vista looks but have XP.
Here are a few softwares to change your XP layout to look similar to Vista.
Links

Desktop Sidebar

Stockdock

Similate 3D

Media Center

Google Desktop

Cell Phone Widgets

Like the concepts of Widgets and want to go portable with it.
Try widsets and take your mobile experience beyond what you can imagine.

Widgets

Looking for widgets for your computer, cell phone, PDA, etc.
This site will give you just that. Just be prepared to take widgets where you've never gone before.

Vista Manager

Enjoy Windows but wish you had a utlitiy to clean up all the garbage you don't really need in Windows.
Vista Manager maybe the tweak your looking for. You would be glad to know that after tweaking your computer. You will not only have a fast running computer, but a computer free of garbage software that manufactures load when you first purchased a computer.
At least now you control the tweaks on everything from automatic updates, to error reporting and access drives.

Fring

Want to make a VOIP call via your cell phone at no cost.
Fring is the way to go and it easy interacts with Skype, Google talk, and MSN Instant messenger.
Fring uses a thin client technology to connect via the current cellular 3G system to connect with other providers.
Everyone can talk and instant message for free. Be ahead when it comes to VOIP.

Restart a Frozen iPod

If you current have a iPod and hate it when your iPod freezes, here is a great tip to get your iPod working again.
a- click on the iPod wheel and slide the hold button back and forth once.
b- then press and hold the menu and select buttons for a few seconds, until the apple
logo appears on the screen.
If nothing happens, repeat a and b until the apple logo screen appears.

Damaged Laptop Screen

Have a damaged laptop screen and want to see if it's worth to repair the laptop or just get a new one. If you paid less than $500- then your better off getting a new one. Otherwise if you paid a little more, it might just be worth to replace your laptop screen.
Laptop screens will cost you anywhere from $300- and up depending on the model. And if you do it yourself. You save on labor costs. So evaluate your options and if you decide to change your laptop screen,Screen Tek is the way to go.

Verizon All In One Bill

If you have a Verizon All in one bill you should read this article. It can save you money.
What happens is simple. You cancel a Verizon service and years later guess what? You can still be paying for that service. Read the bill carefully and make sure your paying for services you are using. If you don't know what it is just ask?
Otherwise you'll just throwing your money away.

Get More Out of your Router

If you have currently a Linksys or Buffalo router there is good news for you. You can easy tweak your router settings and get your current router to do more.
You first need to know if your router is supported.

For Linksys models it works with:
WRT54G, WRT54GS to ver 4, WRT54GL ver 1 to 1.1, WRT54GS
For Buffalo models it works with:
WHR-G54S, WHR-HP-G54

In Linksys you download the Tomato Firmware and do a firmware upgrade with the Tomato bin file.
In Buffalo it's tricky. You hold down the reset button and hand wire your computer to the router. Edit your TCP properties to 192.168.11.2 and mask 255.255.255.0 with the gateway to 192.168.11.1. Unplug the router power cable for a minute and the power up the router and run the wh4_intall.bat file in the Tomato archive.

Afordable Online Backup

If your looking for an online backup to store your files, photo's and personal documents. Mozy is a pleasant way to go. For $5- a month you get unlimited personal storage, you can't beat that. If your a business user prices vary but it's affordable.
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Add Folders to the Office Open Menu

Want to make it easy to have quick access to all your documents in office.
Just follow these simple tips and opening files will be a breeze.

1- Open up Office Word and then click file -> open
2- Once the open dialog box opens up. Find the folder that has your files that you want to open quickly and click on -> tools
3- In tools click on -> Add to My Places
4- If you do everything correctly you should see the new folder underneath My Network to the left of the open dialog box. Now everytime you need to retrieve those files quickly. All you have to do is to click on that folder.

Optimize Vista for Bitorrent & eMule

Microsoft did an update on Service Pak 2 to limit TCP connections. What this did was slowed down Bitorrent & eMule downloads.
With the new version of Vista it put greater restrictions so that the Vista Ultimate version has only 25 and the Vista Home edition with just 2.
If anyone wanted to speed up the download for Bitorrent & eMule they would have to seek online tutorials to undo the restrictions.

Here are the steps to optimize your downloads.

1. Download patched tcpip.sys: 64-bit tcpip.sys or 32-bit tcpip.sys.
2. Open command prompt, and run the following 2 commands:

takeown /f c:\windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys
cacls c:\windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys /G “username”:F

Replace username with the actual user name that is currently being used to log on.

3. Disable the TCP/IP Auto-Tuning feature by running the following command in command prompt:

netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable

4. For 64-bit Windows Vista (x64), the integrity checks need to be disabled as it needs all drivers to be signed. So run the following command in DOS prompt:

bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS

5. Replace the tcpip.sys in C:\windows\system32\drivers folder with the patched tcpip.sys downloaded during step 1 (remember to use the correct x64 or x86 version. Normally this procedure can be done by simply logging into Windows Vista with an administrator account. However, if the process fails, reboot the computer and then press F8 to boot up in Safe Mode, and then copy and paste to overwrite the tcpip.sys.

6. Next, the maximum number of TCP half complete connection limit needs to be set in the registry. Open registry editor (regedit), and navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCALL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

7. Right click on the right pane, select “New”, then select “DWORD value”. Enter the new value name as “TcpNumConnections” (without quotes).

8. Double click on TcpNumConnections registry value, and modify the value data to the desired maximum TCP/IP connection limit that you want to allow, in decimal value. For example, enter 500 as the value data for TcpNumConnections. You can use any limit that you prefer. Alternatively, download this registry registration file that when executed, will set the TCP simultaneous connection limit to 16777214 (you can always modify the value in the file or in the registry after applied).

9. Restart computer.

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