WinXP SP3

Can't wait for the WinXP SP3 update. Here it is. Even though Microsoft claims there is a glitch in the software. It's really pertains to the retail division - POS software installed on Microsoft computers. So you can install the update and move on with your life or wait after the fix is corrected and download it direct here.

Glitch Info

WinXP SP3 - Dates

For everyone who has Windows XP ( All Versions ) here is a sweet update for you. Service Pak 3. Let's just say it will give your computer a great performance tweak and it might just have you hold off a little longer on buying Vista.

Here are the official dates:

April 14, 2008:

Support is available for the release version of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP

April 21, 2008:

Original Equipment Manufacturers, Volume License, Connect, and MSDN and TechNet subscribers

April 29, 2008:

Microsoft Update, Windows Update, Download Center

June 10, 2008:

Automatic Updates

Vista Lock Shortcut

Running Vista and hate that it takes too long to lock up your computer. Follow these easy steps to create an icon onto your desktop to quickly lock your computer.

Steps:
Go to the computer desktop. Click on a empty space on the desktop. Click the second key on the mouse and choose New -> Shortcut. Once the dialog box opens up write this command as is "rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation". Then click on Next and Create a name for Computer Lock. Now every time you need to walk away from your computer all you need to do is click on this command and it will automatically lock your computer from prying eyes.

USB Wifi Booster

This has to be the first USB Wifi Booster that boosts signals up to 600%. If your wireless signal is showing up to weak. This booster will sure help you resolve your wireless performance.

Computers in Cuba

It's amazing to know that in this day in age computers are still obsolete in certain parts of the world like Cuba. But at least now, Cuba has a chance to better itself by trying out new ideas.

USB Rechargeable Batteries

I was pretty excited when I seen these great sets of batteries that can be recharged via a USB port. Just plug in the batteries and charge. I just don't understand why these are not yet available locally.

Laptop Attache

If your a laptop lover and want your laptop to be organized. Take a look at this Laptop Attache. It gives you four extra ports while keeping it cool.

eFax for Free

Very interesting article on how to get eFax for free. Let's see how long I will be able to use it and have it for free.

Naked DSL

Yes naked DSL is a new service that AT&T offers for people who just want DSL only service with no land line phone. All you have to do is call the 800 number at 1-800-288-2020 and ask for DSL service only. Rates are reasonable and with no commitment. Take control of your service.

Results:

Today I canceled my land line phone service with Bellsouth and saved $18.53 a month.
I never used my home phone service and since I have my cell phone why even try.
Now with an extra $222.36 a year in my pocket I will guess sooner or later I'll go with Verizon's unlimited plan or save the money until my cell phone minutes gets excessive.

So if your in the same boat paying for service your never going to be using. Give it a try an save the extra buck..

First Blackberry Clam Shape Phone

It's getting closer to the day that you get to see the new Blackberry clam shape phone. No one know's yet the exact date and if this is going to be a hot new item. But we can't live without our Blackberry's.

Free Training CD's

Keep up to date. Order your free training CD to get a better understanding of the programs that you currently use today.

PluggedIn

Watch videos, share music, promote your music, watch live concerts, play downloads and review the music catalog. All on this great new music site.

Vlite

Need to install several copies of Vista. Make Vlite part of your installation. It creates a one button click all unattended installation that you can easily customize to your preference. Saving you money and time. So all you really have to do is set it up once and apply it across the network.

Double Twist

If you are currently using iTunes and want to strip out the DRM code from your music. This program will do the job and a little more. Media syncing has never been easier.

Threat Fire

Here's a nice utility that monitors all your programs from your computer. When a program starts acting funny Threat Fire alerts you of the unusual behavior.

Is Free VOIP Possible

Here the scoop on the free VOIP. Don't believe everything you hear that VOIP is free. Read this article and then decide for yourself what is free.

Never Forget your USB key at work again

This great visual basic script does a perfect job to remind you before you logoff from your computer that a USB key is attached. That's your signal to take the USB key home. It's better than post-it notes.

Magic Jack

This little gadget is so amazing. You need a computer with Internet connection and a regular telephone. All you do is plug the black box to the USB port on your Internet connected computer, plug in your telephone and in minutes your connected. Yearly fee is pennies.
The reviews are not that appealing. But if they make a second generation then I would go out and get one. For now you should wait until the work out their software glitches.

watch the videos

Flash Player Error

If you recently did an update and keep on getting the flash player error. Here is the fix to that error. All you need to do is update your Adobe Flash Player software onto your computer and everything goes back to normal.

Free Music Downloads by MTV

Here's your chance to download music from MTV for free. I just don't understand why they just don't make all music free.

AutoGK software

Looking for a free DVD ripper with audio and video compression. Take a look no longer because this software makes everything so simple.

KeePass Password Safe

Here's an open source password safe to store all your important passwords. It contains AES encryption and can easily be used on USB keys.

Online Movie Downloads

Hollywood has gone into the movie download business to try to lure people to choose a new way of downloading movies and TV shows. User's choose the movies or TV shows they want to watch and instantly the movies are downloaded into a receiver type unit. No one knows who will be the one to take off first. But the idea is good enough to see what happens next.
Amazon
Bittorrent
Cinema Now
iTunes
Movie Link
Vongo
Vudu
Xbox

Hard Drive Health Software

Purchased a hard drive and want to know the health on that hard drive. This software tells you the power on time - life of the hard drive so that you can decide how to use your hard drive effectively. It's a good utility to use with a hefty pricey tag.

Tech Support Switchboard

Tired of buying tech support with hardly any satisfied results. This new site creates a switchboard to other sites and gets you support on any tech issue in less than 30 minutes. It's time to get your moneys worth.

Put Flickr onto your web site

Here is the link to put your Flickr photo's onto your web page. It's user friendly.

Here are the instructions, as per Flickr:

Can I put my Flickr photos on my web site?

Yes! You can create a dynamic badge of public Flickr photos to add to your web site (outside of Flickr).

Use the wizard to set up your badge and show: your photos, group photos, or photos from everyone. You can also filter images by a certain tag.

Simply choose the display options (which photos, how many, what size) and specify if you want to display your screen name and buddy icon. Then choose either a styled version of the badge (photos appear in a column with a colored background) or one that you can design yourself.

Note: If you choose to customize the badge yourself, you need to know we hold all the photos in an enclosing DIV with the class 'flickrimg.' The images within it are also assigned IDs: flickrimg1, flickrimg2, etc.

Reqall

Take voice messages, get daily summaries and reminders via your cell phone anytime.
The easy voice recognition software makes your life complete by remembering your things to remember.

Portable Vault

Have a USB drive and want to secure your files just in case you loose it or if someone steals it. This Portable password protected vault secures your USB drive so that if you loose it. No one can use it.

Ping Test Easy

Want a replacement for Windows ping test command. This software let's you test various ip's and it also helps you to save them for future use.

Donate a PC

Here's another site to donate your computer. At least you know it's going towards a good cause. Your old computer is someone's future into the world wide web.

Programmable Tattoo

Let's just wait until we see the First Ad Campaign Tatoo. Then we can say that we've seen everything.

Vista Password Recovery

Cool tip to restore a new Vista password you just created.
If you've spent nights trying to remember that darn old password here is a great tip to remember in the future.

Instructions

Get your Vista installation DVD and put it in the DVD drive and re-boot your computer. When your computer re-boots choose the language, time and keyboard format. Then when the option Repair your PC pops up choose it and click Next. Now select System Restore option and select the restore point you want to use. This should be the last known date that you have used your old password and created the new one. If you never changed your password, you could be out of luck because this tip will not work. Click Finish and say Yes and let the system Restore to it's previous position. Logon and use your old password.
This does not guarantee all your backup will be saved, but at least it's not that bad and hopefully it's something that your backup recovery software can recover.
Good Luck.

Fix the slow browser in Vista

This is a simple tweak to the Internet Explorer browser in which in Vista you must logon as an Administrator to do. Just click on the Windows icon -> run and type the following in DOS

c:\netsh interface tcp show global

if the line does not say disable then enter this command

netsh interface tcp set global
autotuning=disable

if this doesn't work enter the above command again and end it with this command

netsh interface tcp set global
autotuning=normal

Cell Phone Radio

Why download and sync music when you can just stream it with your cell phone radio. It gives you hundreds of radio stations via the internet without monthly fees.

IM for Blackberry & iPhone

Yes you too can IM on your Blackberry & iPone with the help of JiveTalk. It's integrated with almost all of the well known instant messaging services.

Can't Read Html Emails on your Blackberry

This software solves the problem and compresses the color, size and style of messages.

Wireless Spectrum Analizer

Getting wireless interference, try using the Wireless Spectrum Analyzer to fix your wireless problems so that your connections stay connected.

Network Tool Suite

Here's an affordable Network Tool Suite called PT 360 that analyzes your network output. The free version goes a long way.

Will Solar Cells save you Money

If your interested is having solar cells for your home. This great web app figures out what it will cost you and how much money you'll save in the long run. The future is solar energy. Let's sit down and absorb some rays.
Give it a try

Have a Garage Sale list it here free

Next time your ready for a Garage Sale. List it here for free so that everyone knows where to go for a bargain.

Skype to Offer International Calls for $10 a month

Let's just say that international calls now look like it's going to cost pennies once Skype begins it's monthly plan.

Solar Cell Phone

This is the first solar cell phone but you'll have to be in China to have one. Hopefully soon it will be in the United States. Just imagine one full hour of sunlight will give you an extra 40 minutes.

XP SP3 Gains

As per the chart the new WinXP SP3 is suppose to be a significant gain on the operating system. It even out performs Vista and it's current SP1 fix. You be the judge when the SP3 fix comes out this year.

Blockbuster & Direct to TV

Online movie rentals just changed dramatically. Online movie video giant is almost in completion on it's new technology to stream movie rentals online to televisions. Hopefully the new technology will be a plus for Blockbusters movie sales in the upcoming year.

Vista Service Pak 1

Help can't find Vista Service Pak 1 and I know that it's already made public but need it to fix these compatibility issues. Follow the link.

Remote Software

Here are a few cool software utilites for Remote Access.

Glideos
Glideos for Mobile
GoToMyPC
LogMeIn
Symantec

Netvibes

Need a hub for your RSS feeds. Take a look at Netvibes it works great with Facebook and at least now you can keep in touch with all your friends.

Browzar

Want to surf onto a computer without others knowing where you've been. Just click, run and go and your surfing discretely.

Bittorent

What is bitTorrent. It's a file peer-to-peer downloading software similar to Kazaa and Limewire in which when you install the bitTorrent software you can then go to bitTorent website and download programs.
If you want to know how to use bitTorent. You can find a tutorial at YouTube.
Be advised that there are legal and illegal way of using bitorrent, just make sure you know the law.
Now just do a google search for bitTorrent websites and your on your way to downloading.

USB Home Pregnancy Test

Yes now you have seen everything. If your use to a regular home pregnancy test. This one is about to tell you more from your urine test. It gives you graph's and charts from your urine analysis. It could be interesting to see what the internet has avialable for fertile individuals.

Comcast Grid

Comcast is coming out with the next generation Internet that suppose to be 10,000 times faster than the current speed you have now called the Grid. Just imagine how fast downloading will be.

Pac Man via excel * Fun *

At work and want to play a game, but your computer is only limited to office applications. Try this. It's program via visual basics using excel. You download the spreadsheet, enable the microns and start playing your favorite games, like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong or Tetris. Now nobody needs to know you have games on your desktop.

man97

Sprint iPhone Replica

When it first came out, I knew it was a matter of time before carriers will make a replica. And Sprint was ahead of it's game with it's CTIA wireless. The prices are still not final but you can bet that it will be a sweet deal not to beat.

wireless iPod

Apple has been experimenting with a wireless iPod and you guessed it. If their gamble is correct. Get ready for a new wave for the portable MP3 player to change the way we listen to music.

Vista SP1 Free Support

It looks like it's the same old unreliable business for the mighty big giant again. Microsoft was so excited about it's Vista SP1 update that it delayed it for quite a while. So it's no surprise that when it was released it flopped. Now they are just trying to make it up with free support. Why not just give us back our money back?

Vista SP1 Headaches

Vista based computers beware. Not only will some users have problem downloading the Service Pak 1 update, but their drivers will not function correctly if they choose to install the Service Pak 1. You have limited choices, but waiting a little longer will give you the best results.

USB Warming Mouse

I don't know how useful this product can be, but if your in a cold place and need heat fast. Maybe it will help you until the real heat comes.

Revo Unistaller

If you had ever installed a program to later remove it. You learn that certain folders still are left behind. This is why their is a need for Revo. It removes all traces of the programs your uninstalling and also stops them running from the system tray.

Open Source Zip

This open source compression manager promises to be better than other competitors. Can zip RAR and CAB files. What's better than it being free.

Control Business Internet Use

Today the major problems in many corporations is their internet use policy. Although some companies restrict internet usage, their is really no control on how their employee's use the internet. This is where Websense Express comes in. It monitors all internet traffic and performs content filtering. And if an employee is doing something that they shouldn't be doing during business hours. You can easily stop them. Save money now and take control of your business.

Online Billing Department

Running out of time and need to create an estimates or an invoices and don't have the required software. Try Freshbooks. It's an online estimate and invoice service that delivers an email or mail if you choose to a client your currently doing business with. You are limited to the free version but it pays off if you want to look professional.

Shadow Protect

Tired of system upgrades. Here's why Shadow Protect is the software that will make upgrading simple. You create a image backup to restore on a computer and if that computer fails or needs to be upgraded. You simply restore that computer image onto the new computer with the new hardware. You don't have to re-installing the software all over again on the upgraded computer and you will always have a backup image.

Vista Restore the Menu Bar in IE

If you hate IE 7 and different location of Menu's. Here is a simple solution to bring back the IE 6 menu bar. Just click on tool in IE 7 and check the Menu bar and the Menu bar will automatically appear everytime you open IE 7.

Check Multiple Files Enabled

If you hate it that once you select a list of files and you accidently let go and loose those files that were highlighted. There is a solution for that go to My Computer Folders Search Options -> from the Organize pull down menu, under View tab put a check mark next to -> Use check boxes to select items. Now you can select multiple boxes by click on their check boxes.

Load Programs Faster

Want to load programs faster. The are many different ways to do this but this program is on top of the list for controlling and customizing your start up menu.

365 Day Lithium Battery

Hard to believe that someone can make a 365 day standby battery. I just hope they live to their promise. I can't imagine how many people would be happy to know that their phones can be left on standby for a year.

Credit Card USB Drives

If you love USB portable storage drives, your going to love this Ultra Space Station USB drive. It contains 6 USB drives that fit in a credit card. So whatever size you prefer you can easily label them and take it conveniently everywhere with you.

Netscape laid to rest

It's sad to say how a great browser that started the web revolution was laid to rest. It had reached great popularity among it's competitor Microsoft Internet Explorer. For years Netscape was the topic among users on which browser was the best to surf on. Sure Internet Exlorer was pre-installed on every computer system that you bought and you didn't have to pre-install the software. But with the Netscape browser you got richer web pages and plenty more. No matter what people were saying you couldn't turn away from Netscape because it always was doing something new. Even though we say goodbye to Netscape, it gives users the opportunity to choose how we want to search the world wide web.

Broadbands to charge per Usage

This is a pretty ruthless act towards ISP's who control broadband service plans. What they intend to do is charge users per usage use instead of the existing regular monthly usage plans for high broadband users. Why don't we just protest and tell them why don't they just charge us for usage only and if there is no usage use for that month you pay nothing. Seems only right since they are complaining only about the 5% of subscribers who go beyond their normal needs.
Can someone do something and start a petition for this?

Bluetooth New Generation

When you think you have seen everything, something comes around that is out of this world. I can't begin to imagine how useful this device will be.
Just think of your current bluetooth device today and bring it up a notch and you get a bluetooth device that uses sounds from your larynx to create a voice. It eliminates the high wind noise that still is a problem today. Hopefully someone can make this device more portable. I just can't see people walking around with this gizmo around there heads.

Vista Auto Disk Cleanup

To schedule Disk Cleanup in Vista:

Click Control Panel -> click System and Maintenance, to Administrative Tools ->
Task Scheduler -> click the Action menu, and Create Basic Task - create a name for new task click next -> select a schedule -> click next -> click Start a program and click next -> Type cleanmgr.exe in the File name box and click Open -> click next & finish.

MSCONFIG

Want to know what programs load up on boot time. You can use MSCONFIG but this program does it better in plain english.

Hamachi

Looking for a computer remote access, then take a look at Hamachi. It uses windows file sharing to connect to a computer. Now you can do what you normally do any where.

PC Tools Threat Fire

Need a net security software without the price. Here is your solution. This software does the same thing that premium software's are made to do and it's free. Who can beat anything that's free.

Trustware BufferZone Pro

Looking for a security software to protect your computer from net threats. It's more reliable than most of the current security softwares in the market today but it comes with a price. If your looking for a Vista version, you still have a long waiting period to go. Otherwise the software is suitable for existing versions.

Turn Vista Sleep Button To Shut Down

Simple tip to easily turn a useless button to a regular shut down command. Go to the Control Panel -> System Maintenance -> Power Options under Power Plan -> change plan settings and then click -> change advanced power settings -> Expanded power buttons and lid and then -> Start Menu power button. Highlight settings and choose Shut down from the pull down menu.

Change your Logon Screen

Tired of your own plain logon screen. Go to tinyurl to change the background.
Or if that doesn't work check this site.

Add Locations to the Save in Sidebar

Here is an easier step to add locations in the Save in side bar.
In DOS type gpedit.msc then go to -> User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Component -> Windows Explorer -> Common Open File Dialog then double click -> Items Displayed in Places Bar. Here you can five locations.

Build a Button

Tired of running commands to shut down or restart windows. Build a Button to make your job easier.
Right click on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut -> in the Pop up window type Shutdown -s -t 04 to create a shutdown shortcut. And for restarting type shutdown -r -t 04. Then all you do is drag them to the Quick Start Menu for easier access.

Microsoft Sync Toy

Don't have a good backup utility. Try Microsoft Sync Toy to do your daily backups. At least it's Microsoft.

Notepad Upgrade

Like notepad but looking for something more advanced. Check out the new Notepad upgrade. It's more like a drag and drop documents, multimedia and more.

Support Tools for Advanced Diagnostics

If you want to be prepared for anything that's IT related you should arm yourself with a decent support tools. the complete list can be found here.

Great tools are:
winddiff to compare files that recent
pviewer gathering information on remote computers
msicuu to remove installer information

Fix a File Corruption in DOS

If you have a file corruption in Windows and want to fix the file do the following in DOS.
Type in the cmd line sfc /scannow to run XP's system File checker.
This will check all your files and correct any damaged files. Just make your your Windows CD is near by when scanning.

Add Actions to Power Point

Here is a great tip to add actions to a Power Point presentation.
They move one slide to another easily navigating your presentations.
Create an Action Button
All you do is go to the insert tab and from the illustration group, select Shapes - Action Buttons and choose the shape to use. Select the Action Button information and drag to create the shape on the side. When the Action settings dialog appears click Hyperlink to click the Slide entry, choose the slide to link to and click OK twice.
Using a Return Action
If an Action button links to a hidden or out of sequence slide add a Return Action button on the linked slide to bring the user back where they came from. From the AutoShapes list select Action Buttons, Return, drag it onto the slide and accept the default setting. Hyperlink to Last slide viewed.
Action Buttons as Navigation Systems
To create a navigation systems that appears on all slides, from the View tab choose Slide Master and the Shapes list. Back, Next, Beginning and End and accept the default configuration for each. Click Normal View to return to working with your slides. Take care not to place anything over the button or they will not work.

Pen USB Drive with Linux

Want to install Linux on a pen drive. Here is a great web site to help you achieve that goal. All you do is download a 400 mb file and install it on a pen drive and reboot. Linux now will be running on your pen drive.

Microsoft free tech help for Virus & Spyware

Yes it is free support from Microsoft if you need help getting rid of Virus and Spyware. Just give them a call at 866-PCSAFETY ( 866-727-2338 ).

Create your Own Custom Logo in Windows

If you ever wonder how OEM vendors customize there computer's with their own logo. Here is how they do it. Open up any photo editing program and create a pixel image 180x114 pixel. Save the image as a bitmap and name it oemlogo.bmp then place it in c:\windows\system32. Then create a notepad file the same folder and save it as oeminfo.ini - this file is usually contains customer support information but you can omit that as long as you use the following format.

[General]
Manufacturer=Elite PC
Model =Dream Machine

[Support Information]
line1=For even more great tips visit
line2=www.plasencia.us

Copying Files & Saying No To All

If your copying files and there is a duplicate file name you usually select Yes to All and it goes a long way until the files finish copying. But there is no No To All when copying files, so to force Windows to repeat the command over and over again. All you have to do is hold down the SHIFT key the first time you say No and it should repeat again and again.

Symantec 3 user Rip Off

Consumer beware when they buy a Symantec 3 user license.
The day when you install the first license is the day that your license is activated for all three users. So let's say if you never get to use the third license. The day you install the third license. Even though you never used it, it expires when the first license was installed. It's a rip off because your paying for something that you may never use. So before you buy make sure you have three computers that need a new license.

Vista for Beginners

Heard so much commotion about Microsoft Vista but haven't really learned enough. Try the great tutorial sites to learn what Vista can do to you.
Vista 4 Beginners
Vista via Lifehacker
Oreillynet

Jumpcut

Want to create your own movie using your own music and pictures online. Jumpcut is your new friend to make your movie come to life. It will only make your very creative.

Hulu Free Television

Want free television for your computer. Simple just sign up for Hulu and watch free television on the web. Why pay for it, when it's free.

Cyberlink Live

Want to watch television, see photo's, share videos, play music, monitor web cams and download documents. Then Cyberlink Live is what you need to be looking at. The software basically is installed on your main home computer in which you install the remote access software to view all the above. It turns your computer in to a multimedia device that you can share with friends and family.

Sync Files Using a USB

Like to use USB thumb drives. Here is a great tip on how to use Windows Briefcase to Sync all the files from your USB drive into your computer. By clicking on the file in the flash drive window -> click New -> and then Briefcase. Copy one or more folders as a Sync copy. To Sync the thumbdrive files with the computer files just click on the new Briefcase file and click UPDATE ALL.

Register your Laptop before you leave the country

It may sound innocent but if you do not register your laptop before you leave the country. When you return back to the U.S., customs may charge you an import duty.
So stay ahead of the game and register your laptop if you plan some day to travel outside of the U.S.

Send More 1 Gig files online

Need to send some big files online try these others sites as well.
DropSend
Senduit

Online Photo Editors

If you need to tweak your photo's online, try these free online editors

Links:
Picnik
FotoFlexer
SplashUp
Pixlr

Mint

Like Quicken & Money for personal finances but hate that you always have to upgrade yearly. Check out Mint. It's an online base personal finance software that is always up to date. It's currently in BETA version and it's free. So now it's a great time to do your finances online for free.

Cell Phone Mobile Chargers

Looking for a battery operated Cell Phone charger. Here are a few cool items with the amount of minutes it takes to charge each phone and the battery life before the unit needs a replacement battery.

Energizer Energito go instant Cell phone charger - charge 46 min/3 to 9 hours per charge depending on phone.
Turbo Charge TB550 - charge 32 minutes/3 full charges
Iogear Gearjuice - 57 minutes/500 cycles
iRecharge ERUSB1 by Cellboost - not a full charge but 22 minutes/250 to 350 full charge
Kensington Portable Power Pack for mobile devices - 27 minutes/more than 300 charges

Surf Anonymously

Here are a few software links to surf anonymously:

You will loose speed and not all websites are friendly because your using their proxy to conceal your ip address.
Proxify

List of available proxies but beware some might steal your information.
Available Proxies

A nice USB key software for surfing the net use Torpark

If your currently using Firefox you might want to install the Stealther extension.


To verify that your IP address is hidden go to this site to confirm your
IP Address