Free Rice

Play the game for free and feed the hungry. It's the way to go to make a difference during the Holidays. Start now.

File Dropper

Need to share files. Just upload a file up to 5 gig and share the link. That easy and that simple.

Microsoft Starter Edition

These are the pro and cons of having Microsoft starter edition on your computer. It's a way of Microsoft saying, you can use our product for free, but you can't do the following! What did you expect for free?

Microsoft Power Slashing App

Microsoft is in the works currently for a power slashing application. If all goes well we could be seeing this implemented on network computers. It's a good move for Microsoft on going green.
The application enables the computer to be accessible remotely while in standby mode without excessive power consumption. Let's go Microsoft.

Drop.io

Looking for a simple way to share in real time. It comes with a price, but the encryption makes it worth while having. Give it a test run and you'll be surprised.

Windows Recovery CD's

Looking for Windows Vista or Windows 7 Recovery CD's. Manufacture's don't supply them, because if they did then you wouldn't need to buy another copy of Windows. But I suggest you download these file immediately before it's too late. You never know when your going to need these recovery CD's.

Windows Vista - 32 Bit
Windows Vista - 64 Bit
Windows 7 - 32 Bit
Windows 7 - 64 Bit

Work Order 2.1

If you have a small business and are currently doing side jobs. It's nice to keep track of your current jobs that your doing for your customer's. If your just starting out and Quickbooks is still not for you. This is a first step on building your customer database. Lot's of luck.

Heineken

Customize your own Heineken case of beer. It's a great idea proposed by Heineken for it's beer lovers. This Holiday shell out $38- and give friends customize beer bottles.

AMP Key

Here is another link to the famous Key flash drive. I have already several of these devices and I must say, that it does go well with my regular house keys. It's a must have item for anyone who craves flash drives.

MiniPak

Here are the first hydrogen fuel cells. This will one day, save your life when power consumption is obsolete. I am going to hold off for now on until they test these power cells over and over. I almost certain that they're will be problems for the first generation until everything is sorted out.

How Many Days Old Are U?

Just in case you wanted to know how many days old are you. This simple calculator will give you the results with weeks, years, days and leap years.

Remote Access portable

Need remote access on the go, take a look at portable client access on the go. It promises to help you connect to any client or server quickly.

Cmd Line Portable

Here is a great way to get onto the Command Prompt using your USB portable device. It's a great way to tweak commands on locked computers.

Run Mac on a usb stick

It's possible to run Mac on a USB stick and here is the how to do it.
If you don't have a Mac and still want to test it out, you can still do so by using old MAC software's. Just remember these software's are obsolete and you should only use it for experimental purposes.

Here are other useful Links
Mac Plus
Mini vMac
Blanks

Goosh

If your an IT professional and want to look like an expert. When problems arise instead of using google to find your answers. Do this, go to Goosh.org. It not only will make your customers think your knowledgeable, but make them think you really know what your doing. Hopefully this will buy you sometime on fixing their problems.

PadLock for iPad

If you have a current iPad your probably trying to figure out what's the best anti theft solution you have to protect your device from prowling thieves. Your best bet for now is to use this freeware until something better comes along.
PadLock locks you iPad by monitoring it's usb power connection. If the power is interrupted an alarm sounds notifying you a breach of security. It's not fool proof. But it's good enough to scare the not so smart thieves.

Soluto

Need to control your computer's startup programs so that you computer can load up quickly. Soluto is what your going to need and after a few tweaks, your computer should load faster because now, your controlling how programs are loading up on startup.

X Setup Pro

With 1900 windows setting tweaks it's no wonder everyone loves this software. After over ten years of service the developer gave up because of the insolvency of WUG.

Unistalling Norton Internet Security

Need additional help on uninstalling Norton Internet Security. This software should do the trick. Just remember to confirm that it's correctly removed from your computer by visiting Add/Remove Programs.

Google Maps Preview

Here is a great way to preview Google Maps in Gmail. All you have to do is go to the lab -> and enable Google Maps in Gmail. Now every time someone sends you an address in Gmail. Google will automatically pull up it's location on Google Maps.

3M USB 3.0 Monitor

As USB 3.0 is now making it's way into our technological world. Manufactures are already making use of USB 3.0 compatibility.
3M has just created a way to make a monitor, powered by a USB port. It's a positive move for 3M going green with our future energy crisis.

Iso Burner

Here are a few ISO Burneing software's to help you burn hard to copy CD's and DVD's. You can decide which one works for you. I prefer IsoBuster.

Nitro PDF Reader

Need to tweak, edit or create pdf files without the expense of Adobe. This freeware does so much that you'll reconsider on paying for future premium services.

Acer Manuals

Looking for Acer Service Manuals. Take a peak at this look and lots of luck in servicing your computer.


Here is also the link for the Acer User Manuals

Network Print Scanner

Looking for a network printer and don't know how many printer's are on the network or which printer you want to connect to or troubleshoot. This printer scanner promises to save you time in narrow down your search for that printer.

Laptop Manuals

Here are some additional links for laptop manuals in helping your repair and troubleshoot ongoing problems.

Links:
Dell
HP
Lenovo
Tim's Laptop Manuals
Inside My Laptop
Laptop Service Manuals
I fix It
Laptop Repair Videos

V-verse

Looking for a usb cable that you can use with your cell phone to connect to the internet. Take a look at this smart usb cable. It not only gives your laptop internet access but can be used with several different types of cell phones.
This smart cable tricks the computer to think that you have connected a usb device. Once connected everything else is user friendly.

Backup the Win 7 Registry

Don't know how to backup your Windows 7 registry. Here is the tutorial to help you do just that. Just remember that you should never tweak the registry unless you really have a good backup of your computer and you definitely know what your doing.

Remove Programs in Win 7

Here is a quick way to remove programs in Windows 7 using the "Open With Menu". It requires you tweak the registry. So make sure you backup your registry just in case things go wrong.

What happened to my Tag

What is My Tag. It's just a tag to be posted on the web. It came about years ago when I was introduced to the world of computing and was searching online and found my tag and from that point on it was a nice trademark. But lately I've been seeing other users post stuff on this site that I disapprove of and using it like crazy. I guess someone figured they could use the tag for fast recognition. So much for trademark, so I discontinued using it. 

Windows 7 Energy Report

Want to know how much power your Windows 7 computer is consuming. Just go to the command line in Windows 7 and type "powercfg.exe". This will create a utility report on your computer's energy consumption, so that way you know how much energy your computer is using up daily.

Where is my Dell Service Code

If you have a Dell PC, every now and then when it's time to upgrade your going to need the service code or service tag number. Here is where you should find it so that you can upgrade your computer.

Another way to get the service tag is via cmd prompt and typing in wmic bios.
For more information see Link

Or better yet use a third party software to get your service tag from the express code given Link

Follow Traders

Enjoy the market and wished you could follow your favorite traders. Here is an interesting site to help you follow your trader. Just join up and add them to your Gurus.

NetTools

If your looking for a user friendly network tool to help you diagnose network problems. Help is on it way. Enjoy.

You & Your Email Address

I don't know if it's true or false what they say about email address personalities. But it does makes sense. What do you think?

Recover Outlook Express Emails

Need to recover emails from Outlook Express Database. UnDBX is what your looking for and it might just save your day.



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National Opt-Out

I don't know if this is going to be a good idea, but it sure going to make headlines. I believe they're better ways to protest than to crowd airport lines up during the holiday. I bet this person doesn't do a lot of air travel during the holidays.

Verify if a website is running

The easiest way to do this is to use my blog. I have created an application at the bottom of my Blog named Verify if a website is running to see if a website is down.

Test Results:
If you get a test results. Then there is a good chance that it's not your computer but it's the website. Usually this happens because of high internet traffic to that site at that particular time or it could be maintenance issues. Your best bet is to try at a latter time. Good luck.

Move Files in Vista

If you have recently edited the user profile or created a new profile in Vista. You might have noticed that all your files are missing. Here how to fix it. Microsoft doesn't make it that easy.

For Changing folder location or for Move file's to another location

Lacie Flash Drives

If your looking for a key like flash drive. Take a look at a Lacie drive. It will change the way you store your portable files.

Circuit Business Card

If your looking for a unique business card, take a look at the new circuit board business card. It even can be used as a USB flash drive.

All Remote Connections

Want to organize all your remote connections into one place. This software makes this simple and easy. Now connecting remotely is a snap.

Link

More power from USB port

If your in need of more power from your current USB port. Help is here. Now motherboards are using an integrated software to give you more power to your USB ports.

Direct Links
Gigabyte
MSI
Asus

Blackblaze

Looking for an online backup that's helps you to do your backup without any help. Blackblaze comes to the rescue with it's online backup service. No need to pick the files and no need to find any folders. Everything is done automatically. Try it.

Computer Specs

Need to get all the diagnostic spec's on your computer. Try entering in the run command "dxdiag" and you'll retrieve all sorts of information from your computer that your going to need one day or another.

Don't Sleep

Who would want a don't sleep software. How about someone who's using a computer and downloading a large file and hate it that their computer stops the download because it goes on sleep mode. Besides that it's a great software prank to use on your friend.s

Grammer Software

Ever wonder if the words that your writing is grammatically correct? I hope it is, but to make sure, here is a great grammar check software to proof read your documents.

Google Password Decryptor

Lost your Google password and need to recover it. This software helps you find your password stored on various Google app's. Good luck.

Kindle on your PC

Want to view Kindle books on your computer. No problem with the help of software. It even sync's your last page and annotations between devices.

It's 2010 and IM is Dead

It looks like in 2010 Instant Messenger came to an end. This was due to heavy competition, with different software compatibility.
Now our new generation prefers not to use Instant Messenger but instead use something more cross platform like Twitter or Skype to reach out to friends. Instant Messenger should have learned a lesson a long time ago, "software compatibility."

Team Viewer

Here is a great remote access software for your friends and family. The setup is easy and you connect in minutes. Great solution for remote support to the one's that you care for.

Firesheep exposes Social Sites

Be warned that if your currently using social sites to post private pictures and posts, Firesheep can be used to access the account. Currently there has been over 100k download since the new software has been out and social groups such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Yelp are being compromised. 
At this point it's useless to suggest user's what to do since sites have already been compromised. But in the future user's should know better.

Firesheep

McAfee Stinger Portable

Here is another utility to help you detect and remove specific viruses. I still haven't found one complete antivirus software that is capable of protecting and removing an infected computer. Your best bet is to try several individual antivirus software removers until your sucessful.

iPhone 4 Bug

Let's just say Apple should be ashamed on creating an application that anyone can bypass. What's the point on locking your phone, if anyone can easily bypass it. Just shows you how sloppy they are now getting. It's only a matter of time before they are matched up equally with Microsoft's sloppiness.

How to remove Facebook Pages

Time is running out for removing your Facebook pages. With Facebook constantly updating it's policies and privacy acts. You just might not get another chance to do this, so act now to secure your privacy.

Imogen Cinema Stick

Get ready for the first flash drive movie player. This amazing Stick takes plays HD movies in MKV, RMVD, TS format. It's no wonder this tiny device is a keeper. I just hope that Western Digital improvises quick. Otherwise it's going to be the end for today's movie players.

Google Earth 3D Plugin

Want to see Earth in 3D, try the Google Earth view plugin and anyone now will be able to view almost any terrain on the Earth in 3D. Give it a try, because the trip is out of this world.

Convert WMC Recordings

If your currently using Windows 7 you should notice that the Windows Media Center (WMC) is better integrated with cable, broadcast and internet TV. Windows 7 now no longer uses DVR-MS format. So if your going to play these files on older version of WMC or Windows Media Player, your out of luck. The only way you can watch them on older versions is to convert them back to .dvr-ms.
With Windows 7 you can easily do this by just right clicking and converting back to .dvr-ms.

Windows 7 SP1 RC

Let's just say it has just a minor fix and it's not even addressing the common freezes with Windows Internet Explorer. Like always it's another bomb for Microsoft on fixing it's still faulty operating system.

What's Your Speed

Need to test your internet speed. Well Speed Test will confirm your download and upload speeds to make sure that your getting exactly what your paying for. Although most providers can only estimate your actual upload and download speeds. You can at least decide if your still getting your moneys worth.

External HD problems

Have an external hard drive but notice that on Windows 7 the drive file system sometimes fails. The reason for this that Windows 7 likes only the NTFS format. All other old file formats like FAT32 tend to be ignored. The only solution to correct this problem is to format your drive to NTFS so that Windows 7 will always recognize it.

There are several ways to do this and one way to do it is by using the convert.exe command in DOS. After you type convert.exe convert x: /fs:ntfs, (in which x is the drive for your external hard drive).
Make sure that your external drive is empty first before your convert it to NTFS otherwise all your data will be erased.

ex:
c:\users\ED>convert f: /fs:ntfs

New HTML5

Here are twenty things to know about HTML5 that's not yet set to come out until the year 2022. But from the way it's going now, it's bound to change in so many different ways we can't yet begin to imagine.

Windows Installer Cleanup Utility

If you can't remove or uninstall a program this handy utility come to the rescue. I just don't understand why this took so long for Microsoft to produce.

Issuu

Thought Zino was the only digital online publisher around. Well Issuu is doing the same thing and it's only a matter of time before the world adapts to digital magazines. I mean who wouldn't enjoy the portability and comfort of having several hundred magazines instead of just one.

Windows 7 Hidden Wallpapers

Looking for more wallpapers in Windows 7? Try finding the file in your C: drive named Globalization. It's usually in c:/windows/globalization
In here you'll find two folders named ELS and Sorting. You now go to the top right search bar and type individually "Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia"
and presto Windows should be able to find hidden wallpapers with from these countries.

Google Shuts Down 411

It's bad news for Google 411 users. Google plans on shutting down the service but will still keep their text messaging feature still active. I am quite disappointed on their recent move because I believe 411 should be free for everyone to use. I just hope that another company will come to the rescue.

In the meantime feel free to use the service until

November 12, 2010

For 411 via text - just send a text to 466453 (GOOGLE)

Say Goodbye to the Bios

We are still way off from the UEFI to be standard on all computers. But until this day comes, here's what you need to know and why it's going to end the bios in computers.

Playboy in 3D

There is so many new plans for 3D that even Playboy magazine, is betting their odds on it, by creating their first 3D magazine. It's only a matter of time before 3D takes us to the next generation.

Grooveshark

Play hundreds of songs via music streaming web, right now and instantly. It's like a jukebox for all music with an enormous library. Try it, you'll enjoy it.

Convertor

Here is a great mathematical way to convert various measurements. The program does an easy conversion from a list of several hundred conversion tables. A must have for the mathematician.

Read It Later

Here is a new way to save all of those favorite articles you just don't have time to read. By using Read it Later, it piles up the articles you saved to read for a later time. Now you can always be on top of your readings.

Google Map Buddy

Want to view large Google Maps and be able to print them easily without trying to configure with your printer settings. Google Map Buddy does the trick and you don't have to install the software on your computer for it work. Just unzip it, click Google Map Buddy exe file and paste url address and print.

NatGeo on a Hard Drive

If your looking for all the reprint publications of National Geographic. Here's a way to obtain every reprint in a 60gig hard drive. It's going to set you back almost $200- but in the end you be satisfied that you'll have the collection on hand for future reference.

Microsoft Killing Money

After ten years of Microsoft Money, the company has decided to end it's product and offer a final release to all users. This will enable user's to be able to use the software manually without any online access. I am surprised that the software lasted this long.

Download Link

How Libraries sort books

I don't know how many libraries have this sorting machine, but it kind of looks like the same technology federal express uses to ship it's packages.

Create Survey Forms with Google Doc's

If your looking for a simple way to create survey forms with your company, try Google Documents. It's cost effective because it's free. All you have to do is open up an account with Gmail. This will give you access to Google Documents and in Google Documents you just create a new form to create a survey. The setup is simple once you decide on what type of survey you want.
In the long run your customers will be happy knowing that they can share their thoughts and opinions.

Verizon's Droid teardown

Here is a great video tearing down the new Verizon Droid telephone. I just love to see what inside. Do you?

Xbox 360 Flash

You will no longer have the need to upgrade your Xbox 360 game console. Microsoft is now allowing users to store games, content and multimedia files via flash drive. It's only a matter of time before Xbox 360 gets smaller.

Microsoft Security Essentials for SMB

Starting October small business users can now install Microsoft Security Essentials that was once only licensed for Consumers. This is a big leap for Microsoft to expand it's Microsoft Security Essentials software to the business world.
I guess now the only question is whether they will be able to compete effectively with Symantec and McAfee business customers.

Verizon's 18k bill

Let's just say that it's so important to keep track of your contracts even when it's Verizon wireless. This customer is sure going to learn the hard way their lesson's on promotional offers.

Power for a Week

Need power for a week, this new Lithium battery is scheduled to come out next year with plenty of power to go around. We just wish we can get this sooner.

Head Mounted Camera's

Get ready for the head mounted camera's. It's a new technology that's in use by the current San Diego Police Department. If everything goes well. Be ready to see it near a policeman near you.

Youtube Movie & TV shows

Let's just say for $.99 up to $4.00 you can watch movies and television shows for 48 hours. I guess you can now call Youtube the new Netflix of videos.

Android 50k apps

Android has gone past it 50k applications and it's still climbing. This could only mean one thing for current Android cell phone users. The cell phone world is theirs.

Visa wireless payments

Visa is clearing the way for iPhone user's to pay for items wirelessly using their iPhones. If things go well for iPhone user's, get ready for pay as you go wireless payments.

Sony ends Floppy

After thirty years, Sony is giving up on making floppy disks. It's about time, when you can't compare the portability of a floppy vs a flash drive.

Apple Digital Concerts & Events

It looks like Apple is trying to cash in on almost anything. If there lucky it's patent on it's electronic Digital Concert and Events application could be another cash cow for Apple.

Online Banking keylogger

Your never going to stop hearing these stories. All you can do is to be very cautious and hope that this doesn't happen to you.

Hanshin Icreon

Have a new television and want to connect it wireless to your computer. Here's your answer to your not so difficult problem. In the end your audio and video needs will be fur filled to enjoyment.

Japanese P2P virus

This is a nice one. You go online and do a google search on specific porn sites and you get a virus. Then the virus demands that you pay ten dollars otherwise your browser history information will be posted publicly online.
Well if your a known celebrity, that no good. Otherwise who cares.

Avoid Email Mistakes

Interesting article on why not to send emails from your Outlook email's immediately. I guess it all depends on what type of position your in and if it really matters on what types of emails you send out to others.
Regardless here is the Outlook settings to disable emails in Outlook to send immediately by default.

To reset this option so that you control when Outlook sends mail, do the following:

From the Tools menu, choose Options.
Click the Mail Setup tab.
Click Send/Receive in the Send/Receive options.
Uncheck the Include This Group In Send/Receive (F9) option in the Setting For Group “All Accounts” section. Most of us will set this for all accounts, but you can configure Outlook to handle each account differently.
Click Close and then OK.

Questions about Food

These are very good questions to ask yourself when you drop food. There is a science to everything in life including dropped food.

Advertise with Google

Need to advertise your business using Google. Try Google Adwords. This site helps you get noticed via the Google search engine using specific key words. And what's great about it is that their is no minimum spending requirements.

Hear Names

Here is a website that's going to help you out pronounce those names that you just don't know how to pronounce. It even gives you an audio file to play the name out loud.
For More Info

Windows 95 on iPad

Let's just say if you still think that the iPad is a waste of money. At least you can install Windows 95 on it and use it as a regular computer.

Preloaded Movies with Hard Drive

Get ready for movies preloaded in hard drives. I believe this will be the future for current DVD's. They're not only going to last longer but you can erase and record on them over and over again without scratches.

Any Clip

Love movie's and movie clip's? Here is a cool website to view all of your favorite's. Just give a detail search of what your looking for and let Any Clip do it's job on trying to find a movie that fits your description. You'll be amazed on what you can find.

NASA free Software

I love everything about NASA and if you do too, you should check out the free software that NASA is giving away. It might make you learn something.

Fedex SenseAware

Federal Express has a new tracking device that tracks packages in real time. The money saving hardware is not only GPS capable but it even tracks temperature changes. Now you can even tell if your package is tampered with. Go Fedex.

First Generation iPod Nano

Remember the first generation iPod Nano's. Well Apple confessed and had to cough up a settlement for anyone who purchased a first generation nano. Don't expect much but at least you were remembered.