Are you still even on Firefox? I moved a long time ago to Chrome as my main browser but I still use Mozilla Firefox because if its unique add-ons that are not for Chrome. Well, if your still on Firefox you can disable some add-ons to make your browser as fast as when you first downloaded it. Mozilla has released a list of the add-ons that have an impact on their browser. Below is the top 6.
In my case, Facebook has become a daily routine where I post and interact with my friends. My profile is my presence to them. There first glance show them who I am but, what about my wall? Your wall is what you convey and speak to them. Therefore, I keep it clean from Facebook games and apps like below:
In my opinion, this obstructs the view you give to people and shy's them away.
Every time I see a Facebook app or game has posted something on my wall, that I do not like, I block it by right clicking on the "X" and then select "Block...". From now on the app or game will not have permission to post on my wall.
Just today, I was in my Chrome browser when I decided to see some videos on YouTube. I started to type in the URL when I accidentally misspelled Youtube and typed in yoytube.com. This was clearly not my intention. This it what showed up:
At first, I thought it was the real Youtube.com, but when I saw I had an opportunity to win a Macbook, Iphone or, Ipad. I suddenly stepped back and thought to myself, "Apple and Google together? That;s not right". Then I saw the URL and saw it was not Youtube.com. I had been redirected to another site. Well, you may ask, how can I prevent it? That is a very good question. First thing is, you are the person who needs to be responsible to see if you have been directed to the correct destination. Always glance at the URL bar in your browser. Second, do not use your browser to search or go to websites. Type them into Google or bookmark them within your browser. If you have any tips let us know. Thank you!
Thanks to Michael for part of the tip.
Are you backing up your music? The answer right away should be yes! Just recently, Amazon released a new service called Amazon Cloud drive. It allows you to upload your music to Amazon's S3 servers and stream it to any device. At the same time, you are doing a complete backup of your music. If you have an Amazon account you are eligible right away, if not, make an account! Initially for having an account you receive 5GB of free storage. Now, what if you want 20GB? There is a trick, you may upgrade to 20GB by just buying an album from the Amazon MP3 Store every year. I found one for only $0.98! I bought Rain for Sleeping and Relaxation. So here is the recap. I have secured my music to Amazon 20Gb Cloud Drive for only $0.98 plus I can play my music anywhere by logging on to Amazons Cloud Player. Great!
Are you a coffee addict? I think a least some part of us are. If not, you probably live or go to work with some who has coffee filters. Why do I want a coffee filter in my possession? Well, if you really need to clean your TV or monitor, coffee filters are great because they do not leave any residue like normal towels do, they trap the dust in the microscopic holes and cut down on static. All these are a big pluses. Why not take advantage of those coffee addicts? I will just leave it up to you. =)
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YouTube contains entertaining videos that are shared throughout the internet. It's simple to do so by copying and pasting the URL. But did you know that you can send a link with a specific start time of the YouTube video to someone?
1) Go to the YouTube video that you want to send.
2) Scroll to the part were you want to start the video
3) Right click on the video and go to "Copy video URL at current time".
4) The video link will be copied to your clipboard and you are set to go!
Do you want to make screenshots almost seamless, then PicPick is for you! The software allows to take screenshots on the fly with hot keys. It basically eliminates the need to open Microsoft Paint and paste and save the file names if you have multiple shots.
When taking multiple screenshots, the software will tab up the various shots for later, to save or dispose of them. The software is free, but there is a paid version if you want more accurate!
In the last year, there are many debates on the question: "Do cell phones cause cancer?" This unanswered question is scary to think about because we all use cell phones day in and day out. Even our cell phones become alarm clocks. We can just hope that cell phones don't give us cancer. If you are one of those people who are alert to this discussion, you can take some very simple steps of precaution.
1) Don't use a cell phone (Okay maybe not totally possible ).
2) Use headphones when talking to somebody.
3) Use the speaker phone.
4) Get a phone that has a low radiation level. Below is a link to a CNET article on Radiations levels from cell phones. Great source!
Did you know that every week in Unites States airports more than 12,000 laptops are lost. That is an outstanding number. Could you be the next person to lose your laptop or even get it stolen? Why not prevent it now . There is a free open source software program that can be installed to track the thief or location. This software is called Prey. It's very simple. First, install the software on your PC, Mac or even Linux machine. Then, go ahead and log into your online account at www.preyproject.com to make sure that you have successfully added your device. Below are links two links:
1.)An introductory video on how to install and what features are available to recover your device.
Prey Project introduction Video
2.) Prey's frequently asked questions.
I love my HTC Evo, rooted with Cyanogen's latest ROM. The one drawback to my Evo and many other android phones is the keyboard. I have tried many different types and styles from Swype to Swiftkey and the stock HTC Sense keyboard but there was always something I didn’t like. I couldn’t change the language with out going into the settings, the emoticons were difficult to get to or the manually typed, keys that I wanted where missing and had others that I didn’t care much for. I wanted to be in control of my keyboard and customize it like I did to my Android device. With the new keyboard, I can use swipe commands to shift, change language, hide the keyboard, or delete the last word, I can also add custom emoticons, and much more.So enough small talk lets get to the goods. The customizable keyboard is called HTC IME (input method) MOD, based off of the HTC's Sense keyboard but so much better.
This is what you’ll need:
HTC_IME.apk
Clicker.apk (needed ONLY if you don’t have a phone with HTC Sense)
Applications Manager (I use Astro File Manager)
First you’ll need to download Astro or some other File/App manager from the Android market. Next download the zip with both apks here. Place the apks on your sd card and install them with Astro. Once installed all you have to do is go to the Android settings -> Language & keyboard, under Keyboard Settings you’ll see HTC_IME mod and a check box next to it, check it to make it your primary input method. Below the check box you’ll see the settings menu click on that and customize to your hearts desire.
Try it out if you don’t like it you can always go back to what you had before but if you do like it and would like to donate to the developer jonsil please visit: http://android.hallerud.se/donate.html
If if there is something you don’t like and are feeling up to the challenge here’s the source code: http://www.hallerud.se/htc_ime_mod_dev27.zip
Many users know that you could easily change the wallpaper in your computer with a few clicks, but many do not know that you could make a website become a wallpaper on your Windows computer. Simply follow the following steps
- Right Click on the desktop
- On the Context Menu Select Properties
- In the properties windows select the Desktop Tab
- Below the Desktop Tab Select Customize Desktop
- In the Desktop Items Menu Select the Web tab
- Under the Web Tab you may either select your current home page for your internet browser to be the wall paper or you may add a new site to be the wall paper
- After selecting the site, press ok, and a new small window should appear.
- In that window, go to the top of it and select the maximize option.
- Website Wallpaper NOTE: Website animations do work!
We all know much about what is ocurring in Japan today and how the Red Cross there supporting their needs. Now Apple has stepped up, too, by letting you donate to the Red Cross through iTunes. Below is a direct link:
iTunes Donate link to Red Cross
Apple will give 100% of the money to the Japan Relief Fund and will not take 30%, like all iTunes purchases. This is a great idea because you do not need to worry about scams and pulling out your credit card. Everything is set through your iTunes account.
Sadly, Japan and other countries have been in the news due to the recent natural disaster. I believe this a great time to ask yourself, " Am I prepared for one?" It always a good idea to be ready. 72hours.org a website put on by the City & County of San Fransisco has put together some tips on what to pack, what to do, where to go in an emergency. Go ahead and give yourself an idea on how to get ready. Just click on an icon on the right hand side and on the left will appear some tips to follow. You have been warned!
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How long is pi? The world may never know! But with the advancement of computers, you can now calculate pi to the millionths place. How do you do that? You can use Super Pi, It will let you choose the decimal places as a way to benchmark your computer's processor. The less time, the "faster" the processor. The software is somewhat obsolete with the advent of dual core processors and the latest supported operating system which is Windows XP, but I tried it under Windows 7 and it works! I used CPU-Z to probe for system info and Super Pi for the benchmark.
Have you ever heard of cleaning your laptop battery to make it last longer? I never have. The only thing I have done, is take out the battery and clean the dust around it. But there is a way to really clean it, to make your battery more efficient. In order to do this, take out the battery and find the metal contacts. Grab rubbing alcohol and use a swab to clean the metal contacts. It's that simple. Make sure you do this every month and also allow it to dry before re-inserting.
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Free software is awesome, but sometimes paid software has its kicks. What if you could get paid software for free? Introduce Microsoft DreamSpark. DreamSpark is an attempt by Microsoft to give away its software for people to develop new software using Visual Studio 2010, test out there server operating system, develop games and applications for Windows 7 mobile. Pretty awesome right? The only catch is that you need to be a college student or have an e-mail with "edu" (of course there is ways around the verification system)! So if you qualify, I recommend giving it a try!
As Android phones get more popular people get interested in pushing their phones to the limit. Like Apple's iOS devices you may in a form "jailbreak" to gain full access. In Android it is not called Jailbreak . The word "root" is used. This allows you to back up your Android phone, put custom ROM's and basically fully customize it. Unrevoked allows you to download some software that will "root" your phone in one click. I have done this with my Android Droid Incredible. It was a simple step to gain access to the root structure and modified its contents. Below are the cellphones that are supported by Unrevoked. Have fun and enjoy but I am not responsible for any damage to your phone.
- Evo4G
- Hero
- Wildfire
- Aria
- Desire
- Incredible
When we sleep, we go through sleep cycles, typically 90 minutes in length but what if you wake up in the middle of one of these cycles, you may feel tired and groggy. To avoid that, a new service has come out to tell you when to sleep. Sleepyti.me only asks you when you plan to wake up so it may calculate your sleep cycles. Give it a try today.
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If you like the dock feature Mac OS X has, you might be interested in StarDock ObjectDock. They offer a "plus" version, but I think the free version is good enough. I used it for a while, it gets the job done nicely. On the other hand, I use Windows 7, and I found it to be overkill specially since Windows 7 allows you to pin icons, essentially, a static dock. I recommend it to anyone who does NOT have Windows 7 in their machine or does not like the pinned icons. Compared to the Mac OS X dock, it does NOT have stacks within the dock. A small set back, but not really essential to its overall functionality.
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Installation is simple. Simply download and install. It has relatively non-technical options to configure . The only option that is maybe a little tricky is the "optimize for performance or memory." Windows 7 and Vista need about 1GB RAM to start off, so if you have less than 2GB, I would recommend optimize for performance. Windows XP is less demanding, but if you have 512MB or less, definitely optimize for performance! Of course, you can always experiment with the setting!
But if you need another reason to switch to Linux, there is a project called Cairo-Dock which, in my opinion runs circles around the Mac OS X. Above is a screenshot, but if someone wants more information on Cairo-Dock, please let me know!
Today's post will be short and to the point. Want to know how to make a video just repeat itself? Just find the video that you want repeat, go to the address bar(where the URL is ie. http://www.youtube.com/watch####), and insert the word "repeat" before the ".com" like this http://www.youtuberepeat.com/watch####. You will be directed to another site YouTubeRepeat.com and there it will loop your video for free. :-)
