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Windows 7 God Mode

Jan 6

Posted by Noel Adams in Software, Technology | No Comments

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Finally an Easter egg in Windows 7 !

A hidden "GodMode" feature that lets users access all of the operating system's control panels from within a single folder.

By creating a new folder in Windows 7 and renaming it with a certain text string at the end, users are able to have a single place to do everything from changing the look of the mouse pointer to making a new hard-drive partition.

The trick is also said to work in Windows Vista, although some are warning that although it works fine in 32-bit versions of Vista, it can cause 64-bit versions of that operating system to crash.

To enter "GodMode," one need only create a new folder and then rename the folder to the following:

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Once that is done, the folder's icon will change to resemble a control panel and will contain dozens of control options.

 

Source: www.bink.nu

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Travis Pastrana 2010 New Years Jump

Jan 1

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Congratulations!!!!

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Sum Up the End of the Year 2009!

Jan 1

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I couldn't think of a better way than jib jab :)

 

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Free download WinX Blue-ray Decryptor

Dec 27

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WinX Blu-ray Decrypter

Original Price: $39.95 Now: $0.00

Download Here

Vendors Site

 

WinX Blu-ray Decrypter is specially designed to backup Blu-ray movies to your hard drive. With user-friendly interface, this Blu-ray decrypter enables you to easily decrypt and copy Blu-ray movies with Blu-ray DVD drive to your computer by removing all protections from BD video, including encryption (AACS), BD+ copy protection, etc. It is fully compatible with all BD media.

To get the full version for free, please download the program and register with the following Information. Don't forget to share it with your friends!

Reg Name: Blu-Raygiveaway
Reg Code: WinXBDD-2009-1216-1231

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SkyDrive Explorer (Free 25GB of Storage)

Dec 27

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SkyDrive is an online storage tool that anyone can use. Microsoft essentially gives you 25GB of free cloud storage (50MB max per file). You can store files, share them, or just use it to back up important data. Until now, accessing SkyDrive required logging into your account via a web browser. Dragging files into SkyDrive from Windows Explorer can only be done using Internet Explorer, as it uses an Active-X plugin. This can cause non-IE users to easily get annoyed with the service.

Fortunately, there's a solution coming. Showcased on Lifehacker, SkyDrive Explorer is a free, simple, lightweight program that lets you add your SkyDrive to Windows Explorer. SkyDrive Explorer allows you to use SkyDrive just like any other networked drive. However, the current version is still limited, in that you can't move files and folders within it, can't copy from your computer to it, nor can you open files directly from the drive.

SkyDrive Explorer is still in its infancy, but will soon bolster many important features to bring it direct competition with services such as Dropbox. The only difference would be that the files are only accessible when connected to the Internet. Dropbox stores the files locally, still making it the ideal shared folder solution, albeit with much less free storage space (future SkyDrive Explorer updates may very well implement such a feature, but nothing has been said about it). The next release, coming in January 2010, will add support for the following:

    * Change share mode and content type of the folders
    * Copy folders and files into SkyDrive™
    * Files greater than 50MB support
    * Open files directly from SkyDrive™
    * Move files and folders within storage

These are the currently supported features:

    * View the structure and contents of folders in SkyDrive™
    * View files information (type, size, creation date in GMT format)
    * Create new root folders and subfolders
    * Copy files into the storage
    * Delete files and folders
    * Copy files from the storage to the computer
    * Copy folders and subfolders from the storage to the computer keeping their structure
    * Use Drag & Drop for files operations
    * Rename files and folders
    * Create links to SkyDrive™ folders on your computer
    * Copy URL of the selected object(s) to the Clipboard
    * Automatic check for the latest version
    * Bidirectional languages support
    * Selection of your preferred interface language

Download: SkyDrive Explorer v1.4

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Service Outage for BlackBerry

Dec 23

Posted by Noel Adams in Technology | No Comments

Research In Motion (RIM) have confirmed an issue with their BlackBerry service affecting customers in North America.

According to a RIM spokesperson "Some BlackBerry customers in the Americas are currently experiencing delays in message delivery." The outage began at approximately 8PM EST on December 22. RIM failed over their systems but many users reported that mail flow to devices had ceased once again. At the time of writing there is no ETA from RIM when their systems will fully recover.

The outage is the second for RIM in that past five days. The last wide-scale outage was back in February 2008 when a software upgrade at RIM downed the service for hours. Phone calling and texting services remain unaffected.

Update: RIM have confirmed that BlackBerry services are now up and running.

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Google Adsense, Not worth the trouble!

Dec 22

Posted by Noel Adams in Technology | 9 Comments

I was like everyone who thought they could make a quick buck adding adsense to their website a few years ago.  Well I never have made enough to even go though the trouble of putting the ads on the site and turns out to be a complete waste of time but I left them up there.  As of yesterday google decides to disable my adsense account after finally getting some clicks on my ads.  I noticed that my traffic has increased quite a bit this past month and when I mentioned this to them they said it some how violates its tos b/c the visitors clicked on several ads….. wth? isn't that what they are suppose to do?

Here are some other sites you can try before wasting time with adsense!

 

  1. AdBrite
  2. Clicksor
  3. Chitika
  4. Yahoo Publisher Network

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Firefox 3.5 whips IE7 market share

Dec 22

Posted by Noel Adams in Software, Technology | 1 Comment

I'm so happy to see that firefox is whipping IE7 because honestly I can't stand IE7 but am required to use it for some applications……. read more about this below>

 

Firefox 3.5 has managed to overtake IE7 as the most popular single version web browser. According to StatsCounter, Firefox 3.5 has surpassed all other browsers, as a single version, in user choice. Internet Explorer still has the overall edge on all other browsers combined, with 55% of the mark share.

Users are still slow on upgrading from Internet Explorer 6 & 7, showing a steady decline week over week. Users are however slowly upgrading to Internet Explorer 8, but during the upgrade period, Firefox 3.5 managed to surpass all other browsers, as a single version, in market share.

Firefox 3.5 ended the week with 21.93% of the market share, just surpassing Internet Explorer 7 with 21.20%. Internet Explorer 8 finished with 20.33%, followed by Internet Explorer 6 with 13.89%.

Internet Explorer finished with a combine total of 55.42% market share, Firefox owned a total of 31.95%, with Safari 4 finishing with a total of 3.03%. Opera managed to pick up 0.94% of the market share, and 9.19% labeled as other.

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Sexy Santa Pub Crawl Charity Event

Dec 18

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Details have been finalized for the Sexy Santa Pub Crawl

Please read all of the information below:

Registration is going to start at 6:45pm at The Corner Pocket. Registration is ONLY going to be at The Corner Pocket which means….tickets for prizes as well as the Santa Hats will only be available at The Corner Pocket.

Bars / Times
6:45pm – 8pm – The Corner Pocket
8pm – 8:45pm – Wild Wings
9pm– 9:45pm – Reys
10pm – 10:45pm – Meatheads
11pm – 11:45pm – DT’s
12am – ???? – The Underground

All participating venues are offering some domestics for $2 and a $3 liquor as well as no cover charges.
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Cost for participation is $7 for those in a Christmas Themed outfit/costume or $10 for those who aren’t. Each paid participant will receive a raffle prize ticket, a Santa or Elf hat (to first 75 participants), and as well the drink specials mentioned above. We will be checking ID’s. You will have to have a wristband and sign a liability waiver in order to participate.

We have some GREAT door prizes for the end of the evening, so be sure to hang with the crew to the very end!!! To be eligible for the door prizes, you have to be a paid participant, have your ticket, as well as be present at the prize drawing (at the last stop – The Underground).

Please remember that the proceeds from this Pub Crawl are going to Toys for Tots, so your participation is making some kids out there…VERY VERY HAPPY…and we thank you!!!!

We are Crawling for a Purpose this time. We are hosting this event to benefit the Toys for Tots program. Proceeds from the door will be provided as a donation to this OUTSTANDING program.

LEGAL: Only those who are 21 or older are able to attend this event. The Greenville Social Scene requests those participating to act/drink responsibly. If you intend to attend this event, please ensure that you have transportation available for your trip home. We will have phone numbers of local cab services as well. This function is just a group getting together for a night on the town- The Greenville Social Scene nor its organizers are responsible for any incidents/accidents which may occur during this event. By attending this event the attendee understands that this is just a night out on the town and WILL NOT hold the Greenville Social Scene or its Organizers liable in any way for any issue/incident/accident which may occur during this event. Keep in mind your organizers reserve the right to omit, change, or substitute venues as seen fit depending on the group dynamics, scheduling, and/or venue participation.

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Importance of Backing Up Your Data

Dec 17

Posted by Noel Adams in Technology | No Comments


   

  I have been in the IT field for over 10 years now and if I had a nickel for every time I have had a user lose their data because they didn't backup their data.  Most computer users don't know to back up their data and take their files for granted without ever thinking what if something happens to my hard drive? What if my computer is stolen or gets stuck by lightning or in a flood?

     Don't be intimated when it comes to backing up your data, it is very easy too!  If your using Windows XP you can even us the built in windows backup software (not the best in the world but it does a good job) or other free software solutions to backup your Documents, Pictures, & more.  You can also purchase external hard drives that even have a one touch backup or scheduled software backup as long as your computer is on.  I am going to show you a few options and first I’ll start with hardware.

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Always remember it is a good rule of thumb to purchase a hard drive at least the same size as the installed in your computer or better, If you plan on storing all the pictures/documents/music on the external drive don’t forget to back that up, remember it’s just another hard drive which can fail…..

Example of an external hard drive:

1.      Maxtor One Touch – For consumers who need a simple solution with a classic design for Mac or PC, the Maxtor OneTouch 4 makes it easier to set up and manage data backup, file archiving and system settings with a new easy-to-use user interface. (Note: Seagate and Maxtor are one company now so a Seagate drive is good also)

Always remember when shopping online for an external hard drive to read the reviews on the item, just because it’s a cheap 750 gig doesn’t mean it’s a good company!

Now if you already own a external hard drive and it is not one of the one touch backup type drives you can use 3rd party free utilities to backup your data, here are my reccomendations:

1.      Windows Backup – Located under start/programs/accessories/system tools.  (Click here for a guided tutorial on how to use windows backup)
2.      Corbin Backup – Cobian Backup is a multi-threaded program that can be used to schedule and backup your files and directories from their original location to other    directories/drives in the same computer or other computer in your network. FTP backup is also supported in both directions (download and upload).
3.       FBackup – FBackup is a free backup software for both personal and commercial use. It protects your important data by backing it up automatically to any USB/Firewire device, local or network location. The backed up data can be either compressed (using standard zip compression) or an exact copy of the original files.

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