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Batch File: iTunes Start Menu Shortcut Updater

In the past, I’ve written a tip on how to organize your Windows Start Menu and it’s one of my favorite tips – I use it religiously after I’ve installed a new program on my machine. Enter iTunes. The...

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“No to All” Functionality When Copying Files in Windows XP

When coping mulipte files from one folder to another, Windows displays a couple of options: Yes Yes to All No Cancel But what about the “No to All” option? It’s acutally there, it’s just not obvious –...

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Registry Hack: How To Defragment Your Hard Drive on Boot

There are several ways to boost your computer’s performance and I’ve detailed several ways, including how to start your day with a fresh computer. If that’s not enough for you, you can configure your...

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Install Microsoft Office 2007 in Ubuntu 8.10

I wrote an article detailing how to install How To Install Microsoft Office 2007 In Ubuntu 8.04 which seems to pretty hit and miss for a lot of users. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to be able to...

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A Beautiful Love Song Based on Mario Kart

YouTube user blinktwice4y has created a beautiful love song based on Mario Kart! Spend the two minutes to watch this video – it will brighten your day! I’ve watched this video a dozen times now and it...

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Going to CES 2009

Just a quick post: I just found out that I’ll be attending CES yet-again! 2009 will make five straight years!! I just hope that I won’t be sick like I was last year… Check out my CES coverage from 2007.

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How to Configure Songbird to Update Pidgin and Twitter

Recently, Songbird 1.0 was release to much fanfare. As both a Pidgin and Twitter user, I wanted Songbird to tweet and update my “Now Playing” status automatically (the IM accounts that support this...

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Windows Tip: Create A Shortcut to Quickly Switch Users

I’ve shown you how to log off of your user account via a shortcut and, if you’re on a computer with multiple user accounts, you can also create a shortcut to quickly switch users. This utility...

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CES 2009: Hitachi 37″ Wooo LCD Blow Up

I thought that this was an interesting display, it shows the different internal components of Hitachi’s 37″ Wooo LCD monitors. I included some annotations for the video but you can view a high...

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Windows Tip: Detect and Repair Disc Errors

Over time, your computer’s hard drives can develop bad sectors. Bad sectors slow down disc drive performance and sometimes make data writing difficult or even impossible. Windows has a built-in tool...

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My First Photosynth

After view CNN’s Photosynth of President Obama’s Inauguration, I was inspired to create my own. It didn’t exactly work out as I expected, but I love that we as Internet users have access to amazing...

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Registry Hack: Group Similar Windows On The Taskbar All The Time

If you like your Windows Taskbar neat and organized, you can force Windows to automatically group similar program windows together. There is a way to accomplish this tip view the GUI, but I like...

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Add Facebook Chat to Pidgin

If you are a heavy instant message user, you now have the ability to chat with Facebook user directly from Pidgin! In addition to all of the IM happiness, you can also “send & receive messages, add...

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Windows Tip: Group Similar Windows On The Taskbar All The Time

I’ve shown you how to group group similar windows on the Taskbar via a registry hack. Here’s how to accomplish the same task via the GUI. How To Right-click your Taskbar and click Properties. Under the...

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How to Create an .htaccess file to Prevent Hotlinking

Recently, I was checking out my traffic logs and I noticed that there was another site that was hotlinking some of my images (actually, this blogger had copy/pasted the entire content of my posts) and,...

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Star Wars: From Bits and Pieces

I saw this video on Vimeo and I had to share it! It is the story of the original Star Wars trilogy as told by someone  who as seen bits and pieces of each movie and it’s hilarious! She’s so close, yet...

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Watch the Newly Updated, HD Main Title of The Simpsons

The creator so The Simpsons have updated the main title in honor of the series’ first-ever high definition episode!

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Internet Explorer 8 Passes the Acid2 Browser Test!

Microsoft just made the official release of Internet Explorer 8 available to the public. This new version boasts new features and, best of all, passes the Acid2 Browser Compatibility Test! This is the...

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How To Install Microsoft Office 2007 In Ubuntu 9.04

I have to admit that I absolutely love Office 12, I’ve be using it on Ubuntu since 8.04 and OpenOffice just doesn’t compare! So, I needed to install Office 2007 onto Ubuntu 9.04 (as I did a clean...

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How To Install Microsoft Office 2007 In Ubuntu 8.04

Update I have updated this guide. Please read: How To Install Microsoft Office 2007 In Ubuntu 9.04. I have to admit that I absolutely love Office 12, OpenOffice just doesn’t compare! So, I needed to...

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