Archive for August, 2006

Ever Sold a Cell Phone on eBay? Your Personal Information May Be At Risk

by Aug 31, 2006

If you have sold or donated your cell phone in the past, you may be in for huge surprise. According to a recent NBC article related to cell phones that are sold online, Trust Digital who bought 10 used cell phones from eBay recovered the equivalent of 27,000 pages of personal and corporate information from…Continue Reading

How to Keep Track of Your Adsense Earnings While Browsing

Aug 31, 2006 No Comments

If you own and a website and use Google Adsense to monetize it, I’m sure that you have found yourself constantly logging on to Adsense to view your latest earnings. This can be time consuming and really a waste of time. I found a Firefox extension that installed display all relevant adsense information in the…Continue Reading

How to Control iTunes From Your Taskbar

Aug 26, 2006 29 Comments

I found a very useful tip while browsing Digg the other day and I thought I’d share it with you. When you follow the instructions below you will be able to control iTunes from your Windows Taskbar. You may have seen this feature in Windows Media Player, but based on the comments on Digg, it…Continue Reading

How to Manually Configure Your Computer’s IP Address in Windows XP

Aug 24, 2006 8 Comments

Manually configuring IP address is sometimes a necessity and always good to know. For example you visit a friend who’s routers DHCP server is disabled (this is what allows the router to automatically assign IP addresses to devices accessing the network) in which case you would need to tell your wireless card what IP address…Continue Reading

Use iColor Folder to Color Code Your Folders

Aug 21, 2006 43 Comments

iColor Folder allows you to easily color code folders in your computer. Once installed you can right-click on any folder and assign a color to it. I have been using the software for some time now and find it very useful. I color the folders I use most often red so that they automatically grab…Continue Reading

10 Essential Programs Every Memory Key Should Have

Aug 19, 2006 1 Comment

I have found that in the course of fixing friends computers, updating their software, and introducing them to new programs, I usually use specific programs for certain functions. As a result of that I went and created a list of Memory Key Essentials – below I will list all of the essential programs that I…Continue Reading

Google Updates Google Talk With New Features

Aug 16, 2006 No Comments

Google has released a set of new features for it’s Instan Messaging software, Google Talk. Among the new features is the capability to initiate and receive file transfers to/from other users, leave and receive voicemails, and see what your friends are listening to. Read the official blog post from Google. "Millions of you use Google…Continue Reading

Blogger Beta New Feature Overview & Screenshots

Aug 15, 2006 No Comments

I started my blog/website with Blogger many moons ago. One of my biggest problems with Blogger was the lack of categories among other things. After using it for a while I decided to host my own blog/website using custom CMS software and have been very happy since. 1 year later blogger overhauls their service –…Continue Reading

How to Backup Your DVD Movies Using DVD Shrink

Aug 15, 2006 No Comments

I have about 50 DVD’s that I have purchased over time, that’s close to $1,000 worth in just movies (assuming $20 per movie) I would like to know, that in case my DVD gets scratched or damaged, I have a backup of that movie somewhere. I have been using DVD Shrink now for a little…Continue Reading

How to Speed Up Your Sprint Wireless Card

Aug 13, 2006 10 Comments

I bought my Sprint PCS EVDO card about a month ago. I loved the fact that no matter where I was I had internet connection, the only thing I noticed was that my speed was not as fast as I had expected. I did a little research online and found that the average connection speed…Continue Reading

Explore Eco-Friendly Travel with Google Maps

Aug 09, 2006 No Comments

I was just at Google’s homepage when I noticed a link below the search bar. "Explore eco-friendly travel with Google Maps" it caught my attention, so naturally I followed it and found that Google in partnership with Earth Day Network have created a travel destination portal (not to buy tickets or anything, just a reference…Continue Reading

Another Way to Download Youtube, Gooogle, and other Videos

Aug 08, 2006 6 Comments

The other day I posted an article on how you can use Keepvid to download your favorite videos from Google, Youtube, and others. Well I found that there is another method which is a lot easier once it is configured. This other method serves up two options, you can use a bookmarklet (A bookmarklet is…Continue Reading

August 2006 IE Security Updates Now Available (918899)

Aug 08, 2006 No Comments

"The IE cumulative August 2006 security update is now available via Windows Update. Alternatively, you can receive this and all other Microsoft updates via the new Microsoft Update and I encourage you to upgrade to Microsoft Update if you haven’t already. This update addresses 12 security issues: 7 remote code execution vulnerabilities, 3 information disclosure vulnerabilities 2 spoofing…Continue Reading