Category Archives: Computers

VLC 2.0 Is Available for Free Download Now!

For those of you who don’t know VLC is the best video/media player period! And it is FREE! This software can most play virtually anything you throw at it. VLC 2.0 just came out and it is a major upgrade. … Continue reading

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SI Captcha for WordPress forms, comments and registration

Up until now I have been moderating every comment that is made on my sites before they were posted. It’s not that big a deal since Askimet takes care of most of the spam and my traffic is fairly low. … Continue reading

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Open Windows Explorer in Folder You Want

I use Windows Explorer every day. I have a shortcut to in pinned to my start menu. I’ve been constantly annoyed that it wants to start in the “My Documents” folder. I rarely even use My Documents and am forced … Continue reading

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Gizmodo News Feed

Gizmodo is a technology weblog about consumer electronics. It is known for its up-to-date coverage of the technology industry, along with topics as broad as design; architecture; space, science and just about everything else. One of my favorite sites; I … Continue reading

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Blue Microphones Snowflake USB Microphone Review

Yesterday I made a video on my computer. You can see it here. The first time I recorded the audio using the microphone in my trusty ole Logitec Quickcam 4000 that was sitting on my monitor. Well, while it works … Continue reading

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VOIPo Discount Coupon Video

Activation Link: http://www.voipo.com/2747.html Promo Code: 6503220803 This is a video I made for YouTube to promote the VOIPo phone service. I made the video with Camtasia Studio software. I really like the software and may do a full review of … Continue reading

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5 GBs Extra Dropbox Storage Free

For a limited time Dropbox is running a beta test on its new Experimental Dropbox v1.3.12 software and will give you up to 5 GB of storage in addtion to what you already have (in 500MB increments) to test out … Continue reading

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More Memory

Lately my computer has been getting slow. (It is a Windows XP machine with 2GB of memory I built 5 years ago.) Frequently it would suddenly get slow as molasses and I would see the red hard disk access light … Continue reading

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Passwords – How to keep them safe and not lose them!

Passwords…how many do you have? Ebay, Email, Paypal, Bill Pay, Internet Forums, Software Registration, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, on and on. Too many passwords. My first password was to Compuserve. For years is was on a small piece of paper kept … Continue reading

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Back Up Your Computer

Do you back up your computer regularly or at all? Yesterday I was searching Google and clicking on search results when all of the sudden my computer went haywire! Microsoft Home anti-virus popped up telling me I had a virus. … Continue reading

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