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Archive for November, 2007

16 Nov

Computer Question to Think About

Have you ever got a surprise email lately? I am not talking about spam emails which bombards everyones mail box. I received today an email from a student R.Y. in Kwansei Gakuin University in Sanda, Japan who is doing a research project on the history of computer. He had a question for and it goes […]

15 Nov

Energy Efficient Everex StepNote NC1502

The most energy efficient notebook is made by Everex which consumes a 12W peak power at 1.5GHz performance. It utilizes VIA C7-M processor an ultra-low power consumption processor. A contender for a laptop which can be useful for travel. Tracie my Acer TravelMate 3012WTMi laptop is good for travel but it easily get’s hot; another […]

14 Nov

gOS Touted as Google Operating System

The battle on the desktop arena by Microsoft and Linux systems comes to a new height. It’s a brave move by a Los Angeles based company Everex to join the desktop area. Everex manufactures low-priced and energy-efficient PC’s known as gPC. Some people are touting it to be a Google PC as it comes packed […]

13 Nov

Consolidate Online Money Gaming Site

People who would like to play blackjack, poker, roulette, slots, craps and many more usually goes to a casino to play. They play there to enjoy and spend money. Today people who would like to play and would like to bet on these games don’t need to go to casinos physically. The games could […]

12 Nov

Blogging for Cash a Fullfilling and Lucrative Endeavour

A year ago I was not so keen about monetizing on blogs. I have heard about the idea but I am not quiet convinced. It was only when my sister have shown me the potential to earn from blogs that I made a second thought on it. If my sister can do it why can’t […]

11 Nov

Get the New Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 Beta a Better Messenger

Yahoo has released a new version of Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 Beta. The installed size is 12.Mb for a custom installation without the Yahoo toolbar; though the temporary space needed is pegged at around 25Mb.
The Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 beta version has a new face look. One of those is the skins. There are more […]

09 Nov

Open MS Office 2007 files with MS Office 2003

Upgrading MS Office 2003 to version 2007 is not on my list of things to do. There are still many things not certain with MS Office 2007. For one it loads so long and the interface have been revised drastically that one needs a lot of time to learn and adjust. I like changes but […]

09 Nov

A Peek on Online Martial Arts Shop

Martial Arts Shop goes online. Is it good or not? Mentors of traditional martial arts are the sources of equipments that students use. These shops are sometimes small ones which doesn’t have the variety and ample supply of the needed equipments. I think every martial artist have somehow encountered this problems. Thus searching for an […]

09 Nov

Improving Windows Keyboard Response

Keyboards are indispensable in spite of the graphic user interface that is prevalent in the desktop computer; we could not do away with it. So a little of background about keyboards. Each time that we press or release a key, the keyboard controller sends a PC scan code corresponding to that particular key to the […]

09 Nov

Computer Technology Advantage of Working at Home

Long ago it’s impossible to work at home and be productive as others who go to offices. Today I know of a lot of people that even at home they still earn more than those who drive their cars going to offices everyday. In budding economy countries in Asia this is a reality; computer and […]

09 Nov

Avoid Disaster Use Windows System Restore

I always download software and install them on my machine. Sometimes after installing the software my system becomes unstable. I experience some abnormal behavior like popping up of unknown error, computer suddenly gets too slow or even worst the system hangs up.
The quest to learn new stuff, find out what is best and what […]

09 Nov

Computers Under the Hood of Honda

Computers play an important role in our daily activities. We use computers and internet access as part of our daily work. Cars are no exemption to it. Maybe we’ve known a lot about computers, mobile devices and more at work but not on our cars.
Have you ever heard of AEM Plug & Play Engine Management […]

09 Nov

Five Tips on Increasing Alexa Rank

How do I increase my Alexa Ranking? There are many ways to do it but I will just enumerate the ones that have impact in a simple way.
Five Tips on increasing Alexa Rank:

Install Alexa Toolbar on your browser
Set the default page of your browser that have Alexa toolbar to open your website
When linking use Alexa […]

08 Nov

Go Wi-Fi Broadband at Home

Homes now a days become high tech. Take for example our home; we have an ADSL modem and a network hub which we use to connect to the internet. It’s good to have this but there’s a lot of clutter around; a UTP network cable here and there, a USB cable, a power cable and […]

07 Nov

Importance of High Alexa Rank

People that are into monetizing their blogs or websites are rumbling about Alexa Rank. So what is really Alexa Rank all about? In plain terms, it is a ranking system which is used by tech savvy people like webmasters, advertisers and ad networks to gauge the worth of a website. By that said it has […]

06 Nov

Add Productivity to Your Windows File Browser with Handy Folders

Are you tired of going through the maze of clicks when you want to see what’s inside your document folders? That is the normal case with windows every day, every minute, every second. I myself am getting tired of this old fashion and time consuming routine. How I wish that I could just go directly […]

06 Nov

USB External Drive Does Not Show on Windows Explorer

Having important data handy saves a lot of trouble looking for it when needed. So, I invested in a 160Gb SATA USB external drive. One day at office I plugged the drive on one of my computers. I was waiting for it to be listed in windows explorer. I waited for some time but still […]

06 Nov

Remote Digital Video Security Camera

Conventional security systems nowadays are common in big houses. The sensors are strategically placed which in turn detects movement and changes in the environment. A deafening siren sounds when security is breached. That’s the security of the past. Security has been changed due to technological advancement.
How about not worrying when you can see what’s happening […]

05 Nov

Windows XP Slow Keyboard Response Cause

Have you experienced slow keyboard response? The time between key strokes and screen output, is extremely slow, even in some simple task like word processing. You type some five letters ahead of what’s shown on the screen.
There are a number of cause for this:

accidentally turned on windows “Sticky Keys” feature
keyboard auto-repeat delay and rate […]

02 Nov

Heavy Equipment Operator Online Distance Learning

Computer based training is one of the best fruits of Information Technology. One can have a full training even if you are across cities. Such is the beauty that more and more industries are accepting this alternative way of education. Yes, even in the earthmoving and excavating industry!
I haven’t seen anything of this kind yet; […]