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Archive for January, 2008

11 Jan

Aspiring Investor or Investment Trader’s Online Resource

In a world where global trading is the game, being on the top needs one to be updated on the latest financial trends and news. Learning the trades of investment doesn’t come cheap or easy to grasp.
I well remember that there are four kinds of people based on the income flow:
- Employee
- Self-employed
- Business Owner
- […]

11 Jan

Online Resource on Parking and Garages for UK Motorist

Coping up with the increase in traffic and parking stress in the United Kingdom (UK). In a big city where lots of vehicle ply, traffic is a problem and another is the parking. Even if you are passing the highway with out being caught in the traffic but you could not find a place to […]

11 Jan

Broadband Technology Around the UK

Wireless and broadband technology has become a common part of our everyday lives whether we are at work or moving around or at home. In big cities like in the United Kingdom (UK) a broadband UK service could easily be availed from London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds to Glasgow. Broadband use is becoming even more useful […]

10 Jan

LCD and Plasma Screen Use and Installation

Going to the various shopping malls would let you spot some of the wide LCD screens or Plasma TV screens. This is a common view that can be seen around shops. Hospitals on the waiting area also have LCD or Plasma Screens installed to entertain the people while waiting. In the Sky Train Station and […]

10 Jan

Macintosh Poker Online Gaming Site Resource

Online games are growing in number. Games like Poker are one of those popular games online. It is sometimes difficult to get a certain web based game work on a particular operating system. Online games are becoming more graphic and video intensive and some of the technology used in rendering graphics vary from one system […]

10 Jan

The World’s Cute and Cheapest 4 Door Car

Cars are very convenient to have especially in places where the public transport is difficult to have. But cars are considered to be one of the factors that causes green house effect.
Well here is one of the surprises I have read. A 2,500$ US 4 door 5 seater car called “Nano”. The car built in […]

09 Jan

Downloading a Website in a Breeze

There are time when we need to download a whole website for personal or office use. Whether you browse the web for work, research, entertainment, or fun, it’s annoying sometimes that we have to wait for the pages to load in FireFox, Internet Explorer or Safari (or in other popular browsers). The problem is they […]

09 Jan

New Browser Release FireFox 3 Beta 2

One of the popular web browser that I like is Mozilla FireFox. Though not really perfect as it have bugs like getting more system resources than usual , but it’s getting better. The latest release though not yet for end users is the FireFox 3 Beta 2. This is intended as a developer preview […]

09 Jan

Protecting Privacy When Using Windows

Windows have this way of diligently recording all the stuff done in the computer. Thus, there will be traces of activities stored in the system. Some computer users are not aware of this reality that Windows stores a lot of information than they could ever think of.
The common ones would be the files accessed and […]

08 Jan

Mac Leopard OSX on Windows XP

I am constantly exploring on other operating systems. Especially this controversial Mac Leopard which have the original desktop features now found in Windows Vista? Here’s another superb Mac Leopard OSX module for Windows XP. This module will make you have the environment of Mac Leopard OSX in Windows XP.
It would be good idea for a […]

08 Jan

Blog Your Way Around Rome

The four corners of the room is a boring sight that one normally have. It’s time to take a break and go somewhere for a vacation. A change in the environment will refresh ones self and gain new strength. Sitting and closing ones eyes picturing out Rome and dream of stay ing in some Rome […]

08 Jan

Keeping Internet Privacy while Wired on the Net

Internet has been a good source of information. One can easily search and browse pages for information that are relevant to ones need. The ease and popularity of accessing the Internet doesn’t come without risk involved.
Many have heard of websites hacked or personal data stolen. The threat is real and is always there. Hackers can […]

08 Jan

Technology Helps Get Parking Spaces Around UK’s Congested Area

Economy growth is usually accompanied by transportation growth. In bustling areas there is an increasing problem of parking space. UK’s major cities such as London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and all other towns is plagued with this problem. To Rent a Parking Space is very difficulty; the place is simply running out of space. Also it […]

08 Jan

Recovering Lost Microsoft Office Document Password

In a Windows environment working on common office documents like word, excel, and access is a daily routine. Protecting confidential information from preying eyes important and a must for office document in this case. The only set back on this is that sometimes we forget the password we set on those documents. This render important […]

07 Jan

High Tech Way of Killing Time by Playing Simple Online Games

Do you have enough time to spend? Try simple online games like slot machines which are the easiest games to play in Casinos. It’s popularly tied up with great games on the floor and it’s pretty simple to play. I have seen it especially on movies someone drops a coin on a gaming box machine […]

07 Jan

Direct Marketing Shaped by Technology

Marketing is a way of having a product or services introduced to a prospective client. Oldest forms of marketing involve direct mail to all clients or customers on a list in an particular area. People who receive this mails from the letter box call this mails as junk mails. Telephone also have been one technology […]

06 Jan

Is Computer Screen Saver Needed for LCD or CRT Display?

In the old times when computers have this bulky screens we might need screensavers. If we have the CRT or Cathode Ray Tube display for our computer then it’s important to use screensavers. Running a phosphor-based display like CRT with the same non-moving image on the screen for more than an hour would burn in […]

05 Jan

Programmer’s Wish List, Donation, Sponsorship a Compensation Scheme?

The open source community brought about great talents and good software. How does an open source project especially a small sized one gets on going without any funding? I was looking into various projects in sourceforge.net and the list numerous.
I have seen that the trend for an open source programmer to get something out of […]

05 Jan

Bringing Internet Technology to Remote Areas

Speaking of remote areas one might think immediately of jumping on into those hunting boots and marvel to the dense jungle rainforest trees. People are lured with the beauty and the thrill of visiting dense jungles of Asia or Africa. Progress in this areas are very limited. Internet might be able to change this situation. […]

05 Jan

Mac OSX Feel on WinXP

Sometimes I get bored of the normal Windows XP theme.  This might be due to the constant Windows environment that I work with at the office. I am constantly exploring a bit about other operating systems.
How about a Mac OSX feel on Windows XP? It would be good for a change. How to do it […]

04 Jan

Prevent Data Disaster with Online Storage and Backup

Backup of a particular computer system is of the highest importance whether it would be a database, a file server, mail server, or what have you got. Running a useful system without an impending backup system is like running a car on a free way without an insurance. If anything goes wrong you’ll be right […]

03 Jan

Mobile Phone Ringtones Trend

Every phone that comes out of the market gets more tech savy. Mobile phones make a sound to alert of any incoming calls or text messages. This sounds we call normally as ringtones also changed in the process of the evolution of mobile phones. The ringtones of the old no where to be found or […]

02 Jan

Buying Some Domain Name

A domain name is one of those critical parts of putting up a web site. Domain names are to be considered as brands. Good domain names should tell something about the site, or it’s owners. Just imagine the demand for domain names as more and more people and businesses try to get their own Internet […]

02 Jan

Online Reverse Auction Game

Auctions that I normally know of going to the highest bidders. Odd to say, there is a game online which is based on reverse auction. Free gifts to enjoy for everyone.
The game works like selecting a prize and guess the lowest unique number to win. No need to be shy just go ahead and place […]

01 Jan

Businesses Opts for Open Source

On account of high cost of maintaining IT systems, businesses are looking into possible integration of open source into the current proprietary system. It might be obvious to say that implementing open source systems are significantly less expensive than proprietary systems in initial cost. Open source software is freely available for commercial and non-commercial use, […]