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LookInMyPC – Repair Tool of the Week

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:35:14 +0000

LookInMyPC is a small, portable and freeware tool designed to generate a very comprehensive report of a system and export it to a HTML page. It will display Running Processes, Installed Devices, Drivers, Services, Startup Programs, Windows Updates, TC...

SSD Roundup: the drive to succeed

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:00:36 +0000

I got up this morning and started thinking about the next thing I wanted to add to my PC. Like many of you, I’m into upgrading when I see fit to increase performance, and I think that putting Windows 7 on an SSD might be the way to go. So, like many ...

How To: Heroically Salvage a Scratched-Up iPhone [Guides]

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:20:15 +0000

One drop. Five minutes in a pocket with your keys. Three months of regular use. This is all it takes for an iPhone's backplate to go from a mirror-like shine to a scratched-to-hell eyesore. Here's how to fix it.

MacRumors forum member Shenaniganz08 salvaged an iPhone 3G from eBay, sanding, buffing and polishing it back from the brink of a life in a case, which would be dumb, because cases are dumb. (I mean, not really, but that's kind of the premise of this whole process, right? Anyway.) Here's what you need:

• Sandpaper 320(or 500),800,1000,1500,2000,2500,3000 grit
• 3M Rubbing compound
• Machine Polisher ( Power Drill or small buffer)
• Microfibers
• Sticky tack and or tape

What's great about this is that you don't need to buy almost anything. Half the stuff you need—the microfibers, the polishing disc and the rubbing compound—is included in a $15 3M headlight restoration kit , and you can use just about any crappy household drill for the buffing stage.

In any case, the results are stunning, and the documentation meticulous, so if you've got a few hours, a few bucks and an iPhone that looks like a piece of shitty sea glass, why not? [Macrumors via Gadget Lab]

OhGizmo Review: Cloud Engines Pogoplug

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:29:21 +0000

By Evan Ackerman We got our first peek at the Pogoplug at last year’s CES, and it promised to be an impressive little thing: plug a USB hard drive into one end, your network into the other, and all of a sudden you’ve got a locally mountable networ...

Troubleshooting Problems with an HDMI to VGA Cable

(author unknown) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:16 +0000

You should be aware of the problems that may occur when you go from an HDMI to VGA cable.

Can Not Install The Zune Software. T^t Help, Please?

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:31:05 +0000

I just got an 80 gig Zune for my birthday, today, and tried to install the software. I can download it and all, but when I try to get the installer running it says that I need to update my computer to get it working. Unfortunately for me, my computer crashed and I [...]

Antivirus Spam

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:58:52 +0000

Sophos has posted an article about a free fake antivirus that uses VirusTotal’s reputation to lure its victims. VirusTotal is a free virus and malware online scan service. The message is included in the article. It says that the user’s computer has...

Vista Crashes After Installing Linux?

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:31:07 +0000

i have installed openSUSE and it works fine but now vista crashes every 30 minutes i cant make it stop, please help!

Mute on Lock Automatically Turns Off Your Speakers When You Lock Your PC [Downloads]

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Windows only: Portable utility Mute on Lock turns off your system speakers whenever you walk away and lock your workstation, but it also provides a quick shortcut key for toggling your speakers on or off.

Once you've downloaded and launched the no-installation-required utility, your speakers will turn off immediately after pressing the Win+L shortcut key to lock your workstation, and then turn back on once you've unlocked your PC. If you head into the settings page, you can set up a custom shortcut key to mute or unmute the sound, or customize what the tray icon does. Definitely a handy utility for those of us that lock our workstations religiously, and it doesn't take up a lot of resources either.

Mute on Lock is a free download for any version of Windows, though readers should note that you might have to use the Windows Compatibility Mode feature set to Windows XP to get it to work properly on Windows 7.

Mute on Lock [SuperUtils via Addictive Tips]

I Can’t Find The Install Driver Or Software For My Chinese Webcam?

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:30:59 +0000

Hello everyone, i have a chinese webcam called Joysun and the CD driver was crashed and i need the driver to install it again.i looked for it but without any result! i am using Windows XP here is the website for the company and the web cam photo,but unfortunately it doesn’t have any driver [...]