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The Nexus 4 Debacle

December 5, 2012

About a month ago, things started going wrong for Google in terms of the launch of their latest Nexus smartphone.  The launch ceremony in New York City was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy. From there things escalated into a series … Continue reading →

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Why the Raspberry Pi Will Change the World

March 2, 2012

The Raspberry Pi is a $25/$35 ARM-based system board that is a complete personal computer.  It is powered by the same CPU (ARM) used in tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices these days.  The ARM architecture offers very good performance … Continue reading →

Posted in Offline, Tech | Replies: 2

Windows 8 Developer Preview: First Thoughts

February 6, 2012

As the Windows 8 beta draws close, I took some time yesterday and downloaded the 64 bit Windows 8 Developer Preview from Microsoft.  As far as a developer preview, the operating system seemed relatively stable and boot time was if … Continue reading →

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How To: Free Grooveshark Plus Accounts

April 19, 2011

I just noticed today that Grooveshark, one of my three favorite music websites, the others being The Hype Machine and Last.FM, rolled out a new survey platform allowing their users to earn points towards getting a free Plus / VIP … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Online | Replies: 5

How to use a split archive over multiple hard drives

April 18, 2011

This is something I’d wondered about for quite a while, and wasn’t able to do until now! With Windows 7 there are a number of changes to how folders work.  You are now able to make ‘symbolic’ folder links among … Continue reading →

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Understanding Your Target Market: Pirates of the Carribean

December 1, 2010

Understanding your target market is a very important thing if you are trying to promote, or even just create a movie. The target market of The Pirates of the Carribean is a younger viewer, because it is generally appropriate for … Continue reading →

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Gmail Phone Call: Call failed due to an error [Code: 3 Remote: true]

October 5, 2010

If you get an error on Gmail while attemping to make a free call to an actual phone, that says this: Call failed due to an error [Code: 3 Remote: true] That error code (as far as I know), means … Continue reading →

Posted in Online | Replies: 30

Fix Boot Problems with a Windows XP Repair Install

October 4, 2010

Having trouble booting into windows with hal.dll errors and the like?  Here’s how to get rid of your problems.  Make sure you back up before you do it. Things you need Your Windows XP CD About an hour of free … Continue reading →

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Hilarious Scam I got in the Actual Snail MAIL!

October 1, 2010

We got a wierd letter in the mail from, of all places, Tanzania! I opened it up to find a typical hilarious scam email.  It’s one thing to recieve spam in your email inbox, but it’s another thing to recieve … Continue reading →

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All HP Pavilion dv6753ca XP Drivers

September 29, 2010

When I first got my HP Pavilion DV6753ca computer, it had Vista installed on it!  This was back in 2008. I felt like downgrading to XP, because I liked the experience on XP better, and one of my favorite applications … Continue reading →

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