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Make VoIP phone calls for free 2007-12-01 18:56:00 Voice over Internet Protocol is a technology that I find to be still in a stage of infancy. Nevertheless, this doesn't mean that we cannot take advantage of the benefits it provides us with. One of the most prominent benifits of VoIP is that it's cheaper than traditional phone
s, especially international calls
, because essentially one simply uses the internet to call other people. However, although it might be cheap to call through VoIP, it almost always isn't free. Here are a couple of websites/applications that offer free VoIP services.Gizmo Project - The guys over at Gizmo Project seem to offer a great deal for people who wish to try out VoIP, and allow you to call about 60 countries for free. Of course, they only give you about 40 minutes of time to take, and I presume that the actual time they give you is going to be a lot less but it is free if you wish to give it a go. I'm guessing the business model here is to get people to try it out, and then when they like it, charge them
Excellent Blogging Tips from the Doc 2007-12-01 17:40:00 Cory Doctorow from boingboing shares some of his thoughts on how to blog better to Thomas Crampton in this extremely cool video for anyone who wants to get into blogging.Here's what I got from the video. It's pretty much the last part of the video but I'd like to summarize anyway, so that may be I'll remember it better.Have descriptive headlines and at the same time make them interesting (although it needs to be informative, I take it that it doesn't always have to be dull and would much rather prefer writing a headline that has Oomph. Like "The B@sturds of Sep 11" instead of "Sep 11" or simply "Basturds")Simplify the reading process for the reader - state what the article is about in the first paragraph, so that the reader can skip it.Every post should be only 1 page instead of a bazillion pagesRespect the reader, and don't bombard them with ads and extra other unnecessary infoDon't sell yourself and be honestAfter listening to Cory, I feel as though I should remove the read mo Read more:Blogging
Make Firefox Start-Up Faster 2008-01-11 22:34:00 Is it just me or does it take a while for Firefox
to start-up? I'm experiencing this on windows and on mac. Both Internet Explorer and Safari seem to beat Firefox by about 2 whole seconds. I'm not sure about the solution for OS X, but I did figure out how to reduce the start up time Firefox on a...
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Minimize any application to system tray 2008-01-11 22:02:00 Here's a little gem of a tool I found in order to help you minimize any application to the system tray so that you can easily access it later, without it cluttering up your taskbar. It's called PowerMenu, and to be honest, it is quite powerful. Apart from just minimizing any window to the taskbar,...
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Stop the Yahoo Messenger Spam! 2007-12-26 09:43:00 If you too use Yahoo
! Messenger
like me, you've probably received an awful lot of IM spam from random people on yahoo messenger. Turns out, I'm not the only one. A lot of other people are having the same problem. Why is the Yahoo network so prone to random messages from spammers? Probably because...
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How to use Hotmail with Apple Mail 2007-12-25 14:46:00 I absolutely love Apple
Mail because of its simplicity and to an extent it's robustness (the To-Dos and Notes) and use it all the time when possible. I find that Entourage is a bit too bloated, and the same goes for Thunderbird. Plus, other applications don't have iCal integration, which is another...
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How to read or download e-books online for free! 2008-03-17 09:32:00 Ever wanted to read old classic novels and like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn right at your computer without paying a cent. Guess what, you're in luck. You can now download e-books right from the Gutenberg Project. The project itself has been around for quite a while, with its main purpose...
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Hack a Windows Password In Minutes 2008-03-16 23:38:00 How to hack a WindowsPassword
How to hack a Windows password
I've written about securing windows passwords before, but here's a video for those who are yet unaware of how windows computers are often compromised due to lack of knowledge on the user's side. Although the video exaggerates the fact...
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Back up your blogger / blogspot posts and blog 2008-03-16 12:51:00 Blogger gives you a great free blog hosting facility, but unfortunately if something were to happen their servers, all the your carefully composed posts
will perish along with it. Along with that, when something is offered free you never know when they are going to stop giving it away for free, so...
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How to immitate the immaculate desktop on a Mac 2008-03-16 12:40:00 Having a immaculately super clean desktop for me (by the way the picture of the super messy desktop to the right isn't mine. I know better than to keep a files such as erection.doc on my desktop) means that I can concentrate on the task at hand without being distracted by the little icons and links...
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Crayon Physics - I love this game! 2007-11-30 21:07:00 I absolutely love the idea behind creating a game that actually has real-life physics involved. Love the music too. Check it out (you'll need a Windows PC though, but it works with a mouse too – once you get the hang of it at least) at Kloonigames.
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Dowload Free Toast Titanium alternative for Mac 2008-04-12 10:16:00 Sometimes paying for software just isn't an option. But thankfully, there are a lot of free and open source alternatives around that you can make use of without spending a fortune on software. If you have a CD burner or a DVD burner in your computer then you'll also want CD burning software to go...
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WideMail: Apple Mail Does Columns View Too 2008-04-12 10:47:00 Sometimes Microsoft just seems to do things right. One such instance I can think up of is Outlook. If you have a wide screen then it makes much more sense to have a 2 column view rather than having 2 rows because it is much easier read an e-mail that is lengthy since you won't have to scroll...
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Troubleshooting Wireless Internet Problems 2008-04-14 16:10:00 Does your wireless internet disconnect all the time? Here are a couple of tips that will help you find and solve the problem so that you can happily browse the web once again without having to worry about the wireless connection stopping midway when you're busy chatting with someone. Keep in mind...
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Let Windows repair your Wireless Connection 2008-04-14 15:56:00 Do you get frustrated when your wireless connection suddenly gets disconnected? Well, have I got the solution for you. Here's how you can get windows to automatically fix the problem if your wi-fi connection disconnects constantly. Remember, your network needs to be in proper working order for this...
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Fix really slow dictionary on Mac OS X Leopard 2008-04-13 18:59:00 If you tend to use the dictionary a lot, or even occasionally for that matter, you might have noticed that the dictionary in Leopard
runs a lot slower than it used to on Tiger. Even the appearance of the spinning beach ball of death is quite frequent nowadays.
But fear not, because if you are in a...
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Free Nero CD and DVD Burning Alternatives for Windows 2008-04-13 09:55:00 Although oftentimes it might suffice to use the in built features provided by Windows
XP or Windows Vista, sometimes they just don't cut it. Plus, if you're using Windows XP then you wont be able to burn DVDs even if you have a DVD burner without having to invest in good burning software. But why...
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A quick easy way to create photo slideshows on Windows 2008-04-15 20:58:00 What is the first application that pops into your mind when someone says 'Photo Slideshow or Picture Presentation'. It's probably going to be Windows
Movie Maker (or it might be iMovie if you are a Mac user), right?
Well, sure, movie maker works just fine but when it comes to doing photos you can...
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Free dictionary for Windows and Linux 2008-04-15 19:38:00 All macs come with a dictionary, so why can't Windows
and Linux
computers have the same advantage as well? Here's a great little free and open source dictionary application that curious windows users like me are most likely going to utilize quite frequently.
The application is called StarDict and...
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Four great multi-protocol chat clients 2008-04-19 20:14:00 May be you too have a great deal of friends dispersed over many different chat protocols and it is imperative that you talk to them regularly to keep in touch. If so then you might be looking for a multi-protocol chat client (a chat client that can be used on any network), that is to say a chat...
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Add a rating feature to your blog posts 2008-04-19 17:21:00 Ever wonder what your blog readers think about your blog? May be they like your posts
or may be they don't find it all too interesting. Most blogs have a comments feature
, however due to the laziness factor in most readers on the internet today people seldom leave a comment if a post is great,...
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Taking screenshots of web pages 2008-05-03 10:12:00 Ever wondered how people can take a screenshot of a whole web-page without having to take multiple screenshots of your browser windows and patching them up together? Well the technique of taking screenshots of web pages is very simple. The most simples method involves using extensions with FireFox,...
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Enable/Disable low disk space error message in Windows 2008-05-03 08:00:00 Are you tired of Windows
XP or may be even Vista asking you over and over again to free up space on your hard disk drive? Then you can either do one of two things, clean up the junk on your computer or disable the message that pops-up at the most inopportune time altogether. This article deals...
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Free up disk space and get rid of junk on your PC 2008-05-03 06:52:00 It is a well known fact that computers tend to get slower as time goes by and so does the hard drive space. If you're in such a situation then here are a couple of things you can do to get rid of all the junk on your Windows XP or Vista computer. Additionally, the speed at which the computer will...
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Restore missing recycle bin icon to desktop in Windows Vista 2008-05-12 00:12:00 If you use the computer a lot you probably need to use the recycle bin a lot as well. But sometimes you might find that the recycle bin is missing from the desktop because you have accidentally deleted it. This can be quite bothersome if you want to keep your desktop neat and clean and get rid of...
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21 Killer Tricks to Increase Your Productivity on your Computer 2008-05-19 23:05:00 Ever wonder why some people get their work done faster than others? I do. In fact, I'm amazed at the fact that of how many often get their work and projects finished in a fraction of the time it takes others to complete the same tasks. So I set off on an adventure to find the best tips to turn...
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Opening IE 6 redirects you to IE 7 website 2008-05-19 22:25:00 Has your homepage automatically changed to the "Internet Explorer Get it Now" download webpage? Well, you're not alone. Many others who are on Windows XP (or like me are using it on a Virtual Machine) and still using Internet Explorer 6 are getting the same message. Is this a virus or something you...
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Top 10 ways to secure and improve your wireless network 2008-05-19 22:11:00 A while ago I posted a couple of tips on how to speed up and improve your wireless network
, and one of the tips in that was to secure your wireless network. Well the truth is, it's extremely easy to secure your wireless network, but most people do not secure their networks!
That's bad, very bad,...
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5 ways to download free MP3 music from the Internet - Legally! 2008-05-19 21:38:00 Ever wanted to be able to just go on the Internet
and download the new song everyone was talking about? Sure, your friends will probably tell you to go get limewire or start using bittorrent (both these ways are highly illegal if copyrighted material is being passed on), but taking that route will...
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Firefox does not start up or crashes as soon as it starts 2008-05-19 16:42:00 Have you been having problems with Firefox
not playing nice with your system? Chances are, you probably installed a Firefox add-on that is causing Firefox to act up and not load. Well, let me assure you that this is normal, especially for people like me who love to install a plethora of add-ons....
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