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Fake Paypal Login page to capture email and passwords 2008-05-07 10:32:33 See this page? well as you can see this is an exact replica of Paypal.com page, yep that’s right and this page was capture
by my gmail account and categorized as “Spam“
The reason I post this is to warn you out if you receive and email saying “Your account has been limited because some third [...]
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, passwords
Google did it again with Gspace 2008-05-06 18:44:54 Yep that’s right Google
did it again by adding Gspace to the Gmail service, what is Gspace? well this is your gmail account turned into a virtual hard drive so you can use it to download your personal files and store it on your virtual account to use it when ever you have Internet access.
Gspace gives [...]
Mother’s Day Gift - The perfect tablet pc laptop 2008-05-05 19:58:20 Thinking what would be the perfect gift for your mother? well let me help you then, why not giving her a nice new laptop just to change the traditional flowers or candy gifts why not giving something tech. While I was on the search for coolest gifts I found this laptop (Fujitsu LifeBook U810) and [...]
Windows XP SP3 - Not so much improvement 2008-05-04 23:56:34 Windows XP SP3 The most expected service pack ever, well let me tell you that I didn’t find much improvements. The only improvement I found was my laptop mouse was a little bit more fast and precise, also I found more security patches added to the service pack. Why I say I didn’t see any [...]
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How to setup a Local Area Network 2008-05-03 21:43:03 Local Area Networks are commonly used by most companies with high sensitive data, for home users we see wireless network setup
because is very easy to install. LAN’s are more secure than wireless because is almost impossible to snoop the data. In this setup we will configure 5 computers, printer, a [...]
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How to install a Printer 2008-05-03 20:12:40 You just came from shopping and bought a new printer but don’t know how to install
it, well don’t worry I will help you right now!
Ready! Ok - For this job you don’t have to turn off your computer.
Well first of all take out of the box your new printer and hook all [...]
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Computer Technology Glossary 2008-05-03 20:10:23 This glossary defines the key terms listed at the end of each chapter and other terms related to managing and maintaining a personal computer.
100 BaseT, Memory Modes , IDE Cable
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X [...]
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, Technology
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How to install a Internal 56K Modem 2008-05-03 19:57:03 OK so you want to install
a new modem in your computer, well installing a modem is very easy the real job is to insert the modem on any available PCI Slot and get it running with the driver.
To install a 56k internal modem make sure to do the following:
Turn off computer and [...]
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How to install Microsoft Windows Vista 2008-05-03 19:50:03 You want to install
the latest Microsoft
operating system and you don’t know how? Well don’t worry I will show you the necessary steps to install WindowsVista
, so lets get on it!
Ok Let say you have Windows XP and you want to upgrade to Windows Vista
the following check list has [...]
Power on Self Test Beep Codes for AMI and Phoenix BIOS 2008-05-03 19:34:31 Use these codes to identify your computer problem
1 short beep
Normal POST - system is ok
2 short beeps
POST Error - error code shown on screen
No beep
Power supply or system board problem
Continuous beep
Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem
Repeating short beeps
Power supply or system board problem
1 long, 1 short beep
System board problem
1 long, 2 short beeps
Display adapter [...]
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Enhanced WP contact form | Linux modem drivers 2008-05-08 21:15:36 In response to the request post of Rado most Linux
operating system supply the necessary drivers for the operation of the computer, in case of a modem if you’re connecting via dial-up you will have a difficult time connecting because not all Linux operating system support dial-up connections especially Fedora Linux, Red Hat or Ubuntu [...]
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OpenOffice the real alternative to Microsoft Office 2008-05-08 12:57:26 Stuck on Microsoft
-Office.htm">Microsoft Office
old version because the upgrade cost to much, well let me introduce you www.openoffice.org this is an alternative Microsoft office solution for those who doens’t have the money to purchase a copy of the famous office.
OpenOffice
comes in a suite package like Microsoft Office editions does and also have presentations, writing, spreadsheets, drawing [...]
Follow up - Fake paypal login page is off-line 2008-05-10 06:43:15 It seems that after I reported this security news and ran on all the blogrush network the fake paypal page owner decide to remove the web address completely, I don’t know if it was the website owner or the hosting company that disable page but the good news it not there.
When I received this email regarding [...]
Going back to the first Microsoft Windows 2008-05-09 08:49:57 For those who doesn’t know how the first Windows
looks I will include a video which shows the installation process of MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1. MS-DOS was MIcrosoft first operating system, this operating system was text based similar to Linux when they started.
Microsoft
decide to create it first graphic user interface operating system called “Windows 3.1″ [...]
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Billeo managing your passwords 2008-05-12 00:19:37 Tired of entering the same passwords
over and over? well here’s good news for you a company called billeo has the solution for you, this company can help you memorizing and auto-filling your passwords, can assist you with your shoppings, and can even help you pay your bills. Aint that a good company?
And here is [...]
Computer submerged under mineral oil 2008-05-13 15:54:22 What a crazy stuff these guys from Puget Systems designed a fish tank filled with mineral
oil and all the internal computer parts, and let me tell you it looks very cooled. According to them the computer will work better and cooler because it will be under mineral oil.
But one thing they forgot and that was [...]
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Tweak UI a Useful PowerToy for Windows XP 2008-05-13 08:44:48 Did you know you can remove the shorcuts overlay from showing on your desktop after placing a shorcut? By default when you add a shortcut to the desktop a small arrow or shorcut overlay appears within the shorcut icon, Keep reading to learn how to remove it.
Well to resolve this problem Microsoft offers a PowerToy [...]
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, Windows