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How to fix a corrupt iTunes File

June 20, 2009 0 comments

If you download a lot of files on iTunes, particularly videos, eventually you’re bound to get a corrupt file that can’t finish downloading. As a fix, iTunes might prompt you to “Check for Available Downloads” under the Store menu, but chances are this will only re-download the corrupt file leaving you with something you paid [...]

10 easy tips to save on your computer energy usage

June 17, 2009 0 comments

If you are looking for ways to cut down on your computer energy usage and reduce your electricity bill, here are a few tips you should definitely try out. Frankly, most of us would already be aware of many of the tips that I have listed here. Nevertheless, very few of us actually put them [...]

Easy way to find great wallpapers for any screen size

June 8, 2009 0 comments

If you are the kind who is always looking for some great wallpapers to dress up your system desktop, then here is a quick and easy way to find almost unlimited wallpapers perfect for your screen size. All that you need to find these wallpapers is Google…Google Image Search to be precise.

57 Twitter tools to spice up your Twitter life

June 3, 2009 1 comment

If you are a twitter fan and spend much of your time on it, then here are 57 twitter tools that can make you more productive on twitter or could just make your twittering more fun. Twitpaper – Twitpaper is a decorative way to show off your personality to friends, family, fans, and all that [...]

Watching YouTube videos in High Quality mode

May 9, 2009 1 comment

If you are a regular watcher of youtube videos you must be already aware that many of the videos are available in two modes, normal and high quality and depending on your internet speed you could choose to watch the video in the preferred mode. By default a video loads up in either normal quality [...]

Keep a close watch on every aspect of your system’s operation with CS Fire Monitor

May 3, 2009 0 comments

Are you the type of computer user who loves monitoring every aspect of your system’s operation? If so, CS Fire Monitor is your new best friend. CS Fire Monitor is a free utility that can track and graph just about everything your machine does, from bandwidth consumption to CPU usage, RAM use, and plenty of [...]

How to convert YouTube videos to mp3/wmv/mp4/flv

April 29, 2009 1 comment

There are several online and offline tools to download YouTube videos. But Tubetilla goes a step further. Tubetilla downloads YouTube videos and converts them to popular formats in one single step .

Iconfinder – Great place to find quality icons

April 26, 2009 2 comments

If you are a software developer or web designer and are always looking for free high quality icons for your application or website, you may want to start your search with Iconfinder.net. Iconfinder has a huge collection of high quality icons. It is easy to find the icons that you want. You can search using [...]

Tapping tricks for your iPhone

April 22, 2009 0 comments

Here are a few tapping tricks to be a little more productive with your iPhone Tap the Status bar at the top of the screen (where the clock usually is) to return instantly to the top of long pages. Hold a finger on a link in Safari to get a pop-up saying where the link [...]

Are your scans taking too long? Try disabling Autofocusing

April 20, 2009 0 comments

Autofocusing is generally a desirable feature for a scanner to have. It ensures that the scanned image will be in focus. But autofocusing requires multiple scans with the scanner analysing the results of each test scan. This can raise overall scan time significantly. What’s more, the extra analysis may not always improve the quality of [...]

Handbrake – Converts almost any video format

March 21, 2009 1 comment

Got a DVD that you want to turn into a friendly format so that you can store it on your hard disk, make a backup to disc, or play on a mobile device? Then you’ll want HandBrake. HandBrake is a video transcoder that takes your movies and transfers them to a format that’s useful on [...]

How to flip your text upside down

March 16, 2009 3 comments

How would it be if you could type upside down? Imagine if you could send mails, post comments, post in forums or send instant messages with the text flipped upside down. It sure will get the readers’ eyes rolling. Here is how to accomplish the trick.

Snapter Ice – Use your digital camera as a mobile scanner

January 19, 2009 0 comments

There are occasions when we need to take a copy of a document or a book but we don’t have a scanner in hand. However, if we have a digital camera, we could take a snap of the document which can work as an emergency replacement for a scanner. But the image shot using a [...]

How to change the colours of the command window

January 11, 2009 0 comments

If you are bored with the usual black and white command window, here is how to add a little colour to it. You can change both the text as well as the background colour easily.

#90 / #09 mobile phone warning mail, a hoax

December 16, 2008 0 comments

After the Ericsson laptop giveaway hoax here is another such email I received yesterday. The text of the email is as follows: Dear all, If you receive a phone call on your Mobile from any person saying that they are checking your mobile line, and you have to press #90 or #09 or any other [...]

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