Joe D.

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1464 Free Songs froom Amazon

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 10:51 pm
Amazon is currently offering 1,464 mp3 songs for free to download. An Amzon account and Amazon’s mp3 downloader is required.
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Google Reader Keyboard Shortcuts

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 7:19 pm
Google Reader one of the web RSS readers. Here are some great keyboard shortcuts that will enhance your Google reader experience and save you time. Navigation Acting on items j/k: next/previous item...
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Address Book for Android from Asurion Mobile

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 8:00 am
Tomorrow Asurion Mobile is releasing new Android application called AddressBook. Address Book App like this has not been seen in Market Store yet. This address book ties most popular social networks s...
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Teardown of new iMac, Macbook, Mini & Magic Mouse

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 9:00 pm
iFixit has torn down Apple’s new releases which include the new iMac, Macbook and Mgaic Mouse. They discovered that the new iMacs feature: Use of the 27″ iMac as an external display via ...
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Freeware Pick: Open Office

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 1:38 am
Many a student or office worker will remember spending long sleepless nights on Microsoft Office, praying to Bill Gates that the program wouldn’t die on you, nor would the evil Mr. Clippy come a...
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Freeware Pick: Firefox 3.5

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 5:54 pm
Continuing on with the theme of ‘Man, I hate Microsoft’s included software $@*($’ we’ve given those that haven’t changed their browser to something other than Internet Ex...
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Halo 3: ODST. The Verdict

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 1:12 am
You must have lived under a rock to not know about the success of Bungie’s golden boy, Halo. In it’s three incarnations, it has never failed to impress, surging to the top of the charts as...
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Freeware Pick: Paint.net

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 1:22 am
Let’s just say you need photo editing software, you don’t have the money for photoshop, nor internet with a speed higher than 4 kb/s. Let’s also say that you strongly dislike GIMP, a...
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Easy to Follow Forex System

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 9:44 am
Are you fed up with the get rich quick scene. Of everyone promising heaven and delivering hell? Worthless e-book junk and easy sounding but hard to pull of so called guru techniques that NEVER work fo...
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Windows Mobile 6.5 Preview

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 1:32 am
Most announcements from Microsoft today have been about the impending release of Windows Phone (Windows Mobile 6.5), featuring updates to MyPhone, as well as updates to the Mobile Client and an improv...
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Freeware Pick: VLC Media Player

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 12:54 am
It doesn’t have the most appealing icon to look at, being nothing more than an orange traffic cone, but VLC player is, well, basically a tank, when compared to most other media players, premium ...
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How to minimize and show the ribbon in Microsoft Word 2007

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 9:01 pm
Here’s how to minimize/hide the ribbon in Microsoft Word 2007: Open Microsoft Word 2007. At the very top of the window, click on the little arrow pointing down. (The arrow is next to the defau...
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FTC Publishes Final Guidelines Governing Endorsements, Testimonials

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 11:30 am
The Federal Trade Commission has released new guide lines on 10/05/09. These changes affect  testimonial advertisements, bloggers and celebrity endorsements.  There are some new rules related to d...
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Audiosurf: Tilt

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 2:17 am
Confirmed by Microsoft with a bunch of ‘meh’ racing games, Audiosurf: Tilt is by far, the most exciting game currently announced for the Zune HD. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been muc...
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Goodbye Geocities.

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 7:54 pm
Being perhaps, one of the first ways for the public to own their own webpage, Geocities will close this month, on October the 26th. With a almost non-existant user base, as people continue shifting to...
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Freeware Pick: PeaZip

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 4:58 am
PeaZip is a file compression, encryption and file split utility. It’s quite similar to WinRar and WinZip, but PeaZip is free. Although it maybe not as powerful as it’s paid competitors, ...
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Kindle goes International

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 12:28 am
Basically being one of the cheapest E-Readers on the American Market, Amazon executives have announced that they will release the Kindle internationally, with wireless books being able to be downloade...
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TDK makes 320GB Optical Disk

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 9:50 pm
Yes, TDK Corp has made an optical disk that can store more data than a Bluray disk, or most small portable hard drives. The Disk itself has 10 layers, each containing 32GB each. The composition of the...
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Zune HD

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 1:28 am
Microsoft’s Zune has always been smacked around on the Portable Media Player market, always being outdone by Sony, and the ever vicious Apple. But, after taking a massive beating from the two co...
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Grasshopper vs. Google Voice

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 10:44 pm
So now that most entrepreneurs and businesses are familiar with Google Voice let me tell you what you are missing out. I have been with Grasshopper for over a year now, formally well known as GotVMai...
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Online Ads betray release of new iMac, Mac Mini and Macbook updates

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 9:13 pm
According to recent rumors circulating the internet, there has been reports of a product refresh for Apple’s laptop lineup, as well as it’s desktops. From Google’s adsense, (Google.n...
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Home Made Energy Review

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 6:38 am
If you are currently in the market for a way to build alternative energy from the comfort of your own home, chances are good you have come across the Home Made Energy course. This detailed guide creat...
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Remove or Resize Vista Icon Arrows

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 6:44 am
For those who want to resize or remove those big fat arrows that on the desktop shortcut icons in Windows Vista, here’s how. Download a utility called ‘Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover’. This...
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New Google Toolbar for Firefox: In-Page Translation

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 6:33 am
Google has released a new version of it’s browser toolbar for Firefox. This new release allows you to translate any webpage simply by clicking a button without leaving the page. Two other chan...
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Malware Removal Bot Review

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 8:23 am
The malware removal is a large market of readily available products that all do a similar job – remove trojans, rootkits, backdoors, etc. Claims all center around being the best in its given fie...
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Freeware Pick: Music Bridge

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 4:27 am
MusicBridge is a program that helps to keep your music libraries in sync. It syncs your music meta-data such as song ratings and the number of times a song has been played from one media player to ano...
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Rick Roll Telemarketers

Joe D. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 4:20 am
Do you get a lot of phone calls from telemarketers? Yea, they drive everyone nuts. Here’s something funny and creative that you can do for your next phone called from a telemarketer: Rick Rolle...
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Google Releases Website Translator Gadget

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 30, 2009, 10:19 pm
Google has released a new website translator gadget which automatically translates a website into different languages. Site owners and publishers will be able to implement this feature by paste a shor...
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HP's ENVY is a Laptop that looks like a Macbook

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 30, 2009, 12:00 am
Well, the new Laptops being made by HP, the ENVY 15 and 13, are based on the “Voodoo ENVY legacy” Fair enough, you could say. Fortunately for my title, the laptop does look quite a bit lik...
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Apple's App Store Stats: Q4, 2009

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 11:31 pm
Today, Apple has announced that the Apps store for the iPod Touch/iPhone has over  85,000 apps avaliable, which in total, have been downloaded by users over 2 billion times. The amount of downloads h...
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Microsoft Security Essentials Out Now!

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 10:26 pm
Microsoft has released the final version of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). You can download it for free HERE. Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that g...
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Lockerz

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 6:18 pm
Quickly shaping up to be one of the best sites on Earth to get free stuff, Lockerz is now in it’s beta phase, willing and able to give away a lot of high priced electronics to users, simply for ...
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This Cradle for T-Mobile G1 is Awesome

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 7:39 am
If you are owning T-Mobile G1 this double battery charger Cradle is going to be a blast for you. Just this past week by reading some comments on different forums it was noticeable that many people do ...
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iWork 09 Update 9.0.3 and iWork.com Improvements

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2009, 10:09 pm
Apple released iWork 09 Update 9.0.3. This update (about 60MB) addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, updates the help, and fixes a number of other minor issues in Keyno...
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Texas Instruments iPhone calculator app

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 11:35 pm
Texas Instruments has released a new iPhone app called Plus Financial Calculator. The app isn’t cheap. It costs $14.99 USD or $17.99 AUD. It will work both on the iPhone and iPod Touch. HereR...
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AT&T iPhone MMS now live

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 10:49 pm
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is now available to AT&T customers on the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. To enable MMS, you need to update the carrier settings. This can be easily done by connecting you...
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Picasa 3.5 released: Facial Recognition And Geo-Tagging

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 5:38 am
Google has released version 3.5 of their desktop photo organizer and viewer application, Picasa. The update adds facial recognition so when you add a name tag, it scans your entire photo library and a...
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Extract images from PDF files

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 10:25 pm
Have you ever wanted to extract the images from a pdf file? The most obvious way is to take a screenshot and then edit it in a image editor. But there are actually software out there that can do this ...
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iTunes 9.0.1 Update

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 1:22 am
Apple has released the first update for iTunes version 9. Update 9.0.1 provides a number of important bug fixes, including: Resolves issues browsing the iTunes Store. Addresses a performance issue wh...
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First USB 3.0 product certified

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 3:31 am
According to Engadget, the first certified product that features USB 3.0 will be NEC’s xHCI host controller. Not the most interesting gadget that you can have it’s a start. Later on, compa...
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Google acquires ReCaptcha

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 7:22 am
Google has acquired ReCaptcha. The exact terms of the deal were not disclosed but it is said that Google plans to use ReCaptcha’s technology both as a security measure on Google sites and also...
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Login to Facebook using username

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 4:32 am
A few months ago, Facebook allowed users to get usernames for their Facbeook account/profile. Now you are able to log into your Facebook account using your username. The old method of using your emai...
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Behind the Scenes: Laptop Hunters

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 4:27 am
Microsoft has a behind the scenes video of their Laptop Hunters ad. Enjoy.
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Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 Coming

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 19, 2009, 9:01 pm
Microsoft has started rolling out Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4. Currently, only a very few number of people have received the changes and new features. It was released on the 31st of August and is said...
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Windows 7 Logon Background Changer

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 19, 2009, 8:02 am
Are you tired of the same old logon screen in Windows 7? If so, give Windows 7 Logon Background Changer a try. It’s a free open source software that let you change the wallpaper of the Windows 7...
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Windows 7 UK & US Student Discount Offer

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 6:32 am
Students in the UK and US with a valid email address given by the college or university will be able to purchase Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional (upgrade versions) for £30 and $30 re...
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Feet First into Hell?

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 2:12 am
Oh dear, from leaked previews, it seems that Bungie’s highly anticipated Halo 3: ODST isn’t as good as it’s cracked up to be. According to the developers, and some Microsoft official...
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Scribblenauts (Nintendo DS)

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 2:02 am
Ever remember the Pirates vs Ninjas dilemma from years ago? Maybe you’d prefer Helicopters and Napoleon vs Hercules? Well, there’s a game that will let you do all of the above, maybe you c...
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More Sites partners with Windows Live

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 15, 2009, 4:58 am
This week, 23 new third-party feed partners and 4 new contacts partners will be rolling out globally on Windows Live. The feed partners (which basically allows you to import your activity from other s...
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Native Flickr app for iPhone

Joe D. posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 7:30 am
Flickr has released a native iPhone application. Previously, Flickr offered an iPhone optimized website and you had to use email for uploading photos. The experience wasn’t great. However, this...
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