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Make Windows Vista Faster By Activating This Feature!

Joe Almeida — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:35:36 +0000

It’s possible to speed up Windows Vista with a Flashdrive! ReadyBoost (a feature new to Windows Vista) uses a USB flash drive or a secure digital (SD) memory card as extra RAM! That’s right folks, if you have an extra flash drive laying around put it to good use and make it speed up your [...]

Restoring a Dell Laptop To Factory Setting From The Partition

Joe Almeida — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:54:53 +0000

Most Dell laptops are configured with a partition on the hard drive that has the original operating system safely behind the partition which allows you to restore the laptop to the original state it was in when it was shipped from Dell by following a few easy steps. Before performing this step, always back [...]

How To Use Gmail Tasks as a Free Project Manager

Joe Almeida — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:06:43 +0000

Using Gmail as a Free Project Manager couldn’t be easier. Google does it again! Here are the steps: 1. Go to Gmail and login to your account (I know, this one was obvious). 2. On the left side of interface, click on the Tasks link. 3. Click the button on the bottom right of the task list, and [...]

Twitter Tools-Spring Cleaning For Your Twitter Account and Some Twitter Karma

Joe Almeida — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:06:19 +0000

Here’s one of the cool Free Twitter Tools that allows you to see who you are following and it shows you, in a graphical layout, everyone from that group who is following you back. More importantly, this Twitter Tool allows you to do some Spring Cleaning on your account because it shows you everyone who [...]

2 Little Known but Powerful Free Twitter Tools For Finding Targeted Customers

Joe Almeida — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:08:02 +0000

Let’s face it, without the right Twitter tools, Twitter can get overwhelming. Following people, being followed by people, DM’s and all that Twitter stuff can just get time consuming and that Twitter interface doesn’t help too much either. Then, to try to use Twitter for business and to find new customers just seems impossible. The fact [...]

Social Media Bubble Bursting? MySpace lays off 30% of staff

Joe Almeida — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:00:30 +0000

The rumors that MySpace and parent company News Corporation would layoff hundreds of employees became true today. The company is confirming that the current staff will be reduced by nearly 30%. There have been reports of extra security in the MySpace offices today and that the restructuring plan crosses all U.S. divisions of the company [...]

Make Windows 7 or Windows Vista Startup Without Asking for a Password

Joe Almeida — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:33:14 +0000

To make Windows 7 or Windows Vista startup without asking you for a password is very simple. It’s convenient but don’t leave your computer or laptop unguarded if you have sensitive info because it will be wide open. Here’s how to do it: 1.) Click Start > Type in control userpasswords2 in the Start Menu search box. 2.)Uncheck [...]

I Can’t See Other Computers On My Network

Joe Almeida — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:09:52 +0000

If you can’t see other computers on your network using Windows Vista or Windows 7 (usually the computers outside your workgroup) follow these steps: 1. Open network and sharing center (Start>Control Panel>Network and Internet>Network and Sharing Center) - Check that the network you’re connecting to is set to Private (instead of Public). 2. Under Sharing and Discovery, [...]

Google Takes the Fun Out of Being Lost

Joe Almeida — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:42:06 +0000

Google is at it again and now they’ve gone too far. Google has the nerve to develop an app for almost any mobile phone which actually turns your phone into a GPS and allows you to track the location of any of your friends or family members while allowing them to track you. On top [...]

I Can Receive but Can’t Send Email From my Mobile Phone

Joe Almeida — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:42:06 +0000

I can’t send email from my Windows Mobile Pocket PC. Since the day I bought it, I could not send an email out and having a Windows Mobile Pocket PC without the ability to send email is not really 100% mobile. I could receive email just fine, but I could not send or reply to [...]

Satellite View of Your Location on Your Mobile Phone

Joe Almeida — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:14:22 +0000

A simple download to your phone will give you a a real time satellite view of your location right on your screen without any extra hardware or money requirements. A simple download of Google Maps for Mobile will turn your phone into a James Bond style locator device which allows you to zoom in from a [...]

How To Make Your Website More Visible While Simultaneously Creating Backlinks

Joe Almeida — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:17:16 +0000

Once you post articles online, you will want to check your progress to see if your article (along with your backlink) can be found in different places online. This doesn't happen

64bit Versus 32bit Explained

Joe Almeida — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:01:14 +0000

Imagine the difference between 32bit and 64bit Windows as being comparable to a 32 lane highway and a 64 lane highway. The more lanes, the more cars that can pass at the same time and there’s less of a chance for a traffic jam. It’s about the same with a 64bit version of Windows where [...]

10 Things You Must Know Before Buying a Laptop-Ultimate Laptop Buying Guide

Joe Almeida — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:27:43 +0000

Have you ever felt like a salesperson was trying to fool you into buying something that you really didn’t need? It can be frustrating when you don’t know all the facts and you’re shopping for an item like a laptop, which isn’t cheap. You’re about to discover the 10 things that every salesperson hopes you don’t [...]

No Cost Way to Convert Windows Into a 3D Environment

Joe Almeida — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:55:02 +0000

Are you bored with the look of Windows? Vista or XP, it just becomes boring after a while doesn’t it? Wouldn’t it be cool to convert your desktop into a 3D environment which makes your programs and documents even more accessible and is actually nice to look at? What if there was no cost to [...]

Ultimate Gadget

Joe Almeida — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:30:38 +0000

3 Of The Most Time Saving Shortcuts For Windows XP and Windows Vista

Joe Almeida — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:41:30 +0000

3 of the most time saving shortcuts for me in Windows XP or in Windows Vista are icons you can place on the desktop, which perform the Shutdown, Restart or Log Off functions without you having to click the start button. The time you will save by not having to click so many times, each [...]

Spyware Guard 2008 & 2009 are fakes!

Joe Almeida — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:42:52 +0000

Spyware Guard 2008 and/or Spyware Guard 2009 are crafty and deviously disguised trojan horses. It does everything but guard you from spyware!

Cyber Monday-The top 8 places to save on Cyber Monday

Joe Almeida — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:45:22 +0000

Cyber Monday is the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the U.S. between Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are many sites with many merchants offering all sorts of deals this season. Based on my research, the sites I included here are the best of the best Cyber Monday [...]

How To Use Cpanel

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:46:23 +0000

Using cPanel to Manage Your Host Files CPanel is an easy user-interface site that lets you control your host account environment. The main peculiarity of this operating system is that it so simple to use that your below average computer user can’t mess it up. It’s got great features embedded into its panel and some of [...]