tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21259784434620504062020-02-28T07:41:03.789-05:00Forever AloneInteresting and informative factsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-38287345559361278492019-12-11T19:52:00.000-05:002019-12-11T19:52:38.996-05:00CS:GO Extended Radio Menu with New Commands (2020)If you ever wanted to say the voice commands like <i>Get out of there it's gonna blow</i> or other hidden radio commands then follow this guide to get started. Also, this guide includes 4 additional commands you won't find in other guides. These are: <ol><li>Sorry!</li><li>Need a drop!</li><li>Bombsite A</li><li>Bombsite B</li></ol> But first you'll need to locate your CS:GO's <strong>radiopanel.txt</strong> file. To do this, follow these steps: <ol><li>Open Steam</li><li>Go to your Library tab</li><li>Right click on CS:GO -> Manage -> Browse Local Files</li><li>Open the folder csgo -> resource -> ui</li><li>In the ui folder you'll find the file radiopanel.txt</li><li>Right click on it and keep holding down the right click button</li><li>Drag it into some whitespace then let go of right click</li><li>Press Copy here to make a backup</li><li>Open the radiopanel.txt file</li><li>Press CTRL+A to select all the contents and delete them</li><li>Copy and paste the code below into the file</li><li>Save it and enjoy</li></ol> <pre><br /><code><br />"RadioPanel.txt"<br />{<br /><br />//"SFUI_StandardRadio"<br />//"SFUI_GroupRadio" <br />//"SFUI_ReportRadio" <br /> "Groups"<br /> {<br /> "standard"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "1"<br /> "title" "#SFUI_CommandRadio"<br /> "timeout" "5"<br /> <br /> "Commands"<br /> {<br /> "go"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "1"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Go"<br /> "cmd" "go"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "fallback"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "2"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Fall_Back"<br /> "cmd" "fallback"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "sticktog"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "3"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Stick_Together"<br /> "cmd" "sticktog"<br /> }<br /><br /> "coverme"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "4"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Cover_me"<br /> "cmd" "coverme"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "followme"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "5"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Follow"<br /> "cmd" "followme"<br /> }<br /><br /> "holdpos"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "6"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Hold_Pos"<br /> "cmd" "holdpos"<br /> }<br /><br /> "regroup"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "7"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Regroup"<br /> "cmd" "regroup"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "needrop"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "8"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Need_Drop"<br /> "cmd" "needrop"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "sorry"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "9"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Sorry"<br /> "cmd" "sorry"<br /> }<br /> }<br /> }<br /> <br /> "group"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "2"<br /> "title" "#SFUI_StandardRadio"<br /> "timeout" "5"<br /> <br /> "Commands"<br /> {<br /> "roger"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "1"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Roger"<br /> "cmd" "roger"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "negative"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "2"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Negative"<br /> "cmd" "negative"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "thanks"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "3"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Thanks"<br /> "cmd" "thanks"<br /> }<br /><br /> "compliment"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "4"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Compliment"<br /> "cmd" "compliment"<br /> }<br /><br /> "enemydown"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "5"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Enemy_Down"<br /> "cmd" "enemydown"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "cheer"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "6"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Cheer"<br /> "cmd" "cheer"<br /> }<br /><br /> "reportingin"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "7"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Reporting_Int"<br /> "cmd" "reportingin"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "go_a"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "8"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Bombsite_A"<br /> "cmd" "go_a"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "go_b"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "9"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Bombsite_B"<br /> "cmd" "go_b"<br /> }<br /> }<br /> }<br /> <br /> "report"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "3"<br /> "title" "#SFUI_ReportRadio"<br /> "timeout" "5"<br /> <br /> "Commands"<br /> {<br /> "enemyspot"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "1"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Spotted"<br /> "cmd" "enemyspot"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "needbackup"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "2"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Need_Backup"<br /> "cmd" "needbackup"<br /> }<br /><br /> "takingfire"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "3"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Need_Assist"<br /> "cmd" "takingfire"<br /> }<br /><br /> "sectorclear"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "4"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Sector_Clear"<br /> "cmd" "sectorclear"<br /> }<br /><br /> "report"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "5"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Report_In"<br /> "cmd" "report"<br /> }<br /><br /> "takepoint"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "6"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Take_Point"<br /> "cmd" "takepoint"<br /> }<br /> <br /> "inposition"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "7"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_In_Position"<br /> "cmd" "inposition"<br /> }<br /><br /> "getout"<br /> {<br /> "hotkey" "8"<br /> "label" "#SFUI_Radio_Shes_Gonna_Blow"<br /> "cmd" "getout"<br /> }<br /> }<br /> }<br /> }<br />}<br /></code><br /></pre>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-82261745080260711462016-01-08T18:51:00.000-05:002019-12-10T22:24:37.636-05:00How to Actually Get Rid of Tinnitus - Works Everytime<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">If you've been suffering from tinnitus for a long time you know how annoying it is having a constant <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QTkGOs2fHjc/VpBLV5QO6kI/AAAAAAAAD9M/bB3kOO5Tkdg/s1600/No-Tinnitus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Clip art of a man making noise in an ear with a big no circle" border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QTkGOs2fHjc/VpBLV5QO6kI/AAAAAAAAD9M/bB3kOO5Tkdg/s1600/No-Tinnitus.png" title=""></a></div>buzzing sound in one of your ears. No matter what you try to do it just doesn't seem to want to go away. You go to a doctor and they tell you they can't do anything about it because the sound is coming from your brain, not your ear. Sometimes they'll tell you to buy a tinnitus-cancelling device that can cost hundreds of dollars, if not thousands.<br /><br />Luckily, there's a solution that's not only quick and easy, but 100% free. The best part is you only need your hands to do this.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting rid of tinnitus trick</h3><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Using the palms of your hands cover your ears</li><li>Have your fingers resting on the back of your head</li><li>Make sure your middle fingers are pointing toward each other</li><li>Put your index finger on top of your middle finger and snap them onto your skull</li><li>You should hear a loud drumming noise</li><li>Repeat this until the tinnitus goes away</li></ol>Wasn't that easy? It saved you a trip to the doctor and also your wallet.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-55768973616444127592015-12-31T04:17:00.000-05:002015-12-31T04:27:39.444-05:00CS:GO's ranking system is beyond stupid<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">CS:GO is a very popular game developed by turtle rock studios and valve. It's a big step forward from CS:Source. CS:GO is almost like a modern day CS 1.6, except it's run by people who have no idea what they're doing and/or don't care about anything other than the money it brings in. The game features a matchmaking system and pairs up a group of 5 people against another group of 5 people based on their ranks.<br /><br />There are several problems with Valve's matchmaking system including<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Poor servers - 64 tick vs the standard 128 tick, Valve claims most people's PC cannot handle 128 tick. I don't buy it. I think they don't want to upgrade because it will cost them a few thousand dollars from their hundreds of millions they get from the virtual economies they've made</li><li>Poor localization - Getting paired with mexicans or in europe's case, Russians. 100+ ping times are not uncommon</li><li>Stupid team killing rules - If you accidentally kill someone 3 times you're kicked. They could easily implement a forgiveness system in which the teammate you killed decides whether to give you a strike or to forgive you</li></ul><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--gEPqvd6UiM/VoTnWK2vr2I/AAAAAAAAD7w/KihhrIUtN9Y/s1600/CSGO%2Branks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="CS:GO's ranks, from silver 1 to global elite" border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--gEPqvd6UiM/VoTnWK2vr2I/AAAAAAAAD7w/KihhrIUtN9Y/s320/CSGO%2Branks.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a>But that's not what this article is about. No, instead it's about the genius ranking system that Valve has come up with. A system that's supposed to be based on skill, but in reality it's far from it. The ranking system can be summed up quite easily:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Win x number of matches - Rank up</li><li>Lose x number of matches - Rank down</li><li>Tie - Sometimes rank up if you were on a winning streak</li></ul>Your performance in these matches only plays a small role in determining your rank. If you queue up with your friends and you're a higher rank than them and despite being the top on the scoreboard, you'll still derank if you lose. It's as though Valve thinks if you're a higher rank than the other team you should be able to ace (kill every enemy by yourself) every single round. This would make sense if you're a global elite and you end up facing silvers, but if you're supreme master first class and you queue up with your friends that are, say, master guardian II to distinguished master guardian there's no way you can possibly get an ace every single round. It just doesn't happen.<br /><br /></div>Silver's are essentially new to the game, they cannot move around very easily. They cannot aim very easily. Thus, they are easy to kill. They are a lot like bots or computers playing the game. But players in master guardian I and up aren't so easy to kill. They can move around, they can aim, and usually they can get kills. It doesn't matter how good you are, you can't take on an entire team of somewhat skilled players on your own.<br /><div style="border: 1px solid black; float: left; padding:0; margin: 10px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2vkLnav3wHo/VoT0NwiB7PI/AAAAAAAAD8Y/minVpSrpqEM/s1600/valve%2Bcounter%2Bstrike%2Bglobal%2Boffensive%2Bdeveloper%2Bhard%2Bat%2Bwork.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="Baboon tapping his keyboard and getting frustrated" border="0" height="172" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2vkLnav3wHo/VoT0NwiB7PI/AAAAAAAAD8Y/minVpSrpqEM/s320/valve%2Bcounter%2Bstrike%2Bglobal%2Boffensive%2Bdeveloper%2Bhard%2Bat%2Bwork.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">CS:GO Developer hard at work</div></div>If you don't queue up with your friends and play solo it's going to be difficult to rank up. Your rank ups are going to be the result of luck, not skill. That's what makes this ranking system so stupid. Again, it doesn't matter how good you are, if you don't win you do <b>not </b>rank up.<br /><br />Some people on the Internet say they've ranked up after a loss, but this isn't because of their performance, it's because they were supposed to rank up a previous match but the system failed to notify them. So they rank up the next match regardless of its outcome.<br /><br />When I first started playing this game I got placed in gold nova master after 10 wins. I actually should have been placed much higher, at DMG, but I was playing with my silver friend and ended up facing gold nova players. Regardless, I quickly ranked up to MG1 then MG2, then MGE, and then DMG. It wasn't because of my performance, but because I was able to win matches one after another.<br /><br />Then, I got to legendary eagle, then legendary eagle master, and finally supreme master first class. I can safely say that DMG and above are all pretty much identical in skill levels. There is only a slight difference between a supreme and a DMG player. Usually, the supreme will have somewhat better aim and spray control, but this isn't always the case. Players at supreme on average didn't really know more smokes than players at DMG and above, nor did they know more pop flashes, nor did they know about ninja spots.<br /><br />I have recently deranked from supreme to LEM due to a losing streak and I did not notice any changes in skill level. I got another losing streak and further deranked to LE. Again, there's not much difference in skill levels.<br /><br />At all the ranks I've played, there was a common theme:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>One match you'd play against players close to your skill level and end up having a close game. This is the most fun</li><li>Another match you'd play against players who seem to belong in the silver ranks and end up destroying them 16-0</li><li>Then finally, you'd play against players who always get an instant headshot the moment they peak you, yet they don't know any smokes nor pop flashes and they even have terrible movement. In this case, it's almost always hackers.</li></ul>Here's the funny thing about Valve and their ranking system: they recently disabled voice communication between the two teams at warm-up, during the halftime, and once the match is over. They claim this will allow players to discuss strategies, lol. Not once in my 600 hours of playing this game has anyone discussed strategies before the match has started. Here's the changelog text:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">In official competitive matches, voice communications are now team-only in warmup and half-time, allowing players to discuss player roles and strategies.</blockquote>The true reason they disabled it is to prevent players from raging. For example, if one team has say won only 1 round while the other team has won 14 rounds, the former team is going to rage at the other during halftime. Essentially, Valve wanted to make the game less toxic. Funny, they still use a ranking system that's <b>based on wins only</b>. What do you think is going to make someone rage? I know there's lots of players that would rage at their team if they were losing, especially if that player was on a winning streak and close to ranking up. <br /><br />In short, don't waste your time playing CS:GO's matchmaking. Not only are the ranks based on wins and not skill, but it's filled with hackers. Save your sanity, <a href="http://play.esea.net/?r=344433" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">and get ESEA</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-60903352830003241332015-12-25T19:34:00.000-05:002015-12-25T19:34:49.790-05:00Why Auto insurance is forced legal theft<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Auto insurance is a legal requirement in many countries and driving without it can get in a lot of <b>make a profit</b>.<br />trouble with the law. Not only can you be fined, but you can also end up serving jail time. And this is all well and good except for the fact that insurance companies charge ridiculous rates and <br /><br />In 2012, Canadian insurance companies made a whopping $4.4 billion in profit, 4.4 billion! Despite this, auto insurance rates have not decreased. And to further add insult, insurance companies are notorious for not paying out citing whatever excuse they can throw at you. Most of the time you cannot do anything about it without getting a lawyer.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IlGff1CDgYs/Vn3gYufNUdI/AAAAAAAAD6g/1DVSM67j0ws/s1600/Business-man-stealing-money.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IlGff1CDgYs/Vn3gYufNUdI/AAAAAAAAD6g/1DVSM67j0ws/s320/Business-man-stealing-money.png" width="222" /></a></div>If you're between the ages of 16 and 25, you're placed into a group the insurance companies love because they can charge you more than $300 a month on the basis that people in your age range are more prone to risky driving. Okay, this is kinda of justifiable, but what if we're not risky drivers? What if we never get into at fault accidents? It doesn't matter, because you're just giving away your money for no reason whatsoever. Think about it, every year you pay a ridiculous amount of money for essentially nothing. You don't get any type of refund. When you get into an accident and it's not your fault, your insurance company doesn't pay diddly-squat, but instead goes after the at-fault's insurance company for a payout.<br /><br />Paying over $200 for insurance is not uncommon in Ontario, Canada and this is if you have a clean driving record and are not within the 16-25 age range. It also doesn't include comprehensive coverage. That's $2400 a year, or $4800 in two years. I can buy a nice car for $4800 if I search long enough on kijiji.<br /><br />All this money you pay goes directly into the pockets of the greedy chairholders. Insurance companies should not be a for-profit business, period. If you're paying the value of your car on auto insurance within 4 years, something is wrong, and that something is with the rates these insurance companies makeup.<br /><br />You should be eligible for a partial refund if you did not get into an at-fault accident every year. I think this is fair. If you get into at-fault accident your insurance company is going to pay for the repair or replacement of the victim's car.<br /><br />Here's what I think a good auto insurance model would be:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Pay every month $50-$100 until you have paid for your car's value. The insurance company should keep track of this and put it into a reserve.</li><li>Continue paying $50-$100 a month and if you don't get into at-fault accident you get 90% of your money back, with the remaining 10% going to pay administration fees, like worker's salaries and whatnot</li><li>If you get into an accident and it's your fault the insurance company will use your reserve to pay for some of the victim's car repair or replacement. They'll increase your rates by $10 a month and your reserve to 110% of your car's value</li></ul>This model is fair for both the driver and the insurance company. What do you think? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-77659988905116196132015-10-12T20:42:00.002-04:002015-10-12T20:42:43.748-04:00Blaze Pizza Dundas Square review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I recently went to Blaze Pizza at the Dundas/Yonge location and it was the first day of opening so they were giving out free pizzas. I had to line up and wait an hour before I was even inside the place. Once inside I saw a ton of workers behind the counter, there must have been at least 6 people just for putting on the ingredients, each section had a person, like the crust section had a person, the cheese section another, then there were 2 people for the vegetables and meats. There was one person dedicated to just cooking the pizza and another for just packaging it. This doesn't seem like a sustainable business model to me as subway's always have 1-2 people doing all the work, at least behind the counter. But, it must have been because they were anticipating a large number of customers for the free pizza otherwise having that many workers there all the time doesn't make sense.<br /><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The ordering experience</h3></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RtccB4tIyQI/VhxS5sUkReI/AAAAAAAADpM/Iwo6JBR1UJM/s1600/Blaze-Pizza-Inside-Fire-Oven.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="behind the counter at blaze pizza showing the stainless steel fire oven" border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RtccB4tIyQI/VhxS5sUkReI/AAAAAAAADpM/Iwo6JBR1UJM/s320/Blaze-Pizza-Inside-Fire-Oven.png" title="" width="320" /></a>The workers seemed really nice and happy to be working there, but it was their first day on the job so they haven't had any real experience. Starting my order was as easy as subway's, I first had to choose the type of crust I wanted, either regular or gluten-free, and then the cheese or cheeses, afterwards it was the vegetables and meats. I wanted extra chicken on mine so I told the worker behind the counter to add more and she asked if I still wanted more to which I said yes, it didn't seem like there was a limit to the amount of chicken I could add to the pizza. Eventually, the pizza was covered with chicken pieces so I told her that's enough and besides I felt bad taking so much chicken.</div><div><br /></div><div>After that, my pizza was basically done and I had to wait for the cook to put it in the oven. The oven actually looks really nice. Its shape looks like a regular pizza oven's, but is made from stainless steel. There are visible flames coming out from each side of the oven.<br /><br />Waiting time was around 5-10 minutes after my pizza was constructed. I think the cooking time was around 2-5 minutes, but it was relatively quick. However, the crust on my pizza ended up burned which I was not happy with.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Pizza</h3><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EGHMNpV-yps/VhxSpHRQzhI/AAAAAAAADpA/4bwSwPbb-wU/s1600/Blaze-Pizza-Entire-Pizza.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="blaze pizza entire pizza with lots of toppings including chicken, tomato, onions" border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EGHMNpV-yps/VhxSpHRQzhI/AAAAAAAADpA/4bwSwPbb-wU/s320/Blaze-Pizza-Entire-Pizza.png" title="" width="320" /></a>My pizza was nice and hot and smelled great. It looked appetizing but upon the first bite I knew I would never buy a pizza from there. The pizza tasted dull and lacked any pizza-like taste. The sauce was very weak and bland. The cheese was so weak in taste that I could only taste the dough and the toppings. And the pizza was greasy, very greasy, why was it so greasy? I have never had such a greasy pizza in my life. Nothing compares to it, not pizza pizza, not dominos, not pizza hut, heck <br />even fried chicken was less greasy than blaze pizza's pizza.<br /><br />To add insult to injury, the crust was so thin that the toppings all fell apart when I picked up a slice, as if though the crust was a piece of paper. Looking at it from the side the crust was razor thin! Given Blaze Pizza's entire business model, this isn't surprising at all.<br /><br />Blaze Pizza wants to create a subway-like experience, but with pizzas. There is probably no way they could prepare a complete pizza out of scratch in less than 10 minutes without making the dough as thin as possible. This is because the dough is what takes a long-time to cook when making pizza. Their meats were precooked and were only warmed up in the oven. The cheese takes little time to melt at the extremely high temperature they're using. The only thing that takes time is the dough.<br /><br />Because of this, the dough will always be razor-thin unless they start offering customers the option to wait longer for a thicker pizza.<br /><br />After I was done eating I was still hungry. It definitely did not fill me up. Usually when I get pizza from say Pizza Pizza and I get their large, which is about $13, I eat about 3 slices at a time and stay full for about 4-5 hours before I eat another 2 slices. I always have leftover slices for the next day which justifies spending $13 on a pizza. Blaze Pizza costs $11 and it only comes in one size, small.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Conclusion</h3>All in all, the pizza felt like a rip-off even though I got it for free. The razor-thin crust and the bland taste of the pizza makes me wonder how Blaze Pizza has stayed in business for so long. It has nothing unique going for it other than its short waiting-time. Other pizza joints like Pizza Pizza also offer a ton of customization so what Blaze Pizza is doing is nothing new.<br /><br />Overall Rating: <img alt="2 stars out of 5" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jYzyIaP6Pr8/VhxRxBN88UI/AAAAAAAADos/R6lZ-y4F4KM/s1600/2-Star-Rating.png" /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-41886348024731725372015-04-22T22:13:00.001-04:002015-04-22T22:13:45.961-04:00How to fix Twitch.tv not loading for Bell users<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I_ZACOQgBKE/VThVHAIcMZI/AAAAAAAACSQ/25v8sn38I08/s1600/twitch%2Bnot%2Bloading%2Blogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="twitch logo with a circle cancel on it" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I_ZACOQgBKE/VThVHAIcMZI/AAAAAAAACSQ/25v8sn38I08/s1600/twitch%2Bnot%2Bloading%2Blogo.png" height="320" title="" width="320" /></a>If you try to load Twitch.tv and it fails to load or only partially loads with broken images and CSS <br />then your ISP may be to blame. For me, I use Bell Internet and a lot of people are reporting problems with Bell Internet and Twitch.tv where either Twitch.tv fails to load completely or shows a blank or white page, or it doesn't even complete the DNS lookup and your browser says that the DNS lookup failed.<br /><br />This problem is common among Bell Internet users and the Bell ISP is to blame for this. The DNS lookup servers on the Bell network are blocking Twitch.tv requests most of the time. Why they do this is not known, but perhaps it's to save bandwidth as Twitch.tv consumes a lot of bandwidth.<br /><br />The fix for this is easy and simple, all you have to do is switch your DNS server to Google's public DNS.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">How to switch to Google's Public DNS in Windows</h3><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Click on the Start button</li><li>Search for <i>Network and Sharing Center </i>and open it</li><li>Click on <i>Change adapter settings</i> in the top left corner</li><li>Right click on your adapter and click <i>Properties</i></li><li>Scroll down until you see <i>Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)</i> and click it</li><li>Click the <i>Properties </i>button</li><li>At the bottom, select <i>Use the following DNS server addresses</i></li><li>In the <i>Preferred DNS server</i> textbox type in 8.8.8.8</li><li>Click OK and click OK again</li><li>Try and load Twitch.tv and it should work now</li></ol></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-81050307487784735122015-01-13T18:59:00.000-05:002015-01-13T18:59:18.818-05:00How to remove your name in the top right corner in Chrome<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rNYyBt6SlzQ/VLWv0wsb_1I/AAAAAAAABlY/c5n7jyPUMT4/s1600/chrome%2Bbrowse%2Bas%2Ba%2Bguest%2Baccount%2Bswitcher.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="chome new user account switcher in the top right corner near minus" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rNYyBt6SlzQ/VLWv0wsb_1I/AAAAAAAABlY/c5n7jyPUMT4/s1600/chrome%2Bbrowse%2Bas%2Ba%2Bguest%2Baccount%2Bswitcher.png" height="167" title="" width="320" /></a>You may have recently noticed that Chrome now displays your name in the top right corner near the <br />minus, maximize, and close buttons. The new update has brought forth account switching. The point of this is to let multiple people use the same computer and use Chrome with their own personal settings by simple switching to their account. Customizable things such as themes and extensions are now custom set for each user, i.e. Person 1 may have a green theme while Person 2 may have a blue theme.<br /><br />Despite these new features, the update makes it so your name is always shown on the top right of the window which can not only be annoying, but also privacy-intruding. You may not want your name displayed at all times, whether it's because you're using your laptop at school or a coffee shop or you've signed in to Chrome on a public computer.<br /><br />Luckily, there's a way to remove your name from showing up in the top right corner and it doesn't require technical knowledge.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Removing the Chrome avatar menu</h3><div><br /></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FkKaWrBF6nQ/VLWwTiNNpBI/AAAAAAAABlg/NZNN_yTjIfs/s1600/chrome%2Benable%2Bthe%2Bnew%2Bavatar%2Bmenu%2Bhighlighted%2Byellow%2Band%2Bdisabled.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Chrome new avatar menu in the top right corner removed" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FkKaWrBF6nQ/VLWwTiNNpBI/AAAAAAAABlg/NZNN_yTjIfs/s1600/chrome%2Benable%2Bthe%2Bnew%2Bavatar%2Bmenu%2Bhighlighted%2Byellow%2Band%2Bdisabled.png" height="52" title="" width="400" /></a><li>Open a new tab</li><li>Copy and paste chrome://flags/#enable-new-avatar-menu into the address bar and press Enter</li><li>You should see an option highlighted yellow with the text <i>Enable the new avatar menu Mac, Windows, Linux Enables the new avatar menu. When combined with new-profile-management, it simply shows the new profile management avatar menu. Otherwise it shows a redesigned avatar menu with the same functionality as the old one, plus a tutorial card at the top prompting the user to try out the new profile management UI. #enable-new-avatar-menu</i></li><li>Click on the combo drop-down box and select Disabled</li><li>Restart Chrome and the name box should now be gone</li></ol><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-28896053574628168962014-02-21T01:41:00.003-05:002014-02-21T01:42:11.842-05:00How to fix YouTube not adding videos to favorites<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sY2F_OIVPGE/UwbykppSwDI/AAAAAAAAAiI/UrRjFRra99Q/s1600/youtube+not+displaying+favorites+for+a+new+account.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="YouTube not displaying favorites when saving a video from add to" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sY2F_OIVPGE/UwbykppSwDI/AAAAAAAAAiI/UrRjFRra99Q/s1600/youtube+not+displaying+favorites+for+a+new+account.png" height="78" title="" width="320" /></a>You may have noticed in the last few weeks or so when you add a video to your favorites it does not appear at the top of the list when you view your favorites. The video counter will go up and when you add the video to your favorites everything seems to work fine. There are no errors or any indication that the video has not been added to your favorites.<br /><br />This is because YouTube has once again changed its design and now when you add videos to your favorites it gets added to the end rather than the beginning. Why? Well favorites are no longer favorites. The old favorites is now gone and upon creating a new YouTube account you will notice that there is no option to save a video to your favorites when you click on Add to, rather it just displays 'Watch Later'. The old Favorites is now a list and when you add a video to a list it gets added to the end.<br /><br />This means that when saving a video to your favorites you need to check the box that says 'Add videos to top of list' and your video should appear at the beginning of your favorites.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-58373281550716678672013-12-18T02:20:00.002-05:002013-12-19T21:57:34.157-05:00How to mine DogeCoins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIKO6GCYHV0/Uq-uKn6RU5I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/3bcocMJgWoI/s1600/DogeCoin+Wallet+syncing+with+network.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="DogeCoin wallet downloading blockchains and saying syncing with network" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIKO6GCYHV0/Uq-uKn6RU5I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/3bcocMJgWoI/s1600/DogeCoin+Wallet+syncing+with+network.png" height="232" title="" width="320" /></a>DogeCoin is a satire crypotocurrency based on the Doge meme. DogeCoin is similar to Bitcoin in that both are a form of electronic currency, but while Bitcoin caps out at 21 million coins, DogeCoins has a whopping 100 billion coin cap, with a b.<br /><br />There are a couple of different ways you can obtain some DogeCoin. You can either mine it, trade for it, beg someone to give you some, or use what is known as Faucets. Trading is as the name suggests, you can give something to receive a certain amount of DogeCoins. That can be anything from real-world money to items you possess. Faucets are sites that give 1 to 100 free DogeCoins. You can think of them as welfare for those exceptionally poor Doges. Mining is currently the best way to obtain DogeCoins.<br /><br />Anyone, anywhere can mine DogeCoins as long as they have an Internet connection and a computer. Though, your computer needs a relatively good-performing video card in order to mine a decent amount. The better your video card, the faster you will mine.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Setting up accounts</h3>To get started with DogeCoin mining you will need a wallet to store your wealth. <a href="http://dogecoin.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download it from the official site</a>. Open it and it will start downloading blockchains. Minimize it and continue on.<br /><br />Now you will need to choose a pool site and create an account. <a href="http://www.dogeco.in/wiki/index.php/Links#Dogecoin_.22Digging.22_.28a.k.a_Mining.29_Pools" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here's a list of pools</a>. Choose whichever you like and load the site. Create an account by clicking on the 'Sign up' link on the left hand side under 'Other'.<br /><br />After you've created the account you will need to create a worker so head over to the 'My Workers' link under 'My Account'. Name your worker anything and give them a secure password and after you're done click 'Add New Worker'.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Mining software</h3>If you have an <b>nVidia graphics card</b> you will need to <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!9cBC3YZZ!dHYFfRHYwijkraL2NlOQKj23bBNEYHre-3XPlTR92pU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">download cudaminer</a>.<br /><br />If you have an <b>AMD graphics card</b> then <a href="http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">download cgminer</a>.<br /><br />You will need to setup the mining software so that it points to your account and worker. To do this, first extract the mining software and open the folder.<br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Setting up Cudaminer</h4>For Cudaminer in Windows you will need to know whether your system is 64-bits or 32-bits. If you don't<br />know then follow these steps:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eOWuXNuxxFY/UrDkaFh0ZSI/AAAAAAAAAhg/lmuxVot5S1M/s1600/windows+7+running+64-bit+operating+system+showing+system+type+in+computer+properties.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Windows 7 Computer properties showing system type as 64-bit operating system" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eOWuXNuxxFY/UrDkaFh0ZSI/AAAAAAAAAhg/lmuxVot5S1M/s1600/windows+7+running+64-bit+operating+system+showing+system+type+in+computer+properties.png" height="116" title="" width="320" /></a></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Left click on the Windows Start button</li><li>Right click on Computer</li><li>Click properties</li><li>Under System Type it will say either 64-bit Operating System or 32-bit Operating System</li></ol>If you have a 32-bit OS then open the x86 folder otherwise open the x64 folder if you have a 64-bit OS.<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Right click in the white space</li><li>Go to New -> Text Document</li><li>Copy and paste the code:</li></ol><pre class="brush: shell">cudaminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://<domain>:<port> -O <username>.<workername>:<workerPassword><br />pause<br /></pre><h4 style="text-align: left;">Setting up Cgminer</h4>For Cgminer you don't need to worry about if your operating system is 32-bits or 64-bits.<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Right click in the white space</li><li>Go to New -> Text Document</li><li>Copy and paste the code:</li></ol><pre class="brush: shell">cgminer.exe --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://<domain>:<port> -u <username>.<workerName> -p <workerPassword><br />pause<br /></pre><h4 style="text-align: left;">Getting the information for the miners</h4>Both Cudaminer and Cgminer require the domain and port number the pool is using so open the pool you chose previously and click on 'Getting Started' in the left sidebar. It should list the port and domain of the site. Simply copy and paste the domain into the text file as well as the port number.<br /><br />For the username type in the username you chose to create the account on that pool site. The workername and workerpassword is the worker's information that you created in the previous steps.<br /><br />Make sure you delete the <> brackets, but do not touch anything else.<br /><br />Now you will need to save it as a .bat file:<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fN5TUkqGRb8/UrDswe9elTI/AAAAAAAAAhw/B7U1U5FBGHU/s1600/cudaminer+mining+dogecoins+on+a+geforce+gtx+660.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Cudaminer console mining and showing statistics" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fN5TUkqGRb8/UrDswe9elTI/AAAAAAAAAhw/B7U1U5FBGHU/s1600/cudaminer+mining+dogecoins+on+a+geforce+gtx+660.png" height="161" title="" width="320" /></a><li>Click File</li><li>Click Save As...</li><li>On the right side of 'Save as type' click the drop down menu that lists Text Documents (*.txt) and select All Files (*.*)</li><li>Name your file whatever you want, but the extension should be .bat, i.e. Miner.bat and save it</li></ol>Open the file and it should start mining DogeCoins.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Receiving DogeCoin payments</h3>After digging(mining) all those DogeCoins you deserve a paycheck, but how do you get one? It's easy, you can either request a cash out or you can setup an automatic payment system which pays you when you acquire a certain threshold.<br /><br />Open your pool's website and click on 'Edit Account'. Open your DogeCoin wallet and click on the 'Much Receive' tab and you should have one address listed there. Right click it, click Edit and name it something that will let you know it's from the pool you've chosen and click OK. Now, right click it and click copy address. Paste the address in the 'Payment Address' and save changes. It should now list your payment address in the cash out address text box. You can use the cash out area to send DogeCoins to your wallet. It will take a few minutes to process but once it's done you should see a recent transaction appear in your wallet.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Tip me</h3>If you found this post helpful then you can tip me DogeCoins using this address: DF1Ynn11bjuYXzccF49hK1GAXyF4hXSZdn<br /><br /> <span style="color: blue;">wow</span><br /> <span style="color: lime;">such generous</span><br /> <span style="color: red;">much thanks</span><br /> <span style="color: orange;">wow</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-17338901992892618382013-08-07T01:33:00.000-04:002013-08-19T22:52:03.974-04:00How to fix Vine videos not playing in FireFox<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lO_vcQ9rht8/UgHb128V16I/AAAAAAAAAfU/TFm7h4Riakw/s1600/Screenshot+of+FireFox+version+21+showing+the+media.windows-media-foundation.enabled+setting+that+needs+to+be+disabled+in+order+to+play+vine+videos.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Screenshot showing media.windows-media-foundation.enabled disabled in FireFox's about:config page" border="0" height="173" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lO_vcQ9rht8/UgHb128V16I/AAAAAAAAAfU/TFm7h4Riakw/s320/Screenshot+of+FireFox+version+21+showing+the+media.windows-media-foundation.enabled+setting+that+needs+to+be+disabled+in+order+to+play+vine+videos.png" title="" width="320" /></a>In FireFox 21.0+, Vine videos do not play or load for that matter. All that appears is the thumbnail of the video. The cause of this problem lies within FireFox's built-in mp4 media player. For whatever reason, it is not playing Vine videos or HTML5 videos for that matter. Google Chrome has no problem playing Vine videos and surprisingly, neither does Internet Explorer 8, but only because Internet Explorer 8 does not support HTML5 video playback.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Apparently, FireFox tried implementing HTML5 video playback, but did not bother fully testing it for bugs and issues. In order to properly play HTML5 videos in FireFox you need to disable the HTML5 media player. This in turn causes the page to load the flash player version of the media you are trying to watch.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Fixing HTML5 video playback in FireFox</h3><div>FireFox's built-in HTML5 media player is called media.windows-media-foundation. Disabling it should fix HTML5 video's not playing.</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Open a new tab in FireFox</li><li>Navigate to about:config</li><li>If a page loads with the title <i>This might void your warranty!</i> click the <i>I'll be careful, I promise!</i> button</li><li>In the search bar at the top of the page, copy and paste <i>media.windows-media-foundation.enabled</i></li><li>Double click on <i>media.windows-media-foundation.enabled</i> to disable it</li><li>Restart FireFox</li></ol></div><div>Try playing a Vine video. It should work now that HTML5 is no longer the default media player.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-19776449071340519122013-06-21T18:36:00.000-04:002013-06-27T23:49:38.676-04:00How to fix PS3 firmware 4.45 brick<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2sniIsKunXQ/UcIPK9fxNrI/AAAAAAAAAe8/ATjiglqHqsM/s1600/PS3_Firmware_445_Brick.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="PS3 firmware 4.45 bricks the console" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2sniIsKunXQ/UcIPK9fxNrI/AAAAAAAAAe8/ATjiglqHqsM/s1600/PS3_Firmware_445_Brick.png" title="" /></a>The latest Sony Playstation 3 firmware is wrecking havoc on many gamer's consoles. If you are reading this <br />post and have not yet updated your PS3, make sure you keep it that way. By updating your PS3 to the latest firmware you risk having your console bricked, i.e. made unusable (other than being paperweight of course). It seems this issue is affecting consoles with upgraded HDD and not stock PS3 consoles, however, just to be on the safe side it is advised you do not update it.<br /><br />Luckily, there's an easy way to fix your console or unbrick it. It involves a series of steps, but should not take a long time. You do not need to open your console up or go into any technical details.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Instructions for PS3 firmware 4.45 brick fix</h3>The PS3 system needs to be in what is called recovery mode:<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Make sure the PS3 is in standby mode first, i.e. the red light is on</li><li>Press and hold the power button</li><li>You will hear a beep, keep holding the power button</li><li>A second beep will sound, let go of the power button after you hear it</li><li>The PS3 should be in standby mode again</li><li>Press and hold the power button again</li><li>Keep holding it after the first beep</li><li>There should be two fast consecutive beeps, release the power button when you hear them</li></ol>The PS3 system will now boot to recovery mode. Attach the USB cable to your console and controller and press the PS Button.<br /><br /><b>Warning</b>: Do not play around with the options on this menu. Doing so may result in your HDD being formatted. Your HDD carries trophies, saves, videos, pictures, music, games, and other important data.<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Download the firmware fix from <a href="http://dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/us/2013_0627_6085b02c415ec912fab4670d7957db68/PS3UPDAT.PUP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sony</a></li><li>Make a folder on your flash drive called PS3 then make another folder inside the PS3 folder called UPDATE. Make sure they are both in capital letters. The directory should look like this: /PS3/UPDATE</li><li>Place the firmware fix inside the UPDATE folder</li><li>Insert your flash drive into one of your PS3's USB port</li><li>Select '<i>6. Update Firmware</i>' from the recovery menu</li><li>Follow the instructions from then-on</li></ol></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-8593296300345208412013-04-17T16:55:00.000-04:002013-04-17T16:57:32.441-04:00How to add a custom item to the start menu in Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GMaTAHru6pY/UW8Jyk0iCfI/AAAAAAAAAc4/c7ZmTAX5nQ8/s1600/windows_7_start_menu_custom_folder_titled_wallpapers.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Custom folder on the Windows 7 start menu titled Wallpapers" border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GMaTAHru6pY/UW8Jyk0iCfI/AAAAAAAAAc4/c7ZmTAX5nQ8/s320/windows_7_start_menu_custom_folder_titled_wallpapers.png" title="" width="263" /></a>The Windows 7 start menu is not very useful for most of us. I regularly need to open the Computer folder <br />and find myself accidentally clicking the Games folder instead. I don't need a link to the games folder there because I never use the games folder and I probably never will in the future either. Most of the time when I open the Computer folder it's because I want to access a folder that's inside the hard drive, like wallpapers for example.<br /><br />If I can customize my Start menu to include the folders I most frequently use, I can save a lot of time, and as a result increase my productivity. Unfortunately, for whatever reason Microsoft complicated matters and made the process somewhat unfriendly. Though, that's not to say you need to jump through hoops in order to accomplish the simple task of adding a folder, but it's harder for the average PC user to find the steps to take to accomplish it.<br /><br />Fortunately, it doesn't involve a lot of steps and can be done in less than 5 minutes.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Adding a custom item to the start menu</h3><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Right click on the Start Menu</li><li>Click properties</li><li>Click the Start Menu tab</li><li>Click the Customize button</li><li>If you want to remove the Games folder then scroll down until you see '<i>Games</i>' and click on '<i>Don't display this item</i>'</li><li>If you want to add more folders, find the ones that have '<i>Don't display this item</i>' selected (Except Games, Control Panel and Computer) and click '<i>Display as a link</i>'</li><li>Click OK to close the '<i>Customize Start Menu</i>' window and then click OK to close the '<i>Taskbar and Start Menu Properties</i>' window</li></ol><h3 style="text-align: left;">Linking to custom folders</h3><ol style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x7_TIDAPLzo/UW8LwxwW_nI/AAAAAAAAAdA/gs6WQZDIAvE/s1600/windows_7_start_menu_custom_menu_with_shortcuts.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Windows 7 start menu custom menu item with shortcuts" border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x7_TIDAPLzo/UW8LwxwW_nI/AAAAAAAAAdA/gs6WQZDIAvE/s320/windows_7_start_menu_custom_menu_with_shortcuts.png" title="" width="225" /></a><li>Left click on the Start Menu</li><li>Right Click on the item you want to customize (Except for Games, Control Panel and Computer because you cannot edit those) and click Properties</li><li>In the Library tab click Include a folder</li><li>Select your custom folder you would like to link to</li><li>Remove the other folder that was there</li><li>Click OK</li><li>It should now open the custom folder you linked when you click it</li></ol><h3>Shortcuts in the custom item</h3><div>If you want to save even more time, you can add the item as a menu rather than a link. This way, the item displays all the items and folders inside the linked folder.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-9065979800945022252012-12-06T11:48:00.003-05:002012-12-06T11:48:48.314-05:00How to fix inventory not available in Steam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jiIWmFTWTnE/UMDLuMDP0zI/AAAAAAAAAbE/z2vb3lV5nJ4/s1600/steam-logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="steam logo" border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jiIWmFTWTnE/UMDLuMDP0zI/AAAAAAAAAbE/z2vb3lV5nJ4/s320/steam-logo.png" title="" width="320" /></a></div>There is a new bug or issue that's affecting steam's trading system. When attempting to trade another person, you sometimes get the error '<i>Your inventory is not available at this time. Please try again later.</i>'. Refreshing it can help from time-to-time but in most cases, it does not.<br /><br />Luckily, there's an easy solution to this problem.<br />Simply follow these steps and your issue will be fixed:<br /><br /><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Open the <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/" target="_blank">Steam Community</a> website and login if you're not already logged in</li><li>Navigate to your profile page</li><li>On the right hand side under Actions, click Edit my Profile</li><li>Change the Custom URL</li><li>Click Save</li></ol><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-76641145229855836152012-12-03T20:40:00.000-05:002012-12-03T20:40:37.707-05:00Domino's Pizza December 2012 Coupon Code<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bT026pfnWyY/UL1UKKcDWjI/AAAAAAAAAaw/-fZiSt6oSPk/s1600/dominos-pizza-half-off-deal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bT026pfnWyY/UL1UKKcDWjI/AAAAAAAAAaw/-fZiSt6oSPk/s320/dominos-pizza-half-off-deal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Domino's Pizza is having another 50% deal where you can get any pizza for half the price. This offer only lasts from December 3 to 9, 2012.<br /><br />To get 50% off any pizza, use the coupon code <i>CAGDD2012.</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-74311006290979039722012-12-01T19:48:00.001-05:002013-03-22T01:24:36.705-04:00List of boredom sites<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_lQmj8fMyrs/ULqhDfnFVkI/AAAAAAAAAac/qR6Ekb6DHfc/s1600/BoredCartoonPicture.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Male boy sitting in a chair bored" border="0" height="302" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_lQmj8fMyrs/ULqhDfnFVkI/AAAAAAAAAac/qR6Ekb6DHfc/s320/BoredCartoonPicture.png" title="" width="320" /></a></div>I constantly find myself being bored and I don't know whether it's because I have almost no hobbies or if I just spoil myself, but I cannot stand it. Being bored is like getting tortured for me. It's a state of mind in which you experience no pain, but you still cannot tolerate it.<br /><br />In today's technology-driven world, a lot of us find ourselves drawn in into non-productive things like listening to music, texting, using Facebook, Twitter, etc, or using our smartphones, and while these activities are a great way to pass the time, many of us often find ourselves too indulged in them.<br /><br />We have 86,400 seconds in a day or 24 hours, of which 7-8 hours are spent sleeping. That leaves 16 hours for us to use. If you can just devote 1 hour of those 16 hours into doing something productive then in an entire year you will have allocated 365 hours doing productive things.<br /><br />Here is a list of things you can do with those 365 hours:<br /><br /><b>Videos and Lectures:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Khan Academy</a> - Learn school subjects from Math to Science to Humanities.</li><li><a href="http://www.academicearth.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Academic Earth</a> - Similar to Khan Academy</li><li><a href="http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunesU</a> - Downloadable college courses from some of the best professors in the world, for free.</li><li><a href="http://oyc.yale.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open Yale Courses</a> - Free Yale university courses.</li><li><a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MIT Open Courseware</a> - Free MIT university courses.</li></ul><b>Learning:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://duolingo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duolingo</a> - Learn languages</li><li><a href="http://tinyurl.com/Learn-More-Bored" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn More, Study Less</a> - How to learn things better while simultaneously studying less</li><li><a href="http://tinyurl.com/Dating-Tips-ForeverAlone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MeetYourSweet</a> - Dating tips and advice</li><li><a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TV Tropes</a> - Addicting site about writing fiction</li></ul><div><b>Hobbies:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://www.chess.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess</a> - Play chess against other players or against a computer</li><li><a href="http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AudioBooksForFree</a> - Listen to audio books completely free</li><li><a href="http://www.sporcle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sporcle</a> - Stimulating brain games</li></ul></div><div><b>Educational YouTube Channels</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/scishow/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SciShow</a></li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CrashCourse</a></li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MinutePhysics</a></li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TEDEducation</a></li></ul><div><b>Want even more things to do? Check out these sites:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://www.noexcuselist.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No Excuse List</a></li><li><a href="http://openculture.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open Culture</a></li></ul></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-4607977558800834502012-11-22T19:20:00.000-05:002012-11-22T19:20:28.945-05:00How to get a Hawken Closed Beta Key<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VmLOGTVpU4I/UK6_6zv1XSI/AAAAAAAAAaM/E2h8sELUXxo/s1600/hawken-screenshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="hawken screenshot" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VmLOGTVpU4I/UK6_6zv1XSI/AAAAAAAAAaM/E2h8sELUXxo/s320/hawken-screenshot.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div>Hawken is a new, innovative multiplayer mech combat game that's focused on providing an intense battle experience while at the same time, keeping the action fast-paced and strategic. Hawken has been in development for over a year now and is planned for release on December 12, 2012.<br /><br />However, if you don't want to wait for its release date, you can get a closed beta key and play the game immediately.<br /><br />To get a Hawken closed beta key, follow these steps:<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Go to <a href="http://www.playhawken.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.playhawken.com</a></li><li>Create an account</li><li>Verify your e-mail address</li><li>Go back to <a href="http://www.playhawken.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.playhawken.com</a> and sign-in</li><li>At the top right, click on Redeem Code</li><li>Type in <i>HAWKEN_RPS</i> to get your beta key</li><li>Enjoy</li></ol></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-87551455561774092192012-10-22T17:01:00.000-04:002012-10-22T17:01:17.977-04:00How to download any song from SoundCloud<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xyWTi4BpOeU/UIWzhRpUJAI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/ULzB8nmFy28/s1600/soundcloud-download-limit.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Soundcloud download limit" border="0" height="183" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xyWTi4BpOeU/UIWzhRpUJAI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/ULzB8nmFy28/s320/soundcloud-download-limit.gif" title="" width="320" /></a></div>SoundCloud is a great service that allows you to listen to music for free. Most of the songs have an option to download them, but some do not. Unfortunately, there's a catch when it comes to free song downloads and that is a download limit. Once the download limit for a particular song has been reached, you can no longer download it.<br /><br />Fortunately, it's very easy to bypass either the download limit or the unavailable download option. Here's how I did it:<br /><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Go to the soundcloud page of the song you want to download</li><li>Press CTRL + U or Right-click on the page and click View page source</li><li>Press CTRL + F and type in <i>media</i></li><li>Keep pressing next until you find this: http://media.soundcloud.com/stream/xxxxx?stream_token=xxxxx</li><li>Copy and paste that URL into a new tab</li><li>Press CTRL+S to save the mp3 file onto your computer</li></ol>That's it! This works for any file you are able to listen to on soundcloud.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-26576781877162613442012-09-29T18:54:00.001-04:002012-09-29T18:54:11.510-04:00How to fix spell checker not working in Google Chrome<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D4rqLu--JHg/UGd78asTdpI/AAAAAAAAAZI/jeNM2sULKrM/s1600/SpellCheckChrome.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Spell Checker not working in Chrome" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D4rqLu--JHg/UGd78asTdpI/AAAAAAAAAZI/jeNM2sULKrM/s1600/SpellCheckChrome.png" title="" /></a></div>Recently I found spell check not working in Google chrome and wondered why this had happened. It turns out chrome had updated to Version 22.0.1229.79 m and this broke the spell checker. I searched and searched for an answer on the web, but could not find a solution. Eventually, I decided to look into the settings and toy with it to see if it would help and it did!<br /><br />I now have spell checking in Google chrome and the fix was very easy. In fact, I only had to change one option to get it to work again.<br /><br /><b><u>Here's how I did it:</u></b><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Open Google chrome and go to the Settings</li><li>Click Show advanced settings...</li><li>Under Privacy uncheck <i>Use a web service to help resolve spelling errors</i></li><li>Refresh your tabs or just restart Chrome</li><li>Spell checker should now work in Chrome</li></ol><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-87061606555110980862012-08-28T03:44:00.000-04:002012-09-07T21:50:07.735-04:00How to fix TF2 crashing to desktop with sound<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Team Fortress 2 is notorious for crashing whilst you are playing the game. In some cases, it will crash to desktop with an error message stating hl2.exe has stopped working. In other cases, the game freezes for a second, loops the sound, and then minimizes itself to desktop without the ability to switch back to it and when this happens you can hear sounds from the game, but other than your desktop, you can't see anything in the game. When this happens, you have to open task manager to forcefully end the team fortress 2 process.<br /><br />If you are having issues with TF2 crashing to desktop with the error message hl2.exe has stopped working then I recommend you follow these steps:<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hKyM4tD1xjo/UEqkH_BZSkI/AAAAAAAAAYs/g1ejMfL1hFc/s1600/hl2_exe_has_stopped_working.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Hl2.exe has stopped working" border="0" height="170" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hKyM4tD1xjo/UEqkH_BZSkI/AAAAAAAAAYs/g1ejMfL1hFc/s320/hl2_exe_has_stopped_working.png" title="" width="320" /></a><li>Open steam and go to Library</li><li>Right click Team Fortress 2 and click Properties</li><li>Click on the Local Files tab and click Verify Integrity of Game Cache</li><li>Click on Defragment Cache Files</li></ol>The above may or may not fix your hl2.exe error.<br /><br />Now then, if you are having issues with Team Fortress 2 crashing to desktop with sound then the most likely cause of this problem is your graphics card driver crashing. I know this was the case for me and fortunately I discovered a guaranteed fix for this annoying issue. Immediately after the game freezes and the sound loops, press CTRL + ALT + Delete and follow these steps:<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>If you are running Windows 7 then Click on Task Manager</li><li>Wait for the message that says 'display driver has stopped responding and has recovered'</li><li>After that message appears wait 2 to 3 minutes</li><li>Now click try to switch to team fortress 2</li><li>Wait a couple of minutes and you should be able to see the game once again</li></ol>Usually after this happens the HUD becomes messed up, but luckily there's a very easy fix for this:<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Open the console using the ~ key</li><li>Type in hud_reloadscheme 1</li><li>That's it!</li></ol></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-30955793188571542112012-08-26T01:58:00.003-04:002012-08-31T14:59:20.895-04:00List of TF2 Promo and Craft-only Weapons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Listed below are Team Fortress 2 weapons obtainable either only by crafting or by buying a game. These weapons do not drop like normal items.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">1) The Apoco-Fists</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Jd-A-qLg0w/UDbUX1aDlrI/AAAAAAAAAUw/-DQbiYNiIg0/s1600/tf2_apoco_fists_craft.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tf2 apoco fists craft" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Jd-A-qLg0w/UDbUX1aDlrI/AAAAAAAAAUw/-DQbiYNiIg0/s1600/tf2_apoco_fists_craft.png" title="" /></a></div><div>These are a pair of gloves worn by the heavy. This weapon is identical to the default fists, but cause an enemy to explode when they are killed. In other words, killing an enemy with these fists is identical to killing them with an explosive weapon, such as the rocket launcher or the stickybomb launcher.</div><div><br /></div><div>This weapon is a promotional item that was given in genuine quality to players who pre-ordered Saint Rows: The Third on Steam before November 15, 2011.</div><div><br /></div><div>The chance of obtaining this item from crafting is 1 in 7 or 14.28%. To have a chance at crafting this weapon, you will need to obtain a heavy class token, a melee slot token, and 1 scrap metal. The blueprint for this weapon is shown below:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1EB6kpoO7ik/UDbU7iLWWyI/AAAAAAAAAU4/vS2Jd1-2ZQ4/s1600/tf2_apoco_fists_blueprint.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tf2 apoco fists blueprint" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1EB6kpoO7ik/UDbU7iLWWyI/AAAAAAAAAU4/vS2Jd1-2ZQ4/s1600/tf2_apoco_fists_blueprint.png" title="" /></a></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">2) Three-Rune Blade</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LG8lkj13mAI/UDmuDyTQRDI/AAAAAAAAAVI/4RAOIwRT7JI/s1600/tf2_three_rune_blade.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Three rune blade tf2 craft" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LG8lkj13mAI/UDmuDyTQRDI/AAAAAAAAAVI/4RAOIwRT7JI/s1600/tf2_three_rune_blade.png" title="" /></a></div>This is a melee weapon used by the scout. It is simply a re-skin of the Boston Basher and has no unique attributes of its own, though, the sound it makes when it hits an enemy is identical to the Eyelander.<br /><br />This weapon is a promotional item for the game, The Witcher 2, and was awarded in genuine quality to players who preordered the game on Steam before May 17, 2011.<br /><br />To craft this weapon, you need to own a scout class token, a melee slot token and 1 scrap metal. The chance of obtaining this item from crafting is 1 in 9 or 11.1%. The formula for crafting this weapon is shown below:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZA5cCDTbRM/UDmxeeuYo6I/AAAAAAAAAVY/i5ZJDO8r0W4/s1600/tf2_three_rune_blade_formula.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tf2 three rune blade blueprint" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZA5cCDTbRM/UDmxeeuYo6I/AAAAAAAAAVY/i5ZJDO8r0W4/s1600/tf2_three_rune_blade_formula.png" title="" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">3) Sharp Dresser</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M-cctOLUc88/UDm1UWCkLFI/AAAAAAAAAVw/qmeJPr2Wlg8/s1600/tf2_sharp_dresser_craft.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="TF2 Sharp Dresser" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M-cctOLUc88/UDm1UWCkLFI/AAAAAAAAAVw/qmeJPr2Wlg8/s1600/tf2_sharp_dresser_craft.png" title="" /></a></div>This is a melee weapon used by the spy. It is simply a re-skin of the default spy knife and has no unique attributes of its own, however, it is not possible to taunt kill with this weapon it does not utilize the fencing taunt.<br /><br />This weapon is a promotional item for the game, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and was awarded, along with Dashin' Hashshashin, in genuine quality to players who preordered the game on Steam before November 29, 2011 in the United States and December 1, 2011 for other countries.<br /><br /><br />To craft this weapon, you need to own a spy class token, a melee slot token and 1 scrap metal. The chance of obtaining this item from crafting is 1 in 6 or 16.67%. The formula for crafting this weapon is shown below:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-waqpQj1vqj0/UDm2U3zsJlI/AAAAAAAAAV4/7vUir9h7ynA/s1600/tf2_sharp_dresser_formula.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tf2 sharp dresser blueprint" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-waqpQj1vqj0/UDm2U3zsJlI/AAAAAAAAAV4/7vUir9h7ynA/s1600/tf2_sharp_dresser_formula.png" title="" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">4) The Maul</h3><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hljzey8Db-o/UDm4jVjjQEI/AAAAAAAAAWA/-OphbIUwE6M/s1600/tf2_the_maul.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="TF2 The Maul" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hljzey8Db-o/UDm4jVjjQEI/AAAAAAAAAWA/-OphbIUwE6M/s1600/tf2_the_maul.png" title="" /></a>This is a melee weapon used by the pyro. It is simply a re-skin of the Homewrecker and has no unique attributes of its own.<br /><br />This weapon is a promotional item for the game, Red Faction: Armageddon, and was awarded in genuine quality to players who preordered the game on Steam before June 6, 2011.<br /><br />To craft this weapon, you need to own a pyro class token, a melee slot token and 1 scrap metal. The chance of obtaining this item from crafting is 1 in 9 or 11.1%. The formula for crafting this weapon is shown below:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-azW5DKgXXtk/UDm4j8-d7AI/AAAAAAAAAWI/3At0J4X4GEU/s1600/tf2_the_maul_formula.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tf2 the maul blueprint" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-azW5DKgXXtk/UDm4j8-d7AI/AAAAAAAAAWI/3At0J4X4GEU/s1600/tf2_the_maul_formula.png" title="" /></a></div><h3>5) Wanga Prick</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0KCS0YaUXHo/UDmzqLt5tRI/AAAAAAAAAVo/s1mEQKug6CY/s1600/tf2_wanga_prick_craft.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tf2 wanga prick" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0KCS0YaUXHo/UDmzqLt5tRI/AAAAAAAAAVo/s1mEQKug6CY/s1600/tf2_wanga_prick_craft.png" title="" /></a></div>This is a melee weapon used by the spy. It is simply a re-skin of the Saharan set knife, Your-Eternal Reward, and has no unique attributes of its own, however, it does not constitute as part of the Saharan spy set. In other words, if you want the reduced decloak sound volume from the set then you must equip Your Eternal Reward as the melee weapon along with the L'Etranger and the Familiar Fez.<br /><br />To craft this weapon, you need to own a spy class token, a melee slot token and 1 scrap metal. The chance of obtaining this item from crafting is 1 in 6 or 16.67%. The formula for crafting this weapon is shown below:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uq_ESxrYajE/UDmzM93aogI/AAAAAAAAAVg/ofqSx_cUDA0/s1600/tf2_wanga_prick_formula.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tf2 wanga prick blueprint" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uq_ESxrYajE/UDmzM93aogI/AAAAAAAAAVg/ofqSx_cUDA0/s1600/tf2_wanga_prick_formula.png" title="" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">6) Unarmed Combat</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I9U_QSBtOMA/UDm6wX8wgCI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/02UsFCpeKSc/s1600/tf2_unarmed_combat.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="TF2 Unarmed Combat" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I9U_QSBtOMA/UDm6wX8wgCI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/02UsFCpeKSc/s1600/tf2_unarmed_combat.png" title="" /></a></div>This is a melee weapon used by the scout. It is simply a re-skin of the Special Delivery melee weapon, the Holy Mackerel, and has no unique attributes of its own, however, it does not constitute as part of the Special Delivery set. In other words, if you want the increased health from the set then you must equip the Holy Mackerel as the melee weapon along with the Shortstop, Mad Milk and the Milkman. Also, this weapon displays the phrase 'ARM KILL!' instead of 'FISH KILL!' when an enemy is killed by it.<br /><br />To craft this weapon, you need to own a scout class token, a melee slot token and 1 scrap metal. The chance of obtaining this item from crafting is 1 in 9 or 11.1%. The formula for crafting this weapon is shown below:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9yo_Fa2fFlQ/UDm64a8x5UI/AAAAAAAAAWY/2WOvzNCjBo8/s1600/tf2_unarmed_combat_formula.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="TF2 unarmed combat formula" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9yo_Fa2fFlQ/UDm64a8x5UI/AAAAAAAAAWY/2WOvzNCjBo8/s1600/tf2_unarmed_combat_formula.png" title="" /></a></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-39719237452303061872012-08-18T00:30:00.000-04:002012-08-18T00:30:07.398-04:00How to increase Testosterone levels naturally<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Testosterone is a very important hormone for maintaining masculine features. Not only does it help you build muscle, lose weight, but it also acts as a natural antidepressant. Furthermore, testosterone increases confidence as well as drive. If you have more than 5 of the following symptoms then chances are you have low testosterone:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9YjT2QN4sGw/UC8aNbFmYqI/AAAAAAAAAUg/QKV2SSAsY-Y/s1600/Increase-testosterone-naturally.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Testosterone Structure" border="0" height="205" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9YjT2QN4sGw/UC8aNbFmYqI/AAAAAAAAAUg/QKV2SSAsY-Y/s320/Increase-testosterone-naturally.png" title="" width="320" /></a><li>Difficult to lose weight, especially in the belly area</li><li>Difficult to gain muscle</li><li>Low or complete diminished libido (lack of sexual desire)</li><li>Erection problems</li><li>Low confidence</li><li>Anxiety</li><li>Fatigue</li><li>Depression</li><li>Lack of pleasure in daily activities</li><li>Poor sleep quality</li></ul><div>Luckily, there are a number of different ways to increase testosterone naturally before having to resort to testosterone replacement therapy, which in many cases renders you sterile. Also, TRT is not a cure, rather it's an ongoing treatment that you will have to stay on for the rest of your life, unless of course you like having low testosterone.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">1) Zinc</h3><div>Zinc is very important for testosterone. Not only does it help produce testosterone in the body, but it also reduces estrogen by blocking the enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogen, aromatase.</div><div><br /></div><div>Zinc also increases sperm count and quality. Foods high in zinc include oysters, nuts and seeds, liver, seafood and poultry. You can also <a href="http://iherb.com/p/738?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">supplement with Zinc</a>. I highly recommend <a href="http://iherb.com/p/738?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">L-OptiZinc</a> as this is the most bioavailable zinc formulation out there.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">2) Reduce body fat</h3><div>Body fat is notorious for causing low levels of testosterone. It doesn't matter if your body is producing vast amounts of testosterone because body fat contains an enzyme called aromatase which converts testosterone into estrogen, the hormone responsible for feminine characteristics. </div><h3 style="text-align: left;">3) Vitamin D</h3><div>Vitamin D is extremely important not only for testosterone production, but also for many other functions in your body. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21154195" target="_blank">Higher Vitamin D levels have been linked to higher testosterone levels.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>In today's busy lifestyle it's often difficult to get sufficient Vitamin D from the Sun alone. In fact, the Vitamin D your body produces may actually be useless as a study found that showering less than 48 hours after exposing your skin to the Sun lowers Vitamin D. This is because it takes about 48 hours or 2 whole days for the Vitamin D that was produced to be absorbed through your skin.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, many of us are not going to go 48 hours without showering so if you want to keep your Vitamin D levels high then I recommend you supplement with at least <a href="http://iherb.com/p/18335?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">5000 IU Vitamin D3 everyday</a>.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">4) Panax Ginseng</h3><div>You may have heard of this herb before, but you probably haven't heard that this herb can increase testosterone levels. It's true, in a <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7202345" target="_blank">study where rats were treated with 1% and 5% Panax Ginseng for 60 days</a>, the rats that were given 5% Panax Ginseng showed a significant increase in testosterone levels. Furthermore, the rats were able to eat more without gaining any extra weight.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are many brands of Panax Ginseng to choose from, but the one I recommend for both quality and value is <a href="http://iherb.com/p/717?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">NOW Foods Panax Ginseng</a>.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">5) Get enough sleep</h3><div>Sleep is very important for producing testosterone. Without adequate sleep your testosterone production plummets. In fact, getting only five hours of sleep decreases testosterone levels by 10% to 15%. It is therefore imperative that you try to get 6 to 8 hours of sleep everyday. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you are having trouble falling asleep or just have poor quality sleep then you can take some <a href="http://www.foreveralone.net/2012/08/top-5-herbs-supplements-for-sleep-and.html" target="_blank">herbs and supplements that help with sleep</a>. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-48215775942131206332012-08-15T21:58:00.001-04:002012-08-15T21:58:14.411-04:00Green tea for motivation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eu8paoAlvpU/UCxRchhN7vI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/gqV19dvJhNc/s1600/Green-Tea-Motivation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Green tea motivation" border="0" height="272" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eu8paoAlvpU/UCxRchhN7vI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/gqV19dvJhNc/s320/Green-Tea-Motivation.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a>Green tea is associated with many health benefits including reducing heart disease, reducing bad cholesterol, and aiding in weight loss. But one benefit of drinking green tea that I was not expecting was the increased motivation aspect.<br /><br />I've been an avid black tea drinker for as long as I can remember, but black tea does not have much of an effect on me, in fact I only drink black tea because of habit and because I like the taste. In the morning I usually drink coffee to give me a slight motivation boost, but one day I wondered if green tea would be better for a motivation boost given that it increases dopamine levels in the brain in several ways.<br /><br />One way green tea boosts dopamine levels is that it is a COMT inhibitor. COMT is a natural enzyme found in our brains that degrades several motivational neurotransmitters, including dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine. Green tea contains catechins, a natural flavonol and antioxidant. Catechins act as COMT inhibitors as well as MAO-A and MAO-B inhibitors. Monoamine oxidase type B degrades dopamine so by inhibiting MAO-B as well as COMT, green tea raises dopamine levels in two different mechanisms. But it doesn't stop there, <a href="http://www.foreveralone.net/2012/08/top-5-herbs-supplements-for-sleep-and.html#Theanine" target="_blank">green tea also contains L-Theanine</a>, a psychoactive amino acid that increases dopamine and GABA levels in the brain.<br /><br />I started drinking green tea about 2 weeks ago and already I'm feeling more motivated to do productive tasks. It's much easier for me to work on a task and finish it. I also don't procrastinate as much I did in the past and believe me I am a heavy procrastinator. One thing that I really like about this increased motivation is that it feels natural, unlike the forced motivation of amphetamines I can stop doing whatever it is I'm doing and do something else.<br /><br />I only drank one bag of green tea a day. I tried drinking two bags of green tea once, but I felt no different than if I had drank only one. I am more than certain the effect is cumulative as I did not get any increased motivation the first couple of days of drinking green tea.<br /><br />The brand I used was <a href="http://iherb.com/p/11129?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">St. Dalfour organic original Green Tea.</a> You can get it for free by using the link I gave you. It gives you $5 your first order from that site, you just have to pay for shipping.<br /><br />You can also take <a href="http://iherb.com/p/11598?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">green tea extract</a>, which contains significantly more catechins than the regular green tea bags, which would result in a higher COMT and MAO-B inhibition, thus increasing the amount of dopamine in the brain to an even higher amount. I find the regular green tea bags to work just fine for me when it comes to increased motivation, however, green tea extract will also provide many other benefits such as increased weight loss when compared to green tea bags.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-66788557853637789752012-08-13T02:24:00.003-04:002013-08-08T23:52:40.351-04:00How to use your PS3 controller as an Xbox 360 controller<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.motioninjoy.com/download" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="PS3 Controller on PC" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AvRjHJuFSXw/UCic3KrBKtI/AAAAAAAAASE/TJT_PlZGXHs/s1600/ps3-controller-pc-gaming.png" title="" /></a></div>Keyboard and mouse gaming is great for certain games, but some games, like racing games for example, are better enjoyed with a controller.<br /><div><br /></div><div>If you have an Xbox 360 controller then it's as simple as plugging it into your Windows-based PC via USB cable and using it. If you have a PS3 controller, however, then it's a different scenario.</div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily, there's a program called MotioninJoy which lets you use your PS3 controller on your PC. You can <a href="http://www.motioninjoy.com/download" target="_blank">download it here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>After you download it, simply follow these instructions to get it up and running:</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://www.motioninjoy.com/download" target="_blank">Download MotioninJoy</a></li><li>Extract the archive anywhere</li><li>Run the setup file</li><li>Run DS3 Tool</li><li>Driver manager</li><li>Connect the PS3 controller to your PC via USB cable</li><li>Select the port that showed up after you connected your PS3 controller</li><li>Click Load Driver</li><li>Click on profiles</li><li>Make sure the mode selected is Xinput-Default Xbox 360 controller emulator</li><li>Now you can use your PS3 controller as though it's an Xbox 360 controller</li></ol></div><div>You can also use your controller wirelessly if you have a Bluetooth adapter. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EBE1LI/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001EBE1LI&linkCode=as2&tag=forealon00-20" target="_blank">It only costs $2 if you don't have one</a>. If have a Bluetooth adapter and you want to use your controller wirelessly then follow these instructions:</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Connect your Bluetooth adapter to your PC</li><li>Click on the Bluetooth pair tab</li><li>Click Pair now</li><li>Remove the USB cable from your PS3</li><li>You should now be able to use your controller wirelessly</li></ol></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-53790371626079323562012-08-11T20:11:00.004-04:002012-08-30T16:24:35.258-04:00Top 5 Herbs & Supplements for Sleep and Relaxation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">If you're having trouble falling asleep and/or staying asleep at night then you definitely should not go the pharmaceutical way as those drugs develop tolerance quickly and you can even get physically addicted to them. The pharmaceutical drugs are for short-term use only. Long-term use of those drugs will have negative consequences on your body's ability to sleep. For example, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambien" target="_blank">drug Zolpidem, or Ambien</a>, is a popular option for treating insomnia.<br /><br />Zolpidem is actually not a very good choice for improving sleep quality. This drug is great for initiating sleep, but is poor at maintaining sleep as its half-life is only 2 to 3 hours. Taking this drug continuously for a month may result in a tolerance build up and a horrible withdrawal. The effects of withdrawal from this particular drug may include insomnia, seizures, benzodiazepine-like withdrawal symptoms, and others.<br /><br />Aside from Zolpidem, there are many pharmaceutical drugs intended to treat insomnia, like Benzodiazepines, Non-benzodiazepines, Alcohol, Opioids, Antidepressants, and Antihistamines, however none of these are intended for long-term use and some, like Alcohol and Opioids, actually harm sleep quality.<br /><br />Herbs and supplements, on the other hand, are great for long-term use and many of the herbs do not develop tolerance or develop very little. They are also not physically addictive, unless of course you abuse them and take an absurd amount.<br /><br />So without further ado, here are my top 5 herbs and supplements for relaxing and falling asleep.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div id="Melatonin"></div>5) Melatonin</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://iherb.com/p/1307?rcode=jaf208" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Melatonin for Sleep" border="0" height="208" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9ub2BBCqKMI/UCbgXR3K0PI/AAAAAAAAARU/hL2dbY7jkMU/s320/melatonin-sleep-relaxation.png" title="" width="320" /></a></div>Melatonin is the hormone responsible for telling our bodies that it's time for sleep. With the invention of light bulbs and other artificial sources of light came a problem; melatonin secretion was stopped. You see, Humans follow a circadian rhythm where they sleep at night and awake in the morning, however, the way the body knows when it is night time or not is by judging the amount of light in the environment; when it's dark, it's nighttime, when it's bright, it's morning. Light bulbs hindered this by causing the environment to always be bright and effectively stopping Melatonin secretion; without Melatonin, the body does not know when it's time for it to sleep. It is easy to develop insomnia by having insufficient Melatonin secretion at night.<br /><br />Aside from sleep, some of Melatonin's other benefits include:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Antioxidant properties</li><li>Stimulating the Immune system</li><li>Helping prevent cancer</li></ul><div>You can supplement with two different versions of melatonin, <a href="http://iherb.com/p/328?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">instant-release</a> and <a href="http://iherb.com/p/1307?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">timed-release</a>. Generally, timed-release is better than the instant-release because melatonin has a short half-life of 35 to 50 minutes. Timed-release melatonin offers a smoother, longer-lasting effect.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do not take more than 6 mg of Melatonin at a time otherwise you may wake up feeling not well rested and fatigued.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div id="Theanine"></div>4) L-Theanine</h3><a href="http://iherb.com/p/12959?rcode=jaf208" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Green tea theanine" border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--2-__fHC21E/UCbtB15fN6I/AAAAAAAAARk/dPpfhZAcjTE/s320/Green+tea+theanine.png" title="" width="320" /></a>Found in green tea and black tea, this amino acid is great for relaxation, focus and stress reduction. When taken together with caffeine this combo will provide heightened alertness without the jittery feel of caffeine. Taken in low doses, this compound will reduce stress while simultaneously improving mood and cognition in a synergistic manner with caffeine.<br /><br />Taken in high doses, however, it becomes a great sleeping aid by increasing GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter that promotes relaxation and reduces anxiety.<br /><br />L-Theanine works best when taken with melatonin as L-Theanine itself does not induce sleep.<br /><br />You can also take L-Theanine in the morning with your coffee. It will work in a synergistic manner with caffeine to reduce stress, improve mood as well as cognition.<br /><br />I personally found <a href="http://iherb.com/p/12959?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">Doctor's Best Suntheanine L-Theanine</a> to have the most noticable effect on me. It contains 150 mg of a patented form of L-Theanine, Suntheanine. I must admit the effects of Suntheanine were much more noticable than the regular L-Theanine.. It felt like someone had taken a weight off of my head. Stressful situations were much more manageable. My social anxiety as well as my general anxiety was significantly reduced.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">3) Ashwagandha</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 1em="1em" clear:="clear:" float:="float:" href="http://iherb.com/p/3302?rcode=jaf208" imageanchor=" style=" left="left" margin-bottom:="margin-bottom:" margin-right:="margin-right:" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Ashwagandha for Sleep" border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rtXIAITyawI/UCL4UcooYzI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/ixkkZlOygDo/s320/ashwagandha-sleep-relaxation.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div>I actually did a <a href="http://www.foreveralone.net/2012/07/does-ashwagandha-actually-work.html" target="_blank">review on Ashwagandha here</a>. The most noticable effect from this herb was the sedation and relaxation it had on me. About 30 minutes after taking it I became very tired and sleepy. It usually takes me 30 to 60 minutes to fall asleep, but with Ashwagandha I can fall asleep in less than 10 minutes.<br /><br />Before I started taking Ashwaganadha I would wake up 1-3 times during sleep and what this means is that I was not getting quality sleep. If you wake up a lot during sleep then what happens is you don't get the proper rest you need and you actually end up sleeping longer. Deep sleep is what we all need in order to get rested as well as get one very important hormone released into our body, human growth hormone. This hormone is very important in building muscle, stimulating the immune system, but more importantly losing weight. Yes, HGH does in fact make you lose fat weight and put on muscle simultaneously.<br /><br />So, Ashwagandha can in fact help you lose weight indirectly by allowing you to get the deep sleep your body requires. Furthermore, Ashwagandha also regulates thyroid function. The thyroid gland is what controls your body's metabolism rate. A higher metabolism rate results in more fat loss. Therefore, Ashwagandha not only helps you lose weight by indirectly stimulating more HGH release, but it also regulates thyroid function which maintains a healthy metabolism necessary for fat loss. Ashwagandha has many other benefits, some of which include:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Increased Libido</li><li>Increased energy</li><li>Improved memory</li><li>Reduced anxiety</li><li>Reduced stress</li></ul>There are many Ashwagandha products out there, <a href="http://iherb.com/p/3302?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">but the one I used was Jarrow Formulas Sensoril extract</a>. Jarrow Formulas has a high percentage of Withanolides extract, a minimum of 8%. Withanolides are one of the active compounds found in Ashwagandha and so the higher the amount of Withanolides, the more likely the product will work. And this goes for the majority of herbs out there; the higher the amount of the active compounds, the more likely the herb is going to have an effect on you.<br /><br /><a href="http://iherb.com/p/310?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">Now Foods also sells Ashwagandha extract with a minimum of 4.5% Withanolides</a>. The difference between the two is not big, but Now Foods offers 450 mg of Ashwagandha root-only extract in one capsule whereas Jarrow Formulas offers 225 mg of roots and leaves extract. Remember though, Jarrow has a minimum of 8% Withanolides so it contains 18 mg of Withanolides whereas Now Foods has a minimum of 4.5% which would entail 20.25 mg of Withanolides.<br /><br />I recommend getting the <a href="http://iherb.com/p/3302?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">Jarrow Formulas Ashwagandha</a> if and only if you are looking for enhanced sleep quality. If you are looking for enhanced sleep quality as well possibly getting some other benefits from Ashwagandha then I recommend getting <a href="http://iherb.com/p/310?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">Now Foods Ashwagandha extract</a>.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">2) Bacopa monnieri</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://iherb.com/p/3687?rcode=jaf208" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Bacopa for Sleep and relaxation" border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WOfWeU2nJHA/UCWXq4mw-7I/AAAAAAAAAQg/2P55M0BvTS0/s320/bacopa-monnieri-sleep-relaxation.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div>My absolutely favorite herb. This herb is just amazing. The amount of benefits this herb gives is unreal. Here are just some of the many benefits this herb provides:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Enhanced sleep quality</li><li>Enhanced memory</li><li>Enhanced concentration </li><li>Enhanced cognitive function</li><li>Reduced anxiety</li><li>Reduced depression</li><li>Reduced stress</li><li>Antioxidant properties</li></ul>Many of us have trouble remembering simple everyday things, like where we put the keys, if we turned off the stove or not, or did I take my pill(s) today? Bacopa not only enhances short-term and long-term memory, but it also enhances working memory.<br /><br />The night I took Bacopa was the best sleep I have ever gotten in the past 4 years. Bacopa just took me out. I was able to reduce my sleep hours from 10 hours to only 8 hours of sleep. Also, my dreams were very intense and vivid and upon waking up I could actually remember what happened in my dreams.<br /><br />I only took <a href="http://iherb.com/p/3687?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">one caplet of Himalaya Herbal Healthcare bacopa</a>, which contains 66.5 mg of the known active ingredients. I can only wonder what would have happened if I took a more potent source, like <a href="http://iherb.com/p/1521?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">Planetary Herbals, which contains 90 mg of the active ingredients.</a><br /><br />Bacopa, for me at least, was very potent. I only recommend you use this product if you are really having trouble falling asleep or getting some quality sleep because this herb will make you sleep like a baby. I do not recommend taking this herb if you have work or school in the morning or anything that you have to be at before a certain time because you might just sleep through your alarm clock. However, when you wake up you'll feel very well rested and energized and ready to get on with your day.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">1) Valeriana officinalis</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://iherb.com/p/830?rcode=jaf208" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Valerian Root Sleep" border="0" height="225" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wugL3MxLr3Y/UCbxcYIPqcI/AAAAAAAAAR0/GD6gAYM7qgo/s320/Valerian-root-sleep.png" title="" width="320" /></a></div>Valeriana officinalis is one of the most potent herbs for treating insomnia and enhancing overall sleep quality. Aside from its positive effects on sleep, Valeriana provides many other benefits including:<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Reduced Anxiety</li><li>Reduced Tension</li><li>Reduced Excitability</li><li>Reduced Stress</li></ul><br />Not only that, it also sedates agitated individuals while stimulating fatigued individuals. It is thought that this herb brings a balance to the system.<br /><br />Valeriana is very useful for people who have trouble falling asleep and is also very useful to those who wake up during sleep. Waking up during sleep reduces the amount of deep sleep your body gets which means you don't get the adequate rest you need so you wake up feeling fatigued and sleepy.<br /><br />Several of my friends and family members swear by Valeriana for enhancing sleep quality. I personally find Valeriana to have the most effect on my sleep out of all the above mentioned herbs and supplements, as do my friends and family.<br /><br />I take <a href="http://iherb.com/p/830?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">Now Foods Valerian Root </a>everyday and it doesn't seem to have lost any efficacy, in fact, I think the longer I took Valerian Root the better the effects were.<br /><br />What's best about it is there are no dependence issues; if one day I do not want to take a capsule I'll be able to sleep just fine without it, but of course not as well as I would have had I taken it.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Bonus: All-In-One sleep formula</h3>If you want to take all the above mentioned herbs and supplements, but don't want to take 5 pills at a time then I recommend getting <a href="http://iherb.com/p/8068?rcode=jaf208" target="_blank">Irwin Naturals Power to Sleep PM</a>. Though it does not contain Bacopa, it provides all the mentioned herbs and supplements and more.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125978443462050406.post-17296130967310097752012-08-06T20:53:00.001-04:002012-08-07T00:08:13.013-04:00Domino's Pizza August 2012 Coupon Code<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.imgur.com/Rsxi3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Dominos Pizza Coupon half off" border="0" height="320" src="http://i.imgur.com/Rsxi3.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div>Domino's Pizza is having a limited-time offer where you can get 50% off any pizza if you order it online.<br /><br />Simply enter the code <i>50OFF </i>when you check out and you'll instantly receive half off the pizza price. This offer extends from August 6 to 12.<br /><br />Enjoy!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3