Apr 5, 2010

I went over CHDK in another post, so here is a simple quick guide to actually getting it on your camera. This guide will get you started using CHDK. This guide assumes CHDK is already set up on your camera’s SD card. A Guide for that is here. Think of CHDK like software, except it is run right on the camera! With a couple of button presses, you can access...

Mar 12, 2010

For a while now I’ve been using Quantcast stats to help monitor my site’s traffic. I also use Google Analytics to study what my audience really likes the most. I’m hoping to attract some advertisers soon (Don’t worry, nothing like those evil ads that put underlined links everywhere) just two simple 125 x 125 ads on the left over there....

Mar 2, 2010

Sometimes viruses or people use Group Policy against us and we need to reset it back to the default. It can control access to a number of things in windows from logon scripts to access to the screensaver settings. Resetting it is actually pretty simple, which is why you shouldn’t rely on it solely to guard your network. To reset the local group policy on...

Feb 13, 2010

With over 9 million posts and comments in two days, Google Buzz has stormed the web like a swarm of locusts. An array of strong features, integration with Gmail, and lots of press have turned Buzz into an overnight phenomenon. If you’re like a lot of us, you’ve suddenly found yourself using your Gmail even more than you already were. Spending so much time in...

Feb 8, 2010

I love shortcuts, especially the combos. They save me time and people are usually always amazed that I know so many. I think a big part of why I remember so many, is because I use them often. Breaking Down Some Combos I also find that I mostly only remember the useful ones (Who can remember Alt- to bring up the right click in Windows 3.1 which changed to...

Jan 30, 2010

So you’ve got a shiny new Facebook page but the address is long and confusing? Well worry no more because you can change it! Just hop on over to http://facebook.com/username and Change your Focebook URL! If you’re like me and manage a few pages, you can also change the name of your pages to a custom URL also! But, you have to have at least 25 active...

Jan 21, 2010

What are unlocked cellphones and why would you want to Unlock it? The short of it is, Carriers like AT&T and T-Mobil “Lock” their phones to their network, to prevent you from switching between them. By unlocking your phone, you can freely use a sim card from AT&T, T-Mobile or any other carrier that uses SIMM cards. (Carriers...