Category Archives: Computer

Photoshop DIY – How To Watermark Your Photos

Posted on December 2, 2008 by max

If you publish images on your blog, you might what to think about watermarking, so other people know who shot the work. Check out his how to:

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WordPress DIY – How to podcast with a wordpress blog

Posted on December 1, 2008 by max

I don’t do any podcasting on any of my blogs, but I’ve always wanted to. I figured I’d look into how to do it and make it work with iTunes and WordPress.

And hey, I found it:

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Dell Laptop Black Friday Coupons!

Posted on November 26, 2008 by max

Well, I just posted all the Dell Black Friday coupons over at LaptopPimp blog, here it is again for you shoppers:  (Just so you know, most of these only work from 11/28/2008 12AM to 11/29/2008 6AM)

Laptops

Black Friday Savings! Save $285 on the Inspiron 1525 laptop! Only $559 after Instant Savings.

Black Friday Savings! Get the Inspiron Mini 9 for only $299 after $50 Instant Savings!

Desktops

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Mac Hack – How to Open Windows Attachments on a Mac

Posted on November 25, 2008 by max

Sometimes Windows users forget that not all Mac users have the built-in Windows software they are used to. And those same Mac users are confused by files their computers can’t open or even recognize. The following video will show you same great solutions for opening Windows files on a Mac.

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WordPress DIY – How to design a wordpress theme

Posted on November 21, 2008 by max

One of the hardest things to learn when switching over to WordPress is how to customize a theme. But thanks to ThemeTation’s How To Design A WordPress Theme From Scratch walkthrough, you can learn some of the basics.

The how to guids ou through the steps to make the above blog theme. Then one you make it, you can go in and make changes to make it look like anything you want.

There are a lot of WordPress theme how tos out there. But this is one of m

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Computer DIY – How to install a IDE hard drive

Posted on November 20, 2008 by max

Need that new hard drive, but don’t know how to go about installing it? Well, it’s super easy. Even this guy can do it:

According to him, just slide the wires over and insert your hard drive. That’s what she said, too!

Oh man. I’m so funny.

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LED Menorah for Hanukkah

Posted on November 15, 2008 by max

Hanukkah is one of the biggest celebrations in the world.  Of course, I am not Jewish but this LED Menorah can be fitting for anyone regardless of your religion. (for example, me…)

This menorah brings new meaning to the Festival of Lights! Simply plug in included battery & easily switch on each individual candle for every night of the celebration. Menorah stands abo

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Web Hack – How to Shut Down Your PC Remotely using Outlook!

Posted on November 14, 2008 by max

Here’s a cool vidoe from TinkerNut.com that shows you how you can use Microsoft Outlook to shut down your PC remotely simply by sending your PC an e-mail. Of course, you will need to leave your computer on.

Better yet, simply turn your computer off before you leave your home/office. :p

This video will show you how to shutdown your computer from anywhere using a texting capable cell

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Ubuntu Linux Hack – How to Install Fresh Copy of Ubuntu without Losing your Current Program Settings!

Posted on November 13, 2008 by max

If you are a hard-core Ubuntu/Linux supporter like me, you will need to learn how to save your programs when you install a fresh copy of Ubuntu.

Here’s how to do it:

Configuration

Keeping your configuration intact is pretty straight forward and obvious. Just backup your /home folder onto an external drive or whatever. Make sure you also grab the hidden files, don’t do my mistake! Applications

Now for the current applications. Basically we just need to make a full list of the installed apps. sudo dpkg –get-selections &

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Re-cap of Laptop/Netbook Hacks!

Posted on November 9, 2008 by max

Well, there’s been a lot of laptop/netbook hacks we’ve been covering over at our brother blog, LaptopPimp, here’s a re-cap of the latest ones you might be interested in:

How to Make your Acer As

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