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Tractor DIY – How to Get Tractor out of Mud!

Posted on March 3, 2011 by max

For those of you wondering how to get a tractor out of mud, I guess you can hook up a small log to one of the tractor’s wheels to get it out.  Pretty simple idea, well executed.

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Android DIY – How to Get Android Notifications on Your Desktop!

Posted on September 8, 2010 by max

For those of you who want to get your Android smartphone notifications on your desktop computer so you don’t miss calls while blasting your internet radio at work, there’s an open source Android app called “Android Notifier” you can install that works via bluetooth or wifi.

This project sends notifications to a desktop computer when certain events happen on an Android device, such as the phone ringing, an SMS being received, or the battery running low. The notifications can be sent over Wifi, Bluetooth,

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Home Buying DIY – How to Get FREE Government Grants/Aids for First-Time Homebuyers in the U.S.!

Posted on March 29, 2010 by max

Last time I showed you how you can get an FHA loan to buy a new home in the U.S. with just 3% down-payment.  Well, there’s also additional free government grants/aids for first-time homebuyers.

For those of you with enough down payment but cannot afford the closing costs, CHDAP can be great for helping you to get that money and it’s a “deferred” loan, meaning you might not have to pay any interests until years later.

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GMail DIY – How to Get GMail, Google Calendar Notifications!

Posted on March 26, 2010 by max

For those of you who want to receive alerts for your GMail and Google Calendar notifications, there’s a nifty free software called Scott’s GMail Alert that you can use.  GoogleChat also gives you GMail notications but Scott’s GMail Alert goes further by adding when you want updates:

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Windows 7 Hack – How to Get rid of Windows 7 Shadows!

Posted on February 24, 2010 by max

Windows 7 comes with Windows 7 Aero theme, which is nice btw.  But some of you may not like the extra shadows that protrude into the background.  For those of you who want to turn that shadow function off, there is a way to do it, follow the directions over at GroovyPost.com here.

As a tech writer however, at times I need to remove some features of Aero for various articles which is when I discovered how-to remove the Aero Window Shadow.

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Android Hacks – How to Get Started with Android App Development!

Posted on February 17, 2010 by max

I’ve been doing a bit of research lately on developing Android development and have found a slew of sites that could jump-start your Android-app development.  Of course, there’s great books to read out there but what I like to do and how I learn best is by trying out different simple examples of programming.

Since Android apps are basically Java-based, it would help a great deal if you have done some Java programming before.  Personally, I am a java engineer who has done many applications with embedded computers.   This should be pretty easy for me once I get the hang

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Clearwire 4G WiMax Hack – How to Get Better 4G Signals using Tinfoil!

Posted on February 15, 2010 by max



For those of you lucky enough to get ClearWire’s 4G internet service, you might still have trouble getting full signal if you happened to live in suburban neighborhoods.

But I guess there’s a pretty cheap fix for that, you can actually increase your signal a LOT by using a tinfoil and making an antenna sorta like above.   I used to use this method actually for my wifi router couple years back, I think it works for 4G modems probably because they are wireless.  Cool.

Lo and behold, as soon as I put that tinfoil dish behind our modem, the signal jumped

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Someone Broke Into My Car! – And How to Get Your Auto Window Replaced!

Posted on December 18, 2009 by max

Well, today, someone broke into my car, breaking the driver side window.  Last time I got jacked was when my friend left his digital camera in the back seat.  Well, this time the jacker stole my Duracell Inverter.

But I am happy because they didn’t touch my golf clubs and my skateboard in the trunk, THAT would have driven me MAD.

Btw, did you know that you can call an auto window replacement company t

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Google Hack – How to Get Real-Time Twitter Results on Google Search!

Posted on December 7, 2009 by max

Google has just announced their new addition of real-time search.  Although it will be implemented on the regular Google search over the next couple days or access Hot Trends on Google Trends to see a demo, you can also get real-time results on your Google search query by adding the parameter &esrch=RTSearch to end of your URL.

So a Google search “GM”,

http://www.google.com/search?q=gm&ie=utf-8&oe=u

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How to get out of your Cingular contract, legally.

Posted on February 10, 2007 by max

This is a funny article on how to get out of your Cingular contract. If anyone tried it, let us know.

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