Archive for May, 2011
Monitor your system with Taskbar Meters
2011 months ago
by icechen1
in Applications
Like to keep a tab on your system stats? If you’re running Windows 7, you might want to use Taskbar Meters. Instead of displaying your processor utilization, ram usage or hard drive I/O in a window or on the desktop, this nifty app sits in your Windows Superbar and show your system status using a colored progress bar.
The program works as intended; no instructions needed. Simply download them, put them somewhere on the hard disk and pin them to the taskbar. Don’t forget to run them at every login, or add it to your list of start-up programs. Once it’s open, you should see something similar to More >
How to create your own Linux USB stick
1111 months ago
by icechen1
in Tricks and tutorials
On PBJ Breaktime, we talk mostly about Windows tips and tweaks, but it’s time we give some smaller operating systems some love, too. This time, let’s see how to bring a full working and portable copy of Linux into your USB memory stick with only a few clicks. Linux on USB came a long way, only a few years ago, putting it on a USB drive was a complex and lengthy process, but it is no longer the case.
Having portable a operating system on a stick can be very convenient, as you’ll always have your programs and files with you on the go and on pretty much any computer. Hardware support on Linux is More >
Tips for developing multilingual applications
1012 months ago
by Visiting Writer
in Applications
On a recent episode of the British franchise of The Apprentice, the teams were tasked with thinking up an idea of a mobile phone application, with the one which sold the most units being the winner.
One team went for an app which was only relevant to English speakers, with slang phrases in cockney, Scouse, etc. The other app was relevant internationally – it was simply a collection of irritating noises. Not the most brilliant idea in the world, but can you guess which one sold the most? Yep, the one that was accessible to non-English speakers. Research shows that a whopping 85% of global and More >
Google Earth – Location, Location, Location
1012 months ago
by Visiting Writer
in General
Google Earth is an incredible application from search giant Google that enables users to view the world in 3D and to see locations from all around the world on their computer .
It’s a procrastinator’s dream and can also be a useful tool for business or for personal use but not everything is always as it seems and there are certain locations that you have to really dig to find. You can use it to prove, disprove, or simply fuel the fires of debate on crop circles, Area 51, and even whether or not UFOs have landed on Earth.
The Area 51 Debate When it comes to secrecy, few places elicit such More >
Another GoDaddy 1$ coupon is out for May 2011
15GoDaddy is known to run a lot of sweet promotions, but nothing beats their ~1$ coupon codes that are given away once every few months. The time for it has come again.
This time, using the coupon code INDY129 during checkout will give you a 1.29$ domain + 0.18$ ICANN fees. The big total sits at a low ~1.47$ for any .COM, .US, .MOBI, .BIZ, .NET, .ORG, .CA, .CO.UK and .IN domains.
Hurry up as this promo expires after 20,000 redemptions or on June 16, 2011. From last trends, it will probably be all out in about 2 to 3 days. (more…)
ZeroTouch: Screenless touch surface
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Touchscreens are certainly one of the biggest major tech innovations of this decade. It has existed long before, but it has only really gained momentum during the second half of this decade. Look around, smartphones, GPS, iPods, iPads, tablets all feature a big touchscreen as display. Even the newest generation drink fountains from Coca-Cola features one for drink selection. Except on computers, keyboards have largely have fallen out of use. (more…)
Why should you use a humans.txt file on your site
16Most webmasters have heard or used the robots.txt file to control how search engines index your site. Few have heard about the new initiative, humans.txt. In a nutshell, it’s a text file that provides information about yourself and your site to your readers.
Sure, it doesn’t have the same SEO ring to it, and it probably will not affect your search engine ranking for the near future. However, it can greatly help your readers find out who is really behind the site. (more…)
Laptop, Smartphone and Tablet: The Holy Triumvirate of Mobile Internet
121 year ago
by Visiting Writer
in Gadgets
The internet permeates our lives like never before. Mobile broadband marks a new chapter in the information age. If you’re searching for the best information for iPhone deals, the internet is the best place to compare the different carriers and what they offer.
If you’re new to mobile broadband and wonder what the best device to use is, you currently have three options: laptop with dongle, smartphone and tablet. What you use primarily depends on what you are doing and where you are doing it.
Laptops
If you’re already carrying a laptop with you, you’re probably doing a lot of data entry: More >
How to recover computer BIOS passwords
91 year ago
by icechen1
in Tricks and tutorials
Accidentally locked yourself out of your own computer? Depending on which BIOS password you are trying to recover, the process is different. A User password is needed to gain access to the operating computer and the rest of the computer, and a Supervisor password is only asked in order to change BIOS settings.
The steps to recover a User BIOS password is hard, if not impossible, because there’s way to bypass it or reinstall the BIOS without major complications. Recovering Supervisor BIOS password can also be an annoyance, but it doesn’t hinder your access to the computer. Many computer More >
The Peg, redefining light bulb sockets
01 year ago
by icechen1
in Uncategorized
Peg from Steffi Min on Vimeo.
Peg uses a simple clamp mechanism found in a clothespin rather than the traditional twist socket utilized in most household lights.
