Windows Automatic Updates Annoyance
Nov 30, 2009 Hacks, Information
Lately, I’ve been dealing with the Windows XP Automatic Updates restart nag screen for quite some time now. I am normally pretty busy and have tons of apps open along with several browsers with several tabs. Even though it doesn’t take long for my computer to reboot, I would rather do it at the end of the day.
To keep from hulking out like The Incredible Hulk and thrashing my laptop, (just kidding I would never do that) after clicking the Restart Later button for the tenth time, I decided to stop being lazy and figure out how to shut it off.
It turns out to be pretty easy.
You can either use the command line to shut off the Automatic Updates service or manually shut it off in the Services panel.
To shut it off manually: Read the rest of this entry »
1. Go to Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools and double-click on Services.
2. Right-click on Automatic Updates and select Stop.
Cyber Monday
Nov 29, 2009 Information
Did you miss out on any Black Friday deals?
Well don’t feel bad…
Get ready for a deal-packed Cyber Monday. Enjoy deep discounts on great gifts and FREE Super Saver Shipping on millions of items.
Tags: Cyber Monday
Black Friday 2009
Nov 23, 2009 Information
Hey all! Just a reminder that Black Friday starts on Monday at Amazon.com.
Its DEALS WEEK!
I must say… I love me some Amazon.com and the biggest shopping day of the year is almost here!
Black Friday deals start as early as Monday, Nov. 23, 2009!
Amazon’s Black Friday page is the central point to find all of your Amazon.com and Endless.com Black Friday deals and thousands of other products that are on sale for a limited time only. So, don’t waste a minute. Get to shopping! There is a thousand of new deals each day starting Monday. You shouldn’t have to stand in line to get a great deal!
Tags: Black Friday
The iPhone a year later
Nov 17, 2009 Information
Wow a year goes by really fast sometimes. Today marks the anniversary of my personal iPhone.
Yep a year ago today I was anxious, excited, and nervous all at the same time.
I was super excited to get one after all the wonderful things I had seen and read about it doing.
I was extremely anxious to get one and get to fiddling with it.
I was nervous at spending the high cost of $400 for it as well.
See I generally get a new phone every year or 18 months because the phone is either in terrible shape, or is just completely pathetic around that time.
It’s been a year and I have not been dissatisfied. This phone is still amazing and still runs like brand new, maybe even better.
I do so much with it as many of you know from my previous articles. I am writing this article post from it this very minute and will submit it here in a few all done from the magical iPhone.
If you have the means I highly recommend you pick one up. It’s truly an amazing device and you really will not realize this until you have one in your possession.
I can’t say enough great things about this phone. Once you crossover and get one you will agree that there is no other phone.
Sent from my iPhone
Roll Your Own Multiboot USB Flash Drive
Nov 16, 2009 Gadgets, Hacks, Information
How To Create Your Own Multiboot USB flash drive
For the longest time when I do computer repair house calls, I often depended on a satchel full of CD’s with my favorite tools on them.
Some of them being ERD Commander, Ultimate Windows Boot CD, Knoppix Live, Ubuntu Live, NTpassword, and so on. I hated to have all these cd’s with me at all times.
I often thought about how to accomplish this, but always got sidetracked.
Recently I made up my mind and said the ultimate goal was to have a bootable USB flash drive with a nice menu. I fiddle with this for at least two months with little to no headway, but alas I figured out how to do it and I would like to share it with all of you techies out there willing to read my blog.
I am going to teach you what I have learned throughout this process, and I’m sure you will feel technically empowered when this is all done.
Today you are going to build a USB Multiboot toolset complete with customized boot menu ready to launch many of your favorite tools.
Are you Ready? Good, lets get started!
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Now With More iPhone Goodness!
Nov 15, 2009 Information, iphone
UserBytes.com just became more easily visible on most cellular devices, especially the iPhone.
Check it out
Try it now! Visit the site from your iphone.
Stay tuned…. I have lots of drafts that are about to be published here on the site, some really good stuff that I am excited about.
Anti-Glare Film for Iphone
Nov 4, 2009 Information, iphone
I think it was over two months ago that I was in the Apple Retail Store and saw some Anti-Glare film sets for the Iphone all generations. I had seen these before on a friends Iphone and it looked great. There was no glare like a mirror and it resisted fingerprints and face oils usually left on the screen.
I recently installed the Tom Tom navigation application on the Iphone and thought that the Anti-Glare would make it easier to see in the day time.
I picked up a set of two for around $16 and that was the best money I have ever spent. To this day the one that I put on my phone is still as pristine as that day I applied it. My wife who is using the other one feels the same way. It is in and out of her purse all day long and there is not a mark on it. Fingers rub across the screen with ease, no dragging on the glass. I love it!
Now if only I could get compensated by Apple for expressing my feelings for a wonderful product in my blogs.
Power Support Anti-Glare Film Set for iPhone
Tags: anti-glare, apple retail store, film sets, iphone, navigation application, screen protector, tom tom navigation
