by jtpratt | Nov 2, 2007 | computers, diy, gadgets, hardware, resources and tips, rip dvd
I want to talk to you about the HDD Player. For about $30 or less, you can buy a HDD or Hard Disk Drive Multimedia Player Encolsure that will blow your mind! These external enclosures can be either Sata, eSata, or IDE – and they even have wireless and wired LAN...
by jtpratt | Oct 11, 2007 | google, resources and tips
You know, just when you thought that google had it’s hands in everything – this one comes up. Google has started their own completely free Directory Assistance phone hotline number 800-GOOG-411. It’s free, it’s quick, and it works. It’s...
by jtpratt | Sep 6, 2007 | computers, resources and tips, scams
You get all kinds of emails talking about scams, and most of the time I immediantly check Snopes to make sure it’s legitimate or not (and usually it’s not). There was one going around about a year ago in forwarded email that talked about watching when you...
by jtpratt | Aug 31, 2007 | computers, linux, liveCD, resources and tips, windows
Staying on the topic of Linux LiveCD’s, OPHCrack is a tool that you can use to break, crack, or retrieve any Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista password quickly and effectively. Here’s the background….in our house friends and...
by jtpratt | Aug 22, 2007 | google, resources and tips, tutorial, web
We all use google, and most of us that would consider ourselves “power users” probabaly already know the more popular google ‘shortcuts’ and features. Like you can use google as a calculator and search “8 + 8” and google will spit...
by jtpratt | Aug 9, 2007 | firefox, hardware, resources and tips, software, tutorial, web
I came across something I just had to share that has changed the way I work quite a bit. I was doing StumbleUpon one day, and one of the first pages I came across was Portableapps.com. Now I’ve blogged about both Portable Firefox and Portable Opera before. These...
