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2008 February

Registry Cleaner Software

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I know many of you out there feel that registry cleaners will help speed up your computer. The truth of the matter is that they will NOT. In fact… using one can end up rendering your system useless if you don’t use it properly. I don’t recommend using them… EVER.

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NewEgg Daily Deals

We’re in the process of working out a deal with NewEgg to provide exclusive daily deals (look for more details next week), but in the meantime here are the current Daily Deals at NewEgg. Click here for even more NewEgg coupons/deals.

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How to Properly Clean your Glossy Screen

Jason sent me a great email, full of his tips for keeping your glossy screen in tip-top shape, and perfectly clean.

How annoying is it when you get dust or fingerprints on these glossy laptop screens and you cant get on with what your doing because of the huge mark right down the center of the screen. Hopefully these 5 tips will help you clean the screen and make it look like what it was brand new out of the box.

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Flocking Orchestra Freeware (DT1)

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We in the live community are software addicts. I keep staying up way too late, playing with different software. The other night, I was scanning my RSS feeds, and came across this app that didn’t sound very interesting at first… until I tried it out.

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PC or Mac for Education?

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I received an interesting email the other day, from a subscriber who goes to University in Australia. I’m going to copy his email here for you all, and then do my best to answer his very though-provoking questions.

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What Kind of Food do They Eat in Scotland?

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I’ve never been to the UK, but I’ve always wanted to go. Heck, I’d love to visit Ireland and Scotland as well. I got an email the other day that I thought would be fun to make into a video. I get emails from all over the world. I really love hearing about your countries, and even the favorite foods of your locale. So Neil sent me an email with the top five meals in Scotland for me to share with you.

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Screen Color Correction with Pantone Huey Pro

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Red has been my favorite color pretty much since birth. Color is important. Your computer monitors may be displaying color properly, but if you’re in a room that has light which isn’t complimentary to your screen… the color will be “off”. This can be a huge factor if you’re editing videos or something similar. I’ve always thought the color in my videos were fine. I mean… red looks red, and blue looks blue. So when a community member suggested I try this product, I was skeptical.

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Online Collaboration, Meetings, and Teleconferencing

The digital collaborative software / service market is just starting to heat up, I believe – with the proliferation of broadband (coupled with the rising cost of travel). New services are popping up every month, making it much more likely that non-technical industries will start adjusting to adopt this new, largely efficient form of communication. New?! Hasn’t it been around forever? Seemingly so, but I’m still trying to get people to understand that you don’t need to be physically in the same room as someone else to get a point across to them.

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Scoble’s Tie

Here’s a new Web Site
that doesn’t do anything different.
We can click and click and
in two days we’ll forget.

This is the new Web.
This is the new Internet.
Web 2.0 is defined with ease:
Work twice as hard as you did before.

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How to Create Your Own Wallpapers with Oxidizer

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I normally get my wallpapers from a variety of different web sites. That’s about to change right now, though. The wallpaper you’re seeing on my desktop right now… I made myself! It was made in about 10 minutes, using Oxidizer. Oxidizer is an open-source application for Mac OS X which allows you to generate your own wallpaper.

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ShinyWhiteBox Coupons / Stomp Coupons / iShowU Coupons

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ShinyWhiteBox is currently offering $10 off iShowU HD Pro / Stomp bundle for only $59.95 using coupon code YAY_PIRILLO_HD (EXCLUSIVE) Posted on 2/5/09 and Expires on 3/1/09. The bundle usually sells for $69.95 so this is a great deal. This coupon only runs through March 1st, so you better act quickly.

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Top Ten List of Free Windows Programs

Josh sent in an excellent list of his top ten recommended Windows programs… all of which are absolutely free! Here they are, for your use if you wish.

  • Audacity is a free program that allows you to edit your music and sound files. It is open source and it is very to use. For someone looking to start podcasts, this program is for you. You will get used to the features it has in a matter of minutes. This is perfect for starting off in editing music and sound files.

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Tips for Keeping your Computer Running Perfectly

Even though it has all been said many times and in many places, it will never be enough until every computer user knows exactly how to properly care for their computer… inside and out. One of my regular community members who goes by the handle of Night sent in the following list. These are ten excellent ways to take good care of your computer.

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Are You Ready for Blu-Ray DVD?

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Now that the Format War is over (for now at least), I realize I will have to buy myself a Blu-Ray drive one of these days. When I do buy one, it will be an external USB drive, so I can take it with me from one machine to another in my house. I’m not in a rush, however. One of our Community members sent in the following top five list, of reasons to not rush out to buy a Blu-Ray drive.

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Weather on the Wii

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You know, the Wii is addicting… even without loading up a single game. I have discovered all kinds of cool things you can do. Did you know you can get the local weather… right on the Wii?

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