12 Feb
Posted by Alex as Computers, Entertainment, News, Windows Tips
And yet another complaint against. It’s funny. I remember back in the great transition from Windows 98 to XP, there weren’t too many problems in backward compatibility. But Vista isn’t making loving it an easy thing to do.
First it was the specs. Then it was the cost. I was expecting businesses and other developers [...]
09 Feb
Posted by Alex as Computers, Entertainment, News, Technology, Windows Tips
Hehehe. Here’s another one of those news that makes you go “What the heck?”
In an announcement made by Apple, they warned iTunes users not to upgrade to Vista just yet and stick with good old Windows XP citing some compatibility issues that still have to be tried and tested out with the new MS [...]
08 Feb
Posted by Alex as Communication, Computers, Entertainment, Technology, The Web
Now this is a way to discover music the Web 2.0 way. Pandora is an online music service that’s developed by a group of musicians (who knows better about music than musicians themselves) launched earlier this year. Many are saying that it is the best way to find music over the Web and the [...]
06 Feb
Posted by Alex as Computers, Entertainment, News, Technology, Windows Tips
Believe it or not, MP3s may just be the bane of any anal-retentive, obsessive-compulsive music afficionado there is. And here are the top peeves I get from my own cluttered collection:
Different file name formats
Incomplete/blank ID3 tags
Inconsistent groupings in folders
Here are not one, but two tools that I could recommend to you for your MP3 [...]
03 Feb
Posted by Alex as Buying Used, Crafts and Hobbies, Entertainment
So you’ve probably stumbled upon an ad for a used guitar for sale. The good news is, the price is just right. You’re probably hankering to go ahead and contact the seller. But before you commit on anything, you’ve got to ask the seller a few more things about the guitar.
Here are some things [...]
31 Jan
Posted by Alex as Crafts and Hobbies, Entertainment
Guitar strings are basically the disposable components of your guitar. Strike them too hard and they may break. Leave it dirty after playing with sweaty hands and you’ll be needing at new strings soon.
Steel guitar strings deteriorate basically because they’re made of steel. Acid, oil, sweat and gunk from your hands would cause the [...]
30 Jan
Posted by Alex as Computers, Crafts and Hobbies, Entertainment, Technology, Windows Tips
Everything’s going digital and it’s one of the most efficient ways of storing data. Ever had one of those old VHS or analog camcorder tapes eaten out by mold? Nasty. Here’s something that you can do over the weekend in an effort to save your old wedding video before mold gets it. How to [...]
20 Jan
Posted by Alex as Computers, Entertainment, Firefox Tips, The Web
So you’re a fan of those viral videos and YouTube stuff that you’d want to save them for you to view over and over and over. Problem is, there’s no “Save as” function for embedded videos and that YouTube screen would just show Flash Player details. Here’s what you can do:
Get the Firefox VideoDownloader [...]
20 Jan
Posted by Alex as Entertainment, Home and Garden, Technology
Over the years, consumer electronics manufacturers have made advances in providing the best theater experience for homebodies. Enter the home theater system (HTS). Widescreen display. Loud booming high-definition surround speakers. High-definition video. Mmm… Delectable.
If you’ve been saving up and finally have the cash to invest in your own HTS. Here’s a quick guide to [...]
19 Jan
Posted by Alex as Entertainment, News, Technology
Sony does it again in 2007. Sony has constantly made history by releasing their own storage technologies that never became industry leaders. Let’s make a rundown. Betamax? Check! MD? Check! What next? Blu-ray?
In today’s world of HD (high definition) video, you’ve got to have something for the adult movie industry. Sony isn’t making it [...]
17 Jan
Posted by Alex as Computers, Crafts and Hobbies, Entertainment, Windows Tips
Here’s an interesting Windows download that can help you pass the time while exercising you creativity. It’s Pivot Stickfigure Animator by a guy named Peter Bones. It’s free. It’s quick. It’s easy.
So here’s a quick rundown of great features of this amazing little software.
Small It’s a mere 837KB installer (almost halved when zipped) so [...]
A somewhat well known conspiracy theory that has been around since World War II is the Philadelphia Experiment.
The basic story goes that when testing with ultra powerful electromagnets to deflect radar around a ship, to make it invisible to the enemy, went horribly wrong when the ship itself played a little hop scotch (jumping [...]
12 Apr
Posted by Frank as Business, Entertainment, Money and Finance, Work and Career
As an independent/underground filmmaker, it can be very difficult to try and make time for your films. Not only do you try to live a successful life; having a job, keeping a girlfriend/wife, raising children, going to school, etc., but, you also have an insane passion for your film work that can very difficult to [...]