tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424Tue, 08 May 2012 23:43:38 +0000mobileflashonline tvdata recoverypodcastsmsonline toolsXPDroidhot picksportable appsweb hostingstress testingfontsLCDstorageprivacyfirefox extensionsNASdvdCD ripperblurayreally geekysoftware developmenttroubleshootingcell phonesexcelmonitorsDietportable mediadealsoffline toolsvideo conversiontipsPocket PCcablesoverclockingmotherboardvideovideo editingMMOwindowsmacrophysicsfirewallU3Photo Editinghardwarerantbackuplinuxmathvirus scandrive imageebookswifimmssecurityvoipcdsshartisticschoolgamingmultimediatext toolscamerasanti-rootkitscloneantivirussystem utilitiesonline musicIT toolssoftwarehard drivehtmlpalmmobile devicespartitionmp3networkbenchmarkingpspfile sharingfunvirtual machinesaudio toolsutilitiesReviews and views of PC software, hardware, and other high tech gadgets for people on a budget. I look for the best solutions which are not always free. When selecting PC hardware my primary goal is cutting edge performance at cost cutting prices. Its your digital life, get the most out of it.http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Vincent)Blogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-9191575180068080309Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:06:00 +00002012-04-30T23:14:35.880-07:00There is no way to install a bluetooth keyboard driver to Android (more or less). The problem isn't the drive the problem is pairing a blue tooth keyboard to the phone. If the keyboard has a predefined code such as 1234 then it isn't a problem. Or with Windows 7 the OS gives you a code to type into the keyboard. Well that is the clue. Pretend the OS gave you a code and make one up. With the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/WJVbNyA3CEY/android-is-teething.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/WJVbNyA3CEY" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2012/04/android-is-teething.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-3127273990519953115Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:23:00 +00002011-12-10T00:27:35.499-08:00http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315672 You may or may not know that when you drag items to the trash on your computer, they aren't permanently deleted. Just watch an episode of your favorite CSI show, and you'll see that its possible to recover files that haven't been deleted properly. And while I'm sure you're not guilty of any CSI type crimes (or are you?), I'm sure you want to figure out how http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/v3xEnYYGQs8/let-by-gones-be-by-gones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/v3xEnYYGQs8" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2011/12/let-by-gones-be-by-gones.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-831697427794775167Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:38:00 +00002011-10-23T04:38:51.383-07:00OBIHAI http://obihai.com/ I saw Ryan Block review this device with Veronica Belmont on TekZilla. They use it as their home phone. There is no e911 so you need a cell phone for emergencies. It looks like I'm going to cough up the money for this one. They said it runs $45 one time no yearly subscriptions. The OBIHAI network is not part of your call connection so there is one less point of failurehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/yzGBeKKFfC4/free-calls-with-you-home-phone-no-pc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/yzGBeKKFfC4" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2011/10/free-calls-with-you-home-phone-no-pc.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-5858430621794863902Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:11:00 +00002011-09-30T09:30:46.931-07:00multimediabluraydvdWe are finally free from PowerDVD and WinDVD.A free player that supports multi core and puts the Power back in you finger tips. This will play a BluRay from your harddisk just by selecting the folder. Subtitles will play so select the subtitle menu icon from the top of the player which looks like a square with an S in the top right. Select disable from that menu. Do not try to find it in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/4eA9vpvwsHQ/released-from-bluray-prison.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/4eA9vpvwsHQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2011/09/released-from-bluray-prison.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-1465088705262194428Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:42:00 +00002011-09-27T21:42:44.666-07:00This is how to prevent windows timeout or screen lock when it is out of your control. There is a very old very simple program called delayer. You put this program in your start folder nad set the options to run it in the shortcut which I will show you how to do. First you need to download delayer and put it where you want to to run. http://www.cottonwoodsw.com/dlyrsumm.html You then want to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/8IPhstbAs_4/is-your-screen-timeout-out-of-control.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/8IPhstbAs_4" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2011/09/is-your-screen-timeout-out-of-control.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-2665185029250639652Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:10:00 +00002011-09-27T21:10:25.035-07:00excelmacroIn Excel 2010 if you need to use the same macro everyday you don't want to have to recreate it each time you want to use it. You need to create a macro in your personal workbook that will be available for use from that point forward.You need to record a dummy macro and save it to your personal file. Once saved you need to unhide the workbook. Once unhidden you can edit the macro and then http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/muLzouIbaTY/how-to-set-up-personal-macro-in-excel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/muLzouIbaTY" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-set-up-personal-macro-in-excel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-2713675934537843784Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:17:00 +00002011-08-10T13:17:52.874-07:00So much of today reminds me of the movie Solent Green (I bet you thought I was going to say the Matrix). Well Microsoft giving away web development tools is something new. In the past Front Page was a easy and expensive way to get started. We now see web development integrated into many Microsoft products such as Office. Publisher is pretty nice to work with and quite powerful. They have a host http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/v29Alq-69Ho/webmatrix-is-powered-by-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/v29Alq-69Ho" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2011/08/webmatrix-is-powered-by-people.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-4018056780004712228Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:40:00 +00002011-08-09T15:40:01.811-07:00I have a hard drive dock where I can swap in or out different WD Green Sata drives. Mostly 2 Terabyte drives. This have my movie collection. I need a way t keep track of what movies are on what drive. This is easy with some old fashion DOS. dir e: /b/p > Movie1.txt e: is where the movies are movie1.txt indicates the movie disk 1 directory being written to movie1.txt run cmd paste in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/BIjVIJFcoiM/how-to-make-directory-list-from-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/BIjVIJFcoiM" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-make-directory-list-from-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-1555494111121282936Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:52:00 +00002011-08-07T04:57:38.525-07:00Question How to bring an already running application in front Focus On Another Application set the focus - VB.NET Form.BringToFront   I was programing in Visual Studio 2010. I ran into this problem and saw no answers in any Google searches. I Saw a whole lot of very complicated and even crazy work arounds so I'm posting this to possibly help someone else who runs into a similar issue.   http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/_QucWheBhco/vbnet-bring-form-to-front.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/_QucWheBhco" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2011/08/vbnet-bring-form-to-front.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-3187494894343142393Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:18:00 +00002011-04-27T05:18:35.572-07:00I recently bought a PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series sound card. I know it doesn't follow with the whole concept of high tech on a budget except for the fact that I picked this up for $60 on a black Friday deal at Newegg when it normally runs for about $150. I picked this card over other brands because it has a s/pdif output that I was hoping to use the fiber http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/spBdK4WqiiI/devil-is-in-details.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/spBdK4WqiiI" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2011/04/devil-is-in-details.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-4673817762883712549Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:08:00 +00002011-04-27T05:08:13.918-07:00system utilitiesportable appsutilitiesstorageWinDirStat creates a directory tree if you file and folder usage. This is useful for hunting down heavily populated folders. The graphical representation is the most impressive part in that is sorts both by file type which is color coded and disk realestate usesage. If you hover over a large file or group of files it will show you where that file is in the lower left. Find stuff you lost, find http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/XXL_gyrrwpI/lost-and-found.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/XXL_gyrrwpI" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2011/04/lost-and-found.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-3159308521634900905Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:16:00 +00002010-07-26T05:53:14.181-07:00hot picksNAShard drivefile sharingdata recoverystorageonline toolsMapping Windows Sky Drive to get 25 GIG of free online storage can' t get easier but requires some voodo to pull it off.Open your browser, and navigate to http://skydrive.live.com/. Login and then click on a folder to get your CIDhttps://cid-1234567890abcdef.skydrive.live.com/.Documentsor with office livehttp://cid-1234567890abcdef.office.live.com/documents.aspx?sa=895693244Copy the UID part of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/gUX0N4RJ8hU/sky-dive-not-really-sky-drive-hell-yeah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/gUX0N4RJ8hU" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/07/sky-dive-not-really-sky-drive-hell-yeah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-3752776926382190173Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:36:00 +00002010-09-29T00:34:55.570-07:00Here is a free multi core conversion tool with some simple and helpful features. He has some other tools at his site that might be fun to play with as well.http://www.awpersoft.com/ Capture screen's activities to video clips (.avi format) or image files (.jpg, .jpeg, .bmp formats). Create movie clips from image albums with sound (musics) adding option. Record live audio (musics) to audio file http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/WHUWLyDwY3I/multi-core-conversion-tool-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/WHUWLyDwY3I" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/07/multi-core-conversion-tool-free.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-630232963902251885Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:15:00 +00002010-07-21T03:29:29.409-07:00utilitiestext toolsIT toolsSearching for text and creating reports from large text files in windows can be a bit of a pain. In Unix you can use GREP and EGREP with limited success. So here we have 2 free tools to find and replace text and to create reports from large and multiple text files. I wrote RAMPART REPORT to help me do my job (check it out below). I use EDIT PLUS for most of my text manipulation needs but here is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/ac_nOJtWrgY/toying-with-text.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/ac_nOJtWrgY" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/07/toying-with-text.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-902642009351510572Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:30:00 +00002010-06-23T00:34:56.286-07:00videomotherboardhardwaregaminghttp://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crossfire-pci-express,2095.html I don't have any revelations about this. What I can tell you is there is about a 5% performance loss with x8/x8. However there is a rule of thumb that might work.As you increase the graphics processing requirements such as higher resolutions usually above 1600 x 1200 or as you turn up the shader and AA as your FPS drops the gap http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/v2zCRV1dZR8/what-hell-x16x16-vs-x8x8-crossfire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/v2zCRV1dZR8" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/06/what-hell-x16x16-vs-x8x8-crossfire.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-2168753468165017276Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:51:00 +00002010-06-08T02:56:09.567-07:00software developmentweb hostingonline toolshtmlhttp://gomockingbird.com/Mockingbird is an online tool that makes it easy for you to create, link together, preview, and share mockups of your website or application.No flash is needed to run this.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/HLXdUTRxvlQ/mock-me-with-mockingbird.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/HLXdUTRxvlQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/06/mock-me-with-mockingbird.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-1469614209584670333Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:12:00 +00002010-06-06T23:22:45.825-07:00backupdrive imageutilitiesdata recovery Paragon Backup & Recovery Free EditionNEW 10.2 Edition - Total PC Protection for Serious Users!Take complete control of your PC’s safety. Based on solid commercial backup and recovery software from Paragon, the new Backup & Recovery 10.2 Free Edition will give you a rich set of features that you can trust.Smart people backup; Backup & Recovery is smart backup.A professional backup solution for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/9A1VlKBovk0/windows-7-cant-fail-well-back-it-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/9A1VlKBovk0" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/06/windows-7-cant-fail-well-back-it-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-9011355843420186410Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:07:00 +00002010-06-03T02:50:26.520-07:00video editingvideo conversionportable mediapspcell phonesSo you spent a truck load of cash to build the worlds most powerful home super computer but your not a gamer. You managed to convince your wife somehow you need this kind of power for touching up family pictures or creating that musical master piece. You won't be able to prove this me. The only other reason you need this kind of horsepower is for video conversion.Express video conversion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/i-AV5Bdt51M/watching-grass-grow-or-video-conversion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/i-AV5Bdt51M" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/06/watching-grass-grow-or-video-conversion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-5003861302394968641Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:51:00 +00002010-06-03T01:53:33.261-07:00Flat Screen, PC & CRT monitor, HDTV, Plasma, ProjectorsIt is with great regret that we inform you of the ways in which the industry wishes to ruin your enjoyment of high definition movies or gaming at home. If you’ve ever watched 720p or 1080p games or movies, you know how amazing it is. At 5 times the resolution of normal television, it looks fantastic. And the quality of the movies on a Blu-rayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/CHcCZNaWTIs/we-are-being-force-fed-hdcp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/CHcCZNaWTIs" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/06/we-are-being-force-fed-hdcp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-4213324528483089551Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:13:00 +00002010-03-22T00:27:36.162-07:00Droidmobilemobile deviceslinuxportable mediaportable appsPocket PChttp://www.appcelerator.com/We all have that one idea that we hold on to because we are affraid it will get stolen yet it will never hit the market because we don't have the skills to build it. You still likely don't have the skills but this might be your chance to give it a try without having to be a expert programmer.This is free with free community support or you can get better support http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/ODjCjSM7pT4/what-dreams-may-become-make-your-own.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/ODjCjSM7pT4" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-dreams-may-become-make-your-own.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-4838685198383365779Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:19:00 +00002010-03-18T00:24:19.579-07:00funsoftwareschoolhttp://www.stellarium.org/Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.sky * default catalogue of over 600,000 stars * extra catalogues with more than 210 million stars * asterisms and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/U7SyYTGp2kk/sky-is-limit-not-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/U7SyYTGp2kk" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/03/sky-is-limit-not-really.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-5926765269245547169Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:19:00 +00002010-02-15T03:30:09.176-08:00Droidmultimediamp3audio toolsMotorola Media Linkhttp://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Software/Motorola-Media-Link-US-ENMotorola Media Link is a free PC software download that connects your Motorola Android phone to your PC. Easily transfer, sync, manage, back up, and share your phone's content. A variety of other valuable tools is included.Moving files from the PC to the droid is as simple ashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/evH5SAxYYMs/itunes-clone-for-droid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/evH5SAxYYMs" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/02/itunes-clone-for-droid.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-5111314109019362506Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:05:00 +00002010-02-13T23:04:12.646-08:00system utilitieshard drivedata recoveryclonehttp://www.kvipu.com/CDCheck/CDcheck was made for CDs or DVDs but it works great with files or folders full of files.In AOC I had crashes which led to my reinstallng the game. If I had a good CRC check I would have known if my files were corrupted. You need to run the CRC check once the game is installed. It will create a file with every the CRC for every file in a folder or set of folders. Laterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/LQDK1b4L4MM/before-you-start-crashing-in-games-run.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/LQDK1b4L4MM" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/02/before-you-start-crashing-in-games-run.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-5783032484937953661Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:14:00 +00002010-03-18T00:27:25.271-07:00XPtipswindowssecurityIf you IE is locked down simply delete:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet SettingsYou can back up this Key before deleting by selecting Internet Settings and choose Export from the menu.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/DX6oX0NxHoA/say-hello-to-freedom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/DX6oX0NxHoA" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/01/say-hello-to-freedom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702546529729483424.post-7914419712909799293Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:40:00 +00002010-01-26T19:13:56.161-08:00troubleshootingtipswindowshardwareIf you have a n52 and use it all the time you soon realize that you can't live without it. You are almost better off not knowing something like this exists. This piece of hardware is so well made that its going to be around until something better catches your eye. Belkin knows you are addicted and like a crack dealer they want your money. So I don't expect to see a fix for this problem. So here http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~3/qCeJurY5szc/nostromos-n52-windows-7-work-around.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vincent)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HighTechOnABudget/~4/qCeJurY5szc" height="1" width="1"/>http://thinkbiggar.blogspot.com/2010/01/nostromos-n52-windows-7-work-around.html