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Adobe Creative Cloud in a nutshell

2012-02-15T12:03:00.000-08:00

What is the Adobe Creative Cloud? In a nutshell, its the bundling of Adobe's most popular products and services into one subscription package. Think all-you-can-eat buffet - Get access to practially all Adobe products and then some. Eliminates the need to perform those intense suite comparisons to find out which combination of products you want for maximum cost savings. Think no more version

Upgrading a Netgear Wireless Router Instructions

2010-12-08T11:59:00.000-08:00

Prerequisites: AT&T DSL Wireless Netgear Router I recently upgraded my netgear G router to N. I didnt have the install CD, but you dont really need it. Below are the step by step instructions. Find out what your AT&T DSL username is. It is the email address that they created for you when you set up the DSL account. (e.g. bob@att.net) Find out what your AT&T DSL password is. It is different from

My Raptor Hard Drive died

2010-10-17T10:41:00.000-07:00

Original Post Date: 3/5/09I turned off my computer when I left for vacation. When I got back a week later, my computer wouldnt boot Windows XP. I opened up the case and I heard the infamous clicking sound that came from my Western Digital Raptor X hard drive. Definitely not a healthy sound, but at least I knew for sure that it was just the hard drive which should be fairly easy to replace.

A Guide on How to Get Rid of Spyware

2010-07-31T00:01:00.000-07:00

Some things to keep in mind before starting. Disclaimer.Reboots galore - you will probably need to reboot at least 5 times if not more.Backup - You should already have a back up of all of your files just in case as your system might get to an inoperable state. Always hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Time - At least 2 hours, but it all depends on how badly infected you are. Newbie - If

The 10 commandments of Safe Computing

2010-05-22T15:42:00.000-07:00

This is probably one of my most important blog entries as I have consolidated all of my computer security tips into a single post. Please take the time to read through it all as it has valuable information that will help to prevent any harm to you and your computer.1. Thou shall not visit any unwholesome websites.Gambling, Porn, and Illegal sites are such a few examples. If you ignore this

System Restore

2010-01-27T17:15:00.000-08:00

If your computer ever gets into a bad state, the first thing you should do is find out how it got into that state. What was the most recent change to your system? Did you install a new piece of software? Did you change some system settings? After identifying the cause, try to revert the change (ie. uninstall the program).If all else fails, dont fret. You can use the handy dandy built in System

Microsoft Security Essentials

2009-11-10T15:57:00.001-08:00

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free Anti-virus and Anti-Spyware/Malware software program that is surprisingly receiving great reviews. Surprising because it comes from Microsoft, but if you think about it, who knows more about viruses and spyware infections more than Microsoft itself? The program not only monitors your computer but can also perform scans to remove viruses or spyware.I've been

Put Your Computer to Sleep

2009-10-02T23:13:00.000-07:00

Do you leave your desktop computer ON all day and night? Or do you shutdown your computer everytime you are finished using it?You should consider using Windows "standby" (sleep) mode instead. Here are some advantages:Save Electricity - Why waste all that energy when you arent using your computer? When you use standby mode, it barely uses any electricity whatsoever.Safer - When you leave your

How to maintain your computer

2009-09-09T10:56:00.000-07:00

Like a car, your computer needs routine maintenance. I highly recommend performing the following 3 steps on a quarterly basis. Not only will this increase the longevity of your computer but will also make your computer healthier and faster.1. Ccleaner - Clean up temporary and unecessary files. 2. Quick startup - Clean out unwanted applications that automatically start when you startup your

Free emoticons for your iPhone

2009-07-16T10:18:00.001-07:00

Follow the instructions below to start using cool emoticons when you text message on your iPhone. These emoticons will only appear when you text from iPhone to iPhone. [Source]

OpenDNS

2009-07-13T23:08:00.000-07:00

Do you want a boost in your Internet speed? Do you want a safer way to surf the Internet? Read on...Each ISP (ie. AT&T DSL, Comcast High Speed Internet) has its own set of DNS servers. The DNS server will contain a huge list domain names and their corresponding IP addresses. The IP address specifies the exact location of the website's server. A DNS server is like the yellow pages phone book which

Spyware: Hijacked Search Results

2009-07-08T22:30:00.000-07:00

I had to battle it out again with yet another spyware infected laptop (my friend's laptop, not mine). This nasty spyware targeted a user's search results. Not just Google but any search engine results. It seemed to only affect IE browsers.This spyware was a real sneaky one. Basically if you performed a web search (ie google, yahoo) you would be presented with a valid list of search results. But

Comcast High Speed Internet is FAST

2009-06-25T00:12:00.000-07:00

Today, I upgraded my internet to Comcast High Speed Internet which gets up to 12mbps as opposed to my previous AT&T DSL which gets up to 3mbs. I definitely feel the speed difference and its going to be difficult going back to DSL. Entire web site pages load between 1-2 seconds.Every year for the past 7 years, I've called AT&T DSL to give me a promotion and I was able to successfully to get an

Wireless printing

2009-06-22T10:34:00.000-07:00

Interested in getting one of those wireless printers so that you can print wirelessly? Why bother when you can do exactly that right now? Assuming of course you have a desktop computer, a laptop and a wireless router. For those of you who have set up wireless file sharing with the instructions from my previous post, then you should have no problems at all, although it is not a requirement.On your

iPhone Tivo Remote

2009-06-11T15:59:00.000-07:00

I just downloaded the "DVR Remote" iPhone app. Basically it allows me to use my iPhone as a remote to control my Tivo via wifi. Im not exactly sure when Im going to use it, but it tickled me when it actually worked. The lite version of the app is free, but the Pause, Replay and Skip buttons are removed, otherwise the full version is $3. I can see it being very useful when you do searches, because

Carbonite Remote Access

2009-05-14T09:37:00.000-07:00

Finally, the one feature that I've been waiting for that was lacking in my online back up provider. Carbonite now has the feature to access ALL of my backed up files online! Now I can grab any of my computer files anytime remotely when I need it.

Wireless File Sharing

2009-04-17T15:33:00.000-07:00

Ever want to transfer files wirelessly from your desktop to your laptop or vice versa? Let me show you how its done.Most likely your home network has a desktop, laptop, and a wireless router. Your desktop is hard wired into the router and your laptop is wirelessly connected to the router.Instructions:On the desktop computer, choose a folder that you want to share. If you want, you can choose to

Secure Password Management

2009-03-20T09:25:00.000-07:00

So how do you manage all of your passwords? Do you write them down on a post it note? Memorize them? Store them on your computer?Here's a better question. How secure are your passwords? Do they contain words in a dictionary? Do they contain a mixture of numbers and letters and symbols?Im afraid to say it, but Im willing to bet that none of you securely manage your passwords. But dont fret as I

My laptop caught on fire

2009-02-18T13:23:00.000-08:00

No, that is not my laptop. But my laptop did catch on fire a couple of months ago. I was too embarrassed and shocked to tell anyone about it because I couldnt figure out how or why it happened. Until now...One day, I unplugged my laptop to surf outside in the living room. I noticed some smoke coming from the side vent of my laptop. As I looked closer, I saw a glow of orange. As I looked into the

Welcome to simpleist.com!

2009-02-16T13:21:00.000-08:00

I decided to move and separate my tech blog off of my personal web site. Using Blogger, it was very difficult to customize the way I wanted it being hosted on my web hosting account. Its much easier to maintain having my blog hosted directly on blogger. I now have the ability to have labels, polls, and most importantly...archives!What do you think?

Roger's Favorite Things

2009-01-15T16:40:00.000-08:00

Here are my top 5 favorite tech products.1. Tivo Series 3Tivo has become the heart of my home entertainment system. Its not just a DVR anymore but instead has become a home media center. Recording shows is the main function, but it can do so much more especially when connected to my home network. Stream video, photos, music. Rent and watch movies from amazon or netflix. Watch youtube videos.

New Years Resolutions

2009-01-01T10:29:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone! Im all for making new years resolutions. But I remember someone once said, "I dont make new years resolutions because Im just going to break them anyways". Now what kind of attitude is that? New Years resolutions is the same as making goals. Are you telling me that you dont have any goals for the new year? Are you absolutely content with the way things are now and have

I made it on the Channel 5 CBS Eyewitness news

2008-12-10T18:59:00.000-08:00

So I was at Best Buy one day and looking at a 10" HP netbook when all of a sudden a CBS News reporter snuck up behind me and asked me if I wanted to be interviewed. I thought to myself that it would be fun to see myself on TV. I've always had a bad habit of sneaking in front of new cameramen to try to get myself on TV. But this was an actual speaking role! In any case, I was too nervous and

Black Friday 2008

2008-11-26T10:26:00.000-08:00

Im definitely seeing an increase in deals this week. Stay on top of it by going to my aggregated deals site - fealdeals.comIt looks like the retailers have already posted their Black Friday ads directly on their websites or you can go to bfads.net where they have a compiled list for easy access.

Program your Tivo on your cell phone

2008-11-25T08:29:00.000-08:00

Finally, Tivo created a mobile web app specifically to schedule and record TV shows. I've been waiting for an iphone app, but I guess this browser-based web app will do. Keep in mind that this app might not even be officially live yet as Tivo has not made an announcement. Also, you need to have a network connected Tivo, a Tivo account, and an internet-enabled cell phone.Source: Mobile Crunch