Source: Jalopnik.com
Starting with an old cell phone a friend gave him, 17-year-old Steven Ortiz of Glendora, CA, used Craigslist to trade up 14 times over two years to eventually end up with a Porsche Boxster. Here’s how he did it.
Jul 20
Jul 14
Source: Howtogeek.com
Would you like to test drive the latest version of Google’s Android OS without buying a new mobile device? Here’s how you can run Android on your PC for free with the Android SDK Emulator.
Android is the latest mobile OS to take the world by storm, but everyone doesn’t have access to the latest mobile devices. Thankfully, there’s an easy way to run Android on your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. Google provides an Android emulator with their SDK, which is designed to let developers test their apps on Android before running them on handsets. We can use this to test drive Android on our computer, here’s how to do it.
Getting Started
The Android Emulator requires Java to run, so if you don’t already have Java installed on your computer, download it from the link below and install as normal.
Note: When installing Java, make sure not to install any crapware it tries to sneak in like the worthless Yahoo toolbar.
Jun 17
Source: Google Blog
6/17/2010 10:33:00 AM
Today, I rarely work on documents in isolation. I share docs with teammates for feedback, help them with their design docs and presentations and regularly make my files available to all of Google.
When using applications to collaborate with others, it’s important to have control over your data and how it’s shared. With Google Docs, you’ve always been able to share documents with individuals and groups. Today, we’re making it even easier with a new simplified interface that make it even easier to share and see who has access to your files. For an overview of what’s new, take a look at this video:
Jun 11
Source: OReilly.com
Remote Desktop is a cool feature of Windows Server 2003 that lets you remotely log on to and work at a machine as if you were seated at the local console (in Windows 2000 Advanced Server, this feature was called Terminal Services in Remote Administration Mode). Remote Desktop can be a lifesaver for fixing problems on servers at remote sites, but what if you forgot to enable the feature before you shipped the server out to Kalamazoo? Enabling Remote Desktop is easy if the server is in front of you: just log on as an administrator, open System in Control Panel, select the Remote tab, and under Remote Desktop select the checkbox labeled “Allow users to connect remotely to this computer.” Unfortunately, you can’t use the System utility to enable Remote Desktop on a remote machine, though you can access some properties pages of System using Computer Management by first connecting the console to a remote computer, then right-clicking on the root node and selecting Properties. Unfortunately, as you can see in Figure 1 below, the Remote tab is not available when you access System properties this way on a remote machine (here named SRV220).
Figure 1. System properties for a remote machine does not have Remote tab.
Jun 03
I’ve been having to deal with various kinds of spyware/malware in my day to day job. Recently there has been a significant increase in scareware! The remove of this scareware could range from easy to extremely stubborn.
What is a scareware
What is a scareware? Wikipedia.org describes it as several classes of scam software with malicious payloads, or of limited or no benefit, that are sold to consumers via certain unethical marketing practices. The selling approach uses social engineering to cause shock, anxiety, or the perception of a threat, generally directed at an unsuspecting user. Some forms of spyware and adware also use scareware tactics. A scareware is basically a spyware that has been installed on your computer and produces these fake antivirus alerts suggesting that your machine has been infected by Trojans and viruses. This spyware basically scares you into purchasing their spyware. I’m assuming if you fall for the trick, it leads you to a website where you can purchase their antivirus which promises to fix everything. I think this is a quick and easy way to steal your credit card information.
There are different versions of this spyware. The scareware sometimes directs your internet browser to pornographic websites, display infection warnings, prevent programs from running, and disconnects your computer from the internet even after removal.
I will discuss steps I have used to remove these scarewares. Please consult someone help you need help removing spyware/malware/virus as it may remove critical files that your computer needs to operate.
Feb 17
Source: HowToGeek.com
One of the neatest new features in Windows 7 Professional and above is XP Mode, but not all machines are capable of running it. Today we show you how to use VMware to run XP Mode on machines without Hardware Virtualization.
How does this work?
Even if your computer doesn’t have hardware virtualization, you can still install XP Mode but just cannot run it as you can’t run Virtual PC. Enter VMware Player. This free program lets you create and run virtual machines, whether or not you have hardware virtualization. And, it can directly import XP Mode so you can use that copy of XP for free. A couple features are different, but it’s still a great replacement since you otherwise couldn’t use it at all.
Note: XP Mode does not work on Home Versions of Windows 7 and you’ll need VMware Player 3.0
