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Meh Geek Squad was no help!

I've been having issues with my laptop that gradually got worse, making everything run super slow or not working at all.  Firefox kept on crashing and eventually stopped working altogether.  I've been getting persistent script errors and computer shutting down every 10 minutes or so.  Took it to the nearest Geek Squad and I was told everything was fine except for the fan, which is causing the laptop to overheat and shut down automatically in order to cool down.  So they sold me a cooling pad and promised that it would solve everything. 

NOT so.

I do take care of all the regular maintenance that is required to keep the computer running properly...defrag, deleting Internet files, virus scan, Windows updates, etc...so what could be the problem?

Finally after uninstalling 21 programs that I never or rarely use and uninstalling/reinstalling/updating the ones that I do use and still getting nothing resolved, I looked at my computer problem reports [Control Panel>Performance Information and Tools>Problem Reports and Solutions] and discovered THE antidote to all the issues I was having: Windows Live OneCare safety scanner for Windows Vista and Windows 7

After countless hours of running the full service scan, I got a report stating that there were about 1500 unnecessary/orphaned/misplaced files clogging up the registry, causing the computer to run slow and programs not running properly, so they had to be deleted to fix the problems.

YES!!!  Done done done!

Now it's running like a lean mean super fast machine again!

I would highly recommend it even if you're not having computer issues as serious as I was having.

 

Cool app: YouTube Google SearchStories

Am I the last person to find out about YouTube Google SearchStories or what?

Awesome tool, everyone can make a video now!

Here's how it works if you haven't tried it yet:

 

All you have to do is...

Go to http://www.youtube.com/user/SearchStories

 

(1) Type in the keywords you want to search.

(2) Pick the search terms: web search, image search, news search, map search, blog search, book search.

(3) Pick some music.

(4) Upload 

 

Et voila!

 

Here's how mine came out.

Next thing I'm going to do is make one of my favorite trolls. ;)

Catch a glimpse of cyber beauty

If you want to indulge your eyes in some cyber beauty that is harmless and will not get you in trouble with your jealous spouse/partner, go have yourself a look at the most beautiful websites on the net at CrazyLeaf Design Blog.

ExpatFinder

ExpatFinder is the first search engine dedicated to people moving or living abroad.

Search the world's largest database of
expat-related websites.

Ex: Cost of living, Tax Shanghaï, School Paris

http://www.expatfinder.com

All Your Wi-Fi Are Belong To Us

Proving the new Russian Federation under Putin's successor is just as represssive as the old Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, here comes regulations on Wi-Fi.

Russia is apparently out to really slow down wireless adoption with its latest directive. Reportedly, the Russian Mass Media, Communications and Cultural Protection Service (or Rossvyazokhrankultura for short -- no seriously, we swear) is looking to have every user of a Wi-Fi-enabled device obtain permission and register said device before hopping on the world wide web.

And that name for the controlling organization, also harkens back to the good old Soviet days when Muscovites would spend a good portion of time waiting in line reading Pravda to find out the new fifteen letter acronym is the current name for the Moscow garbage collectors entity. 

The more things change, the more it proves Russia is the land of the control freaks.

Al Gore Wins Emmy

Hey Al Gore wins Emmy award for inventing the Internets...uhh I mean Current TV, you know, The TV Network Created By The People Who Watch It. :::cough:::

OK so I checked it out, but I don't like it all that much, sorry.  Maybe it's something that kinda grows on you over time, just like umm...umm....nah forget what I was going to say, it sounded awful.

Sorry, I couldn't find a good pic of Al Gore, so I used a random one from my picture library instead.

And you thought hacking was illegal

Hack jobs prove to be lucrative business these days.

iPhone hack software soon | The Australian

"A core group of six people on three continents worked to unlock the iPhone as a hobby,"

Related News 9/6/07:

Apple cut the price of the popular eight-gigabyte iPhones by $200 to $399.

"We want to put iPhones in a lot of stockings this holiday season," Jobs said

Google Targets Arabic Websites With AdSense

Google unveils 'smart advertising' system for Arabic websites

Google unveiled an advertising system for Arabic websites last week, allowing even small-scale web publishers the chance to earn revenues when visitors access their site.

'AdSense for Content', an automated programme designed by the search engine, generates money for websites when users click on the ads posted in columns on the pages.

iPhatigue

And a new cool term was born!  Now let's just wait and see the first sucker to come forward and sue Apple for iChronic Phatigue.

Our week with an iPhone

We understand you're probably suffering iPhatigue after Apple's juicy little gadget held the American media hostage for the better part of early summer. Some of the reviews you read were thorough, others superficial -- and most, it seems, were hurried out as close to the launch date as possible.

YouTube on cell phones

YouTube to be available on mobile phones

Video-sharing website YouTube will be accessible by mobile phones in many parts of the world by next year...

You gotta love it!