June 13, 2010
aube by Honeywell TI071/U Solar Time Table, Programmable Timer Switch
Offering easy installation and flexible seven-day programming, the Aube by Honeywell TI071 ECONOSWITCH Seven-Day Solar Programmable Wall Switch helps save money by ensuring that your lights come on only when you need them. Whether you want your outdoor lights to come on only at night, or your indoor lights to randomly turn on and off when you’re away from home, the ECONOSWITCH is a great way to gain peace of mind. This programmable timer switch can help make you feel more secure and can also save you money on energy costs.
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Oregon Scientific Helios Solar Weather Station
Environmentally-friendly and super convenient. The Oregon Scientific Solar Charging Weather Station is a great gadget for ensuring you know the weather before you step out the door. Smartly engineered with an array of features, this weather station from Oregon Scientific brings you right in step with the climate by converting light into electricity
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June 11, 2010
Expedia lets web users explore their holiday destination
Tie-up with Google Street view offers street-level photos Expedia has joined forces with Google to offer holiday makers the chance to really discover the amenities and transport links close to a hotel before they book.
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ITV working on mobile catch-up TV app
Service could come to iPhone, Android & BlackBerry ITV is thought to be working on a mobile app that will allow iPhone, Google Android and BlackBerry users to watch its catch-up TV service, ITV Player, on their handsets.
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ISPs failing to stop outbound spam
Messages just ignored, says survey With spam volumes rising relentlessly a new survey claims to have detected an iota of worry among service providers. It seems many of them would love to do something about it but don’t know what.
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Spotify brings music streaming to TV
Music service targets set-top boxes in Scandinavia Subscribers of telecom operator TeliaSonera’s IP-based TV service in Finland and Sweden are to get access to music service Spotify via their set-top boxes later this month, the two companies have announced.
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June 8, 2010
Printer Home Network Set-up
If you have more than three PCs at home and want to set them up in a network, then here are a few tips that can ensure a smooth set-up: Keep your installation CDs ready Check if you have all the current drivers needed by your operating system Decide upon unique names for each node or computer in the network that is to be set up Think of your workgroup’s name Plan how your network will be set up such as where will your printer be kept, the computer arrangements, wireless access points, place for routers and so on Think about how will you enhance network security?
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June 7, 2010
Setup printer as default in Windows 9x / NT / 2000 / ME / XP.
If you have installed the printer and are getting an error message about the printer not being set as default, or it is attempting to print to another device that is not installed follow the below steps to setup your printer to be the default printer in Windows. 1
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June 3, 2010
What are printer permissions?
Printer permissions determine which printer properties you can manage, such as renaming or sharing a printer, allowing or removing access to the printer, and determining who can manage documents or properties for the printer. Printer permissions are typically managed by the person who installed the printer or, if the printer is connected to a business or enterprise network, by a system administrator
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June 1, 2010
How To add printer drivers for other versions of Windows
The following procedure describes how to install additional drivers on the print server, as a distribution point for clients running older versions of Windows. If you share a printer with users running other versions of Windows (Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0), you can install additional printer drivers on your computer so those users can connect to your printer without being prompted to install the drivers missing from their systems
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May 19, 2010
How to get mobile web on a Linux laptop
Make your dongle work with open source QUESTION I bought a Dell Inspiron Mini 10v netbook with Ubuntu 8.04 preinstalled. I’d like to use a mobile broadband dongle, such as the Huawei 160 on 3 or Vodafone, but neither supports Linux.
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Small ISPs to be exempt from net piracy measures?
Ofcom code initially applies to 7 largest ISPs ISPs with less than 400,000 subscribers will not have to issue warning letters to customers accused of illegally downloading, under proposals from Ofcom.
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Brits spend over 22 hours per month online
Social networking contributes to 65% surge Brits spend on average 22 hours and 15 minutes surfing the web every month, says UK Online Measurement (UKOM), and they’ve gone crazy on social networking, with a 340 percent rise in time spent on Facebook, Twitter and blog over the past three years.
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NASA hacker McKinnon puts hopes in new govt
New government considers extradition u-turn The new government is giving fresh consideration to NASA hacker Gary McKinnon’s plea to postpone an upcoming court hearing in a long-running bid to avoid a US trial that could send him to prison for decades.
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Yahoo to buy Associated Content to boost content creation
Associated Content has a network of 380,000 contributors Yahoo has agreed to buy Associated Content, an internet company that commissions and publishes articles and other content from its network of 380,000 freelance contributors and that generates revenue from online advertising.
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May 18, 2010
How to solve Windows 7 memory allocation problems
Avoid closing time with PC Advisor’s Helproom QUESTION When browsing the web on my brand-new Windows 7 laptop I get warnings that the memory is running low and that I should close some programs. On Startup a Performance Options window appears
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Lib Dems want aspects of Digital Economy Act repealed
Party wants disconnection for illegal downloaders scrapped The Liberal Democrats are expected to urge the coalition government to remove the website blocking and disconnection for repeat illegal downloaders clauses from the Digital Economy Act.
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May 5, 2010
Google Editions e-books launching this summer
WSJ reports Google plan to take on Amazon Google plans to start selling digital books this summer through a new service called Google Editions, a company official said at a book industry panel in New York, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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Video search still a tough nut to crack
Experts search for techniques to catalogue footage While text-based search services such as Google’s and Microsoft Bing now come pretty close to consistently serving up what users seek, video search services remain inexact at best, said video archiving experts who spoke on a panel at last week’s WWW2010 conference.
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