Watch YouTube videos, Netflix movies and listen to songs from Last.fm in Vista Media Center
Posted on May 22, 2008 at 5:34 am
Windows Vista Media Center is an excellent media server for your home entertainment needs. You can connect it up to your TV and watch movies, videos, stream music, record TV shows onto your computer, link up your Xbox 360 and do lots of other stuff. It’s pretty neat actually.
However, the best part of Windows Media Center are the plugins! Using plugins, you can do all sorts of other cool stuff like convert your dvr-ms format recordings into other formats or access your Outlook email on Windows Media Center. There are a couple of plugins that I would suggest that really are great if you have Vista Media Center at home.
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AjaxDaddy - Ajax examples and free Ajax scripts
Posted on May 22, 2008 at 5:10 am
Where can you go for free applets to give your website some Web 2.0 goodness? AjaxDaddy.com of course.
If you use AJAX already for your Web 2.0 projects or are just thinking about it and need information, check out this one-stop source of AJAX plug-ins. In addition to free code that covers things from fish-eye effects for icon browsing to auto completion text fields Ajaxdaddy shows you the code, and gives you a sandbox area to get a feel for how the widget performs and to do some experimentation.
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Monitor your home with your webcam using HomeCamera
Posted on May 21, 2008 at 5:27 am
Are you looking for home monitoring security systems? Maybe you want to setup a remote home monitor where you can watch what’s going on inside your home across the Internet at your office? Commercial home monitoring systems can be quite expensive and fairly hard to setup.
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could buy a wireless webcam from your local Best Buy and setup your own Internet-enabled home monitoring system? Well you can! And till August of 2008, you can do it for free!
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ThreatFire - Block Malwares and Viruses, Even Unknown Ones
Posted on May 21, 2008 at 5:11 am
Looking for a Windows system security software to complement your antivirus? With huge numbers of malware and virus variants created each day, your antivirus may fail to detect some of them. An antivirus works by using file signatures to recognize unique virus characteristics.
Therefore, you need to download the latest signatures to make sure that your computer is protected from the latest threats. In case that your antivirus provider failed to release new virus signatures a.s.a.p. or that you fail to download the latest virus signatures, your computer is vulnerable to attacks! Therefore, you need a free software like ThreatFire to block new, unknown malwares and viruses.
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How to fix "Missing or corrupt NTFS.sys" error in Windows XP
Posted on May 20, 2008 at 5:38 am
One of my XP SP2 computers at home crapped out today with the error “Missing or corrupt Ntfs.sys” and would not get past the initial BIOS screen. I eventually got it back up and running without having to format the computer, but it took a little while and it wasn’t super straightforward. So if you are getting this error, here are the steps you can take to fix it.
The exact error message that you get from Windows is:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys
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Wigix - An eBay Competitor
Posted on May 20, 2008 at 5:10 am
Finding a great deal on electronics, apparel, and jewelry through eBay can sometimes be a difficult process . Most of us are familiar with its entire bidding and auction system. However, bidding on your desired items can make you feel as though you’re on a roller coaster ride.
With all of the constant bickering and issues that eBay is experiencing lately, it looks like their outdated system is going downhill fast. There are lots of eBay alternatives popping up all over the Internet to take its place. Many current users are strongly considering other means of gaining access to affordable items without having to deal with unwanted fees or long bidding processes.
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