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DIY Auto Repairs with the Help of AutoZone

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With the recent twist in our economy everyone is looking to save a buck, and buying a new car is not in the future for many people so we need to find a way to keep the old clunker on the road longer.  Here’s a site I found from AutoZone that can help the DIY’er [...]

A Message from Kevin

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Hi everyone, Just a short note to let you all know Kevinscrate is still around. Its been a few weeks since I had a chance to update the blog because of my work schedule. We’re trying to complete all our ongoing projects before the end of the year and that means 50 to 60 hr [...]

Can you Run the Latest Games on your Computer

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The Can You Run It site provides a One-Click solution that looks at your computer’s hardware and system software to determine whether or not your current system can run a product. Each of your computer’s components is evaluated to see how well it meets the minimum and recommended requirements for specific products. Recommendations are [...]

How Long Will it Take to Crack your Passwords

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How long do think it would take a hacker to crack your passwords. Probably a lot shorter than you think. To see how long it would take check out Hack Osis Just enter your character counts and see how long a typical computer would take to crack it.

How to Test your Infrared Remote Control

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How many times has this happened to you, you pick up the remote point it at the TV to change the channel and nothing happens. Do you do what I do and frantically press all the buttons hoping one will work then give it shake or two and finally give up and replace the battery’s [...]

Unlock the Power of Google Search

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Here are a few tips you can use to unlock the power of Google search.
1. To use Google’s built-in calculator function, simply enter the calculation you’d like done into the search box and press enter. 1+1 enter.
2. To see the weather for many U.S. and worldwide cities, type “weather” followed by the city and state, [...]

Find out Which Candidate is Telling you the Truth with FactCheck.org

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If you have been watching the American Presidential Debates on TV you probably figured out a lot of times what they say isn’t always accurate. Here’s a website I found called FactCheck that lets you easily find out if what they are saying is factual or not.

Time for Some Campaignin with JibJab

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The guys at JibJab have come up with another of their great parodies, this time featuring John McCain and Barack Obama. Check it out.
JibJab

Find out What the Candidates Said with In Quotes

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Here’s a great new site from Google called In Quotes that lets you compare what the candidates said on various issues in the news. Choose the Presidential candidates or many other political figures in the US then type in a issue you want to know about and click search. Check it out.

Use Shell Folders in XP to quickly Navigate System Folders

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Remember the last time you needed to access one of your system folders, maybe your Music or Pictures or any other system folder. You had to click My Computer then navigate through all that mess of folders until you found the right one.
Well here’s a way to quickly get to any system folder. Just click [...]