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Archive for the ‘2008’ Category

Google’s Most Popular Web Searches of 2008

Google is out with this years Zeitgeist for 2008 showing the most popular searched for items.
In Googles words:
In compiling the 2008 Year-End Zeitgeist, our search team studied the aggregation of billions of search queries people typed in to the Google search box. Except where noted, all of these search terms are most popular for 2008. [...]

Google URL’s for Mobile Phones

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If you use a cell phone with internet access and use Google services check out this list of URL’s optimized for the iPhone, Android and Webkit based browsers. If you use a different browser on your phone check it out anyway it may still work.

How to Backup your Gmail Account

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Many people have switched to web mail for the ease of access and Gmail is one of the best, but unlike desktop software like Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Mail all your messages are now stored on Googles servers and not on your local computer. What happens if Google has a problem or deletes your [...]

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.