African Bull Frog – Ouch!!!
Watch right to the end!
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Geek Fact for December 29th
In 1800, Charles Goodyear was born in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1843, Charles Goodyear discovered that if you removed the sulphur from rubber then heated it, it would retain its elasticity. This process called vulcanization made rubber waterproof and winter-proof and opened the door for
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Apple ID Phishing Email
Beware, iTunes users! There is a new phishing campaign aimed at you! As described in Intego’s Mac Security Blog, the email tries to direct you to a bogus website to confirm your billing information. The email is from applied@id.apple.com. Delete it!!!! For more information, see
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GreenCloud Printer – Save on paper and ink!
GreenCloud Printer comes to us courtesy of a French software developer called ‘Obvious Idea’ – is that not a brilliant name! And, in the case of GreenCloud Printer at least, very appropriate. GreenCloud is a virtual printer driver which provides the flexibility missing from traditional
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Geek Fact for December 28th
In 1877, John Stevens applied for a patent for flour rolling mill. Theodore R. Hazen had this to say about the flour rolling mill: Milling was founded on sound information and tradition passed on from one generation to another. This is the way it was
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Moving to iCloud
I recently took the plunge and moved from MobileMe to iCloud. My move to iCloud was not urgent since MobileMe will still be available to subscribers until June 30th but I felt it was time to make the move. iCloud was announced by Steve Jobs
WinX Giveaways: HD Video Converter Deluxe & DVD Copy Pro
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe: Giveaway ends 5th January or after 60,000 copies – would normally sell for $35.95usd. WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe gives you ultimate control over your video files, packing 160 video codecs and 50 audio codecs, while working as all-in-one HD
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How To: Post a question/seek advice via the DCT forum
You may have noticed that we now have the DCT forum integrated into the blog site. This is a great service and a real boon for all our subscribers. If you have a question or are requiring help/advice for any computer/software/hardware related issues, the forum
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Happy Holidays from Daves Computer Tips
It’s that time of year again! Our minds wonder as we look back at the past year. The joys. The tears. The good. The bad. We here at DCT have made great strides in the past year. Not all good, mind you, but the majority
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PixBuilder Studio: New free photo/image editor
Okay, I know there are untold numbers of free photo editing software available already but this one does fill a gap in the range and is also very good. The problem with many free photo editors is they are often either too basic or too
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How To: Diagnose (and possibly fix) Windows Explorer crashes
First up I want to emphasize that we are talking about Windows Explorer here, not Internet Explorer. Windows Explorer is the native file manager which is included in, and fundamental to, any Windows operating system. It provides the graphical user interface we utilize for accessing
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Sounds geek to me: decoding HDMI audio formats’ cryptic acronyms and usages
Black Friday couldn’t get me out and waiting in line with the die-hards, but it definitely put me in deal-lookout mode. I spent the whole week leading up to cyber Monday looking for the best Blu-Ray player deal on the net. Of course there were
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O&O DriveLED 4 Professional – Giveaway for everyone
O&O is currently offering free licenses for its DriveLED Pro software. This is the latest full version which would normally sell for 29 Euros (approximately $38.00 usd). There is no indication of when this offer might expire. In a nutshell – O&O DriveLED 4 Pro
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Firefox fans can relax – Mozilla and Google sign new deal
As previously intimated here at DCT, Mozilla and Google have now agreed to terms and a new search agreement has been duly signed. Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs confirmed the signing of a new three year deal in a recent announcement – “Under this multi-year agreement,
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