Home Hacker

Pandora - Free Music that Helps You Find Good Bands

2008-05-30T22:24:00.002-04:00

Pandora is one of my favorite website. It is an internet radio. What makes it different is that you type in a song and songs that sound like the one you type in will appear.

When i signed up for Napster i downloaded about 300 songs. Then i went to Pandora and discovered many good bands. and download another 300. Pandora does a great job on find music that sounds like the music you like. The only downside is that after a few songs they ask you to make a free account. Later, I will teach how to rip songs from Pandora.
-Andrew

Earn Money With Paypal or Alertpay

2008-05-18T17:10:00.004-04:00

Yes, you can earn more with just Paypal and Alertpay.

All you have to do is referral people. With Alertpay you get $5 for every referral and $10 if your a premium member! On Paypal you get 0.5% of what your referral earns, up to $1,000. You earn lots of money just by referraling! By the way since i told you about this if you haven't signed up at Alertpay, signup with this link here .

Hope I helped,
Andrew

Review of Ubuntu 8.04

2008-05-14T20:38:00.004-04:00

Yes, I installed Xubuntu 8.04 on my computer. Why Xubuntu? Well, my computer is one and a half years old and Xubuntu is fast (because its meant for old computers) and i like the interface.

I have tried Ubuntu 7.04 before and hated it. My wireless wouldn't connect and i couldn't write to my Windows partition. From then i thought Ubuntu wasn't that great. I was bored about a month ago and went to Wubi. Realizing that it is officially supported i decided to try 8.04 out.
I was IMPRESSED! With the new NTFS-3g you can read and write to NTFS partitions! I loved it so much i used lvmp to move it to a partition. I fix my wireless problems too. I have a BCM43xx wireless card. (That's my next post). The only problem was that I held the power button and the computer shut off. On the next boot up Ubuntu failed and went to Bash. I just reinstalled it. I fixed my problems by moving it to a dedicated partition.

Hope I helped,
Andrew <--- yes i'm back B)

What's up with this blog.

2008-05-11T22:04:00.002-04:00

Well this blog hasn't had a new post in a while. Why? Well i lost interest in it. I am still in school and i don't want to manage it. I am thinking about giving it away. I have almost 10,000 Entrecard credits, some SEO (people are finding it via Google), and a good amount of traffic. Real y i don't know what to do.

Why you should do pay to clicks.

2008-04-12T23:04:00.007-04:00

I have decided to join a couple more trustable pay to click sites. Pay to click (or PTC) is basically when you are paid to click advertisements. And here i am going to tell you why you should join them.

Well first off i am going to tell you that i researched a group of sites that are very trustable. They are: Xclix, Advercash, 10Bux.net, Titanclicks, Turbobux.com, and uBux.us

Once you have visited the site your probably saying "I ONLY EARN 1 CENT PER AD?!?!??!"

Actually this does add up. Let's do some math. 6 programs have 14 ads on average. 6 x 14 = 84
then its $0.01 per click. But in the next post i will teach you how to get atleast 1 referral just by signing up. So you really get 0.02 cents with a referral

84 x 0.02 = $1.68 OR $11.76 a week OR $58.02 a month OR $598.08 a year.

Hope i helped
Andrew

Install Ubuntu EASY! There will be NO partitions, CDs, or geeky stuff todo!

2008-04-06T12:04:00.005-04:00

Before we began our installation of Ubuntu, what is ubuntu. Ubuntu is an Operating System (OS) based on Linux. There are many versions of Linux. Linux is safer, faster, and more secure than Vista (and XP). Also while Vista cost $240 (Home Premuim) Linux cost .........
FREEE!!! Yes Linux is free. So do you want to try it out? After the installation you WILL have all your files and when you start up your computer you will have the option to start Vista (or XP) or Linux/Ubuntu. So lets get started.

First download Wubi and install it.

Once opened choose your user name and password. The minmuim installation size is 4 GB which is fine but i recommand 6 GB. Then choose your desktop environment.
Xubuntu is for slow, older computer -> picture
Ubuntu has something for everyone -> picture
Edubuntu is for education -> picture
Kubuntu (my favorite) is Ubuntu with KDE (looks nicer and more user friendly) -> picture
UbuntuStudio is Ubuntu that comes with free professional software to edit audio, video, and graphics -> picture

Once you have choosen your version click install.
Then do something for about 4 hours and when you return you will be running Linux!

- Andrew

How to get referrals!

2008-03-28T15:53:00.005-04:00

If you are a person who is rather gullible and tries every program on the internet than getting referrals can be a problem. Whether its making money online or trying to get a free iPod.

Referrals are a hard thing to find. Whether you be a jerk and tell friends to do something or post a Youtube video or article you never really get many referrals. I have a way to get some.

But please click my re feral link. This isn't a paid post and it wont affect your account. And if you don't click mine click someone else otherwise your rather selfish.

1. Make a account at GetRef.com <---- (this is when you be generous. ; ) If you are generous i might give you a reward. Comment!)

2. Now you need to get some points. The way do to that is to join someone ones program. So say you want a free iPod. In your account click Earn then Earn By Joining Programs then click the site that you want to go through. By the way if you upgrade to gold you earn double the credits.

3. Once you joined a program, click the Spend button. Then click buy referrals for your program after find your program and start marketing for it.

4. For additional credits you can join more program or buy some. You can also click links and watch them for 15 seconds by that only earns you an average of maybe .012 credits.

5. Once you finish a program and get money or a prize or whatever tell me, because I want to inform people on what are scams and what is real.

Thanks,
Andrew

Started to do some Pay To Clicking

2008-03-22T23:17:00.003-04:00

Yes, I have started to do some pay to clicking. I have decided to choose TitanCash Network over Bux.to because i read some bad reviews of Bux.to and they are true. Well first off. Pay to click or PTC is basically when you are paid to view advertisements.

I have an account on Advercash.net and Titanclicks.com. Here are my referral links if anyone wants to be nice :) : Titanclick and Advercash. (You can also get some EC or GetRef credits by signing up). I think they lack lots of ads. Advercash is much better than titanclicks because it has more higher paying ads. (I hate the ads on titanclick that you make 0.001 off of.) I have clicked about 170 ads and made about $0.90. That's not a lot but i have only been doing this for five days. The key tho make more money is referrals. I will show you how to get some EASY in a future article. You can also purchase referrals, but I read some bad reviews about purchasing them. I will keep you notified when I get paid (if i get paid).
Thanks
- Andrew

Free iPod Scams!

2008-03-22T18:44:00.004-04:00

Hello, thanks for reading Homehacking and please subscribe (BY THE WAY I JUST GOT MY 1ST SUBSCRIBER!!! don't laugh.)
About the free iPod scam (I need HELP!). (BTW this i NOT a paid post and there isn't any "referral" links)

The free iPod scams. Well i really shouldn't say that. I would like to know if they are scams. I was thinking about doing one through a Trainn.org site. If anyone had experience with them please comment. But PLEASE no comments saying "It's Great! here is my refferal link" i don't want referal links. Nor do i want people saying all these sites are scams without any evidence. Please share your experience because there is many people that are stuck in the middle. Like me. And if enough people say its not a scam then i will try to get one. Please comment.
Thanks
- Andrew

No more text ads and a chance for ECs

2008-03-16T19:54:00.004-04:00

Yep, no more text ads. YAY!!! I cancelled them because i wasn't getting any results. Look at the picture -->

I am also unimpressed with Spottt too. I might cancel them. The way you can earn some ECs is if you could tell me of a site that could get me some free ads and have good results.

Thanks

- Andrew

Drop Entrecards FAST!

2008-03-10T16:01:00.006-04:00

Ok, every site has a post like this. Drop EntreCards Fast. What makes mine different? I combine the site program together to make the Best Dropping ever!

Well the fastest way to drop EntreCard is to, .... drum roll .... use tysblog.com idea and entrecard.bendzg.com sites.Thankfully, i have complied all this to together. Right click here, and Save Target As... .
UPDATE: INTERNET EXPLORER IS NOT WORKING! PLEASE USE FIREFOX!

Next open Internet Explorer. (Firefox intstructions below)!
Goto File -> Import and Export
Click Next twice, find the file you saved and click FINISH!
Now for the better Internet browser Firefox! :) (Actually, I use and like Maxthon more!)

Open Firefox up. Then goto Bookmarks -> Organize bookmarks
Then in the Bookmark Manager window goto file -> Import
Select From File -> Find the file and your done!

Now using it.

Start up your browser and goto Bookmarks -> EntreCard Dropping -> Ulimate EntreCard Phemonon (excuse my spelling) -> .1 Seconds -> group 1 -> Open All tabs.

Use control + Tab to go through the page dropping. Then when your done goto the send group and so on. Do all .1 - .5 second folders and you should have dropped 305 sites!

AND NOW FOR THE LAZY PEOPLE, WINNING ENTRECARD CREDITS!!!

The easiest way is to goto getburied.com and use the EntreCard Scratch Ticket. i got 500 EC my second time! Goto winners and scroll down and find Andrew, i won 500 EC!!

Then at Joetech you can play the Entrecard slots for free, too! I would also check out there ad slots, you can get a free backlink that way! Here is the link. Please click it here and support my blog. It won't affect your chances of winning but, it is a nice thing todo.

I hope I helped!
- Andrew

Questions and Answers

2008-03-06T18:55:00.003-05:00

The title says it all. Any tech questions you got, post them here! Actually, you can post anything questions, asks for fixes, OMG I JUST KILLED MY COMPUTER HOW DO I FIX IT, what would you like to see. Thanks for contributing!
- Andrew

Some Blogs of Note

2008-03-04T22:14:00.006-05:00

Yes, it is time for the weekly blogs of note. I am sorry I haven't been writing much but, I am working on a big post. How to become a professional photographer! Here are the blogs:

First, we have Johan's blog http://www.bookmarkmoney.com/blog . It's just like Digg that has tips, tricks, and tools related to making money online or off.

Next is http://www.vgal.890m.com/ it sells quality articles, content, and more.

After is blog.3rdbee.com which is about the life of a novice programmer.

Lastly, http://translateoff.blogspot.com/ which discusses tourism and travel.

And some backlinks for sites:

http://themoneykings.com/
http://eetechno.blogspot.com/

- Andrew

ViraLink! I got Viralink. And you can make LOTS of BACKLINKS with it TOO!!

2008-03-03T18:29:00.006-05:00

Non-technical people are probably asking themselves. What's Viralink? It is basicly getting lots of backlinks for free. How? Keep on reading.

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Below is a matrix of 120 stars, I have already added a link to my blog onto one of the stars, all you need to do is copy and paste the grid into your blog and add your own link to one of the other spare stars, and tell others to do the same!

Viralink

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Ok so this is how it works. If you want LOTS of backlinks.
Create a post dedicated to Viralink (like this one)
Goto here and add the Html code to your post. What will come up is everything between the red dotted lines.
Add a link to one of the stars. The link should point to your site.
Save the html code with your link included and pass it on.
Everyone who gets it after you will give you a backlink because you added your site to one of the stars (so did I)!

Hope you get some backlinks. Actually, I am giving a reward to people that post Viralink on there site. I will drop on there for a while (atleast two weeks) and include their link on this original list! If you added your site then tell me in a post.
- Andrew

FIX Missing or Corrupt HAL.DLL

2008-02-29T22:31:00.008-05:00

Every Windows user has had it. On startup your heart drops. A fatal error. Your computer's screen is all black except for the letters. Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\System32\Hal.dll . Luckily here is how you fix this problem!

First Missing or Corrupt HAL.DLL,

This happens to most people. You can't start your computer because its says missing or corrupt HAL.DLL.
The easiest way to fix this is to press F8 between the BIOS (for non-technical people- the BIOS is usually the company logo that happen right after you turn on the computer) and the Windows XP logo.
You will be presented with a menu. Choose the Last Good Boot Configuration or something like that. That (obviously) will start the last successful startup. But sometimes this fails. That's when you have to goto Plan B

Plan B
(You will need the Windows XP recovery console. This is only included a version of Windows that you bought. In won't be in yours if your computer came with XP preinstalled. To then get the console go here.

1. Insert your Windows XP cd. and restart your computer.
2. Your computer should start from the cd if it doesn't then I am goin to write a post on how to make it.
3. Within the Windows XP menu press R and your administative password is usually nothing so press enter when it asks you for that.
4. If you only have XP installed on your computer then type fixmbr and say yes to everything. Reboot and your DONE! If you have many OSes installed (i have three) than type copy boot.ini boot.backup (if file cannot be found then ignore it and continue). Then goto step 4 WARNING: You will get the same error if XP is not on the 1st partition. After step 4 you can reinstall GRUB if you use it and add more entries into your MBR with this.
Or if you use XP bootloader than you can open boot.backup with notepad (if you have boot.backup) and copy everything from there to boot.ini. But I recommand using the software.

Lastly, if none of these work then you have to copy Hal.dll from someones computer to yours. DONT SEARCH HAL.DLL ON GOOGLE!! You are kind of on your own on this. The way how I did it was I have Vista and XP installed and I went into vista and copied Hal.dll from my RECOVERY CD not Vista's Hal.dll and replaced it. Save the dead one. And after a couple of boots put the old Hal.dll back in!
Hope I helped!
- Andrew

Mac OS X Keyboard Tricks ALL!!

2008-02-26T21:07:00.002-05:00

This is a list of keyboard shortcuts.
Startup Keystroke Description
Press X during startup

Force Mac OS X startup
Press Option-Command-Shift-Delete

During startup
Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk)
Press C during startup

Start up from a CD that has a system folder Press N during startup

Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot) Press T during startup

Start up in FireWire Target Dis
k mode Press Shift during startup

Start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later) Press Command-V during startup

Start up in Verbose mode. Press Command-S during startup

Start up in Single-User mode

Finder window
Keyboard shortcut
Description
Command-W
Close Window
Option-Command-W
Close all Windows
Command-Right Arrow
Expand folder (list view)
Option-Command-Right Arrow
Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view)
Command-Left Arrow
Collapse Folder (list view)
Option-Command-Up Arrow
Open parent folder and close current window
(Assigned in Keyboard & Mouse preferences)
Show Package Contents (of selected file in Mac OS X 10.5 or later only). To create this contextual menu shortcut, open Keyboard & Mouse preferences in Mac OS X 10.5, click Keyboard Shortcuts, click the "+" button, choose Finder.app as the Application, and type "Show Package Contents" (exactly), and set whichever shortcut you want, such as Command-Control-S.

Menu commands
Keyboard shortcut
Description
Shift-Command-Q
Apple Menu
Log out
Shift-Option-Command-Q
Apple Menu
Log out immediately
Shift-Command-Delete
Finder Menu
Empty Trash
Option-Shift-Command-Delete
Finder Menu
Empty Trash without dialog
Command-H
Finder Menu
Hide Finder
Option-Command-H
Finder Menu
Hide Others
Command-N
File Menu
New Finder window
Shift-Command-N
File Menu
New Folder
Command-O
File Menu
Open
Command-S
File Menu
Save
Shift-Command-S
File Menu
Save as
Command-P
File Menu
Print
Command-W
File Menu
Close Window
Option-Command-W
File Menu
Close all Windows
Command-I
File Menu
Get Info
Option-Command-I
File Menu
Show Attributes Inspector
Command-D
File Menu
Duplicate
Command-L
File Menu
Make Alias
Command-R
File Menu
Show original
Command-T
File Menu
Add to Favorites (Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier), Add to Sidebar (Mac OS X 10.3 or later—use Shift-Command-T for Add to Favorites)
Command-Delete
File Menu
Move to Trash
Command-E
File Menu
Eject
Command-F
File Menu
Find
Command-Z
Edit Menu
Undo
Command-X
Edit Menu
Cut
Command-C
Edit Menu
Copy
Command-V
Edit Menu
Paste
Command-A
Edit Menu
Select All
Command-1
View Menu
View as Icons
Command-2
View Menu
View as List
Command-3
View Menu
View as Columns
Command-B
View Menu
Hide Toolbar
Command-J
View Menu
Show View Options
Command - [
Go Menu
Back
Command - ]
Go Menu
Forward
Shift-Command-C
Go Menu
Computer
Shift-Command-H
Go Menu
Home
Shift-Command-I
Go Menu
iDisk
Shift-Command-A
Go Menu
Applications
Shift-Command-F
Go Menu
Favorites
Shift-Command-G
Go Menu
Goto Folder
Command-K
Go Menu
Connect to Server
Command-M
Window Menu
Minimize Window
Option-Command-M
Window Menu
Minimize All Windows
Command-?
Help Menu
Open Mac Help
Command-Space
Open Spotlight (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
Command-esc
Front Row
Activates Front Row for certain Apple computers

Universal Access and VoiceOver
Keyboard shortcut
Description
Option-Command-8
Turn on Zoom
Option-Command-+ (plus)
Zoom in
Option-Command-- (minus)
Zoom out
Control-Option-Command-8
Switch to White on Black
Control-F1
Turn on Full Keyboard Access
When Full Keyboard Access is turned on, you can use the key combinations listed in the table below from the Finder.
Control-F2
Full Keyboard Access
Highlight Menu
Control-F3
Full Keyboard Access
Highlight Dock
Control-F4
Full Keyboard Access
Highlight Window (active) or next window behind it
Control-F5
Full Keyboard Access
Highlight Toolbar
Control-F6
Full Keyboard Access
Highlight Utility window (palette)
Command-F5 or fn-Command-F5
Turn VoiceOver on or off (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
Control-Option-F8 or fn-Control-Option-F8
Open VoiceOver Utility (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
Control-Option-F7 or fn-Control-option-F7
Display VoiceOver menu (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
Control-Option-;
or fn-Control-option-;
Enable/disable VoiceOver Control-Option lock (Mac OS X 10.4 or later)

The Universal Access preference pane allows you to turn on Mouse Keys. When Mouse Keys is on, you can use the numeric keypad to move the mouse. If your computer doesn't have a numeric keypad, use the Fn (function) key.

Mouse Keys
Keystroke
Description
8
Move Up
2
Move Down
4
Move Left
6
Move Right
1, 3, 7, and 9
Move Diagonally
5
Press Mouse Button
0
Hold Mouse Button
. (period on keypad)
Release Mouse Button (use after pressing 0)

Other Commands
Keystroke
Description
Option-Command-D
Show/Hide Dock
Command-Tab
Switch application
tab
Highlight next item
Command-Up Arrow
Move up one directory
Command-Down Arrow
Move down one directory
Page Up or Control-Up Arrow
Move up one page
Page Down or Control-Down Arrow
Move down one page
Option-Drag
Copy to new location
Option-Command-Drag
Make alias in new location
Command-Drag
Move to new location without copying
Shift-Command-C
Show Colors palette in application
Command-T
Show Font palette in application
Command-Shift-3
Take a picture of the screen
Command-Shift-4
Take a picture of the selection
Command-Shift-4, then press Control while selecting
Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard
Command-Shift-4, then Spacebar
Take a picture of the selected window
Option-Command-esc
Force Quit
Control-Eject
Restart, Sleep, Shutdown dialog box
Control-Command-Eject
Quit all applications and restart
Option-Command-Eject or
Option-Command-Power
Sleep
Command-click window toolbar button (upper right corner)
Cycle through available views for the window's toolbar (dependant on the nature of the Finder or application window)
Command-`
Cycle through windows in application or Finder (if more than one window is open)
Function-Delete (portables only--PowerBook, iBook, MacBook, MacBook Pro)
Forward Delete (delete the character to the right of your cursor)

Thoams

revised by - Andrew

Some Blogs of Note

2008-02-26T17:46:00.005-05:00

Here are some blogs that you might want to check out:
(Btw, if you want your blog up here than go here. You also get a free backlink!)

PowerDropping.com : This is an amazing site if you want to get EntreCard Credits FAST. It has the fastest loading websites (300 to be exact) that has the EntreCard at the top!! (Don't forget to drop your EntreCard on my site. If you do and write to me (comment or majasticmoose@gmail.com) your site and I'll drop mine on your site!!!)
PowerDropping

FaceBook App: This site is all about facebook apps. It has reviews about many apps. This site is new but still check it out! http://facebookapps328.blogspot.com/

Lastly, there is placemyproduct.com. It is an auction marketplace to buy & sell ads,
sponsorships, and product placements. Place My Products.

I did not make any money from these sites. This is not a sponsored review. I just thought it would be nice to help some blogs traffic and SEO by giving them backlinks. If you want your blog to be talked about than leave a comment here or email me at majasticmoose@gmail.com.

Thanks for reading.
- Andrew

Extending the FREE Backlinks!

2008-02-25T16:51:00.003-05:00

Yes, I am extending the free backlinks offer. You can still get a free backlink. To see how this will help people visit our original post here. Just post a link to your site, what its about, and (optional) name. in a comment (recommanded) or in an email ( majasticmoose@gmail.com ).

Increase Traffic with EntreCard!

2008-02-25T16:48:00.004-05:00

As you have probably seen I added EntreCard to my site. And traffic had increased. So I thought I should write a post on how EntreCard works and help you with it.

EntreCard is slightly confusing. So i'll teach you how it works.

First, everything runs on ECs of EntreCard Credits. Before we start talk about how it works you can sign up here entrecard.com. You don't need a credit card :) but you do need a picture.

You can either upload a 125 x 125 picture or make one. I STRONGLY suggest uploading one. A good picture will create more traffic!

Once at your dashboard you look on your left see people that want to advertise on your site. You can appove them or reject them. When you first start on EntreCard it costs advertisers 2 EC to advertise on your site. But as more people click on your EntreCard on your site and the more it costs to advertise.

Another way to get EntreCard points is to "Drop Yours" on another site. Don't forget to drop one on my site!!!! To drop EntreCard fast goto a site like powerdropping.com or sitehoppin.com. I recommand powerdropping.com.

The last way to get ECs is to post a comment saying your site. And as long as you click my site, I'll click yours (and read it, too)! Once you have enough ECs you can goto the Campaign tab on your Dashboard and advertise on someone elses site. Or this one!

I hope you learned something and if you have any questions post a comment. Remember if you post your site in a comment (i am working on removing the nofollow tag!!!!) I'll drop on your site and read it which increases your advertising fee. As long as you drop on mine.

- Andrew

Changing the Dock

2008-02-24T13:09:00.003-05:00

With leopard came the 3-D dock. Ever wanted to change the look of the dock?
The site, leoparddocks.com lets you do this. There are hundreds of different types docks. They can arrange from white glass, to rainbow, to Mario Themes. These are the steps to guide you through it
1. download the dock design you want from leoparddocks.com
2. Open up the folder called "dock resources"
3. Replace the Files in dock resources with the files in the downloaded folder that have the same name. (note: you need to enter in the administrative password for this too work)
4. open terminal and type Killall Dock

the dock will disappear for a moment and then come back the way you want it.

You can also go to the site and download the file called "change dock."
if you use this, you simply have to....
1. Download the dock design
2. Run "change dock"
3. Select the ENTIRE FOLDER that contains the dock design.
This is my preferred way becuase it takes much less time and its easy to accidently replace a file that you shouldn't have.

Here are some examples of different dock designs from leoparddocks.com

Finder Out Who is E-Mailing You. Reverse E-mail Finder

2008-02-23T23:02:00.003-05:00

Ever get an email and wonder who it is? Or get spam and want to find out who sent it? With this trick you can find out.

First find the email.
Next look around for a Show Original ---> (Gmail)

View Source --> (Comcast Webmail) , or something like that.

Then find the section where it says Received: *text* and there should be a number after that that looks like this 72.14.207.99 but of course not the same numbers.

Then goto http://www.arin.net/whois/ and type that number. You can get a street address which is only sometimes correct, phone number, and EMAIL address!

thanx!

- Andrew

NEW BLOGGER

2008-02-23T14:39:00.001-05:00

I am proud to announce that we have a new blogger to help me with my blog. He runs Leopard so we'll see more Mac posts!

hi guys, I'm Thoams. I purchased a new Macbook recently just as 10.5 came out. I have learned many tips and tricks. I'm ready to show them to you.

Convert Your HD-DVDs to Blu-Ray!

2008-02-22T16:17:00.003-05:00

Sadly you decided to join HD-DVDs side. And now since the format war is over, your stuck with lots of HD-DVDs. You could either buy a combo player (Blu-Ray and HD-DVD player). Sell them and buy Blu-Ray discs. Or convert them!

Wired Wiki how-to has a great article about how-to. WARNING: You need a fast processor, HD-DVD player for your computer, Blu-Ray burner, and 30 GB of space on your hard drive.

Here the link to the guide --> http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Convert_Your_HD_DVDs_to_Blu-Ray

Links of Love! Backlinks for FREE

2008-02-21T14:19:00.008-05:00

Hi,
I thought I'd be nice to other bloggers and try to increase there SEO. SEO stands for Search Engine Optmization, it means to increase your Page Rank or how far down your link is when someone search a keyword. One of the ways to do this is to have backlinks. Backlinks are links on other peoples website that link to yours.

So I'll post your link on my site (for FREE) if you send it to my. This will increase your SEO, gain more traffic, and promote your blog. I'll take the first eight links and post them at least once.

You can send me your link two ways:

1. Post a comment for this post (HIGHLY RECOMMANDED)
2. Send it to me at majasticmoose@gmail.com -> subject: Backlink please.

I don't check my Gmail daily so I recommend posting it in a comment.

Lastly, make sure to send your link, email, about your site, and (optional) name.

Hope I help someone.

- Andrew

Temporary E-mail Addresses! Never give yours away!

2008-02-20T11:47:00.012-05:00

Ever at a site where it asks you to give an E-mail address? And your not sure to give it out or not? Than this post is for you.

There are three solutions to this problem:

1. Temporary E-Mail Address.

2. Get a G-Mail Account.

3. Check with McAfee.

The first approach: Getting a temporary E-Mail address is simple.

When you come to a situation when your not sure whether to type in your real email than type: whateveryouwant@mailinator.com.

Then goto mailinator.com and check your mail, by going to their site and in the check your inbox box type what you put inside of whateveryouwant.

The second approach almost as easy. Goto Google.com and click Gmail. Setup a account.
Make a seperate account if you already have one. Then just use it as a spam inbox.

The last is check with with McAfee SiteAdvisor.

Goto siteadvisor.com, and at the bottom type the site. Make sure to only use the base! (example: http://homehacker.blogspot.com , NOT http://homehacker.blogspot.com/2008/02/temporary-e-mail-addresses-never-give.html)

Or just download SiteAdvisor for IE or FireFox.

Hope you never get spam again! - Andrew

Tweak almost every aspect of your computer with FreshUI

2008-02-20T11:21:00.016-05:00

When I first ran FreshUI I was greeted by this on the left pane That's when I realized this was going to be fun. FreshUI lets you tweak almost everything. Plus, it's freeware!

To get it you goto http://freshdevices.com/download.html, before you put in your email you might want to consider doing a temporary inbox. This site doesn't spam, but it does send you lots of there newsletters which have ads that make the adveristed product look like it was made by FreshDevices.

Then download and install.

Run the program and tweak EVERYTHING!!!

FreshDevices do have kind of a weird registration. All of there products are freeware, but you do have to sign up or have a fifteen day free trial.

By the way, when I first got this I thought they cheated me and this was shareware but it isn't registration codes are in the first e-mail, so if you did do a temporary inbox, then make sure you check it after signing up.

- Andrew

HD-DVD loses the Format War!!!

2008-02-19T22:12:00.006-05:00

Today Toshiba announced that they would stop manufacturing HD-DVD players. And HD DVD has lost the format war to Blu-Ray.

What can you do if you have a HD DVD player, XBOX 360 HD DVD player, or HD DVD movies?

Sell it, and FAST! These was released today (Feb 19, 2007) so many people don't know about it. As for movies, you could sell them or buy a combo player. Like this. This is going to affect lots. Not only people who bought HD DVD stuff but, Microsoft because Xbox will no longer play HD movies because they wont make anymore. This is very good for Sony.

- Andrew

How to setup a VNC server. (Control your computer from another)

2008-02-19T19:30:00.002-05:00

Do you ever want to see your Desktop. Or control it. Whether you want to play a good prank on someone or get a files that is on another computer than VNC

Questions For People That Are Reading This Right NOW! : What do you want?

2008-02-18T23:36:00.004-05:00

Recently, on Questions For Peope That Are Reading This Right NOW! we talked about Free Stuff or Scam.

Today's question is an easy one.

What do you want to see on this site?

A few ideas:

Tutorials, Features Added, More How-to or DIY, Programs, etc.
Thanks!

- Andrew

Ultimate Backup Solution

2008-02-16T23:30:00.017-05:00

Many people today have backup solutions like external hard drives. But that keep on forgeting to backup (like me). So i have put together some instructions on how to create a worry-free EASY backup solution.

1. First: Download and install SyncBack

2. Second open SyncBack up and create a new profile

3. When the new profile is open, locate on the bottom the Expert button and click it.

4. You should be in the Simple tab at the top. In there click the second line down: Backup the source directory and all the all subdirectories. BTW you can change these settings around to work for you.

Now you have two options: Backup via FTP or backup via direct connection

FOR FTP PEOPLE,

(NOTE: you must have an FTP server setup. If you don't, then here is how you make one).
Click on the FTP tab and fill out your settings (make sure you check the box: The destination directory is on an FTP Server!)

Then goto Step 5

FOR DIRECT CONNECTION PEOPLE meaning that your plugging the drive directly into your computer.

Plug your drive in.

At the top make your destination wherever you want on the drive.

Goto Step 5

STEP 5

Goto the Misc tab,

Click on Schedule, then Edit Schedule

In the new window goto the Schedule tab

Make it Daily and at Midnight.

Then goto the settings tab and check the last box, Wake computer to run this task.

Then click Ok until your back at the Profile Setup Page.

STEP 6 (the last step!)

Goto the programs tab and type in the run AFTER profile box: C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe

Click ok AND YOUR DONE!!!

Just make sure everynight that your FTP server is going or your HDD is plugged in.
Your computer will turn on at midnight and backup whatever folder you selected aand then when its done it'll shut off. Pretty Cool?

- Andrew

Delete Blogs

2008-02-14T16:41:00.004-05:00

Hi,

In this post i don't want to be mean but there is a major problem. When i tried to make a blog many names were taken up. I was interested in seeing if the person who wrote the blog and i have the same ideas.

Sadly i found that these blogs were empty.

Here are the links

http://tech.blogspot.com/
http://evt.blogspot.com/

Or the blogs were out dated and abandoned

http://hometech.blogspot.com/

Some people like to "test" out blogger. (i did) When they are done they leave the blog empty (i did). PLEASE DELETE THEM!

The way how to, is to login.
Then find the blog you want to delete and click settings.
Scroll to the bottom where you will find Delete the Blog
AND CLICK IT. Your blog will be permanently deleted.
-Andrew

How To Make A FTP Server and why.

2008-02-13T19:05:00.011-05:00

Ever sitting at your computer wishing that you had that file. Its either on a separate computer or somewhere else? Or you have to give a file to a friend but its multi parts or large? Or (lastly) ever wish you had a central storage or SERVER?

Then FTP is just for you.

I am assuming your on a Windows computer. i am running XP.

First download FileZilla Server on the computer that you want to be the "server".
http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=server and install it.

During installation leave everything as the default and at the server screen type 127.0.0.1 for the server and a strong password (aka a password with capitals and numbers.)

Like this

Open up server interface and goto Settings > Users | Click Shared Folder and create some users and passwords and folders they can access.

BAM! Now your server setup!

Now all you have to do is get a client now.

On your client computer download http://filezilla-project.org/download.php

Open FileZilla Client and under host type 127.0.0.1 username type a user you created and then there password. You can leave the port box blank or type 21 and CONNECT.

You should now see folder on the server side.

You are now FTP'ing

-Andrew

DIY HEATER FOR UNDER $5

2008-02-13T18:44:00.013-05:00

Do-it-yourself home heater for under $5!

Heating costs today are very high. Also, heating uses fuel. So, why not make a DIY heater. This won't cost that much. In fact it will cost under $5!

Easy FREE Home Heat!