Geek Reviews: Play And Record Internet Radio With Screamer Radio

Last weekend I ran across a very cool Internet Radio and Recording program named Screamer Radio. It is always good to stay current, so you should probably accept the recommendation. Using Screamer RadioThat was quick set up. Now we are ready to start looking at what this has to offer. (Apparently there is even a radio station in Antarctica). Also, there will be a link to the current stations website displayed....

October 7, 2008 · 2 min · 216 words · Brianna Mathews

How to Create and Use a Password Reset Disk in Windows 7 or Vista

This can be extremely valuable for preventing any embarrassing situations. And that’s all there is to it… just remember to save this disk in a safe place. That’s all there is to it.

October 7, 2008 · 1 min · 33 words · Juan Mayer

Secure Your Gmail Account With SSL Encryption Without Breaking Gmail Notifier

Thanks to Pratik for the idea for this article. Downloadable Registry Hack Google is actually nice enough to provide adownloadable registry hackto make the notifier work properly. Just extract the zip file, and double-press the included notifier_https.reg file to turn on SSL for your notifier. There’s an included undo script as well. Download Gmail Notifier SSL script from google.com

October 3, 2008 · 1 min · 59 words · Patricia Wilson

Understanding the New Hyper-V Feature in Windows Server 2008

It used to be that virtualization was only found in the datacenters of companies like Amazon and theirEC2computing cloud. Now, Microsoft brings virtualization to the rest of us. Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V come at the perfect time. Virtual operating systems run independently of each other as partitions just above the Hyper-V stack. With server virtualization, you are essentially running multiple servers on one physical box. This meant the Virtual Server 2005 hypervisor did not have direct hardware access....

October 3, 2008 · 1 min · 209 words · Savannah Reed

Weekend Fun: Record Internet TV on the Three Major Platforms with Miro

Think of Miro as a TiVo for your machine which will download and save Internet programs. you might customize them to your choices. As of this writing Miro boasts 5,163 channels. you might search them by keyword, category, most popular, etc. This is very handy if you are using another app that requires additional bandwidth. The viewing area in Miro is can be sized to your liking and even full screen....

October 3, 2008 · 1 min · 115 words · Eric Shepard

Turn Off the Obnoxious HP Driver UAC Popup Update Check in Vista

Once you open this up, hit the Preferences link on the left-hand pane. You should get the dialog saying that your preferences have been saved. Open up HP Solution Center, and then at the bottom of the window pick the controls button. Now you’ve got the option to uncheck the box for “Enable help Contents updates automatically”. This should hopefully get rid of these completely ridiculous update prompts once and for all....

October 2, 2008 · 1 min · 96 words · Michael Freeman

Geek Reviews: Monitor And Benchmark Your PC with PC Wizard

Today we’ll show you a utility that goes a step beyond that with even more features. Download PC Wizard For Vista And XP

October 1, 2008 · 1 min · 23 words · Elizabeth Brown

What is trackerd and Why Is It Running?

Then you could choose to Minimize memory usage as well. At this point you’re free to exit the dialog to apply the changes. Once you are done, use the Apply button to actually do the uninstall. Does anybody actually use this search engine?

October 1, 2008 · 1 min · 43 words · Angel Taylor

Change Your Forgotten Windows Password with the Linux System Rescue CD

In that case you should crack the password, which is something we’ll cover in an upcoming article. That’s about all there is to it. The first thing we’ll want to do is mount the hard drive, using this command. Note that it’s mounted on /mnt/windows at this point. Now you’ll want to change directory into the Windows/System32/config directory inside of your windows installation.

September 30, 2008 · 1 min · 63 words · Brian Gay

Stupid Geek Tricks: Shrink the XP Volume Control

“, you’ve probably performed a Stupid Geek Trick. Usually these tricks aren’t anything complicated, just little known fun tricks that we like to share. Using the same key combination again will change it back to the big version.

September 29, 2008 · 1 min · 38 words · Yolanda Gamble

Reset Your Forgotten Password the Easy Way Using the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows

Today we’ll show you how to reset your password easily using that CD. Once you’ve found your username in the list, you might simply use the Change password button. Note that if you are using Vista you probably shouldn’t edit the Administrator password. At this point you should be able to reboot the computer and login with your new password. It’s just that simple. Instead you should try and crack the password, which we will cover in an upcoming post....

September 28, 2008 · 1 min · 86 words · Jennifer Oliver

Family Fun: Share Photos with Photo Gallery and Windows Live Spaces

If you want to make a home movie clipWindows Movie Makerwill open up. Photo Gallery allows you to fix and edit your photos by adjusting different elements. After creating your account and signing in to share your photos press theShare Photostool. Next, create a name for your new photo album and tap on Add photos. You will be prompted to drop in the Windows Live photo upload tool. You will get an ActiveX warning, just allow it to proceed....

September 26, 2008 · 1 min · 126 words · Elaine Mcmillan

Reset Your Ubuntu Password Easily from the Live CD

Now you’ll need to create a directory to mount the hard drive on. Since we’re actually booting off the live cd, the directory doesn’t really get created anywhere. sudo mkdir /media/sda1 The next command will mount the hard drive in the /media/sda1 folder. sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 Now it’s time for the command that actually does the magic: chroot. Now you should be able to reboot your system and log yourself in with your new password....

September 25, 2008 · 1 min · 76 words · Christian Henderson