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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Year Ending Giveaways
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 30, 2012, 08:35 PM »
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Living Room / GoOgle Blocks 51. Million Links
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 29, 2012, 07:46 PM »
Google spiked 50M searches in 2012
Google, the Internet search leader, removed more than 50 million links from search results this year for allegedly infringing the intellectual property of copyright holders.

Spoiler
According to an analysis of Google's weekly "transparency reports" performed by TorrentFreak editor ErnestoVan Der Sar, 51.5 million links to web pages allegedly infringing on copyrighted material were removed from search results in 2012.

"Nearly all of these web pages are no longer showing up in Google's search results," Van Der Sar reported.

Google, like any other website on the Internet, is obliged by federal law -- namely, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act -- to take down content when it receives a DCMA request from a copyright holder.

http://www.pcworld.c...earches-in-2012.html
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Living Room / Companies Keep Us Buying New Stuff
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 28, 2012, 07:30 PM »
How companies keep us buying new stuff, and how to recycle the rest
It's okay to crave new gadgets, just ditch the old gear responsibly.

http://www.pcworld.c...ecycle-the-rest.html

  It's a damn shame that we live in such a throw away society, and it's the companies fault for not making modular components that can be easily replaced.  They solder batteries into circuit boards and other crazy stuff like that where they are cheaper to replace than to repair.  Just look around for an Electronic Technician, they are an endangered species now.  There's only one located in a city 50 miles away from my house.
  The companies seem to design things to fail at a certain time, usually right after the warranty expires, if they even offer a warranty.  Since the components are built into the circuit boards they way they are now, it cost too much to have them repaired, which means you get to fork out more money for a replacement.  Real good for the company profits, but not so good for our pocket-books and the environment....
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General Software Discussion / Re: Just want to congrats
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 28, 2012, 04:18 PM »
Hi there. I have had Screenshot Capture for awhile now and want to congrats to the devs that made this program, cause I was looking for one that could only capture only a certain window. By this, i have gave donation to continue any possible updates to it, as this is now my favorite. Please continue any possible updates as i kept check on the site. I love it ;)

-Goldy58-
SSC is so good I donated to Mouser twice!  By far it's the best and easiest capture program I've ever used, and I've used a bunch of them over the years.  Plus in the unlikely case that you have any kind of problem with it, Mouser will actually respond to your help email!
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  I may have nightmares for a long time now....  Thanks a lot Stephen66515!!!
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Living Room / Re: The Rant Thread!
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 27, 2012, 08:28 PM »
I had some really horrible handwriting when I was a kid. If you waited any longer than 3 days, even I wouldn't be able to figure out what I wrote.  :-[
My dad decided to give me a little help...a giant eraser, which I got in trouble for when I brought it to school.

LOL.  I used to have one like that, but I flat wore it out.  hehehe
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Living Room / Re: Flash Mob - Beethoven's 9th
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 26, 2012, 07:39 PM »
Yay flashmobs!

IMO though the pacing on this was a bit too slow. But who am I to quibble!
 I think the reason they did it that way was to give enough time to allow the setup and give a panoramic view of what was going on at the time.  It started out as a peaceful day in the square and evenutually turned into a full blown concert with a large crowd gathered.  It wouldn't have had the same effect if everyone just came barreling out and started to play all at the same time.  At least that's my take on it.....
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Living Room / Re: The Rant Thread!
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 26, 2012, 06:49 PM »
Can anyone explain why it is that yellow colored pencils always seem to come out of the pencil sharpener with a broken point? They could be a brand new pack of pencils and that yellow one will always have issues, always end up all stubby, and you pretty much only get to use it twice.

I think it's a conspiracy in the pencil industry. They have all collaborated and come up with a scheme to make people buy more packs of colored pencils. And by all of them agreeing on making the same color inferior to the rest, they trap the consumer. There is no way out. You can't buy a pack of one brand and a pack of another to get a full, good quality set. That yellow one will always be the bane of your existence. You will end up with shoe boxes full of every color of every brand, but yellow.
  And why does all the pencils have all that pencil and just a little eraser?  Shouldn't the eraser be at least 1/4 the size of the entire pencil?  lol  At least for us that make a lot of writing mistakes.  My handwriting is horrible, but I can type like there's no tomorrow.  hehehe
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Living Room / Flash Mob - Beethoven's 9th
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 26, 2012, 06:24 PM »
 We've seen flash mobs dancing before, but this is just absolutely breathtaking....
Flash Mob – San Sabadell - Beethoven’s 9th

http://www.youtube.c...amp;feature=youtu.be
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Living Room / Re: Gadget WEEKENDS
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 23, 2012, 08:37 PM »
One of my favorite cheap gadgets is a Swiffer Sweeper Vac:
It's basically a really tiny, light, cheap, low powered battery-powered vacuum cleaner meant for very light duty work on solid (wood) floors.
My experience is that it's basically only useful for one thing, and that's cleaning up dust and cat hair from wood floors -- it's too low powered for anything else.  But at that one job, it is perfectly suited, and a pleasure to use.

  I have one of those for my wood kitchen floor.  I vacuum it about 10 times a day because of the cat & dog hair.  It works like a champ too, and holds a charge really well.  I don't have to charge it but about every 10 days.
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Living Room / Re: Facts about Facts?
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 23, 2012, 08:32 PM »
  And then there are all the science "facts" that they taught us in school years ago that are now science "fiction"....
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Living Room / Re: The Rant Thread!
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 23, 2012, 08:29 PM »
OK, what do you think about radical red reveler Russians killing your puppies?
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Be happy, Father Christmas is arriving!!!
  Wow, that looks just like a classic Harley scooter.  I had a neighbor took me for a ride on one of those when I was just a kid......just shortly after the dinosaurs disappeared.  lol
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Living Room / Re: Broadband Caps
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 23, 2012, 08:12 PM »
  One thing that really gripes my butt is how they advertise a certain speed with the small print that states this will vary depending on the time of day.  Well, I've been on the internet in all times frames many times and have NEVER even come close to the advertised speed.  But yet they just keep on keeping on.....With our money.....
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Also: install sysinternals' Process Explorer instead of the cruddy old task manager, it's so much better :)
  Yes sir, that's what I use....
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General Software Discussion / Re: Password Managers
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 22, 2012, 07:29 PM »
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions! I will check some out............appreciate your help!
And Merry Christmas to ALL!!
  Ain't we just a friendly bunch?   ;)
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Living Room / Broadband Caps
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 22, 2012, 06:37 PM »
You know they'll just up the price higher than it already is....

Senator wants to limit broadband data caps
A U.S. senator has introduced legislation that limits the ability of broadband providers to impose data caps on customers.

http://lm.pcworld.co...75/5571255/354291/0/
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General Software Discussion / Re: Password Managers
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 21, 2012, 08:47 PM »
  I use Roboform password manager and form filler.  If you have 10 or less logins then RoboForm 7 is free.  I have the pro version even though I don't use but one profile.  It has a Sync option, however I've never used it and can't tell you how it works.  Not only does it work for internet pages, it also works for Windows forms.  There's way too much to list here, you can read about it here;

http://www.roboform.com/download
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General Software Discussion / Re: Video rant against Windows 8
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 21, 2012, 08:29 PM »
 I just came across this in a newsletter today.  Thought it would bring a little light to the subject....or not.  lol

Consumer Reports makes case for Windows 7 PCs
Windows 7 may be the better choice as a PC operating system on new systems than the just-released Windows 8, Consumer Reports magazine said this week.

http://www.pcworld.c...r-windows-7-pcs.html
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General Software Discussion / Re: A Plethora of Open Source Games
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 21, 2012, 08:18 PM »
  Too bad they don't have a listing by genre...
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Found Deals and Discounts / Linux Diversity Collection
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 21, 2012, 07:48 PM »
The 'Linux Diversity' collection: One kit, 10 Linux distros

If you're shopping around for a new OS, this set will give you a variety of the latest popular options.

http://www.pcworld.c...0-linux-distros.html
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Living Room / Video games Under Scrutiny AGAIN
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 21, 2012, 07:46 PM »
  And here we go again....

Video games to come under scrutiny in U.S. gun violence review

Violence in video games and other aspects of pop culture in the U.S. will be among the areas examined as part of an investigation aimed at reducing gun violence in the country.

http://www.pcworld.c...violence-review.html
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Living Room / Re: 21st December 2012...Why it won't happen...(Nibiru/Planet X)
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 21, 2012, 07:33 PM »
Explained: Why today isn't the end of the world
In a fascinating video, NASA corrects the confusion over Mayan calendar cycles and tells us what the date 12/21/2012 really means.

http://www.smartplan...nd-of-the-world/8681
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Living Room / Re: Cody shotglasses? What does the community think
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 21, 2012, 07:15 PM »
The 5000 post cody shotglass idea is a great one.  And now that we have some new Cody images from Hally, we've got some choices.

Ok, so all 5000 post count posters will get a special 5000-post shotglass at new years.

  Not to be a killjoy, but wouldn't that be an incentive to make a lot of useless BS post?   :tellme:

 :drinksmiley:

Yep, just as I suspected!  LOL
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Living Room / Re: Cody shotglasses? What does the community think
« Last post by Tinman57 on December 20, 2012, 08:49 PM »
The 5000 post cody shotglass idea is a great one.  And now that we have some new Cody images from Hally, we've got some choices.

Ok, so all 5000 post count posters will get a special 5000-post shotglass at new years.

  Not to be a killjoy, but wouldn't that be an incentive to make a lot of useless BS post?   :tellme:
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