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A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapor in the air. Kumulus has designed and produced a product that is able to 'produce 20 to 30 liters of healthy drinking water per day'. It is able to refine the water vapor in the air and... read more
Don't fall for this. It's a SCAM, not a scan. Ha! See what I did there? I crack me up!
But, seriously, I have perfectly good antivirus software (Kaspersky) on my PC which already routinely catches and prevents virus-dangerous down... read more
At winworldpc.com
WinWorld from the past, to the present, for the future
WinWorld is an online museum dedicated to the preservation and sharing of vintage, abandoned, ... read more
1) EXHAUSTIVELY search all your e-mail folders - ALL OF THEM, TRASH, SPAM, INBOX, ARCHIVES, everything - for e-mails that contain the bad address. Remember that if the bad address was one of several in a message, even if it... read more
Bad news, they are 5G cellphone towers. You know, the same 5G suspected of -- slowly, over time -- causing cancer. Yeah. See links below.
For the full story, read this: ... read more
"Not at all. Many Wi-Fi names include 5G to refer to the 5GHz band, while cell phone networks refer to the fifth generation of broadband cellular networks."
See ... read more
QUESTION:
I installed a program called Audacious which I want to be the default for .wav files. When I go in Settings and try to change it from the current default my only choice is to get a program from the Microsoft Store. Wh... read more
We bought the "Lumber" item just the other day at the Giving Machine in front of Nashville's Bridgestone Arena as my wife's friend Andrea Ballard sang Christmas carols nearby. See more here: ... read more
Check out an IP address here: abuseipdb.com-check. Just FYI if you're not sure a visitor or emailer is legitimate.... read more
List of freeware tools and other releases from The Windows Club
This page list down all the Freeware, Tools, eBook, Themes, Screensavers, Wallpaper and other releases from The Windows Club. Maybe you have landed here out of cho... read more
"Unlike Skynet, which gained self-awareness, Silicon Valley is full of people who seem to have no self-awareness at all." -- Vince Coyner, ... read more
This is how I sign my emails these days to gently educate whoever I happen to be emailing. Just thought I'd mention it in case you like the idea. -- BillA mask might be appropriate if you're actively snee... read more
Like, maybe you saved an email as HTML but want to remove most of the code-gobble-de-gook.
Click here: Strip Tags Tool or use the form inserted below (assuming it shows up for you).
... read more
Wow, this is huge!"The solution has emerged in Farther Farms, a food tech startup co-founded by Saran (MPS '17) and Mike Annunziata ('11, MBA '17), with technology developed at Cornell. Its innovative sterili... read more
"Medicine." Sure. :) But, please, feel free to ridicule those who think there might be something similar in this covid ""vaccine"." "Electronics are getting imperceptibly small, ope... read more
"UTF-8 is a variable-width encoding that can represent every character in the Unicode character set. It was designed for backward compatibility with ASCII and to avoid the complications of endianness and byte order marks in... read more
The tech giant continues to police discussions about the coronavirus.
Go to Facebook removes covid 19 "va... read more
Editor's note: I believe Bing.com has caught up with Google on all of these features, if you prefer Microsoft over Google...
There are two pages every one of you might consider bookmarking:Google Advanced Search: ... read more
"I dreamed I was riding one like this last night." See youtube or Row n Go. For ... read more
Fright... read more
Just wanted to put that out there.
Think about all the times you wished you could talk to an actual human instead of a stupid voicemail system, or have seen an automatic sprinkler system running in the rain. Those are just a coupl... read more
It worked against apartheid South Africa. Let's hope it works against other tyrants, in this case tech tyrants."Take a Stand Against Big Tech: Facebook, Google, Twitter. These tech titans seek to silence us fro... read more
If this is true, it looks like a good time to get rid of that pesky control freak of a browser, Mozilla ... read more
"To build an alternate social media website with a dissenting moderation policy, you must first invent the universe. Good luck.": ... read more
Common MySQL Queries. Extending Chapter 9 of Get it Done with MySQL 5&Up
Here's an example: Compute date from year, week number and weekday:
SET @yr2012, @wk26, @day0;SELECT StrToDate( Conca... read more
"Of all the good things we can do with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) flash drive, I think running a website is one of them. This is a perfect solution for web designers who need to cart along a whole bunch of designs to show... read more
I was unaware that Facebook recently had started to add a unique click identifier to all outbound links on facebook.com. Coincidentally, one of the security measures of this server is to disallow query strings as part of the URL... read more
To remove that annoying slideshow so popular on click-bait sites, try one of the following:cluster fakedesli.de... read more
I keep joining these other social networking sites, only to be disappointed. The main problem is that they insist that I upload my contact list, which I refuse to do. Maybe this one -- ... read more
Here's an article about them. AltCensored is at ... read more
The man who says he can make diamonds out of thin air: Eco-tycoon claims top-secret process can 'grow' gems in furnace as hot as the sun. Eco energy tycoon Dale Vince makes diamonds out of thin air in secret process. He has li... read more
I just thought I would remind you there are alternatives to YouTube. See below:
Air.tv
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Very helpful website with images and explanations here."A computer port is an interface or point of connection betwee... read more
This, below, is what happens when you let greed (or desperation) rule over your sense of aesthetics. All I wanted to do was click the link and read the article. smh Good luck finding the actual article! :)... read more
We are living in an unprecedented time, one in which electroma... read more
This looks promising: SubscribeStar.com. Their tagline is "Create. Monetize. Prosper." I created a page for myself there... UPDATE: Denied! Never mind. Yo... read more
You will need the password for most of these.Cracking up over Lottery President (Jun 28, 2013). No password required.... read more
Article about it here, and the manufacturer's website here. ... read more
Question: I need my own domain name and monetization, plus things like ability to pay and schedule and stuff.Answer: Any Wordpress installation should allow plug-ins for polling, scheduling and other types of forms, in addition... read more
"The simple gadget dramatically improves the wearer's ability to learn new words, say the University of Pittsburgh team behind the research new..." Go to ... read more
No computer can do without this: screen cleaner. Converted free by cloudconvert.com... read more
After the CEO of Hispanic food megabrand Goya spoke at the White House, demands to cancel the popular brand on social media have arisen met by equally furious pushback from the corporations defenders....
Go to ... read more
Here you see your color converted to 17 different color formats like RGB, CMYK, HSV, HSL, CIELab, Android, Decimal, and YUV.
Convert multiple colors at once or get Conversions and Harmonies via the REST API.
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Cool! I am getting one of these. I am including an affiliate link here. This sounds like a scam post, but I really am ... read more
Cool! Tetra countertop dishwasher "made for small spaces."""The only dishwasher that doesn't require plu... read more
Well, after going round and round with firmware updates, rebooting and factory resetting, the "Scheduled Off" feature on the R6120 Router (Firmware Version V1.0.0.66) simply DOES NOT work. And that was the only reason we bought this rat... read more
"Known as Folding@Home, the technology uses thousands of computers around the world to work through large sets of numbers and complicated problems...."
Go to ... read more
See These New Solar-Pavement Driveways Made of Plastic Bottles Can Power the Average Household"You&... read more
My hero!: rotary dial"Rather than learn to live with a smartphone, this engineer designed he... read more
A cousin just installed a 16kW generator to power the whole house. It goes on and off automatically, triggered by power failure and restoration, and runs on natural gas. See video here. It co... read more
Just thought I would start a running list of internet-web technologies websites I have found useful, below...
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Could be useful. See (this one's for Windows, but there's a version for Mac and Linux, too) inkscape.org... read more
"The technology is coming, but contrary to what some people say, there could be health risks" Go to ... read more
Did you know about this rock from Russi... read more
"We the undersigned scientists, doctors, environmental organizations and citizens from (-) countries, urgently call for a halt to the deployment of the 5G (fifth generation) wireless network, including 5G from space satelli... read more
In Windows 7 (and possibly earlier and later versions), use NETPLWIZ and check (or uncheck) the box that says something to the effect of "require users to enter passwords." Make sure that your own username is highlighted before you check... read more
From NeverWare.com at neverware.com"Ready to turn your computer into a Chrome device? You're in the right spot. The ... read more
Just thought we'd mention OpenDNS.com (or .org) which we use here at FriendsNews.com. It's a good parental control as well as an easy way to filter your Internet traffic.... read more
Yep, that is what just happened to me. Here is some advice on what to do: wikihow.com-Dry-Out-a-Wet-iPhone. Luckily, the toilet had already been flushed and the p... read more
Just because the From is spoofed, it doesn't mean your email account is compromised. See: Ask Leo And here&#... read more
Electronic Waste-Recycling... read more
You might find this as useful as I just did: expandurl.net ... read more
Note: I am no longer on Twitter or Facebook, but here's what I've managed to salvage from back then.
Go to Operation Detour book on Facebook... read more
Useful site here to opt out of various online ads: yourchoices.com. Some of the biggest name brands always seem to be conveniently unavailable.... read more
I'm buying one of these: USB ... read more
Wow, I want one of these! Real-time language translation device whispers into your ear in real time as it's listening to the person speaking.... read more
Useful site to see if it's your connection (or firewall) or the site itself that's hav... read more
"When you're next to the pump, try connecting to Bluetooth, and if you see "a long string of numbers trying to connect... that's probably not good," says Sid Miller.": ... read more
Cool! This would (eventually) remove the need for environment-destroying battery factories."We've built what we believe is the first functioning cellphone that consumes almost zero power," said co-author Shyam Gollak... read more
I'm going to try running Windows in a virtual machine after installing Linux on my PC, as per these instructions: superuser.com. It'll probably suck (because Linux suck... read more
Makes me laugh when Facebook asks why I think something is funny or amazing. I'm thinking "Bite me. I don't have the time or inclination to teach your artificial 'intelligence' algorithms what it means to be human.&q... read more
"A UK-based team of researchers has created a graphene-based sieve capable of removing salt from seawater. The sought-after development could aid the millions of people without ready access to clean drinking water."... read more
Installing Ubuntu Linux on my Chromebook as per these instructions: ... read more
Note: I am no longer on Twitter or Facebook, but here's what I've managed to salvage from back then.
Every time Facebook shows me one of those notices saying something like "Hey there, we've been going through all of... read more
Here's a cool website I just learned of:atlasobscura.com"In an age where everything seems to have been explored and there is nothing new to be found, we ... read more
I like horses. I like Google maps street view. The two don't like each other. See ... read more
If you're looking for an alternative to ... read more
Some headlines Google News mistakenly thought I'd be interested in ...Is Jeb Bush Right About Barack Obama and Donald Trump? - The mainstream (pro-Bush-Clinton) media keep pretending Jeb is relevant.Kanye We... read more
Amazing! I love this! See youtu.be-qlTA3rnpgzU And a nice song at the end, too! Here's their website: ... read more
Note: I am no longer on Twitter or Facebook, but here's what I've managed to salvage from back then.... read more
And then the "third stage" my words, not theirs will be when people realize how irritating and stupid these computers are. Consumers, otherwise known as "people," will stop using services that are overly-computerized, and bosses everyw... read more
"Brandon Raub's case exposes the seedy underbelly of a governmental system that continues to target military veterans for expressing their discontent over America's rapid transition to a police state," said John W. ... read more
"... those 217 "no" voters received twice as much campaign financing from the defense and intelligence industry as the 205 "yes" voters.": ... read more
Cool! But bad news for locksmiths? "keyme" stores a copy of your house key in the cloud Not cool... read more
In the process of upgrading to a new Samsung Galaxy Note II today (which should arrive in a few days), Sprint at one point showed me ... read more
I've got an iPhone 4 now, which I've never been crazy about. I used to have a Blackberry Curve, which I was also neve... read more
Yes, I know Windows 8... read more
This is great. I think I blogged once (here), complaining that I couldn't change how my name appears on the receiving end's caller ID. It showed my legal name... read more
I hope this is for real: Patent Filing Claims Solar Energy Breakthrough"In a U.S. patent application, a l... read more
Name Generator - Cool Name ideas at the click of a button!I thought this, above, was kinda cool for generating a pseudonym. You can also generate a Medieval name, a Twitter name,... read more
GravityLight: lighting for the developing countries on Vimeo. This is so cool!&q... read more
"Right now, electric cars are not sustainable," he says. "The average electric car battery pack is four times larger than ours, with one-third the range. ... read more
I just thought this was interesting: youtube.com-watch?v54vDcPCQM8 And here's another article on the same subject: ... read more
Some Facebook users 'dislike' being used in online advertising ... read more
"Ever since Google began designing its self-driving cars, they've wanted to build cars that go beyond the capabilities of human-piloted vehicles, cars that are much, much safer. When Sebastian Thrun announced the projec... read more
I barely used it, but I found this interesting because I was once a "word processor" (human, not program) back in the mid-80s to early 90s. ... read more
MIT creates solar cell from grass clippings"A researcher at MIT, Andreas Mershin, has created solar pane... read more
Just the other day I had bought a second wi-fi router from a seller on Craigslist to daisy-chain the two together (somehow) to improve the wireless signal throughout my house. No, it's not a big house. Anyway, last night our powe... read more
"This is Emma. She's going to save the world (and cure cancer). No, not the engineer in the lab coat. Rather, the Electron Model of Many Applications in which she's standing - a remarkable new technology which could... read more
Cool!: Solar power without solar cells: A hidden magnetic effect of light could make it possible.&... read more
Simply upper-casing your password can frustrate a hacker's attempts: ... read more
It's a very old hoax. Anything with a headline like "Plleeaassee reeaadd! It was on Good Morning America!" and mentioning Microsoft, AOL and Good Morning America in the same email almost HAS to be a hoax these days, and this one is. ... read more
For those old gadgets you'd just as soon get rid of:gazelle.com My old ... read more
Got the new tv antenna... read more
12:32:39 PM : Bill: Initial Question-Comment: Your online form won't let me change my contact info. It keeps saying "Oops, something's broken" or whatever, never telling me what I've done wrong... read more
To anonymize your browsing, use one of these "anonymizer" sites and-or programs:SitesAnonymouse.org... read more
I got an error in a program that was in some foreign language I didn't even recognize, let alone understand. I went to translate.Google.com and typed in one of the words and chose "Detect language" in the "Translate from..." box. I... read more
In Nashville, anyway, it seems you can get around their proxy system (those outlets that use it), simply by using Google Chrome and maybe Firefox. It might be as simple as using any browser other than Internet Explorer. Us... read more
Sprint called the other day and offered me a free new phone. The woman, sounding like she was from Indonesia or something, went on and on and on for twenty minutes. Luckily, the call did ... read more
I am now the proud owner of this very cool device, here. Thanks to Heather and Brady for the suggestion!You might also like ... read more
If you get a pop up on your computer saying, "You're infected! Download Antivirus 2010 or something similar to fix it!", DOn't DO IT! It&#... read more
Open Source Human Resource Management Software. FYI in case you're looking for such, even though we hate the term "human resource." Ironically, it's dehumanizing. :) : ... read more
"One year has gone, since we've presented the Rolltop concept for the first time. Many thanks for all your emails and feedbacks! Now we are really going to bring this high innovative product on the marke and we are already... read more
It all starts with Ctrl-V, followed by the number combinations shown on the screen that comes up. For example, the tilde is Ctrl-V 002, although it doesn't show up on my screen, but maybe it'll work on yours. The ac... read more
QUESTION: How do I transfer iTunes to my new computer?ANSWER: I have copied your iTunes from the old computer to the new. If you haven't already "authorized" your current computer, ... read more
copied from helpdesk.ilstu.edu-kb-index.phtml?kbid1326 By default, when you launch Outlook it opens to your Inbox. You can create a shortcut to O... read more
Q: I had some problems with this program. I fixed the POP and SMTP server designations, and it works now. However, I've lost my contacts - the folder is blank. The funny thing is, when I type some letters in the "to" box, names c... read more
WE MAKE PRIVACY EASY. Browse the web safer, faster & with less annoying ads. Keep an eye on who's keeping an eye on you at ghostery.com... read more
Hackers leak 6.5 mln LinkedIn passwords Time to change your LinkedIn password. eHarmony, too, apparently.... read more
Google: Fake antivirus makes up 15 percent of all malware Tech News on ZDNet... read more
This looks promising, "environmentally-responsible" ink from Dell. Ihave no idea if it's any good. Leave a comment below and let us know:... read more
Fantastic online app here. It does what I've done before, but they do it better. I'm not jealous. I'm not a programmer, really, I'm an "implementer-integrator." Yeah, tha... read more
Mine got messed up somehow, and it drove me nuts until I found this: jevon.org-wiki-Changing-... read more
Well, I thought I liked this version 4 better than version 3. I hated version 3. But, it turns out, version 4 is no better. It starts and finds things quicker (for me, anyway), but it ruins the computer's performance the ... read more
Avoid any toolbars that don't come with Windows from Microsoft. I just had a customer whose Internet Explorer wouldn't close after they installed "My.Freeze.Com" screensaver. Luckily, it uninstalled properly when using its unins... read more
QUESTION: My "Show Desktop" icon just disappeared from my Quick Start menu. How do I restore that? ANSWER: Simplest answer: Just right-click on the desktop from now on and choose Show Desktop from that little menu that pops up;... read more
blogs.techrepublic.com.com-10things-?p1069&tagnl.e101... read more
QUESTION: Is there any way to turn off the loud "BEEP" sound that occurs when Intel Proset detects a wireless network? I've tried going to control panel and muting all the sounds, but that doesn't seem to work. ANSWER: Try go... read more
QUESTION: I can't paste anything into Outlook, but I can into Word, etc. ANSWER: Open Microsoft Word, go to TOOLS OPTIONS Select the SAVE tab and uncheck Embed smart tags.Also, there's a security feature in Outlook th... read more
QUESTION: I can't see any of my Sent Items in Outlook () anymoreANSWER: Try the following:Click ViewArrange ByCurrent ViewCustomize Current ViewFilter OFF... read more
"Welcome to 4AllMemory.com, trusted since 2001. We now have upgrades for 111,914 models (and counting). We guarantee your computer performance will be increased."... read more
Just visited these sites, and my antivirus popped-up saying it had blocked a Trojan Horse coming from there (or one of their links): --thefrist.org --fixi... read more
Probably ought to save things to other computers and-or external hard drives and-or sign up for an online storage account. : ... read more
Question There was a couple parked on the curb on Wed from 8am to 12pm on Wed. The girl was like a look-out, it seemed. When I was going to work she gave me a suspicious look, so I drove around in a circle and drove by them... read more
I hate to promote Google since they already rule the online world, but they do some things very well, e.g., their "unsubscribe" feature in Gmail. In a message, click on Show Details and you should see the option to "... read more
None of these links work anymore. A couple of useful sites here for downloading videos for later viewing. I know I often want to watch a video later, not right then and there. Anyway, here are a couple of links: ... read more
We promise to never do anything even remotely similar to this! Man loses $20 million after taking laptop for repair.... read more
Got a tip, thought I'd share it here. Add the following to your HOSTS file ("C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts"): #fix for ytimg.exe browser hang problem74.125.162.39 static.cache.l.google... read more
"Their next play is to make it seem like everything is wrong with your PC" : ... read more
Hard Drive Manufacturers Slash Warranty Periods That's on new drives. So, from now on, mo... read more
FAST & FREE security scan for your PC : Kaspersky Security Scan.... read more
QUESTION: I started getting notices that my mailbox is over its limit. I have archived items over 90 days. What else can I do to stop these messages?Isn't this pretty much the same as archiving to my hard drive?I use thre... read more
Well, it's happened again, luckily for only the second time in my career. A customer called me to their house, only to not be home or pretend to not be home when I got there. People, if you change your mind, just call and cancel! The... read more
I'm trying out this online backup system called Nordic Backup. So far, so good. Click ... read more
Still a huge problem
Beware of this scam. Don't bother trying to get them to help you unlock your pc: hackers-gang-russian-bust. The fix... read more
PROBLEM:Can you tell me again how to move deleted emails to a "deleted email" folder? The AOL Imap folder just crosses them out but leaves them visible there. SOLUTION:It's under Edit, Purge Deleted Messages.... read more
QUESTION: My hard drive has died, and I've lost valuable data. If you can't recover it for me, is there a service who can?ANSWER: Here's the best one I've found: Gillware ... read more
Down for everyone, or just me?. I LOVE this service!... read more
QUESTION: isn't working, but it worked before. ANSWER: Click Start, Control Panel, Printers and Faxes, right click and choose Properties on that printer. Click Device Settings tab, choose Duplex toward the bottom, change i... read more
PROBLEM: I haven't totally written it off as dead, but my back-up external drive that holds 500gigs won't power on now. I made a back-up of all the data maybe a month ago, but there are some things I must have missed. In case I c... read more
To recreate-fix your Outlook 2003 profile, do the following:Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, Mailclick on Show ProfilesAdd a new profilegive it any NEW name you wantclick OK... read more
This looks really good: teamviewer. Of course, I've already been using the one from Zoho, too, here: ... read more
In Word 2003 (and possibly older versions), go to Tools, Options, Save and check (if not already) the following settings:Always create backup copyAllow background savesMake local copy of files stored on ne... read more
QUESTION: How do I set email (Outlook 2003) to forward to someone else while I'm out?ANSWER: In Outlook, click on Tools, Out of Office AssistantClick "I am currently out of the office…" and type your outgoing message, ... read more
CNET has created a fantastic new service called Tech Tracker that I wish I'd come up with. It tracks and keeps up to date all of the software on your computer! Mac or Windows! The only catch is that you have to create an account on t... read more
Thanks to GoDaddy phone support, I discovered this very useful site: megaproxy. One of my domain names was not resolving correctly from home. I went to the website above a... read more
QUESTION: No matter where I go, the wireless is not working. ANSWER: I just had to "enable wireless" by right-clicking on the icon at the bottom-right of the task bar and choose Enable Radio. I could then connect right into the wirel... read more
Hopefully yours is listed here, anyway. :) amailsender.com-support-smtpserver-... read more
This should be useful now that the world is converting to IP v6: emailtalk.org-IPV4ToIPV6.aspx... read more
