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LookInMyPC Is a Must-Have Tool for Computer Troubleshooting

11 February, 2010 (08:47) | By: Michael Prassel

Share “Whether you’re a tech guru who knows your way around your computer better than the company that built it, or a novice just getting acquainted with your system, LookInMyPC is a free app you’ll want to download and run at least once, even before you need its diagnostic help. It’s like a big verbal [...]

AVI Joiner Combines Split Video Files into One

11 February, 2010 (08:32) | By: Michael Prassel

Share “Ever download a movie from—oh, I don’t know—some far-reaching nether-region of the internet, and when your download finishes realize the video is split into multiple parts? AVI Joiner quickly combines those split videos in just a few clicks.” via AVI Joiner Combines Split Video Files into One – Videos – Lifehacker.

Grill a Perfect Grilled-Cheese Sandwich – Lunch – Lifehacker

10 February, 2010 (09:33) | By: Michael Prassel

Share “If your grilled-cheese sandwiches never achieve that perfect diner-style golden grill but instead end up a shade too far into burnt-marshmallow territory, a simple tweak or two can make your sandwich perfect.” via Grill a Perfect Grilled-Cheese Sandwich – Lunch – Lifehacker.

Five Browser Secrets of Power Web Surfers

8 February, 2010 (17:08) | By: Michael Prassel

Share I already do all of these tricks.  Just thought I’d share them with the rest of you. “Whether you’re working or wasting time, you spend a lot of time on the Web every day. You’ve already ditched Internet Explorer and switched to Firefox or Chrome; in fact, Net Applications’ browser marketshare stats show Chrome [...]

Manage The Products You Use Daily

24 June, 2009 (08:18) | By: Michael Klear

ShareThere is an interesting site out there now that lets you sign up for free.  Its Alice.com.  It’s a personal shopping site that lets you sign up and have all of your necessary shopping be done by someone else.  It pulls all of your monthly or weekly usages together.   So you can see how much [...]

Dropbox is Awesome [Repost]

15 June, 2009 (09:39) | By: Michael Prassel

Share We’re going to start a new feature for the blog where we will rewrite posts about awesome websites, programs or tips that we use on a daily basis. Today’s repost is about Dropbox. Our original post on Dropbox can be found here. I recently shared some files with a friend of mine and he [...]

Fotopedia challenges Flickr, and Picasa

9 June, 2009 (21:07) | By: Michael Klear

ShareIf you are a picture freak with your DSLR, iPhone, or Digital Video camera, I recommend you checking out a site I found on Lifehacker.  Fotopedia is a  FREE website where you can follow your friends albums and geotag your pictures with the location the picture was taken.  It’s a very cool site depending on [...]

Couple Quick Tips

4 June, 2009 (08:24) | By: Michael Klear

ShareI’m going to share a couple tips that the Student Nerds use to make their lives easier. I had both my sister and my new wife get mad at me for not making them aware of a financial management website that makes checking all your credit cards, bank accounts,  or any financial institution extremely easy [...]

Encode Video For Any Device [Quick Tip]

12 May, 2009 (10:00) | By: Michael Prassel

ShareIf you need to convert any video file so you can use it on your phone or your AppleTV, I found this program that will make it very easy to do that. EncodeHD will take your video files and convert them to any device that you can think of. It’s as simple as downloading the [...]

Quick Tip – Have a Backup Email for Google

6 May, 2009 (09:00) | By: Michael Prassel

Share If you ever have your Google account compromised you’ll be glad you listened to the information in this post.  When someone gains access to your Google account and Google notices it, they will immediately disable the account.  When you try logging in again to your Gmail for example, you won’t be able to.  You [...]