Spot Fake Drivers License

This is a great calculator to verify if a Driver License number is valid. I can't make any promises that it works, but it sure is a good calculator. Please read the disclaimer. Help stop identity theft.

Diall 911 via Text

The FCC is working on a national 911 service that will enable user's to send 911 messages via text. The technology is still in early stages but will be very effective once it's setup.

Glasnost

Is your current ISP blocking your download speeds or limiting your downloads. Here is an excellent way to see if that's true


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Blackberry Torch Tips

If you just purchased a Blackberry Torch you just might want to write down these great tips to make your Torch go where no Blackberry has gone before.

Before You Buy a Domain

Here is an interesting article addressing domains and what you should look for before you go out and buy one. Sometimes buying something as easily as a Domain is not that simple.

Broadband Internet for $9.95 if you qualify

Does your child qualify for free lunch at school? If so then you can also qualify for Comcast broadband Internet at $9.95 a month. You just need to fill out an application and hopefully you'll be roaming the Internet for cheap.

Open Office

Need Microsoft Office but don't want to pay the premium price. Just download Open Office and enjoy Office for free. It doesn't have all the perks that Microsoft Offers. But it's still good with the free version.

MikroTik

Here is an auto network discovery software that helps to improve your router and wireless network. It discovers all of your the networks and classifies them.  You then customize the network to suit you.

File Menu Tools

Want to customize the context menu in Windows Explorer. This software helps you to tweak Windows Explorer so that your able to do even more. A must have utility.

Startup Program Tracker

This program checks for startup programs at the Start Menu and registry for items that load on PC startup. It's a must have utility if your tired of your computer taking forever to bootup.

Email Manager

Looking for a free email manager similar to outlook but without the premium price. Incredimail is a great option and it's very user friendly.

Microsoft USB storage Fix

If you haven't heard yet, Microsoft is now admitting that it slowed down transfer speeds because of Windows 7 settings. The patch to this fix is contained on kb2581464 but you'll still have to tweak your registry. 

For everyone else just wait until Microsoft deploys it via Windows Update. Hopefully everyone will now be please with their flash drives transfer speeds.

Windows 7 ISO

Here are the legal links for Windows 7 ISO Home & Professional. I am just glad that someone had the common sense to post these ISO images for IT Technicians.

Roboform for U3

What happened to RoboForm's U3 free download. It's still available but it looks like RoboForm is hiding it to force user's to purchase their product. As a registered user, I must admit that the software is a must have password manager with unlimited free updates.

Youtube Keyboard shortcuts

Let's just say that if you want to easily watch videos on YouTube, these are great shortcut tips.

Full screen view of videos: Press F11 to view the running video in full screen mode.
Play or pause a video: Pressing space bar will pause the currently running video and pressing space bar again will release (play) the video.
Volume up/ down: If you want to turn volume up or down when a video is playing, press up arrow to increase volume or down key to decrease volume of the videos.
Forward or Rewind a video: Pressing left key rewinds video 10% and right key forwards video 10%.
Skip through the video: If you do not like the starting of a video and want to skip the starting part or even want to jump over to half of the video, you can do so using keys 0 to 10. 0 being a shortcut to jump at the beginning of the video.

Lots of thanks from Parkblogger.com

Stimator

Here's another website estimator to tell you how much a website is worth. I don't know how accurate these results maybe, but at least you have a good idea.

Build Your Own IR Head Tracker

It's a great simple project with the help of Free Track.
Here are some of the materials your going to need:

Materials
a) webcam no more than 320x240, it's not high resolution but will be good enough.
b) for IR Led the recommendation is SFH485P for it's wavelength and viewing angle.
(these items are under a dollar at DigKey)
c) need a resistor try a SFH485P

Tutorials

For more information seek Maximum PC December 2010 magazine 

Eat Free on your Birtday

Want to eat free on your Birthday. This is how with this wonderful website. In most cases you'll first have to sign up so don't waste anymore time to eat free.

Hound.com

New job hunting website that really works. It's a premium site with a trial version that does a lot of hunting. You not only get regular job postings in your area, but direct company job postings as well.
If your recently out of work, give Hound a try. It's worth the price if you beat the odds on getting your resume out first.