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I finally determined the cause of a problem that lurked me for quite some time. Whenever I went to stream audio using windows media player I received the following problem:
Windows Media Player loads, displays Ready, but stubbornly refuses to play any audio, even if I press play. The first time this happened, I [...]
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Update 4-13-07: Due to legal concerns, the previously named GAIM instant messaging client has changed its name to Pidgin.
To those of you who still use AOL Instant Messenger, listen up! You don’t have to endure an advertisement filled instant messaging client anymore. Pidgin is a modular messaging client capable of using AIM, MSN, [...]
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Retired in 1998, the SR-71 high-altitude surveillance aircraft leaked fuel from its wing panels when it sat on the ground. Only once in flight did the panels expand due to air resistance and fit tightly together.
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When I accidently reformatted a hard drive, I was able to use TestDisk to successfully recover one of the partitions and all the files. Use this utility immediately after you realize your mistake to avoid file loss.
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I admit - I’ve lost important files multiples times. Worse yet, failure to backup this data rendered it irrecoverable. Life goes on, but at this point there really isn’t any excuse not to backup your data.
Recently I discovered Mozy, a free online backup service with 2GB of storage. It’s perfect for [...]
