tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41684087200546192882024-02-21T03:26:17.004-05:00Info, RandomizedAnything I can think of.Claytonbinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08033197410583533706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168408720054619288.post-89888030280056928702009-10-20T15:25:00.001-04:002009-10-20T16:43:33.078-04:00Never buy mp3's from ItunesSpeaking of the new Android phone, this is exactly why I have told everyone I know to NEVER buy a song from iTunes. I never have and am incredibly grateful for my choice.<br />
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See, now that this new awesome phone is coming out (that is not an iPhone), all of my mp3’s will easily transfer over from my computer to my new Android, and play immediately. If I had bought my songs from iTunes? Screwed. Because of the DRM (Digital Rights Management). I know Apple says it’s not their fault, that the record companies require it…or that you can buy the plus version of songs for an extra charge that does not include DRM. But with so many other choices out there to download your music without copy protection, without restriction to iTunes only, and they are usually CHEAPER, why would you possibly use iTunes?<br />
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My friends that have purchased any/all of their songs through iTunes can’t move it to another device other than an Apple device. This is nuts in my book. (Side note, I think it’s amusing how iPod has replaced the general term for an mp3 player among most of the world. There are many more mp3 players on the market, some better, some much worse, and Apple CERTAINLY did not INVENT the mp3 player, yet they’ve become the Kleenex or the Windex of mp3 players. I admit that is good marketing!)<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/mp3">www.amazon.com/mp3</a> will find you most of your songs, and most full album purchases can put you at around $0.80 per song.<br />
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My new favorite, <a href="http://www.lala.com/">www.lala.com</a> has the same prices for DRM free music, but you get one FULL preview of any song that you want. There are other very cool features too, such as being able to access your library from anywhere that you have an internet connection.<br />
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The subscription site that I am a member of, <a href="http://www.emusic.com/">www.emusic.com</a> which you have to pay a monthly fee for which allows for you to download a set number of tracks, but that works out to you only paying between $0.30 and $0.50 per song…now that is a deal. Catch though is that you have to like indie music and be willing to discover new artists. This has been my primary music discovery service for the past 2 years, and I now have about 30 gigs of music, all of which I have downloaded legally and discovered on my own, and I actually like almost all of it…..just can’t get myself to delete something I paid for even if I’ve grown tired of it.<br />
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And of course there are many others out there, but these are just the 3 I use.<br />
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So don't pay more for an mp3 from a site that is going to limit your freedom.<br />
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PS. one of my favourite sites is <a href="http://www.anythingbutipod.com/">www.anythingbutipod.com</a>, if that gives you an idea of where I'm coming from. :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168408720054619288.post-29677097747556481832009-10-19T21:42:00.000-04:002009-10-19T21:43:35.674-04:00Sister siteCheck out the sister site for random info (that is less random and more review like)<br /><a href="http://reviewgurus.blogspot.com">Review Gurus</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168408720054619288.post-7552767463166445892009-10-19T21:27:00.001-04:002009-10-19T22:07:25.610-04:00Droid Does - Decoded<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8uOrR-RvOGrTFHpOR722H93mwbf_nuylcurfyrSmuBbZpuu0QMzL1Zp2Otczhlh96vM39srkxyZpF0rw5xFjjU8b3J5Hn0bs9CXqpln0h1V143FlOYVNcZYQE8_DQWCpzeIBQatrxDU3/s1600-h/DroidDoes.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 87px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8uOrR-RvOGrTFHpOR722H93mwbf_nuylcurfyrSmuBbZpuu0QMzL1Zp2Otczhlh96vM39srkxyZpF0rw5xFjjU8b3J5Hn0bs9CXqpln0h1V143FlOYVNcZYQE8_DQWCpzeIBQatrxDU3/s400/DroidDoes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394488844172932114" /></a><br />
I am so pumped about the new Android phone coming out for Verizon. So when I saw the cool ads during sunday night football, knocking the iPhone, and ending with the <a href="http://www.droiddoes.com">DroidDoes.com</a> , i immediately went to it. I saw the timer at the bottom, and knew what it was immediately, and decided to try to crack it... way easier than I thought it would be. It is your standard, DD:HH:MM:SS countdown timer I believe. And when I cracked it last night, it had just over 11 days left on the timer...now I don't know if this means that the information will be released in 11 days or that the actual phone will be released in 11 days, but either way, it's pretty cool. See the image to the left for legend to see how much time is left yourself.<br />
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Now I just need to crack the money problem to buy one for myself....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168408720054619288.post-15538189662081903732009-10-19T19:23:00.003-04:002009-10-20T16:45:44.784-04:00Antivirus Pro 2010How to remove Antivirus Pro 2010:<br />
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I had this virus on my own computer a year ago, when it was 2009. A simple install of Malwarebytes was all it took. This year, when my girlfriend's computer became infected, it was a totally different story.<br />
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-Can not terminate programs (including the virus) using the Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Delete) Instead you get the error that says "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator"<br />
The virus messed with the registry. Follow this <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555480">link</a> or if that link dies, just Google, "Task Manager has been disabled by administrator" and follow instructions.<br />
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-Can not run System Restore. Instead you get an error that says "System Restore has been turned off by group policy. To turn on System Restore, contact your domain Administrator"<br />
Click the Start button, select Run, and type "regedit.exe" in the box.<br />
Find the following key--> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore<br />
On the right side, DELETE any of the following lines of text that appear:<br />
DisableConfig<br />
DisableSR<br />
Then exit the Registry Editor.<br />
Info from <a href="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/srpolicy.htm">Ramesh's site</a><br />
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-Can not install Malwarebytes in order to run scan. This is the tricky one that took me awhile to figure out. What the virus does, is allow you to install the program all the way, then at the last second, it deletes the mbam.exe file, the executable file that actually runs the program.<br />
To get around this, download and run the Malwarebytes program (if you don't want to get on the internet, then use another computer and move it onto the infected computer via flashdrive). Then run the installation program. Now when you try to run it after this, it will give an error.<br />
Now navigate to the program folder. Go to MyComputer and open your C:\ drive. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes. Open the folder and resize the window so that you can see all the files and the desktop as well. Rerun the installation program and get it to the main installation process. Then select the my computer window again, and get ready to do some fast clicking. Right when you see the two new files show up at the bottom (should be mbam.exe and a .dll file) QUICKLY highlight them, either right click and click copy, or press Ctrl-C on the keyboard to copy the two files, then QUICKLY right click on the desktop and click paste, or minimize the windows and press Ctrl-V to paste the two files to the desktop. Let the installation program complete and wait a few seconds to let the virus program do its thing. Then copy and paste the files from the desktop back into the Malwarebytes folder. You should now be able to run the Malwarebytes program from this folder from now on. I would run it 2-3 times, restarting as it requests after each scan. Then install a good firewall AND virus program to prevent it from coming back as it did for me.<br />
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Whew....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168408720054619288.post-46798737331996582282009-10-19T19:21:00.001-04:002009-10-19T19:22:45.031-04:00StartBlogging about the things I've learned or realized, however random.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0