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Google Hacked…oh wait

Posted on February 14, 2009 by allscoop

This morning I hit the Google home page and I see this… I think I even said out loud…wow Google is hacked! I had to look closer for a second, then I realized it was their Valentines day logo, but … Continue reading →

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Siteground Hosting – The Worst!

Posted on March 21, 2008 by allscoop

Do not use Siteground web hosting. After talking with a sales rep about their services, I asked about their refund policy. We have a 30 day refund policy, she said. So I then went ahead and signed up with them, … Continue reading →

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Gmail Storage Drive

Posted on August 12, 2007 by allscoop

GMail Drive shell extension GMail Drive is a Shell Namespace Extension that creates a virtual filesystem around your Google GMail account, allowing you to use GMail as a storage medium. GMail Drive creates a virtual filesystem on top of your … Continue reading →

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AcroRd32.exe Prevent Acrobat Reader from staying open

Posted on May 17, 2007 by allscoop

When you visit a website that links to a pdf, then close the pdf file, the AcroRd32.exe will not close, it will sit open on your PC until you restart. This simple fix will disable that function of Acrobat reader … Continue reading →

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Clicking Sounds? How to turn off clicking sounds in Internet Explorer on XP

Posted on May 17, 2007 by allscoop

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Sounds Choose “Sounds” Tab Scroll down in program events until you see “Windows Explorer” and then click on “Start Navigation” Change the sound on “Start Navigation” to “(None)” Hit OK There! No more … Continue reading →

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work friendly

Posted on March 19, 2007 by allscoop

**update – it appears this service has been shut down** A fun way to surf the web at work. If you work is restrictive about using the internet at work, you should check out. www.workfriendly.net Compare the versions of fark.com … Continue reading →

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Cool Home Page Rotator

Posted on March 16, 2007 by allscoop

A very cool web-based utility to automatically shuffle through your favorite web sites. Login and setup your website list in the database, then each time you open your browser or hit your “home” button it bring up the next site … Continue reading →

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