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Post Pictures to Twitter with iPhone

A day does not pass that somebody isn’t asking me how to post pictures from their iPhone onto twitter. Here are several ways to do it.

How to Log into Multiple Gmail Accounts Simultaneously in Firefox

Typically, one can only log into one Gmail account at a time. However, frequently it is useful to log into multiple accounts without conflicting with each other. This tech-recipe will show you how.

VOIP / Mobile Data : How to make incoming and outgoing VOIP calls for free w/Google Voice and an internet connection (USA tested only)

This recipe will explain how to utilize several free services to get free incoming and outgoing calls (2000 minutes limit/month) in the USA.  We will be utilizing a VOIP standard called SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) to allow us to use our mobile data only device or pc internet connection to make up to 2000 minutes of free VOIP calls w/o the complexities of creating one’s own PBX (SIP client required on device of course, Android and iOS4 have several clients, most are retail though).

Dropbox: Generate Public Shareable Links

The very clever Dropbox service is making it easier to share the content within your dropbox with the public. Here is how to create and share the dropbox links.

Should I Upgrade or Purchase Vista 64-Bit (x64)?

As a follow-up to my popular article exploring 64-bit versus 32-bit versions of Vista, this tech-recipe describes the small subset of users who will receive some benefit from running the 64-bit version of Microsoft’s most recent operating system.

Vista: How to Rebuild the Icon Cache

If you run into a situation where your icons aren’t displaying correctly, you may need to rebuild the icon cache. The icon cache can become corrupt but is simple to delete the cache so that Vista will rebuild it.

IE8: How to Add Feeds and WebSlices to the Favorites Bar

Internet Explorer 8’s Favorites Bar allows you to add RSS feeds and WebSlices which makes it easy to monitor your favorite sites for new content. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds are web feeds that are used to publish frequently updated content. WebSlices are a completely new feature for IE that allow users to subscribe to certain content contained within a web page. The WebSlice behaves in a similar manner as the RSS feeds, allowing the user to subscribe to the content for updates.

MonoPrice 5X1 HDMI Switch Review

With HDMI output devices outpacing the number of HDMI ports on most televisions, HDMI switches are a vital part of many high definition systems. However, most HDMI switches can be very expensive. Is the value-priced MonoPrice switch an affordable option?

Use your Android Device to Control Torrent Downloads on your Main Computer

Setup the Android app Torrent-fu to connect to your desktop pc’s uTorrent / Transmission program and manage your torrent downloads! One can add custom torrent search providers within Torrent-fu as well. Using this technique, you can search for torrents on your Android phone and even queue them in your desktop pc’s uTorrent client for download.  Keep reading for the directions…

Hulu / Media Center – Launch Hulu Desktop within Media Center / Integrate Hulu into Media Center

This recipe is for those of you who are using your pc or laptop as a htpc or just like using Media Center for your media playback needs.  Most people do not realize it but any PC running Vista Home Premium already has Media Center built-in.

Logitech Harmony One – Fix repeating buttons on touchscreen / repeating icons for an Activity

Yes,I am one of those techies/geeks that likes to be able to control everything with one remote.  I purchased a Harmony One remote for this sole purpose.  However after setting up my PS3, Windows7 HTPC, HDTV, and a few other devices; I started to run into problems with the Touchscreen commands starting to repeat onto later screens for that particular activity.

Use Quicktime Player to Capture Web Video and Audio

One of Snow Leopard’s biggest changes was the built-in Quicktime Player.  The new player allows you to capture video, audio and also screencasts.  However, by default you are only allowed to use your internal or external mic for audio capturing.  You cannot capture the audio generated from your mac itself such as sound from a movie playing in your browser or music from a website, for example. 

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