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Google: Three Methods of Using Google as a Proxy to Bypass a Blocked Site

Many jobs and schools (countries?) block access to certain sites. However, it is very difficult for anybody to block access to Google. By using Google with any of these three methods, you can gain access to blocked sites very easily.

Firefox Extension: SMS Web Content to Mobile Phone for Free

Google has released a Firefox extension that sends Web content to your cellular phone. Use the link included in this tutorial to find out more about this service.

Flashing a Sony Ericsson Z710i to a W710i

oh yea.. what can i say, i love the look of the z710i but wanted the software of the w710i… argg! wait… is anyone else having flashbacks? does k750/w800 hybrids sound familiar (been there)? This tutorial describes how to flash the Z710i to the W710i!

Mac OS X: DVD Backup Guide

This tech-recipe explains backing up DVDs you own on a Mac running OS X. The steps require the use of a commercial program called Toast Titanium.

Flickr: Use Your Email Client to Upload Photos

Did you know that you can use Outlook, Evolution, Thunderbird, Gmail, or any other email client to upload your photos to Flickr. The benefits of this include getting around corporate firewalls that block the Flickr site, uploading from your cell phone or internet appliance, or when you don’t have access to the web (the files can be stored in your Outbox until you can get online, then they will be posted).

Upload Pictures from Picasa/Picasa2 to Flickr with Tags, Descriptions, and Title

I enjoy using Flickr and Picasa. Using this shortcut, you can export/email pictures from Picasa to Flickr with ease. This technique also allows you to set your tags, picture title, and description at the time of the upload.

CSS: Prevent Right-Click/Save As on Your Webpage Images with Transparent Layers

The following tutorial explains how you can use a quick cascade-style sheet addition to your images to prevent the right-click/save as option and keep your images your own. This applies a transparent barrier to be saved instead.

PHP: Generate Dynamic Images from Text

The following Tech-Recipes tutorial explains how to create images from text dynamically (quote generator).

XP, Vista, and Windows 7: Show or Remove Version and Build Number on the Desktop

The following tutorial contains a quick registry hack which describes how to show your version and build number of the Windows OS on the desktop.

Windows 7 / XP – Right Click to Open a Command Prompt

This tech-recipe describes how to open a command prompt by right clicking on a folder in explorer. The tutorial has been updated to include information about Windows 7 as well.

Users Cannot Vertically Scroll in Safari, OmniWeb, Konqueror and WebKit Browsers

These browsers will lose the ability to use the vertical scroll bars under certain css/html situations. This code will render well in all other browsers. This is a documented bug confirmed by the webkit team.

Invalid Page Fault in Module THUMBVW.DLL or KERNEL32.DLL

When the thumbs database becomes corrupted, page faults will occur. You may notice these more frequently when browsing a folder in Thumbnail view. The following Tech-Recipes tutorial explains how to fix this.

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