An example of legitimate use of BitTorrent…
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We already knew this: “All unlimited-data-plan users who exceed 3GB of data in a single month will now experience reduced speeds on AT&T’s 3G network for the remainder of their billing cycles.”
But here is newer info that EVEN AT&T MANAGERS DON’T KNOW: “4G subscribers, meanwhile, can use up to 5GB of data in a billing period, after which data speeds will be throttled.”
What NOBODY KNOWS or is willing to say, is what speeds will be throttled to once this soft cap is exceeded…
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Monoprice finally has CERTIFIED lightning cables… They start at $12.
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You can configure Windows XP to automate the logon process if your computer is not part of a domain.
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Click Start, click Run, and type control userpasswords2. |
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Clear the Users must enter a username and password to use this computer check box. |
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Click Apply. |
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Enter the user name and password you wish to automatically log on with, and then click OK. |
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Click OK again and you’re all done. |
Source: Â http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/knox2.mspx
When I upgraded to Snow Leopard 10.6, I thought I had lost the ability to display picture RSS feeds as a screensaver. I even posted in the apple forums with no answer. Turns out Apple just changed how you do it.
To set it up, go to System Preferences, Desktop & Screen Saver. Under the list of available screen savers, click the plus icon and select “add RSS feed”.
Paste in your RSS feed and click OK.
The pictures at that RSS feed should now show up as your screen saver (provided you gave a valid picture RSS feed).
NOTE: I have had a few problems with this process. Sometimes when you paste the RSS feed in, and click ok, it gets stuck validating the feed. I tried again, and it worked, so I’m not really sure what the problem is.
The transition to Apples newest operating system, Snow Leopard has been mostly good, but there has been a few bumps along the way.
My first problem is that the contextual menus sometimes disappear without clicking. At first I thought it was a botched upgrade, so I did a clean install with a newly formatted hard drive, but the problem was still there. I posted on the apple forums, and found that others were having the same or similar problems. So far there is no solution.
My second problem is with my NAS (Network Attached Storage) device, a ReadyNAS. It won’t let me copy some files to it, even though I have the correct permissions to do so. A quick google search showed on their forum that others were having similar problems.
The screen sharing hack that once works great in Leopard no longer works with Snow Leopard.
Finally, the RSS screensaver that I LOVED is missing in Snow Leopard. Here is a picture of it in Leopard, but if you go to screensavers in Snow Leopard, its just not there. It was great because I had a subscription to my online photo gallery on all my machines. Whenever the screensaver would fire up, I would see all of our latest pictures around the house. I can’t figure out why Apple would remove such functionality.
With all of these problems, I’m still quite happy with the upgrade.
Just like the saying says, 3rd time is a charm. I tried switching to Mac two times before the final time. I am now a full fledged mac user, and am quite happy. Here is a list of things I like and dis-like:
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NO. Email is similar to sending a postcard. Anyone along its route can read it with ease. While it’s not likely that anyone is reading your email, you should never send anything such as your social security number, credit card numbers, or passwords, etc.