Secret Administrator Account For Vista

Deep inside the bowels of Windows Vista, there’s a secret Administrator account, and it’s different from the normal administrator account you most likely have set up on your PC. This Administrator account is not part of the Administrator group. It’s a kind of superadministrator, makin to the root account in Unix, and by default it’s turned off and hidden.Turning on the Secret Administrator account is straightforward. 1. Open an elevated command prompt...

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Hidden Star Wars film in Win XP

This works in Win XP only:click 'Start', 'Run' and type in the following:telnet towel.blinkenlights...

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Banks helping more troubled homeowners than Obama

That's the claim made by CNNMoney:Remember how everyone complained that banks weren't doing enough to help troubled borrowers?Well ...Banks have realized that foreclosing on home after home after home may not be in anyone's best interest — least of all their own. So they've ramped up the number of loan modifications they're handing out to their delinquent clients.Banks are doing nearly twice as many modifications under their own foreclosure prevention initiatives than under the Obama administration's signature Home Affordable Modification Program,...

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World Smallest PC?

 While im browsing the net, I came across with this Apple Sized PC, I don’t know if this the worlds smallest PC but it’s still exceedingly small measuring just 52mm x 52mm x 55mm.It’s called the Space Cube. It has a built-in 300MhZ processor and it’s also equipped with 64MB of SDRAM. There are a bunch of ports, such as USB, Ethernet, Flash memory, a VGA port, serial connection and Audio port.   Space Cube specs:•    200MHz,...

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LG bringing color and flexible e-paper

LG Display says it is developing a new generation of color and flexible e-paper that may go into future products such as e-readers or tablets.The company expects to begin mass producing 9.7-inch color and 19-inch flexible e-paper, according to an SEC filing it made on Friday. E-paper, or electronic paper, is a display used in e-readers on which text appears as it would on printed paper.LG introduced the 9.7-inch IPS LCD screen used in Apple's iPad,...

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iRing by Apple

Apple iRing is a bluetooth device concept comes in ring form with a stylish design and wireless bluetooth connectivity with your iPod and iPhone, the iRing allows you to control playback and volume on any of your Apple media devices.   “iRing features a bright OLED status display with touch-sensitive function strip, and a rechargeable battery life of up to 2 days.  You can recharge iRing using the included cradle. Its minimal size...

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How to Open CDROM Drive using notepad

 This is a .vbs script that will pop open you CD drive. copy paste this code to notepadSet owMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7")Set colCDROMS = oWMP.cdromCollectionif colCDROMS.Count >= 1 thenfor i = 0 to colCDROMS.count - 1colCDROMS.item(i).EjectNext ' cdromend ifthen save it to whateveryouwant.vbs then double click the fil...

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1.2 GHz Dual Core CPUs for Smartphones

Qualcomm has announced the availability of the advanced 1.2 GHz dual core Snapdragon CPUs that will power the  future smartphones, Currently 1GHz CPU is the standard norm in the high end smartphones, this will change once these new breed of highly capable mobile processors hit the  market, with these processor chips you would also be able to play 1080p video on your smartphone or you can use the TV Out feature to play the high definition...

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Light Blue Optics, an interactive projector

Light Touch™ is an interactive projector that instantly transforms any flat surface into a touch screen.Light Touch™ has Holographic Laser Projection (HLP™) technology inside which creates bright, high-quality video images in WVGA resolution. Integrated infrared sensors detect motion and turn the projected image into a 10.1″ virtual touch screen, so the user can control the projector and interact with applications simply by touching the ima...

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iBottleopener Case for iPhones

The iBottleopener is a two part slider case which can open bottles with the flick of a wrist. This case won’t even block any ports, so you can plug it in without needing to take off the case.  Beyond the bottle opener on the back it’s a pretty simple case.  It will work for your iPhone 3G/3Gs and it will soon fit the iPhone 4.  It will cost you $19.95 (USD) for one of these cases.Sou...

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iPill a capsule shape microphone from Ozaki

 iPill from ozaki is a compact  microphone specially designed for iPod nano 4 and iPod touch 2, but not like any other microphone, iPill comes in capsule-like shape. It has an outstanding sound quality recording, and works with third party applications. iPill cost $13 and better than Apple’s microphone according to some revie...

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Homeownership fetish harmful

Washington Post columnist Robert J. Samuelson writes:The relentless promotion of homeownership as the embodiment of the American dream has outlived its usefulness.Historically, the pursuit of homeownership dates to the Great Depression of the 1930s, notes historian A. Scott Henderson of Furman University. In some ways, it's a great success story. In 1940, 44 percent of households owned a home; by 1985, the rate was 64 percent. The size and quality of homes have increased dramatically. Owning a home contributes to neighborhood stability and encourages...

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How to Change Default Saving Format in MS Word 2007

As we know Docx is a new default file saving format being introduced in Word 2007 having reduced overall file size. But, sometimes we don’t want the file to be saved under docx format due to many people are still using Office 2000/2003/XP, that make the new file format not fully compatible with existing word versions. Microsoft Office allow users to change the file saving format each tie they save their document. But it is sheer a waste...

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CNBC housing market discussion

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Graphs: The decimation of the home-building industry

New housing permits:New housing starts:New single-family home sal...

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New home sales hit all-time low

New home sales in July hit the lowest number ever recorded:New home sales unexpectedly fell in July to the lowest level on record as the housing market continued to suffer from the end of the homebuyer tax credit boost.New home sales dropped 12.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 276,000 last month, down from a downwardly revised 315,000 in June, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Sales year-over-year fell 32.4%.Commerce started tracking new home sales in 19...

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Existing home sales continue their death spiral

More evidence that the housing bubble will keep deflating when government doesn't prop it up:Existing home sales fell sharply in July, declining for a third straight month, as the effects of the expired homebuyer tax credit continued to add turbulence to the housing market.The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales sank 27.2% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.83 million units, down from the downwardly revised rate of 5.26 million in June. Sales year-over-year were down 25.2%.Analysts surveyed by Briefing.com...

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Kill Processes from Command Promt

I know you are familiar with the traditional way to kill or end a process in Windows using Task Manager.  This method is effective but killing processes in Command Prompt provides much more control and the ability to end multiple processes at once.  All of this is possible with the TaskKill command. First, let's cover the basics.  You can kill a process by the process ID (PID) or by image name (EXE filename).Open up an Administrative...

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Economist Andy Harless asks "What housing bubble?"

It's 2010. Economic events have proven us bubbleheads right. Yet, we still have professional economists arguing there was no housing bubb...

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How to activate windows 7 GodMode

GodMode is a folder that brings together a long list of customization settings allowing you to change all your settings from one place. It's very easy to enable and useful if you tweak things around a lot.Step 1: Right click on your desktop.Step 2: Create New folder.Step 3: Name your new folder with this without the quote, "GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}" and press enter.Step 4: Open the fold...

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Housing no longer a wealth builder

From The New York Times, via CNBC:Housing will eventually recover from its great swoon. But many real estate experts now believe that home ownership will never again yield rewards like those enjoyed in the second half of the 20th century, when houses not only provided shelter but also a plump nest egg.The wealth generated by housing in those decades, particularly on the coasts, did more than assure the owners a comfortable retirement. It powered...

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5 economic 'new normals'

Fortune Magazine lists five "'new normals' that really will stick":Long-term unemploymentRenting over owningSaving over spendingStaycations over vacationsHigher taxes for 'the rich'I just got back from violating ...

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MS Word Secret Code

Do you want a Word document full of text without typing it all? This is useful specially for print test purpose.open Microsoft Word in RUN: type winword and press enter.open a new Word document and type in=rand(200,99)then press''ente...

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The Hidden Windows XP Song

Do you know the hidden windows xp song? Some people might not hear it because, your sound card driver isn't installed. If you want to know and hear that song, here it:Go to Start > Run > Copy and then Paste, or press Windows keys +RC:\windows\system32\oobe\images\title....

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Unhide all missing Files & Folder using one DOS command

Does your files and folder in flash drive or External storage drive got missing after you inserted it to other computer? Don't worry to much, it's not missing, it's just hidden in your flash drive or storage drive. Here a dos command on how to do it.1. press Windows+R keys or click Start>RUN2. Type CMD and press enter3. type the drive letter for your flash drive or external storage device. Example D: and press enter4. then Type attrib /d /s -r...

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Find The Product Activation Key in XP Installation Disc

Have you lost your Windows XP Activation Key? worry no more here's where you can find it.1. Put the WINDOWS XP installation disc into the CDROM/DVDROM drive.2. Right click and explore the XP Installation Disk.3. Click on the i386 folder then scroll down till you see a file called "UNATTENDED" Scroll down to the bottom of the notepad and there it...

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Make Mozilla Firefox More Faster

THIS IS A VERY simple TRICK.....NO SOFTWARE REQUIRED......NO DLL REQUIRED1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit enter. Scroll down and look for the following entries:2. Alter the entries as follows:Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount...

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Compaq NC6000 Service Manual

This Compaq nc6000 notebook service manual is a troubleshooting reference used for maintaining and servicing the notebook. It provides comprehensive information on identifying notebook features, components, and spare parts; troubleshooting notebook problems; and performing notebook disassembly procedures. To download this Compaq nc6000 notebook service manual right click on the link below and select...

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Apple PowerBook G4 Service Manual

This Apple PowerBook G4 Laptop Service Manual provides information on how to take apart PowerBook G4 laptop ,General information, troubleshooting information, Symptom charts, Error Beep, Miscillenious problem symptoms and exploded views of your PowerBook G4 computer.DownloadsPowerBook G4 12" Service ManualPowerBook G4 15" Service ManualPowerBook G4 17" Service Man...

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How to Reset Epson B300 and B500DN

Epson B300 and B500DN Adjustment Program cracked by OrTHoTaMiNePlease follow the steps below to reset the protection counter effectively.Double click AdjProg.exe. Click “Accept” button.Click "Select" button. and select your printer model then click "OK"Click “Particular adjustment mode” button.Select on “Consumables maintenance counter” and click “OK” button.Click on “Initialization” button and the program will reset the protection counter.Turn off...

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How to Reset Epson B300DN

 Epson B300DN Adjustment Program cracked by OrTHoTaMiNePlease follow the steps below to reset the protection counter effectively.Double click AdjProg.exe. Click “Accept” button.Click "Select" button. and select your printer model then click "OK"Click “Particular adjustment mode” button.Select on “Waste ink pad counter” or "Consumables maintenance counter" and click “OK” button.Click on “Initialization” button and the program will reset the protection...

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Paper Thin TV screen

Sony has developed a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-colour video.L...

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How to Rename the Recycle Bin

How to Rename the Recycle BinTo change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, open Regedit and go to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don't type any quotes)....

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World's smallest digital TV Tuner

Sharp developed the world's smallest digital TV tuner. The small module works with Japanese Seg-1 terrestrial digital broadcast (Wansegu). The Sharp TV tuner module measures only 7.3×7.3×1.25mm. This is small enough that Scalar could integrate it right away into their ultra-lightweight Head mounted displays. Sharp also managed to design the VA3A5JZ912 tuner module to use only 85mW of power. This should increase the battery life when watching TV...

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Auto Shutdown PC With Timer

********** METHOD # 1 **********Step 1:Right click on your desktop and choose "New=>shortcuts".Step 2:In the box that says "Type the location of the shortcut",type in "shutdown -s -t 3600" without the quotation marks and click next.Note: 3600 are the amount of seconds before your computer shuts down. So , 60secs*60mins=3600secs.Step 3:Make up a name for the shortcut and you're done.You can change the icon by right clicking=>properities=>change icon=>browse.To abortTo make an abort key to stop the shutdown timer just create another shortcut...

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Bits bucket

I'm on summer vacation. I'll be back in about ten days. In the meantime, consider this a bits bucket post. Leave any housing news or thoughts in the commen...

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Decline of the "ownership society"

The percentage of Americans owning their own home continues to decline:FOR YEARS, government policy has aimed at driving up the owner-occupied share of residential housing, on the theory that everyone should have a shot at putting down roots and building up wealth. But judging by the latest numbers, that dream is fading. The national homeownership rate fell from 67.2 percent in the first quarter of 2010 to 66.9 percent in the second quarter, according to the Census Bureau. To put it another way, the recession and its accompanying wave of foreclosures...

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Fun with trendlines

In the comments from a few days ago, JAC asks:One question for you. You mention that Shiller's "own graph" suggest home prices are still overvalued. When I look at the graph and then "add a trend line" to "home prices", then home prices are indeed below the trend line now, which suggests they are undervalued, no?My response to JAC was:Are you including the bubble period in your trend? If you've got a 110-year period of relatively flat prices (adjusted...

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How few new homes are being built?

Very few.New building permits:New housing starts:Hat tip: Paul Krugm...

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House prices vs. rents

Nominal home prices vs. nominal rents:After yesterday's blog post, in which MacroMarkets LLC suggests national home prices are actually undervalued, I decided to post another home price graph on my website. This one compares home prices to owner-equivalent rent inflation (i.e. nominal home prices vs. the nominal amount they could rent for). Like my original housing graph, the price vs. rent graph suggests national home prices are still overvalued.Also,...

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