October 3rd, 2008

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Free Graphics Editor Alternative to Adobe Photoshop

GNU Image Manipulation Program - GIMP, its been a round for a while now, but just recently in version 2.4 we have seen a jump in quality, interface and features.Its not surprising that the Adobe Photoshop culture out there is looking closer at GIMP and…

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How to listen to thousands of RADIO stations on the internet for free

    1) Download winamp (free) from www.winamp.com 2) Follow the guide below:  

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Google Chrome Steps Inside IE and Firefox Territory

In just the first months of availability, Google Chrome Beta has made consistent inroads into the territory of Internet Explorer and Firefox. Both Microsoft’s IE and Mozilla’s Firefox started to see their audiences slip a little and ended up losing market share to the new browser from Google. In fact, so did Opera and Netscape [...]

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Acquire and release sound like bass fishing terms, but they also apply to memory models

Many of the normal interlocked operations
come with variants called InterlockedXxxAcquire and InterlockedXxxRelease .
What do the terms Acquire and Release mean here? They have to do with the memory model and how aggressively
the CPU can reorder operations Read More……(read more)

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HOWTO install Live Messenger on a 64 bit (x64) OS, xp or vista.

    The problem is that the new live installer is not compatible with the x64 platform, however if you download the MSI installer for messenger 8.5 from the link below you will be able to install messenger directly without using the live in…

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Got a PC Problem? Find it Online

Aside from PC Extreme, there are a lot of sites you can check out online for PC repair tips. It can range from hardware to software and will entirely depend on what anyone who has problems with a PC is concerned.
The tips you can get on the web do not usually have to be [...]

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WinHEC “please don’t forget about me” 2008: Windows 7 sessions detailed

It must suck for Microsoft’s WinHEC conference this year not being the favorite show out of the two major events as PDC 2008 has been getting all of the attention and even the occasional plug from Steve “loves his company” Ballmer. But there’s still hope.
A recently updated sessions list has more in-depth details about each [...]

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Do you Care about Eco-friendly PCs?

If you haven’t felt the effects of the financial crunch yet, well it would be best not to wait for it to come to you. As a PC user, you also have to be aware that your finances may soon encounter some rough sailing especially now that everything (but your salary perhaps) is going up [...]

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4 Softies and a Pizza Guy: PDC boyband

If you’re a fan of the Backstreet Boys, then this is right up your alley. In fact, so far up you probably can’t see the corner looking back and even feral cats dare not go where you are going. I think you catch my drift.
There’s a new boyband in town and they’re called “4 Softies [...]

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No Flash Seen on iPhone Horizon

While Adobe nears completing a compatible version, it may be some time before Apple signs off on it.

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