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  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Apr 9th, 2009
  • Comments: 5

Home Video Surveillance System Utilizing Webcams

Home video surveillance system can cost thousands of Dollars. A cheaper but still valid alternative is to utilize equipment that is already available in the household. One of the possibilities includes webcams that can be used as video surveillance systems with the right software or service.
Ugolog is one of these services that can turn a [...]

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Categories: Online Services, Security

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Apr 1st, 2009
  • Comments: 2

Website Monitor

Many websites these days provide RSS news feeds that keep interested users up to date with the latest information posted on that website. Some websites on the other hand provide no means to keep up to date. This is the situation where a website monitor like Web Monitor comes in handy. The interesting aspect [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

Gather Wireless Information with Wavemon

If you’re like me you like to have as much information as you can about whatever it is you are doing. Wireless access is no exception. When using wireless so many things can go wrong. You can have a weak signal, too much noise, strange frequency variations, and many other issues. Without the tools to [...]

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Categories: Advice, Linux, Networks, Open Source, Security, Tutorials Basic, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Dec 5th, 2008
  • Comments: 4

Cool Nerdy Screensavers

I almost decided to create a top x list of the nerdiest screensavers on the planet but decided against it. You get a simple list of some of the nerdiest screensavers around, many compatible to Windows PCs and Macs.
Screensavers nowadays are more for showing off than to really save the computer screen. Many users prefer [...]

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Categories: Cool, Entertainment

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 21st, 2008
  • Comments: 4

Online Computer Monitor Calibration

The first thing to do when connecting a new computer monitor is to calibrate it properly to ensure that it displays the best possibly image. Most computer monitors come with a CD that can be used to calibrate the monitor. Most of the time those programs are not the best possible way to calibrate the [...]

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Categories: Online Services, Tools, Windows

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Oct 21st, 2008
  • Comments: 7

ZoneScreen Finally Gets 64-bit Update

It pays off to pay attention to the discussion going on at the Donation Coder forum. A one year old thread was reactivated with the information that ZoneScreen was updated recently adding 64-bit support to the amazing computer program that can extend the desktop display using displays of other computers.
ZoneScreen offers two possibilities. The first [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Oct 20th, 2008
  • Comments: 10

Calibrate Your Flat Screen Computer Monitor

Computer monitors usually require some manual adjustments after connection them for the first time to the computer system. My newly bought HP flat screen computer monitor was so bright that it hurt to look at white areas for to long. Monitor calibration software programs can be used to adjust the computer monitor settings.
Many computer monitor [...]

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Categories: Hardware, software

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