Volume Trick

If you're like me, you're annoyed that the lowest volume setting on your laptop is still ridiculously loud for some settings. So here's a little trick that I use to combat this when I'm listening to music and want it to be very quiet.

Open your volume control (Start>All Programs>Accessories>Entertainment)
Lower your "Wave Volume" (Second one) to 25% or so
Now your laptop's full volume for music is only 25% what used to be full volume and one is much much quieter.

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Google Search Tips

• Using the wildcard * in your searches is very useful for finding results when you don’t know all the words of what you’re looking for, such as a quote. Try a search for “Four score and * years ago”
• A search can be placed in quotes to find that exact phrase. For instance, a search for Peter Paul and Mary Lyrics returns 1,060,000 results but “Peter Paul and Mary Lyrics” returns 504 results. But perhaps the best use of the quotes in this search would be around on specific term such as “Peter Paul and Mary” Lyrics which returns 88,900 results.
• Searching for 1982..1992 camaro (note the double period) will search for 1982 camaro, 1983 camaro, 1984 camaro, etc.
• Google allows up to 32 words per search. If you’re looking for something specific, don’t be afraid to use a lot of keywords. If you need and oil pan drain plug for a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 then search for – 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 oil pan drain plug.
• Type define: taco and you’ll get a definition of the word taco form many sources.
• “chris farley born” returns “Date of Birth: 15 February 1964” and “chris farley died” returns “Died: December 18, 1997 Chicago, Illinois” “where's london?” returns “Country: England”
• This one’s for fun – A search for “failure” will give you George W Bush’s official biography.
• By putting a ~ before your search you can include synonyms in your results. Searching for ~Car will give you results for Car, Auto, Automobile, BMW, etc.
• You can find full text books on Google. Search for “books about Ecuador” and you’ll get links for books that Google has online.
• If a site won’t load because their server is down or they’ve exceded their bandwidth limit, etc. then click the “Cached” link below the search result to see an version of the page.
• Google has built in calculator. Typing 2*6^2 gives you “2 * (6^2) = 72”
• Google can do many conversions, including weights, lengths, currency and more. Try searching “1 meter to feet” you get “1 meter = 3.2808399 feet” and “dollar to euro” gives “1 U.S. dollar = 0.768639508 Euro”
• Typing a stock symbol gives you an instant quote. Just type “IBM”
• Get weather by typing the word weather followed by your zip code. Like “weather 90210”
• When all else fails, just click “Advanced Search”
• One last one for fun. Search for “the answer to life, the universe, and everything”

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6 Years

Where would this world be without YouTube and Google videos? This guy took a picture of himself everyday for 6 years! That's commitment.

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19" LCD Flat Panel for $154.99

If you're looking for a new monitor but don't have the cash right now, here's your chance to grab a nice monitor for an increadible price. Newegg.com has a Rosewill R913J 19" LCD Monitor for $154.99 ($224.99 - $70 MIR).

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Panel
TFT LCD


Screen Size
19"


Widescreen
No


Display Type
SXGA


Maximum Resolution
1280x1024


Recommended Resolution
1280x1024


Viewing Angle
150°(H) / 140°(V)


Pixel Pitch
0.264mm


Display Colours
16.7 Million


Brightness
250 cd/m2


Contrast Ratio
600:1


Response Time
8ms


Horizontal Fresh Rate
30 KHz~79 KHz


Vertical Fresh Rate
56 Hz~75 Hz

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