Monthly Archives: December 2009

Backup Pictures Using Picasa – Get Free Eye-Fi Card!

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Nerd

OK folks… I’ve harped on this before, and I’ll probably harp on it again, but here’s the deal:  Your hard drive in your computer WILL fail one day, and when it does, you can kiss all  those precious pictures of … Continue reading →

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FREE WinX HD Video Converter

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Nerd

I LOVE free software!  WinX just came out with a new product called HD Video Converter, and they’re giving it away for free until December 15th. It’s regular price is $39.95, so I’d go grab it now while you can! … Continue reading →

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Google’s Public DNS server

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Nerd

DNS is the phonebook of the internet.  Without it, everyone would be typing in numbers to access websites.  DNS does a lookup from a name to an IP address – like http://18.62.1.6/ is the same as http://eecs.mit.edu/ – which is … Continue reading →

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