TweetBlocker by HashRocket is a great new web app that attempts to clean up your Twitter stream of all that spam. TweetBlocker uses a spam filter algorithm to grade each of your followers using the ABCDF grading system. You then have the ability to browse your followers based on grade score and select followers individually or in bulk and with the click of button – block them!
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Microsoft wants you to invite all your geek friends, family, and neighbors over and host your own Windows 7 House Party and you wont have to go it alone because Microsoft has joined forces with House Party, Inc. to assist you along the way. Each host will receive a FREE copy of Windows 7 Ultimate and a party pack.
BitTorrent is a file sharing protocol that allows files to be broken up into much smaller pieces. When you begin downloading a file using the BitTorrent protocol you are considered a ‘peer’. A peer is a client that only has a portion of the file available for upload since they haven’t completed the download yet. A seeder is a client who has the entire contents of a file available for upload. A torrent file holds all the information necessary for your BitTorrent client software to to find the different parts of the file or files being distributed. A swarm is the group of seeders and peers sharing the same torrent file.
The fastest way to install Windows 7 is from a USB flash drive . There are many ways to do this and this guide was written to work with most setups. It is also possible to install Windows 7 from a USB DVD drive that has it’s own dedicated power source but it’s usually not possible to install an operating system from a DVD drive that is only powered by the USB port. This is because the ports do not provide power immediately upon powering up the PC.
In an obvious attempt to appeal to their Polish customers; Microsoft was busted putting a white guys head on a black mans body.
If i’m going to have my laptop stolen I at least want to be the coolest geek in town and walk into the police station with a photo of the thief!
BlackBerry users may not have the same selection of quality apps available to them as the iPhone but here are three great apps that will keep you connected on the go!
Simply put, Google Voice is a telephony service that provides you with a suite of tools to control how all of your calls are handled. It is not a VoIP service so in order to use Google Voice you must configure your current phones to work with it. I use it in conjunction with my mobile phone and VoIP service.
