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An IT professional of over 15 years including IBM Canada, Chris has seen the IT industry evolve; from the very first text based web browsers to present day WiFi and Cellular based web browsers. In addition to keeping pace with the latest technology trends,

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Computers & Technology > Online Shopping & Trade How to win eBay auctions: 3 of 6

Auction winning techniques How many times have you placed a bid on an auction and anxiously awaited the result, only to find out that you lost the auction in the last few seconds? Most likely, the auction was sniped. Sniping an auction, is the term used to describe this. Auction sniping is legal according to ebay policies, a...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Consoles & Accessories An introduction to mod chips for game consoles: 1 of 2

Article: mod chips - a quick tutorial The music and movie industries have always implemented methods to prevent copying and illegal redistribution of their products. Obviously, they do this to create jobs, and make money. Although, some would argue that they do this simply because they can. Unfortunately, these methods of pr...
Computers & Technology > Consumer Electronics (Other) Common problems with DVDs and compact disc media: 1 of 2

You have just purchased a new dvd movie and want to watch it on the computer. You insert it into the cd rom and nothing happens. What do you do now? You may not have noticed the Windows Auto Insert box has launched and is sitting behind your open windows. To verify this, click and hold ALT, then press TAB. This opens the tas...
Computers & Technology > MP3 Players, Radio & Audio Devices Setting up your iPod as a backup hard drive: 1 of 2

Ipod's dirty little secret The ipod as well all know has some amazing features. With its ability to mobilize our music and media files. It can serve up all a digital buffet of music and video, help organize your contacts, and allows you to play games and view the family photos. All great and amazing, but one very important f...
Computers & Technology > Operating Systems How to perform a Windows XP crash recovery: 1 of 1

If you have ever experienced the famous error message "windows cannot start because" There is not much of a worse feeling. You immediately go into panic mode and start to think about the files you have lost. Do not despair! All is not lost. There are different types and different definitions of windows crashes. These are typ...
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Guide to audio and video file formats: 1 of 1

MP3, WMV and MPG what is the difference? Media Files 101, ready? What's the difference between DVD, MP3, VCD, itunes and Windows media Player? To start off, DVD, VCD are movie file formats, MP3 and WMF are songs file formats. ITunes and Windows Media Player are audio and video players. They theoretically play all types of me...
Computers & Technology > Virus Protection & Maintenance Using remote support to repair PCs: 1 of 1

A Free Computer technician at your fingertips! The ever-changing world of computers and technology tends to overwhelm many of us. When your computer starts acting up or stops working, we have limited sources to turn to. Most of us end up packing up the CPU tower and carting it off to the nearest PC repair technician or compa...
Computers & Technology > Peripherals & Accessories The use of two monitors: 1 of 1

If you've upgraded your computer display to LCD, your old CRT monitor most likely collects dust somewhere. Sending it to the local dump is not so easy. It is a very dangerous item. Its CRT (Cathode Ray Vacuum) tube must be disposed of properly. Usually you can pay a small fee to have the local dump accept it. Can you still u...
Computers & Technology > Web Design Tips on making your home page Web 2.0 friendly: 1 of 1

Is your homepage downright boring? Try these alternatives The term 'Web 2.0' is the direction that the Internet is evolving into to. This is ideally going to provide better communications, improved online collaboration, and tools to provide everyone with a feature rich up to the minute experience. I'm sure you've heard the t...
Computers & Technology > Home & Leisure Software Software Review: Pando: 1 of 1

An easy way to share large files over the internet You've just captured the most amazing video of your family vacation. You want to share it with everyone, but there is no easy way to do so. Creating DVDs or video CDs is just too complicated and time-consuming, instant messaging is too slow, and so on. What is the solution? ...