Beiträge vom November, 2009

FireFound Tracks Your Stolen Computer, Nukes Your Personal Data

 Firefox: The worst thing about losing your laptop isn't the cost of replacing your gear; it's the loss of personal info and saved passwords. Firefox extension FireFound tracks your lost laptop's location and nukes your personal data in a few clicks. Once you install the add-on for Firefox or its mobile version Fennec, FireFound uses geolocation to track where you are every time you open your browser, sending that information to a... [weiterlesen]

StereoMood Plays Music According to Your Mood

 Services abound for finding music by genre or musical-relation, but what if the parameter you want is your mood? StereoMood lets you pick music by your mood. Using StereoMood is as simple as clicking on one of the tags in the cloud of mood tags or searching for some music with the search tool to get started. Once the tunes are playing you can add them to your personal library—saving requires a free account—as... [weiterlesen]


Ten Alternatives to Mininova

 Ed. note: Last week, popular BitTorrent tracker Mininova started limiting torrents to only approved partners. If you're hunting for a new torrent-tracking home, all-things-BitTorrent weblog TorrentFreak is here to offer some worthwhile alternatives. After nearly five years of loyal service, Mininova disabled access to over a million torrent files when it partly shut down its website. Starting today, only approved publishers are able to upload files to the site, but luckily there are plenty of... [weiterlesen]

10 Euro Rabatt ab 30 Euro Bestellwert für Neukunden bei OTTO

 Hallo liebe Blog-Leser, wie geht’s euch? Hoffentlich hattet ihr alle ein schönes und erholsames Wochenende und konntet den ersten Advent ohne Regen feiern. Da es schon quasi Dezember ist, müssen wir uns wirklich langsam Gedanken machen, wie, wann und wo wir unseren Liebsten die Weihnachtsgeschenke kaufen. Macht euch aber keine Sorgen, denn wir in der Gutschein-Codes.de Redaktion haben mal wieder einen tollen OTTO Rabatt-Gutschein für euch entdeckt – Ab einem Mindestbestellwert von... [weiterlesen]

Do You Really Need More Than 4GB of RAM?

 With the price of upgrading system RAM extremely low these days, people are always asking me whether it's really worth it to upgrade beyond 4GB; today we'll answer that question for everybody. More RAM Means Better Multi-Tasking First, let's take a moment to clarify what exactly more RAM can (and can't) do for you. The biggest benefit of upgrading your PC's memory is better multi-tasking, especially for those of us using RAM-hogging... [weiterlesen]


How to Calculate How Many People Your Home Can Successfully Host

 Many of us will be throwing holiday parties in the weeks ahead, but for those who aren't regularly party throwers, it can be difficult to know how big of an invite list your place can handle. This simple formula can help. Photo by dpstyles™. Clinton Kelly of TV's What Not To Wear suggests a straightforward method for inviting the right amount of people to your party. His easy equation takes your home's space into account and... [weiterlesen]

iPhoneDummy – billiger geht es nicht

Das iPhone 3GS für 19,95$ kaufen, das gibt es nur bei iPhoneDummy.net. Der Name verrät es, es handelt sich um einen Nachbau. Dafür aber einen täuschend echten Nachbau. Herrlich. Einfach ein paar bestellt und dann drauf setzen, runter fallen lassen oder einfach fünf Stück auf dem Schreibtisch verteilen. Man gönnt sich ja sonst Nichts. Die Jungs haben auch schon einige wunderbaren Pranks mit dem Modell auf der Straße gemacht, wie zum Beispiel ... [weiterlesen]

Relexer cellphone doubles as body vital signs updater

 Packed work schedule often results in physical as well as mental illness among people working and living in chaotic city environment. Allowing breathing space for city dwellers, Chinese designer Lu Yin has designed a mobile phone called “Relexer” that as its name suggests doubles as a medical gadget to review the health of the users. Integrating a thermometer that can be worn around the wrist like a bracelet, the cellphone measures the temperature and other drastic discrepancies... [weiterlesen]


How Much Deal and Rebate Sites Really Save

 The New York Times is a little late to discovering rebate and discount sites like FatWallet.com or Ebates.com, but they've done some site-by-site testing to see how much you can really save with a few extra clicks. Photo by hill.josh. Times reporter Tara Siegel Bernard runs a few test cases on deal and rebate sites—a few of which Jason hits up regularly when scouring up our gadget and gear deals—but also digs into... [weiterlesen]

News: Überprüfung – Schlechte Noten für Pflegeheime

 Fast jedes zehnte Pflegeheim schnitt in der Prüfung der Medizinischen Dienste mit "ausreichend" oder "mangelhaft" ab.... [weiterlesen]