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Google Music, Amazon Cloud Player, Spotify, Rdio ….

Posted on August 17, 2011 by mst

Hmm .. Google Music, Amazon Cloud Player, Spotify, Rdio … quite a few ‘(legal) music on the cloud’ options out there. What have you tried … and how do you like it? Here’s my two cents Google Music – As … Continue reading →

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Freeware list from CNet’s blog page – http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-20087492-58/name-your-favorite-freeware/?tag=mncol

Posted on August 4, 2011 by mst

Freeware list, that I have not tried before, from CNet’s blog page – http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-20087492-58/name-your-favorite-freeware/?tag=mncol Glary Utilities – This powerful application offers extensive utilities to improve your system’s performance and protect your privacy The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of … Continue reading →

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Integer to Binary Representation (C/C++)

Posted on July 26, 2011 by mst

/* ** filename: hextobin.c **/ Click for entire code snippet Integer to Binary Representation (C/C++) …

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We don’t want a bunch of wagging dogs …..

Posted on July 21, 2011 by mst

Browsing through the web, I came upon this article (Worst Congress Ever – http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/07/19/worst_congress_ever ) which lays down what I, and many of my friends, currently believe. I consider myself an independent. I have voted Republican AND Democrat, for the … Continue reading →

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Manage US Budget Deficit – Try your hand at it

Posted on April 8, 2011 by mst

NY Times has an interactive online tool that allows to try your hand at managing the huge US deficit. It is interesting, even if the only options provided are those hand picked by NY Times. If you are able to … Continue reading →

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ACER Aspire One powers on but screen is blank

Posted on February 25, 2011 by mst

A friend approached me with an ACER Aspire One netbook with the problem that suddenly its screen went blank. It would power on – but nothing else seemed to work. Screen was blank, hard disk did not seem like it … Continue reading →

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Recipes collected from around the web

Posted on November 22, 2010 by mst

Click here for my first set of recipes collected from around the web. Read more …

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Dropbox – a simple webservice to share your files across your multiple computers

Posted on September 29, 2010 by mst

I use a web service (DropBox – http://www.dropbox.com) to keep data shared across the multiple computers I have. While I have been extremely happy with this service so far, I am still somewhat paranoid about security of the data in … Continue reading →

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Buying a Desktop

Posted on August 30, 2010 by mst

A friend of mine needs to buy a new desktop, so instead of sending my feedback over email, I decided to put it down in this post. Maybe it helps somebody else. Read More …

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College Dorm Essentials

Posted on July 6, 2010 by mst

I did some research to find a checklist of items for the college dorm for a freshman. Read More …

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