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Archive for February, 2009

Internet shortcuts you never knew

Posted by technologysolutions4 on February 28, 2009

On modern browsers, such as IE7 and Firefox, hitting Ctrl + Enter will automatically fill in the www. and the .com part of the URL. I bet every is familiar with that but do you know this.

  • Shift + Enter – Auto-complete *.net address
  • Ctrl + Shift + Enter – Auto-complete *.org address

If you add Alt to any of those key combinations, it will auto-complete and open the new address in a new tab as well. Alt+Ctrl+Enter will auto-complete a *.com address in a new tab, for instance.

Well try it now!

Source: http://thetechies.wordpress.com

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iTunes Multiple Libraries 1.0

Posted by technologysolutions4 on February 7, 2009

This is a program I wrote to solve a common problem: multiple iTunes users on a single computer. It is a compilation of iTunes & Libra.
All it really does is opens Libra, allowing the user to select an iTunes library, then opens iTunes.
Full credit is given to the authors of the software contained in this program. All I did was simplify the process of using the two.

If you download this software, please leave a comment about it it feedback or suggestions below.

Download iTunes Multiple Libraries 1.0

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DTV Transition Delayed

Posted by technologysolutions4 on February 6, 2009

The Senate unanimously voted to delay the DTV Transition from February 17, 2009 to June12,2009 due to the number of people who are still not ready for the transition. The converter box coupon program has run out of money to issue $40 coupons with and is now only issuing coupons as older, unused coupons expire freeing up more money. There are currently 2.6 million coupon requests on a waiting list for the $40 coupons, issued by the federal government.

“Gene Kimmelman, vice president for federal policy at Consumers Union, argues that millions of Americans, particularly low-income and elderly viewers, will pay the price because “the government has failed to deliver the converter boxes these people deserve just to keep watching free, over-the-air broadcast signals.”

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Download Music from iPod touch

Posted by technologysolutions4 on February 2, 2009

Older ways of downloading music off of iPods doesn’t work with the new iPod touch or iPhone, but a free (free to use) program that makes copying music from your iPod is now available: Music Rescue

Here is a great video on how to use this program:

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