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How To Make Corrupt USB Jump Drives Work Again. There you are, at your friend’s house. You’re all gathered around the computer to watch a funny video. But then something happens. A virus pops up and gives you the digital bird. “No problem,” you say, “since I’m a geek, I’ve got antivirus software on my USB stick.” Now you’re the hero. Now you and your mates can watch that guy get the football in the groin…again. You pop your thumb drive into the USB port and – nothing. Unless, of course, you know how to fix that too.

There are a few causes for this sort of thing happening. Two Drives With the Same Drive Letter Typically, a computer will assign either the E, F, or G drive letter to your jump drive when you plug it in. Here’s how you fix that. Now the Computer Management window opens. Right-click on the drive that you want to change the drive letter on. Now you can click on the Change button. Then select a new drive letter. Windows will ask you to confirm that this is what you want to do. That didn’t fix the problem? Error Checking. Best Windows Software. The best PC software won't bog your Windows computer down. It's clean, free, and gets the job done.

Consult this list for ideas and discover apps you didn't know existed. We're continuously seeking out the best Windows software, and places to download them, for all your needs. Most applications recommended here are free and you can quickly find what you need by browsing the listed programs by category. Note that some installers pack bloatware, useless adware that's pre-selected to install. Jump Ahead: Antivirus | Audio Tools | Backup and Sync | Browsers | Communication Tools | Defragging | Download Tools | Email Clients | Files Management | File Recovery | File Storage | Image Editors | Image Viewers | Maintenance | Miscellaneous | Optical and Disc Image Tools | PDF Tools | Productivity | Reading | Text Editing | Uninstallers | Video Tools Antivirus, Malware, and Firewalls Antivirus software is a cornerstone in protecting your computer from external attacks. Audio Tools foobar2000 MusicBee.

How To Play Old School Console Games on Computer. Earlier in the series, we showed you how to play PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games on your PC. This time, we are taking on some old school consoles. That is, how to play console games on your computer. Those who’ve been around long enough will be able to recall the days of the good old SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). Teenagers of the last generation might still remember the Nintendo 64 and (who can forget) the GameBoy Advance.

These are the three systems we’re going to take a look at today. If you’ve followed the previous guides, you’ll be relieved to see that emulation of these somewhat older systems is a whole lot simpler. How to Play Super Nintendo Games on PC Let’s start with How to Play Nintendo Games on PC. Once installed, ZSNES delivers a pretty basic interface. More advanced users might be interested in some further adjustment of the emulator.

Play Nintendo 64 Games on your Computer Now let’s talk about, Nintendo 64 emulation using Project64. ROMs. StickerMule: Create & Order Custom Stickers Online. Sticker Mule is a web based service that lets users place orders for custom stickers and skins. You can order custom skins and stickers for gadgets like the iPhone, iPad, your laptop, Kindle or stickers that could be used just about anywhere. The site boasts of their product quality, and they mention that they use premium 3M vinyl to create the products that facilitates easy application and removal. Prices start at $59 for 100 stickers, and UPS ground shipping is free in the US. As you can see in the second screenshot, you can select a size, and then also preview and customize the product before ordering it.

Features Order custom stickers and skins from the web.Select from a range of different designs for different products.UPS ground shipping free in the US.Similar tools: StickerYou. Check out Sticker Mule @ www.stickermule.com. The 10 Most Disliked YouTube Videos Of All Time. Oh yeah, disliked videos! Everyone always talks about the most liked, or most popular, videos on YouTube, but which ones have received the most dislikes? 10. Evolution of Dance – By Judson Laipply We’ve all seen this video. It’s the one of the guy doing a few seconds of every kind of popular dance imaginable. This one’s been viewed almost 170 million times. 9. Chocolate Rain is another hugely recognizable video/internet meme. 8.

This video, which has been seen over 300 million times, shows a couple of young kids, one of which’s name is Charlie. 7. From here on out, get ready to see a lot of Justin Bieber. 6. This video, which features another song by Justin Bieber, has been seen nearly 120 million times. 5. It looks like Lady Gaga snuck into the list. 4. And we’re back to Justin Bieber. 3. We’ve got one more Justin Bieber video to go and then we can wrap up this list! 2. And here it is, the former champion. 1. Conclusion And there you have it, the most disliked videos on YouTube. The Complete Mozilla Firefox Troubleshooting Guide. Mozilla Firefox, what can I say about it that hasn’t been said before? Some may claim that Firefox has grown into a hard to tame beast. Others will list all the advantages of running Firefox: extensions, flexibility, constant new developments, huge fan/user base, and great support.

In short: Internet Explorer’s biggest rival since Netscape. While Mozilla’s “open to user manipulation” nature generally is a benefit, it can also cause a lot of issues. Let the following tips be your complete Mozilla Firefox troubleshooting guide. First, I assume your Cache is cleared! Before analyzing your issue(s) in detail, make sure you’re running the latest version of Firefox and its add-ons, such as extensions, themes and plugins. 1. Update Firefox: > Help > Check for Updates… Download and install browser updates if necessary. If your problem persists, check extensions and themes (step 2). 2. Open Add-ons: > Tools > Add-ons -OR- [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [A] 3. Firefox does not automatically update plugins! I. RotaBoard: Online Schedule Maker. RotaBoard is an easy-to-use online schedule maker: create, manage and track your working shifts and a shifts of your staff. Although primarily designed for scheduling employee shifts it can be also used by students to manage course schedules.

RotaBoard.com: “Organising your employees working schedules shouldn’t be a burden. That’s why we’ve created Rotaboard” Create, manage, print and track personal and employee working schedules.Send notifications and share schedules with staff members.Add and Manage as many employees as you need.Intuitive drag and drop user interface.Create standard, recurring or custom (Holidays, Training, Overtime etc) employee shift types.View your staff’s weekly payable hours at a glanceStill no clue?

Check out bunch of full size RotaBoard screenshots here. Check out RotaBoard @ www.rotaboard.com. InstantsCollection: Collection Fun Sounds Online. Fun things come in all shapes, sizes and sounds. If you are a fan of unique sounds, check out InstantsCollection. It is a simple tool that showcases a collection of over 60 different sounds that are unique yet fun. To hear a sound, just browse to the button and press it.

Each button also has a permanent URL so you can link to it from any website. It includes various sounds like Emergency Yodel, Evil Laugh, Mario, Tada, Shh, Shutup and many more. By clicking on the title image of a button, you are able to see more details about where the button is from or how to use it. Features: Collection of over 60 cool fun sounds .Press button to hear the sound.Direct link to the button from anywhere.Click on title to see details.No registration required.Similar site: AudienceSounds. Visit InstantsCollection @ www.instantsfun.es. Daily Motivator: Displays A Positive Motivational Quote When You.

Mornings can be a tough time, particularly if you think your morning will be a busy one. If short quotes and positive thinking can make you feel better about your morning, you might want to check out Daily Motivator. This Firefox plugin will display an positive motivational quote for you every time you start up your browser, as well as every morning (although it didn’t do a morning quote for me without closing and opening the browser, so your mileage may vary). The quote is displayed in an unassuming browser pop-up, as shown here: If you click the quotation you’ll be taken to the creator’s blog, which deals with using positive thinking in order to become more productive and make more money . I suspect this link to the blog is the entire reason the plugin was created, but even if you never click through you’ll still have access to quotes that can make you feel good every morning.

Myself? Features Check out Daily Motivator @ addons.mozilla.org. 4 Apps To Make Motivational Posters. Motivational posters were those posters up on your old office or school walls which were supposed to be inspiring and basically tell you to reach for the stars or never to give up. Actually some were pretty touching, if I’m honest. However, in more recent days, parody motivational or demotivational posters have been more popular. Here are a couple of ways you can make your very own motivational posters. Have fun with it or mock. Create motivational posters and take it into the direction you choose. Motivator by bighugelabs Motivator allows you to grab any photo from any URL, Flickr page, Photobucket page or upload one yourself. After you’re done customizing your poster, click “Create” to see the final product.

Posters created by Motivator are 750 by 600 pixels in landscape mode and 600 by 750 pixels in portrait. AutoMotivator This poster creator has got a slightly nicer font. Still, the resulting posters are pretty nice. Parody Motivator Generator by Despair, Inc. 10 Websites That Make Browsing Wikipedia More Fun. Wikipedia is social web at its finest and freest.

As Wikipedia co-founder and promoter Jimmy Wales had said long back ““ “Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That’s what we’re doing.” Wikipedia is also being increasingly used and cited by schools, colleges and scholars. So, let me also ask you here ““ how do you use Wikipedia? Not for what, but how exactly do you browse through it? The answer is relevant because there are lots of different Wikipedia search engines you can use to tap into the world’s largest encyclopedia. Wikipedia at 15,000,000 articles in more than 270 languages is an ocean of information. Throw a line in Wikipedia with these ten websites and see if they make browsing Wikipedia more fun, easy or just different. WikiMindMap If you are familiar with mindmaps, you will know that they are useful for getting a helicopter view of any topic, especially if it’s a complex one.

VisWiki Video on Wikipedia.