Ten IT Concepts That Non-IT Peop Since I "work with computers" I tend to get asked to do fair amount of unofficial technical support for family and neighbours. I've noticed that the same confusions about IT crop up again and again. Here's my top ten. (Note that due to my background this is going to be Windows-centric. Please don't take this to mean that I think Windows PCs are unfriendly - it's just I don't know enough about other systems to be able to comment. Hard Riddles The following collection includes some really difficult riddles, and some not-so-hard riddles as well (just to keep readers from getting too frustrated). The answers for almost all of them are at the bottom of the page. Almost, I say, because I am engaging in a bit of riddle-cruelty, and leaving you to ponder one of them without an answer. Enjoy! The More Difficult Riddles 1.
Optimizing µTorrent for Speed Introduction This guide shows how to speed up downloads in the freeware bittorrent client, µTorrent. All bittorrent programs need to have their incoming and outgoing communications flow freely in order to achieve the highest download speeds and that is what this guide is about. This guide will also work for users of the BitTorrent client as the µTorrent and BitTorrent clients are identical. This guide was put together using information given by the developers of bittorrent programs at their forums, guides and FAQs. There are no secret tricks, just the real basics of proper set up of a bittorrent program. M. Bison I finished up M. Bison. I realize he needs posing and that it could go on forever but i'm finishing him up now, and hopefully I will get back to rigging/posing etc.. laterOriginally I did a bust for a GA SF sculpting competition. Later looking back at it I got motivated to take it all the way.The full run of images can be seen here: LINK TO FULL SET Sorry if the images are too big. Here are some renders of the High Poly.
100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School – Eternal C [via onlinecolleges.net] With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for you, so why not latch onto the wide world that Google has to offer? From super-effective search tricks to Google hacks specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time. Search Tricks
CANABALT Wait, I thought you didn’t like ads around your game? I don’t. But I'm using something like 2.5TB of bandwidth each month serving this game up (i.e. A LOT) and Kong hosts good games by good people and is helping me pay my hosting bills! So click, play, enjoy, and thanks for supporting indie games! The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures Hello, old friends. I am back from dark months of data mining, here now to present my ores. To write this piece, we cataloged over 7,000 photographs on OkCupid.com, analyzing three primary things: Facial Attitude. The Top Ten Inventions - Future Technology This was a wish list for future technology that was originally intended to provide inspiration for inventors. First written in April of 1997, I thought it might be fun to follow-up each year and find out if anyone has been working on these ideas for future technology. I have included websites for you to "check out" inventions that are, are close to, or kinda close to what I am hoping will soon exist in the future technology available to us presently.