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Yes, I did just use the word “pwns” in the title of my post… blame it on the fact I’m typing this on my iPhone since Apple has my computer for the next week.
So apparently Spybot has a nasty habit of taking away your ability to disable your Windows Firewall, go figure, so now when [...]
Filed under: Aaron Nelsen, How-to, Spybot, Tips, Windows Firewall, Windows XP by Aaron Nelsen
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In a few short hours my fellow blogger Fred and myself will be heading to Omaha to visit the Apple Store there for some “sweet” repair action.
The LCD on my laptop has a few janky spots and the power button needs to be reset back into position, and his iPod Nano has a “special” click-wheel [...]
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When I first started using my iPhone I was having some major problems with getting consistent cell reception, I ended up having to send it back to Apple for repairs, but there are a few things you can try before that.
Reset Network Settings: Go to Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings (Confirm [...]
Filed under: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, Aaron Nelsen, Apple, Reception Problems, Tips, iPhone by Aaron Nelsen
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Facebook has updated their creepy stalker utility offerings today by launching “People You May Know”, which as the name implies suggests random people you supposedly know. Out of 20-some people it suggested I actually knew one of them, nice job Facebook!
[ Check out the creepyness yourself ]
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Earlier this week I placed an order for a new toy, something I was greatly excited about getting. Thus, you can imagine my dismay when DHL began to ship the package in the wrong direction.
Seriously, it started out in Fort Worth, TX and instead of shipping it to their Kansas City Hub, they sent it [...]
Filed under: Aaron Nelsen, DHL, Just Plain Stupid, Shipping by Aaron Nelsen
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A friend of mine suddenly couldn’t access the iTunes Store after upgrading to the latest version, every time he tried to purchase something he kept getting the following error:
“We could not complete your iTunes store request,an unknown error occurred (-9808)”
I couldn’t find anything online about it, so here’s how we fixed it under Windows XP. [...]
Filed under: Aaron Nelsen, Technology, Tips, Windows XP, iTunes by Aaron Nelsen
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The theory is that every ten years your investment doubles in value, and now I have proof!
So I haven’t exactly been actively investing in the stock market for ten years, but unbeknownst to me just under ten years ago my Grandfather took out an Educational IRA (much like a 529 plan) on my behalf, at [...]
Filed under: Aaron Nelsen, Finance by Aaron Nelsen
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Hulu is set to go public tomorrow, during the course of the private beta they’ve added quite a bit of content from various networks and content partners… here’s the full list their content partners.
FOX
NBC Universal
MGM
Sony Pictures Television
Warner Bros. Television Group
Access Hollywood
AST Dew Tour
BNET
Bravo
Broadway Video
CenterStaging
Chic.tv
Chiller
CHOW
CNET
Comedy Time
E! Entertainment Television
ExerciseTV
FEARnet
Ford Models
Fox Atomic
Fox Movie Channel
Fox Reality
Fox Searchlight
Fox Sports
Fox TV [...]
Filed under: Aaron Nelsen, Entertainment, Hulu, Movies, Streaming, Video by Aaron Nelsen
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A forum post on another website I run reminded me that not everyone has been enjoying the awesomeness of the Firefox 3 Beta, so if you fancy yourself a tech savvy internet user, go download it!
New download manager: It now sports a more streamlined look and incorporates a search function.
OS Specific Themes: Firefox now looks [...]
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Apple just announced the release of the iPhone SDK, and the good news is it isn’t anywhere near as lame as I thought it was going to be.
Random pieces of info:
Major plus, applications will be available from “App Store” right on your iPhone.
Free applications will be allowed at no cost to the developers, otherwise Apple [...]
Filed under: Aaron Nelsen, Apple, SDK, iPhone, iPod touch by Aaron Nelsen
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