Monthly Archives: September 2010

INSANITY tips for newbies

By Eric | September 23, 2010
INSANITY by Team Beachbody is 63-days of high-intensity cardio that will get you in shape. The workouts are literally insane and will test you as much mentally as physically. It’s no lie when people say you will be sweating more than you ever have–my hair was damp and dripping with sweat, usually within 15 minutes [...]
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There are no perfect routers; Linksys BEFW11S4, Cisco Valet Plus (M20) review, and Atheros AR5007 adapter conflict with WPA2/WPA

By Eric | September 6, 2010
Almost a decade ago, I setup my first wireless network along with the purchase of my first laptop. Boy, technology was expensive back then. In total, the laptop and network  cost nearly $2,400 in all. Today, a  much faster and secure wireless network and laptop could be had for a fourth of that cost. And [...]
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Facebook’s Like Button and integration with phpBB

By Eric | September 2, 2010
Just a few months earlier, Facebook released their new Like Button which is popping up on most popular websites and forums. Implementing this button with phpBB forums isn’t as simple as grabbing the code generated from Facebook’s configurator. That is, if you want it to work properly with the dynamic pages of your forum. The [...]
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Mozilla Thunderbird addons, alert capabilities and global (unified) inbox

By Eric | September 1, 2010
I had been using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 for almost a year now because it handles 2 things of which I peruse daily: E-mail. I have nearly a dozen e-mail accounts (and growing) that I need to keep track of and individual logins is a hassle, not to mention a thing of the past Calendar. [...]
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