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Ever notice that when using Chrome to view some RSS feeds it works ok and on others it just displays the Raw data as a bunch of lines of text?

I didn’t think so but for the one person out there who does, this is for you.

So when you click on an RSS feed like this one http://lucas719.info/?feed=rss2 you get this:

Now this is caused by Google Chrome not autodetecting the RSS feed.

We can use this extension for Google Chrome to support the ability to autodetect RSS feeds. https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/nlbjncdgjeocebhnmkbbbdekmmmcbfjd

and now instead of just seeing Raw text data we see this:

I needed a VPN service, I needed it to be both secure and relatively easy to setup and maintain.

I tried OpenVPN, Hamachi, OpenSSH, and a few others but none of them seemed to stand out and were hard to maintain.

I stumbled across GBridge and it is pretty awesome and I wanted to share it with you.

http://www.gbridge.com/

Gbridge is a free software that can connect multiple computers. It forms a VPN between multiple computers and provides remote computer access, folder synchronization, automatic folder backup, remote computer control and/or screen sharing, and chat. Gbridge can use Google’s Gtalk network to connect remote PCs and requires Gtalk (Gmail) accounts.

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Are you looking for a way to backup your DVD movie collection to AVI?

Maybe you haven’t had the time to watch that rented movie but need to return it tomorrow?

Here we’ll show you how to rip a DVD movie directly to AVI with FairUse Wizard.

About FairUse Wizard

FairUse Wizard 2.9 uses the DivX, Xvid, or h.264 codec to convert DVD to an AVI file. It comes in both a free version and commercial version. The free, or “Light” version, can create files up 700MB while the commercial version can output a 1400MB file. This will allow you to back up your movies to CD, or even multiple movies on a single DVD.

FairUse Wizard states that it does not work on copy protected discs, but we’ve seen it work on all but some of the most recent copy protection. For this tutorial we’re using the free Light Edition to convert a DVD to AVI. They also offer a commercial version that you can get for $29.99 and it offers even more encoding possibilities for converting video to you portable digital devices. continue reading…

First we showed you how easily your computer can become infected with spyware, crapware, and other unwanted software—and today we’ll show you how to clean your system with Spybot Search & Destroy.

Download Spybot Search & Destroy (version 1.6.2)

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