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david Where is ScanPST.exe on Windows Vista & Windows XP Office - Subscribe

I received a call from our Houston office today (here at work), letting me know that they were having an issue with one of the terminals. Seems as though Microsoft Office Outlook was displaying and error upon populating the .pst file.

Well obviously you would use the ScanPST.exe but heck, Where is ScanPST on Windows Vista & Windows XP Office? Well here are the locations for you. Hopefully this will save you some time.

Location of Windows Vista ScanPST.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12

Location of Windows XP ScanPST.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMapi\1033\Scanpst.exe

Be sure to allow the viewing of hidden files and folders on your machine. If you do not there is a chance that you will not be able to locate the ScanPST.exe file that you need to run.

How to Allow Hidden Files and Folders
Start > Control Panel > Files and Folders or Folder Options > View > Under Hidden Files and Folders > Bubble in Show Hidden Files and Folders > Apply > Ok

Good luck!

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david My First Google Voice Message Jul 10th, 2009 12:44:42 pm - Subscribe

Got my first Google Voice Message from my long time friend Nick.

Listen in!

Ska-Doush...

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david Puro San Antonio Jun 28th, 2009 8:24:17 pm - Subscribe

Puro San Antonio is or could be or may be is a twitter, blog, news, or some other social media account that has sprung up in San Antonio.

Puro meaning pure, and San Antonio meaning San Antonio Texas. Puro San Antonio is all about San Antonio Texas, and from what I have noticed on such sites as twitter many users state many typical San Antonio events and situations that happen around in the city. Such as:

The person in front of me at HEB had: Diapers, Beer and a pregnancy test. #purosanantonio

random carnival in my n'hood.... that's #purosanantonio

When you see someone on their Iphone, while waiting at the bus stop, that's #purosanantonio.

I just had a barbacoa taco with Big Red, now that's Puro San Antonio!!!<--- YES!!

This is some very funny and very stereotypical blerps. Good humor for those who have lived, or were born in the city.

For more of this follow on Twitter Puro San Antonio.

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david Download Hava Player Portable App Jun 28th, 2009 2:12:39 pm - Subscribe

Just wondering if anyone knows where to find an existing download of the Hava Player Portable App.

Download Hava Player Portable App

Don't get me wrong, the Hava Player is a great install, but what I am looking for is the portable app / thinstall so that I can put it on my usb 2.0 stick. I believe the installation of the application (non portable is around 80 megs) Which for a player, it is kind of a lot. If we can get that player down to 12 megs, with the ease on no installation of files to a computer now that would be awesome.

For those of you do not know what the Hava Player is come take a look at MyHava.com. This enables you to stream your TV to any computer in your home or anywhere with a connection to the internet. So to have a portable app for this...well that would just be awesome.

Perhaps I will make a the app, but with the way my schedule looks...I really do not have the time to sit down, do a clean install of my system, and thinstall the Hava Player. If anyone can help in this venture that would be great.

Please assist! Links are welcomed.

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david Ustream - Error #2044: Unhandled NetStatusEvent Jun 21st, 2009 9:16:03 pm - Subscribe

Annoying little action script error that continues to prompt as a debugging tool for Adobe Flash. The Error is Ustream - Error #2044: Unhandled NetStatusEvent.

So does anyone have a fix or has any insight on a possible one. I can only imagine the hundreds to thousands of users who come through here daily that are experiencing this annoying little prompt.

quote:
Error #2044: Unhandled NetStatusEvent:. level=error, code=NetConnection.Call.Failed
at ViewerDocument/getOffairContentFromGW()
at ViewerDocument/getOffairContent()
at Viewer/onChannelOffline()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at tv.ustream.tools::Dispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at tv.ustream.tools::Dispatcher/dispatch()
at tv.ustream.viewer.logic.media::Channel/offline()
at tv.ustream.viewer.logic.media::Channel/parseGwResponse()
at tv.ustream.viewer.logic.media::Recorded/onGwResult()

So does anyone know how to resolve the Ustream - Error #2044: Unhandled NetStatusEvent?

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david Free Month of Netflix Rentals Coupon Code Jun 14th, 2009 4:45:47 pm - Subscribe

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david How to Fix Remote Desktop No Error Message Problem Jun 8th, 2009 10:07:26 pm - Subscribe

Entry explains How to Fix Remote Desktop No Error Message Problem. For all of you that are having problems with Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Connection, I may have a(n) answer for you. The issue occurs when you try and access the PC with Remote Desktop. Well it doesn't give you an error, but simply wait's for a couple of seconds, then appears to time out. It took me a couple of hours to find what the error was, but luckily I got it fixed.

Well first off I will list everything that I did try, to make sure that the program was working and not corrupted in anyway.

What I verified during my troubleshooting

[See your router] Made sure my ports were forwarded.
Start > Right Click My Computer > Properties > Remote. Check marked Allow Remote Assistance invitations to be sent from this computer
Start > Right Click My Computer > Properties > Remote. Check marked Allow users to connect remotely to this computer
Start > Run > CMD. Able to telnet with commands 'telnet myipaddress port
Start > Control Panel > Windows Firewall > Exceptions Tab > Edit. Checked my firewall and gave it Remote Desktop permissions to work outside of it.

How I fixed the Remote Desktop No Error Message Problem
I realized that I wanted to try the vertical options that my 21' LCD monitor had. That is when I knew that's when I started having problems. I figured that Remote Desktop was unable to tell my PC that it was flipped vertically, and not horizontally. So rather than settling with a horizontal monitor and conforming to my problem, I decided to update the drivers.

When I updated my Nvidia GeForce 7800 to the latest drivers and rebooted. Boom! I was able to connect remotely from another PC. So there you go, of you guys are having issues try updating your video drivers. This issue has something to do with Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop not recognizing monitor changes, and not knowing how to deal with it. There for the system gives you no error, because it's clueless.

Still have questions? Post below and I will see if I can give you some help with this issue.

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david Easter Egg Cloverfield Monster Revealed in Poster Jun 7th, 2009 3:52:53 pm - Subscribe

Not that you havent already seen the Monster in Cloverfield, but I found this little easter egg rather cool. Or may be in was the must. Either way it is what it is.

Here the author of the video shows you the monster that is on the poster prior to the movie release. I wasn't a big fan of the movie, but I can appreciate a good film easter egg now and again.

Easter Egg Cloverfield Monster Revealed in Poster

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david How to Protect Your Computer During a Lighting Storm Jun 6th, 2009 2:58:37 pm - Subscribe

Though the jokes these guys give are not so funny the Tips they give on How to Protect Your Computer During a Lighting Storm are rather helpful.

How to Protect Your Computer During a Lighting Storm

Unplug your Computer

Surge Protectors

Water Damage Protection

Backup Data

Backup Battery

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david The Difference Between White & Mexican Weddings May 6th, 2009 2:08:35 pm - Subscribe

A fellow employee emailed this to me today, I couldn't help but post it up here. So awesome. Here is the Difference Between White & Mexican Weddings.

WHITES: send out invitations.
MEXICANS: send out maps.

WHITES: receive their invitations 3 months in advance.
MEXICANS: find out about the wedding 1 week before from the tia or the abuela, or the chismosa neighbor

WHITES: have seven Bridesmaids.
MEXICANS: have seven pages of Padrinos.

WHITES: RSVP their invitation.
MEXICANS: show up with three car loads and one gift.

WHITES: go to the wedding AND the reception.
MEXICANS: just go to the reception .

WHITES: have elegant food.
MEXICANS: have arroz, frijoles and birria.

WHITES: order the cake from a bakery.
MEXICANS: have their cake done by la señora down the street.

WHITES: eat the food and cake.
MEXICANS: eat the food and cake.......... AND take some home para mañana.

WHITES: at the reception, they drink wine.
MEXICANS: at the reception, they drink Coors, Budweiser. Bud Light , Bud Ice , Corona , Tecate, Pacifico, Casadores, Patron, Presidente, Jose Cuervo , Gusano's, Reposado, and anything else that is not glued to the decorations.

WHITES: relatives get drunk and pass out.
MEXICANS: get drunk, shed a few tears and start singing to Vicente Fernandez songs, fight, then show up at your house drink more, then pass out.

WHITES: dance at the party....................YEAH RIGHT!!!
MEXICANS: dance at the party to Norteñas, Rancheras, Reggaeton, Rap, Old School, Oldies, House, then precede drunk to the parking lot and resume the dancing.

WHITES: party ends at midnight.
MEXICANS: party ends when the COPS show up , then everyone goes to your house lol.

WHITES: wake up the next morning NOT WANTING another beer.
MEXICANS: wake up the next morning at your house WANTING another beer and left over menudo and pastel.

Now, you know you are laughing - cuz you've done at least 6 of these. I sure have!!!

Send this to all of those who have a sense of humor and are Proud to be MEXICAN!!! And to the Gringos that love you for being a MEXICAN!

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david If CD's Suck Why Trust Hard Drives Apr 30th, 2009 8:46:33 pm - Subscribe

My question to you guys is If CD's Suck Why Trust Hard Drives? I know the answer, but I wanted to hear what you guys have to say about it.

So how about it, do you back up on CD's, DVD's, or on Hard Drives (HD's). The answer should all be the same. But lets see if we can help everyone understand the difference.

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david How to Backup Files and Access them Remotely Apr 30th, 2009 8:22:21 pm - Subscribe

How to Backup Files and Access them Remotely

For the past month I have been backing up my files remotely. I am storing all music, software, and photos on a remote server.

The idea is to store and back up all of my .jpg, jpeg, .gif, .png, .doc, .docx, .db, .sql, .htm, .html, .php, .asp, .xml, .bin, .ink, .3g2, .torrent, .bmp, .psd, .psp, .pspimage, .fla, .swf, .ai, . .zip, .rar, .iso, .img, .exe, .bat, .cmd, .avi, .xvid, .divx, .cfg, .svg, .rom, .log, .dll, files so that I can access them at a later date.

The only reason why I am backing up is to store what means the most to me. I have organized my files, functions, themes, and profiles, in such a way that I will never have to worry about hardware.

If I have a drivers disk that I will need, I make it into a .ISO and simply back it up to my 1TB external drive, which then syncs to my remotely hosted account.

It is said that your data is only safe if you back it up three times. Once in your home, secondly at an office, and third remotely at a server that is other than where you live.

Many people are afraid of the remote server personal accessing there files, and I do understand that. My recommendation is to encrypt your files. I won't go into encrypting files here, but if you do a google search perhaps you will find what you need. From there you will have the ability to upload your encrypted files and have them hosted.

Some remote file hosting websites that I recommend are safe and private. Here is a list for you to try out.

External Links

Carbonite

iDrive

Mozy

Amazon S3

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frost Install Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 7 from a USB Jumpdrive Apr 26th, 2009 1:11:03 pm - Subscribe

Install Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 7 from a USB Jumpdrive
by FrosT

Disclaimer
I am in no way responsible for losing data, corrupting jumpdrives or harddrives due to you choosing to follow this tutorial. Do any and all of these actions at your own risk with understanding it may do damage to your data, as such you should backup all of your data before proceeding. I have done this myself and it worked great. Remember that Windows 7 is a BETA release and if you do not already have it I cannot help you in finding it. Same goes with XP and Vista, if you do not have a valid/legal copy of either I cannot help you find one, so do not ask. Thank you.

Introduction
For those who do not know, I am an IT Professional. As such my job demands me to re-image computers on a regular basis. For the most part I just use a premade universal image. This works great, but every now and then I need to install Windows XP, Vista or 7 (testing purposes) on a machine without all the crazyness of an image (policies and what not). Since I have never been a "good" cd keeper, almost all my CD's/DVD's are trashed within the first 5 uses. As such I decided to go out and buy an 8 GB Jumpdrive to try and find a way to fit all three of those operating systems on to one medium and not have to carry 3 CD's/DVD's around. Due to this I spent about 5 hours reading through tutorials on WinPE 2.0 and BartPE. Well since BartPE does not allow you to install Windows 7 (not sure on Vista) that was not the option for me. As such I set out to install WinPE 2.0 on a jumpdrive.

Well this went relatively seamless, except for the fact that I do not use Windows Vista on any of my computers and I really did not want to setup a machine with Vista just for creating this jumpdrive to install all 3 operating systems. Instead I found an alternative usage to the Diskpart program that is recommended. The reason the Diskpart program would not work is under Windows XP it does not show removable storage as being a disk to list. In Vista, removable storage devices are shown, and if you use Vista, the tutorials you can find on google will work just fine to setup the jumpdrive to be bootable. If that is the case, you can simply skip over this part of the tutorial.

Preparation
First up, we need to take the jumpdrive (for just one OS you can use a 4GB, for more than one an 8GB is needed) and make it bootable. The easiest way to do this is with the HP Boot Utility. I do not have a direct download to it, but you should find it somewhere on Google. After you have that utility you need the Windows 98 SE Boot disk which can be found also on Google. If you do not have a floppy drive, which I take is very likely to not have one, we need a way to "mount" a floppy disk. Luckily there is a utility for that as well! Download the Virtual Floppy Drive software. Now once you have those files and installed the Virtual Floppy Drive and the HP Bootable USB utility we need to mount the Windows 98 SE Boot disk to a virtual floppy. Finally we will need Bootsect so we can change the boot sector later on to use a newer version.

Mounting Windows 98 SE to Virtual Floppy Drive
Open up the VFD program and click Start, I do not recommend installing it as a service unless you want to continue using it. Next click on the Disk 0 and click “Create“ (I think it is create) and make sure it is set on 1.44 MB 3.5“ and click ok. Now you should have A:\ show up in Windows Explorer (unless you set it to be something different). Let's open up the boot98se.exe and click ok and it should extract the files to the floppy. Great, we have the files on a virtual floppy drive, let's open up the HP USB Bootable Utility. Once that is open we want to format the drive as Fat32 and click on the “Dos Startup Disk“ or whatever that checkbox says. Browse to your Virtual Floppy Drive and use that.

NOTE: THIS WILL WIPE ALL DATA FROM YOUR JUMPDRIVE. BACK IT UP OR LOSE IT, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST DATA.

I generally check the "Quick Format" but you can do it how you want. Make sure the right jumpdrive is selected, if it is not select it. Once you are sure click the “Start“ button to format the jumpdrive and make it bootable. We are nearly done, we now just have to go into a Command prompt (Start > Run > cmd) and locate the bootsect.exe and run "bootsect.exe /nt60 E: /f" Where E: is the drive letter of your jumdrive. It should change the boot sector to use the updated version (bootmgr) file.
Now we are onto to the WinPE 2.0

Getting Win PE 2.0
Well since I cannot write this tutorial better myself, I will direct you to the tutorial I used to get a valid copy of Win PE 2.0. Remember, do not do the Diskpart potion if you are on XP and followed the above steps. The best tutorial that helped me out was the one from Svrops.com. You can find the tutorial at Svrops WinPE 2.0 Tutorial. This tutorial will show you how to add features to Win PE 2.0 etc. When you get to the part about making the ISO, which is not necessary. However, copying the winpe.wim to the /sources is important and renaming it to boot.wim. Now we simply need to copy everything located at C:\winpe\iso to your jumpdrive's root directory. (C:\ being the name of where you put winpe). Once you have it copied, you now have a bootable version of WinPE 2.0 on a jumpdrive. Now it is time to copy the windows file. I made separate directories for each version of windows (WinVista, WinXP, Win7) and copy the CD files straight to that. If it is in .iso format, mount the ISO and copy the files that way or burn the .iso to a CD/DVD then copy it. We need all the files from each CD/DVD or Image in the folder. Once that has been done, you now have all 3 operating systems on one bootable jumpdrive. Let's boot into WinPE 2.0 on a system you would like to install one of the three operating systems.

Booting up Into WinPE 2.0
Since I am not familiar with all BIOS and computer setups I would suggest, if you do not know how to boot to USB, googling how to for your system. There should be plenty of those out there. I will not waste time answering questions about how to do that, so do not ask. Booting into WinPE 2.0 will take a few minutes. The command prompt you initially see may look like it is "hanging" on winpeinit (or something similar) if so, just be patient. After 1 or 2 minutes it should pop up a new line you can type on. From here, I am not sure if the jumpdrive was mounted for me before or not. To check, try just typing in E:\ or D:\ depending on how many partitions/drives are on that computer it may be one of those or further down. You know the system better than I do. So try those first. After each one do a DIR if you see your WinXP, WinVista, Win7 folders in the directory listing then that is the drive and you can simply cd to whatever version you want and run setup.exe. And it is as simple as that.

However, if that did not work correct for you, at the command prompt type diskpart. Do a list disk and see if your jumpdrive is there (look at the size to verify) if it is do a SEL DISK X (where X is the number the jumpdrive is listed as for me it was 1). From there do AUTOMOUNT. This should mount the drive. So exit out of the diskpart and go through the process above until you locate the jumpdrive. Switch the windows version you want to install and install it.

Editor's Note:
After I tried installing WinXP using this method I found that you need to run the following command to install Windows XP and not the executable:

D:\os\WinXP\i386\winnt32.exe /syspart:C: /tempdrive:C: /makelocalsource.

Make sure D: is your jumpdrive's letter and \os\WinXP\ is where i have my XP extracted to, so modify that to be what you put it as.
Also Make sure you replace C: with the drive you want to install Windows to. (I would also verify that the drive is mounted with DISKPART before running the above).

After that is done running, remove your Jumpdrive and reboot and it should load into the Windows Installation.

Ending Notes
This process worked great for me, if it does not work for you, well I am sorry. There are just too many variables that it can go wrong. So please ask questions, but first do your own research. I will not take time to help someone who did not bother helping themselves. If you find an error or an issue with this tutorial please feel free to comment and let me know and I will look into correcting it.

Thanks for reading.

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frost Attempting to Adopt a Dog in Colorado Apr 6th, 2009 10:50:41 am - Subscribe

Attempting to Adopt a Dog in Colorado
by FrosT

Introduction
Well my wife and I have been attempting to find a dog to adopt in Colorado. We have been actively trying for a couple months and have had some good and bad experiences. Particularly the bad experiences come from one company, Colorado FurBabies. Well here is the full story that will hopefully help you avoid the same issues we had.

Finding a dog
We have been looking and thinking about a dog for some time and decided to actually contact a place to see if we could meet a dog. First off we had to submit an application. The applications they make you fill out are somewhat of a joke if you ask me. I am sure there are good reasons for it, such as making sure that the home can become permanent for a dog and the person applying fully realizes what they are getting into. More of the joke, for the Colorado Furbabies, it took about 1-2 week lag time for our application to go through. Then after it went through a house inspection was needed, which took another 3 days or so. This was not "horrible" but because of this process we were unable to adopt or even visit/meet a few great looking dogs that we were heavily interested in. This was very disappointing to us.

So after we found out that the dogs we wanted to meet were no longer available we looked up other dogs and let them know of the one we did want to meet. Granted, this dog did not stick out as "we want this dog" like the other ones had, but we were willing to meet with it and see for ourselves if that dog would work out. Which brings us to the next problem.

Trying to get a Visit
Now, I heavily understand that personal issues take precedent over anything else. We contacted the foster person to get a viewing. They stated that they would email us, 4 days later no email. So we called them attempting to setup a viewing for that night. They stated they would email us the address. Well 4 hours later no email, and it was about 9:00 at night and I do have to work in the morning and they were about 45 minutes away. So that would put us home well past 11 o'clock. Not acceptable in my terms. They should have emailed us like the agreement.

Then they had to go out of town for the personal issues and as such delayed the viewing again. A couple days later we scheduled a viewing where we would drive out the 45 minutes to meet the dog. When we get there no one is home. We waited around for about an hour to find out that the dogs got loose, which we understand can happen. Since they still had not found the dogs we did not feel like waiting around anymore and left for home (a 3 hour trip for nothing). Again, I know things happen that are out of our control.

Finally, the next day, the foster person drives the dog over to our house. When they get there we do like the dog, but the dog is younger than was advertised. We did not really care to have more or less a "puppy", which this dog was obviously still in (pretty heavily) the puppy stages. (Maybe if they would provide a closer estimate of age we would not have even asked to see the dog). We let her know that we need to think about it, because even though the dog was still younger, we might want to adopt it. After some heavy discussion over the next couple days we decided that the dog was not for us and let them know...

The Aftermath
The next day we get a nasty email from a person who works at the Colorado Furbabies. In essence they basically thanked us for wasting the dogs time and that it was our fault for not taking the dog. Hold on here...how is this our fault again? Because your foster holders are incompetent of contact us back on a timely basis? It was not our fault it took them 4 days to get a hold of us for a visit and then failed to email us essential items. And then we took our time to drive out there to have the dog gone missing...and this is our problem. No way. Screw you.

Given that email from the person, I would highly suggest that you do not even attempt to adopt a dog from the Colorado Furbabies association. They are very unprofessional, unreliable and they blame you for not taking a dog that you do not want because they were incompetent of getting you a viewing time in a timely fashion. Through this experience alone, I do not know if I will adopt a dog again. These people want to help dogs and yet blame you for their own problems of not being able to run an adoption agency, as I see properly. By also making you wait 2 weeks to know if you get accepted, then it being up to the foster person to contact you, who may or may not fall through the deal depending on how reliable they are. This is just unacceptable in my books.

Ending Notes
Feel free to try and adopt a dog through the Colorado Furbabies, hopefully your experiences are better than ours were. As for me, I am fed up with this bull shit they pull you through. From the time it takes to know that you can even adopt a dog to actually meeting the dog was just a pain in the ass. I would not have posted this blog, if the volunteer or worker had not sent us that nasty email and worded it like she did. There is no reason for a professional company to send an email like that. Personally blaming us for their problems is just ridiculous. Well I hope I can save you from a bad experience. As for me, I would rather go to a breeder instead of adopting a dog because of this experience. Thanks to Colorado Furbabies, I will now no longer make my efforts to adopt a dog and help with the dog over population. Thank you.

As a side note, I do not necessarily blame the foster person, as they had some personal issues going on. I do however blame the main contact of Colorado Furbabies, for blaming us for holding the dog up, when we never asked for the dog to be held, and we could not get a viewing due to lack of communication from the foster holder.

Related Entry:
Do NOT Adopt from Colorado Furbabies

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david How to Convert Adobe Illustrator .EPS .AI to Photoshop .PSD Apr 6th, 2009 9:55:24 am - Subscribe

Explains how to convert a Adobe Illustrator file .EPS or .AI to Photoshop .PSD. This is pretty self explanatory but I figured that it could be easily overlooked.

How to Convert Adobe Illustrator .EPS .AI to Photoshop .PSD

Open Illustrator

Open your Illustrator file .EPS or .AI

In Illustrator go to file

Export

Under Save Type As

Choose Photoshop .PSD

Now click save

Your done. Recently I have been working on Adobe Illustrator and to me, this is more of a 'note to self', so that I wouldn't forget. Personally I'm an Adobe Photoshop guy.

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david Team Fortress 2 Guest Pass Exchange Mar 19th, 2009 11:50:53 pm - Subscribe

I have a couple of Team Fortress 2 Guest Passes does anyone need one?

Team Fortress 2 Guest Pass Exchange
I would like to give them to somebody that has not played the game, but is interested in purchasing it. A kinda, play before you buy. Well anyways, if you are interested please leave your name, and email address. If you one of the lucky ones you will receive it via Steam.

Also if you have one that you would like to share, please utilize the comments on this so that others can give the game a shot. Thanks!

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david How to Decrypt DVD's for Free Mar 16th, 2009 4:45:34 pm - Subscribe

Here is a free dvd decryption alternative to many popular paid software. The program is called DVD43.

DVD43 is a free DVD decrypter that runs in the background and decrypts DVDs on the fly. Simply install, the program sits in your application tray, from there use your favorite DVD copying software. It's that simple.

DVD43 is compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista (32), Windows XP, and Windows 2000.

External Link
http://www.dvd43.com

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david Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens Mar 2nd, 2009 10:51:38 pm - Subscribe

Got this lens a while back, figured I'd post some information about it.

Information
Equipped with an Image Stabilizer and high zoom ratio, the Canon EF 28-135mm standard zoom lens delivers sharp, natural-looking pictures virtually ever time. The lens is particularly handy for places where flashes are prohibited, as it excels in dim lighting without requiring a flash or a tripod. Other features include a ring-type USM for swift, silent autofocusing and full-time manual focusing; a close focusing distance of 20 inches; and a maximum aperture of f/3.5 to 5.6. The lens carries a one-year warranty.

Product Features

28-135mm standard zoom lens with f/3.5-5.6 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras

Delivers sharp, natural-looking pictures in dim lighting without requiring flash or tripod

Ring-type USM adjustment system for swift, silent autofocusing and full-time manual focus

Close focusing distance of 20 inches; 75- to 18-degree diagonal angle of view

Measures 3.1 inches in diameter and 3.8 inches long; weighs 18.9 ounces; 1-year warranty

Technical Details

Brand Name: Canon

Model: 2562A014AA

Lens Type: Zoom lens

Mounting Type: Canon EF

Minimum focal length: 28 millimeters

Maximum focal length: 135 millimeters

min_focal_range: 1.6 feet

maximum_aperture_range: F/3.5-5.6

Camera Magnify Power: 0.19

lens_system_special_functions: Zoom

Focus Type: auto-focus, manual-focus

Real Angle Of View: 76

Weight: 17.6 Ounces

Item Display Diameter: 3.8 inches

Length: 3 inches

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens | Item #: N82E16830998376

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david Custom Built Gaming PC - Intel Core 2 Quad Core Q9550 4GB RAM GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Mar 2nd, 2009 5:10:21 pm - Subscribe

I've had this system for over 6 months, but I never posted the contents of it...(totally unlike me) a nice little gaming machine.

I've bolded the items that are more important to the system, and added links to NewEgg.

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit / 32-bit

Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822148335

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series 70SB088600007 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16829102021

XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811103010

XCLIO Amazing Fan - 12cm 120mm Red, Blue, Green & Random LED Case Fan - Retail
Item #: N82E16835234001

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835118019

EVGA 132-YW-E179-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813188028

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115041

Nippon Labs USB-SATA USB to IDE/SATA Adapter w/ power - Retail
Item #: N82E16812816014

EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130400

LITE-ON Combo Black SATA Model DH-52C2S-04 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827106100

XCLIO GREATPOWER X14S4P4 750W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817189011

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P20004GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227310

Well that's that.

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