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Posted by Kangie 4 COMMENTS

Just when you thought the internet couldn’t get more bizzare, out comes: the first ever online operating system.
I decided to give it a go, first using a guest account, and then signing up to a members account. If you create your own personal account, anything you save whilst logged in, will still be there when [...]

Categories: General
Posted by Kangie 3 COMMENTS

I was just thinking the other day, how difficult it was trying to play GTA:Vice City on my laptop, and now I have the perfect solution!
The USB Playstation2 controller converter allows you to plug PS2 controllers straight into your PC via the USB port, ready for you to start playing your favourite games without having [...]

Categories: General

Posted by Kangie Comments Off

I apologise for not posting much since I took over, I’ve been doing alot of stuff behind the scenes. I can’t thank 2shae enough for fixing this theme and making sure everything worked properly and look how it should! He spent hours making me custom php files and editing templates so everything looked just [...]

Categories: News
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It was released earlier on this week to Connect users, and although I am not using it, it sounds good!
There were alot of general bugfixes, and after many requests for this, the “List” view option has been put back.
Several other changes have been made:

The system clock no longer changes when you set your timezone.
The behavior [...]

Categories: General
Posted by Kangie 6 COMMENTS

Just a quick note to say I’ve gone through the links on the right, and any sites not linking back to TechThisOut! got removed.
If you wish to have a link contact me using the “Contact” button at the top right. You’ll ned to say:
- The URL of your site
- Whatever you want the link [...]

Categories: News
Posted by Kangie 2 COMMENTS

DodgeIt allows you to check disposable email addresses on the fly (without having to create one) to avoid possible spam that comes with signing up for new services.
When you sign up for something, somewhere, DodgeIt allows you to enter any name @dodgeit.com as your email address. Afterwards, visit DodgeIt.com to check that disposable email address, [...]

Categories: General
Posted by Kangie 2 COMMENTS

Google recently released Google Toolbar v4 Beta to the public. This is a big change over v3, both due to functionality, and apperance.
Custom Buttons are one of the latest features packed into the new toolbar. You can add buttons to your Toolbar that will let you visit and search your favorite websites and keep up [...]

Categories: General
Posted by Kangie ADD COMMENTS

Before I start I should re-enforce the fact that this is still a Beta, and may contain bugs/do bad things to your PC etc, and although this is VERY rare, please bear it in mind!
Also please note that this is for Windows XP Service Pack 2 ONLY so will not work on any other version [...]

Categories: Uncategorized
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Writely is an online word processor, allowing you to create, save, delete, and generally manage documents — online.
The best part is that you will have your writely documents wherever you go. From the site:
      

Nothing to download — your browser is all you need.
      
Collaborate just by entering people’s e-mail addresses.
      
Publish on the web or post [...]

Categories: General
Posted by Kangie 1 COMMENT

It looks like it is going to be an exciting year for one of the most popular browsers out there, Firefox.
According to the Mozilla Blog, the main changes in Firefox 2 will be:
New Bookmarks and History – Improve the browser’s Bookmarks and History systems to improve their effectiveness as renavigation aids while at the same [...]

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