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how's google voice working for you?

jewels@she-geeks.com — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:35:00 EST

07.3.09 by jewels

3 flippin years! That’s how long I’ve been waiting since first requesting an invite to Grand Central! So I’m as excited as the rest of you to finally have Google Voice living in my pc. I immediately set it up and….issues! Grrrr…..

Mainly, I wanted Google Voice to be able to take control of my home phone. I have a very basic landline setup. When I moved here I figured I wouldn’t need long distance since I have a large number of minutes on my cell. All my friends from home will call my cell since we’re all Verizon in calls, and I’ll just use my cell for any other LD calls I need to make-right? Wrong! VZW service stinks at my house. Walk 50 feet away and it’s full bars, try to make calls from my home and more often than not they drop into never never land. So I was yearning for Google Voice to have LD calling from home and to be able to utilize all the awesome voicemail/sms/call blocking features.

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free US and international skype-in numbers and a workaround for google labs pulling sms

jewels@she-geeks.com — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:35:00 EST

07.3.09 by jewels I love Skype! It�s the main communication method the she-geeks use to chat with each other. But now thanks to Ring2Skype it�s even more useful. Read on to find out this service can help save you a lot of money.

Skype is great for free PC to PC communication, but you must open your wallet for a Skype-In number to enable your friends to reach you on skype from their mobile or landline phones. Not anymore� ....more

organizing your desktop

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:35:00 EST

The rest of my existence may be a shambles, but my desktop has to be clean. I just can�t stand crap all over the place. However, this feeling is often at odds with my need to have stuff readily accessible that I�m working on. Luckily I have two awesome apps that free my desktop to be as clean as my house should be. And the best part is � they�re both free�.

how to make your own custom msn e-mail address

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:34:00 EST

I have been chatting with this awesome guy indagator & he sent me an interesting MSN trick. It's a pretty cool thing:) Hopefully, it will stay open for awhile. So, here is how you make an msn.com email address instead of hotmail.com:

how to get private pictures on myspace.

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST

Yes, i know. You are tired of hearing about these sites that offer people access to myspace private profiles or pictures. I, myself, have been a skeptic on the sites. As you can see, we didnt have a pleasant experience with myspacegtx. So, when our users asked us about a site called privatemyspacepics.webs.com we were wary of it. A couple of our users said he was legit, but i needed to know for myself, before i could vouch for him. So, i posted a thread in our forum & said that if he could prove to me personally that he could grab private pics, i would stand behind his site. I got a message today from him stating that he would be more than happy to show me.

Google Ocean View

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST

Wow. There are camera's everywhere you turn, but guess what project Google is now entertaining? Google Ocean! They are gathering researchers, oceanographers etc. We will now see images from the sea floor :) Though, the resolution may not be that great, it's still a great idea. They will also be using additional data for currents, weather & reefs. But, think about all the gold at the bottom of the ocean. All the shipwrecks & artifacts....I can hardly wait. Sounds like this data will definitely benefit sea life , so we can make the necessary improvements for our environment. They also want to create a web application where users can navigate below the sea -amazing. I am getting a tad bit nervous on our privacy here though. We have Google Earth & Sky, now this. What's next? Camera's in our home? I can see the paranoid schizo's taking more medication & people looking over their shoulders, wondering if a Google street car has snapped a shot of them. Are they over stepping some boundaries with what should be shown to the world? Or is it going to help shape our world a little better?

Unmountable Boot Volume Error - Tips to recover your computer

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST

I'm sure many of you have encountered this devlish BSOD (blue screen of death) at least once in your lifetime.

Transforming Graphics Into ASCII Text

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EST

Many of you, myself included, have run into pretty interesting jpgs or gifs created using pure ASCII text. I have always wondered if there was a free and easy way for me to create my own ASCII text without losing my mind completely and attempting it �by hand�. Well, when wondering the ether recently I discovered a free program called �pic2ascii�. Information on the program and its creator:

Many of you, myself included, have run into pretty interesting jpgs or gifs created using pure ASCII text. I have always wondered if there was a free and easy way for me to create my own ASCII text without losing my mind completely and attempting it �by

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EST

This is a continuation of our previous article on Eskobar Cartel/MyspaceGTX. If you haven't read the original content, click here first. As you know we previously exposed what we believe to be fraudelent activity by MyspaceGTX, also known as Eskobar Cartel and TixV3. We have since been contacted by Eskobar Cartel and the ensuing conversations became nothing more than yet another fraudalent run around. A person who calls themself Benny, emailed she-geeks & advised us to take down the name Eskobar Cartel. He claimed that Eskobar Cartel is in no way affiliated with MyspaceGTX.

myspacegtx or eskobar cartel (shame on you)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:16:00 EST

Many users on our forum have been scammed by this site. Frankly, as soon as I read their �services�, if you even want to call it that, I laughed uncontrollably. Did you check out their spelling? Come on now! Anyways, they say their service works like this:

create a fake virus prank

Sat, 24 May 2008 12:58:00 EST

This fake virus/prank has been out for some time now, but just in case some of you have never heard of it, here's how to execute it. This prank is hilarious & fun stuff. My roommate had a heartattack....

peek inside archives

Sat, 24 May 2008 12:57:00 EST

How often have you been browsing the web looking for a file, only to be faced with a zipped up file and you�re not sure what it contains? What if you want only one file but are stuck downloading a bunch of others just to get the one you want? There is a way around all this now...

Input Validation Attacks

Sat, 24 May 2008 12:56:00 EST

I've been doing some reading on input validation attacks to gain illegal access to email accounts. One example that i read was about Microsoft Corporation's Hotmail & it was called the Reset Password Input Validation attack. Basically, this would allow the attacker to reset the password of any victim the attacker chose without any interruptions...

ms outlook 2007 headers

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:08:00 EST

Ok, how many of you out there are completely aggravated with ms office 2007? I mean some of the UI is nice but I can't find what I need...and that makes me one angry grrl. The point of this drivel is outlook email headers. Most of us out there know how to get to the header information in previous versions of outlook so i won't go into detail on that. Why would i look at email header information, you say? Who cares, you say? You care. i mean, if you've ever gotten SPAM (we know you have) and wanted to know where that pointless piece of electronic waste came from, you look at email headers. With that said, here is the skinny on checking header information in outlook 2007:

myspace trackers & how to block them

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:07:00 EST

Sneaky people, such as myself, love myspace trackers. We want to know who, when, how & where. I've compiled a list of trackers that are legit & how to block them from letting others track you.

must have myspace tools & scripts

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:06:00 EST

Here are a few tools that i like using with myspace:

Downloading Myspace Email

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:06:00 EST

There are a variety of reasons people may want to keep records of myspace emails. For one thing, when another user cancels their account, poof, their mails are gone. Saving email can be done by copy/paste, but it's a hassle, and it takes too long. If you want to get in and out quickly, try this method and peruse the emails at your leisure.

javascript google trick

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:05:00 EST

I love this browser magic trick. Go to google images here & enter any search you want (i would do a basic search for cooler results -i used "swirls" as an example). then use the drop box on the top left, for the size you want the images to appear (i used small sizing for my images).

view unprotected webcams with google hack

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:04:00 EST

Im posting just a few google strings that allow you to spy at the world through unprotected webcams. They reload every 30secs, so there is always a fresh shot. You can see universities, poker tournaments, parks, people at work etc. Of course, there are "adult cams" too. Not my fortay, but whatever floats your boat. Below is a screenshot of a beach in south carolina. Notice you can use the zoom & change the resolution if you want. you get to control it.

speed up firefox

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:04:00 EST

So, here are a few tweaks that you can do to speed up your browser. Begin by typing in: about:config in the address bar you will see a whole mess of stuff, but dont worry! Type �network.http� in the filter field, & change the following settings (double-click on them to change them):

jewels top 10 firefox addons

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:03:00 EST

I admit it, I�m an addon whore. I love the ability to customize my browser to my liking, and often try new addons to make firefox more useful. Unfortunately, the more addons I use, the slower my browser becomes, so I often find myself disabling some addons to keep Firefox running more smoothly. Below is the list of my �must have� extensions that are required for my daily browsing habits.

change the location of blockable items pane

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:02:00 EST

If you�ve been using the Firefox extension Adblock for a while, you likely keep the blockable items pane open quite often. However if you�re like me, you probably don�t find the positioning of the pane at the bottom of your browser very useful. It must be kept very small, otherwise it takes up valuable browser real estate. This makes it difficult to view your blockable items, or rather, more difficult than it needs to be.

Firefox 2 For 1

Sat, 03 May 2008 16:01:00 EST

Firefox Times 2 � or 3, or More! Sometimes you want to do some stuff on firefox that requires a set of addons you don�t usually run on your everyday version of our favorite browser. At these times it can be a pain to go enable everything you need for a specific task. But you don�t have to go through this time wasting activity, as you can create multiple Firefox profiles and have each one set up with the addons you want to use for that particular profile.

folder access

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:00:00 EST

So, you're on a network (with permission, of course) and suddenly you find you can no longer access a certain file or folder....what to do? Try this little trick:

get started with virtualization

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:01:00 EST

Anyone that relies on a computer on a daily basis is obviously concerned with PC security. You hear about the elaborate tactics utilized by security experts, but what about your average user? What is Joe Schmo supposed to do to keep himself safe online, or keep his kids from screwing things up? We'll take a look at two programs that offer protection for the everyday user above and beyond your regular antivirus applications...

search smarter in firefox

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:01:00 EST

If you�re new to Firefox, you probably aren�t aware of how easy it is to search quickly and easily from within your browser�s address bar. No, you don�t have to go to a new tab and type in google�s web address, or any other search engine�s address� Firefox comes with a few built in �quick searches� depending on your version. So we�ll start by taking a look at those, and then delving into how easily you can add your own.

alternative browsers

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:00:00 EST

This week I�ve been scoping out alternative browsers built off of IE. I�m not fond of IE at all, and when in need of an alternative to Firefox I will usually use Opera. But it�s good to keep up on the other offerings out there. Since most of the market out there still uses IE as their main browser, it�s nice for them to have choices, and here is a pretty nice one I�ve been playing with.It just may become my new alternative browser. Check out Hydra.

got memory?

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:00:00 EST

Yeah I got some, but never enough it seems. My 1gb was awesome when I bought this lappy, but now often not enough, especially with my fav web browser hogging so much of it. So I went on the memory hunt looking to buy some additional fuel. Everyone says �memory is so cheap these days!� Well maybe for everyone else it is, but in my little Murphy�s Law world things aren�t lookin quite so cheery! I have two lappys I want to upgrade. An older model with only 512, and this one. Well it wouldn�t bother me if I could take the memory from this one and put it in the other-but NO that can�t work out for me! I�ve got to fork out several hundred bucks to upgrade both separately. That�s just not looking to friendly to me, so I start hunting for alternatives. Yes Virginia, there is a Rama Claus!

view hidden items on a myspace profile

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:59:00 EST

Ever get to a profile where the comments, friends list, url box, about me etc. are hidden? You can view them all, even users with a DIV layout (like me), & you can see trackers if they have them on their profile.

phishing passwords

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:59:00 EST

When you see the word "phishing", many of you think, what the heck is phishing. Well, it obviously comes from the word "fishing". It's simply using a lure to reel victims into giving you their login & password info. It could be for your bank info, myspace or any email service that you use. A couple years ago, i figured out how to phish myspace passwords.

manipulate google's search engine, even destroy it!

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:58:00 EST

Here are some fun things to do with google. You can change the logo of your google search engine & manipluate the searches. You can have it talk in elmer fudd language, hacker language, as well as, snoop dogg "izzle" language. You can also type in any text you want & use that as your google logo name. I've also listed a site that can destroy any domain using, paintball guns, graffiti, even peeing on the site! check it out.

access your pc from your mobile

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:58:00 EST

There are a lot of software programs that allow you remote access to your pc, but now there�s one that lets you access it from your internet connected mobile phone as well. And it�s free! Now you have constant access to your files from anywhere, another pc, mac, or mobile phone.

ban your ex & more...

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:57:00 EST

Ever wanted your phone to tell your Ex to go to hell when he or she calls? Well now it�s possible! Set up your voicemail to deliver a nasty message for them, and then disconnect their call! How would you like to have customized voicemail messages for each of your friends? A special message for private or unavailable numbers, followed by a disconnect? Want a certain someone to get a message saying your number has been disconnected?

disguise yourself as googlebot, get into sites

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:53:00 EST

Ever come across a site that you want to check, but get a registration page? Frustrating to say the least! You can click on cached content to view the page directly from googles cache, but if you want to see a different page from the site & want to avoid the registration page, you can disguise yourself googlebot & view the site without having to register.