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6 Sure Fire Ways to Make People Leave Your Website!

themisfit — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:49:47 +0000

Wondering why people don't stay on your site. Here are 6 reasons.

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For Sale: Nikon D80 with Two Lenses $550 – SOLD

themisfit — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:43:53 +0000

My wife has decided to unload a camera and a couple of lenses that we are not using anymore. So here's what's for sale.

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One Week Digital Cleanse

themisfit — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:31:50 +0000

Mention to anyone with computer savvy that your laptop has somehow gotten slower over recent months and they’ll ask you the same thing: “have you defragmented your hard drive?” Defragmenting works by taking small slivers of information stored in various locations and consolidating them so that they’re in the same place on the drive and [...]

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Setting Up IMAP for iPhone

themisfit — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:52:02 +0000

In this tutorial Iâ€™m going to show how to switch an account from POP to IMAP. And to be honest, you donâ€™t need an iPhone to benefit from this setup. IMAP will allow you to check your email from work or some one elseâ€™s computer and have access to all of you email folders and [...]

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Spam Free Email on iPhone

themisfit — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:23:26 +0000

Iâ€™ve had my iPhone for months now and, until about two weeks ago, I was secretly unhappy with how it handled my email. I discovered that the phoneâ€™s lack of spam-filtering power was annoying. Mail always sorted my mail invisibly, and its built-in spam filter kept the junk out of my Inbox. It has taken [...]

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Dropbox – FREE online file sync and backup

themisfit — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:16:34 +0000

Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers. Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they’ll be instantly available on any of your other computers that you’ve installed Dropbox on (Windows, Mac, and Linux too!) Because a copy of your files are stored on Dropbox’s secure servers, you [...]

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iPhone Security Info!

themisfit — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:49:03 +0000

Last week, Joey HessÂ revealed that the Palm Pre running on WebOS uploads very specific information about your location and application usage to Palm on a daily basis. Â Although itâ€™s allowed by the EULA that you must accept to use the Palm Pre, it still seems a littleâ€¦creepy, especially if used for the wrong reasons. Â The [...]

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Man sues Apple, FBI over mafia-â€˜buggedâ€™ iPod conspiracy

themisfit — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:58:05 +0000

Apple has been sued by a Beverly Hills, CA man, who accuses the company of conspiring with the mafia to track him and his activities in secret. According to the complaint, Gregory McKenna believes his bedroom, living room, upstairs bathroom, and Toyota Camry, along with an iPod shuffle he purchased from eBay and an iPod [...]

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Downgrade iPhone OS 3.0 to 2.2.1 Then Restore to Jailbroken 3.0

themisfit — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:08:03 +0000

Here’s what worked for those with a legitimately activated phone. Make sure you have a version of iTunes other than 8.2 (you can download 8.0.2 here). 1. If you are using iTunes 8.2 you will need to downgrade to 8.0.2. This can be done by deleting the iTunes app. 2. You then need to open [...]

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How to Jailbreak Your iPhone 3G on OS 3.0 Using PwnageTool (Mac)

themisfit — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:40:09 +0000

This tutorial will show you how to jailbreak your 3G iPhone by creating a custom ipsw that can automatically jailbreak, install applications, and add your own boot logos. To learn how to use PwnageTool to unlock/jailbreak a 2G iPhone you can use the tutorial which will be: here…soon… If you have an iPhone 3G make [...]

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Apple’s New Handsfree iPhone

themisfit — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:36:37 +0000

Apple has released a new handsfree iPhone. Let me know what you think, personally I think it’s ingenious.

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Make a Mobile Version of Your Blog

themisfit — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:19:30 +0000

Do you run WordPress blog? If so, do you have a mobile version of your site forthose people who are viewing your site on an iPhone or PDA? If you answered no to the last question, why not? It’s easy to have a mobile version of your site and it will only take a couple [...]

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The Best SEO Trick For Your Blog

themisfit — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:12:00 +0000

Descriptive, dynamic titles! A dynamic name for every page on your blog. Now this may sound difficult but it’s really easy. Explanation When Google, Yahoo or other search engines return results, they provide the title and a short description of the site they are linking to.Â These are easy to see becuase, they are Bold [...]

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SEO: Link Building Part 2

themisfit — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:10:00 +0000

Last I talked about the idea behind links being a kind of coolness factor and about the number of links you might need to get to the top. This week we will talk about where and how to get the links needed to climb the Google ladder. Types of Links There are 4 types of [...]

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Safari 4 Beta

themisfit — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:51:41 +0000

Yesterday Apple released a new beta version of their web browser, Safari. All I can say about it is WOW. It is faster that the previous versions and faster than Firefox. Not to mention the new view options. There is this new thing called Top Sites (see below). It is a page that shows you [...]

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Google Enters The Automobile Market

themisfit — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:00:23 +0000

Google is one of the backers for a new car company in California, Aptera. Check out pics inside the post.

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SEO: Link Building Part 1

themisfit — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:28:54 +0000

So you want to be #1 in the Google search results? Easy steps to get you on your way.

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Archiving Gmail on iPhone and Mail

themisfit — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:05:49 +0000

Google has put up an email about how to use the new imap feature of Gmail on the iPhone (the whole article can be read here). The video clip can be seen below: This can also be used for your Gmail, when using Apple Mail on your home computer. Here are the steps to use [...]

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Gift Ideas: For The Person With Everything- Technology Part 1

themisfit — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:00:43 +0000

Bentley is pleased to announce an exclusive partnership betweenÂ Ego LifestyleÂ andÂ Bentley Motorsresulting in a limited edition luxury notebook, known as â€œEgo for Bentleyâ€œ. No more than 250 pieces will be retailed globally in high-end stores from autumn 2008. Every model is handcrafted with cross-over hand-stitching, an ostensibly relocated car door handle, and features Microsoft Vista, a [...]

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