Showing posts with label computer tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computer tips. Show all posts

Thursday, August 9, 2007

I won Blingo $5 Amazon GC

How cool, I was just doing a search, and I ended up winning a $5 Amazon GC. I got my code instantly too! I also had the choice of 1 movie ticket but the company didn't have any theaters that I go to, so I took the $5 gb. If you want a chance at winning, join Blingo right away! It is powered by Google, so it is a great search engine. Your first 10 searches each day are the ones you have a chance of winning on. Good luck to everyone!

Screensaver That Reminds You To Power Down And Save Energy

I’m not one of those pretty screensavers.
I don’t have hypnotic, swirly lights.
I am not a fish tank.
I won’t display your name in crazy 3-D text.
I’m not even that colourful.

That’s because, in the end, what I really want you to do is turn me off.

Why?
Because if you can see me it could mean your computer doesn’t need to be on.
Which means it’s wasting energy, and, in its own small way,
helping add to the problem of global warming.


So, if you are always forgetting to shut your computer down when you won’t be using it for a while, you might be in need of this screen saver from Useful Screen Saver.

Monday, August 6, 2007

Mozy Free PC Backup

Recently I started looking for free online backups for my documents. Mozy is the one that I found that I seem to like the best. They give 2GB free & then you can earn more through referrals. My 2gb has been up for about a week now & I just realized today that I could get some more free. If you are interested in backing up your files, check out Mozy. You can also buy more space for backups, so you are not restricted to getting referrals.

Signing up is very easy ~

1) Fill out an easy online survey about yourself

2) Verifying your email address/account

3) Downloading and installing the Mozy software on your computer

4) Select the folders to backup & start

Mozy is a FREE program. It supports Windows. Macintosh support is available under public beta.

Mozy does everything in the background. You can also set up how you want to be a notified & if you select that you do, a little window pops up. Very easy to use. That way if your computer crashes or even if you delete a file & change your mind. You can restore your computer.

5 star program!