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Use Your Home Computer from Anywhere: A Comprehensive Guide to Remote Controlling Your PC

Use Your Home Computer from Anywhere: A Comprehensive Guide to Remote Controlling Your PC

Build Your Own VPN to Pimp Out Your Gaming, Streaming, Remote Access, and Oh Yeah, Security Growing Fruit In Pots In cooler climates or homes with no garden space, it is often preferable to plant fruit trees in pots. This is a guide about growing fruit trees in pots. Read and rate the best solutions below by giving them a "thumbs up". Article: Growing Fruit In Pots Container gardeners (and fruit lovers) rejoice! The Right Fruits There isn't really any "wrong" fruit to grow in pots. The Notable Exceptions: Blackberries and certain hybrid berries are difficult to grow in pots because they can't seem to "contain" themselves due to vigorous growth. The Right Pots The best containers for growing fruit are those only slightly larger (2-3 inches) than the existing rootball. The Right Compost Most fruit prefer a nutrient-rich growing medium. The Right Care Feeding: Like all container plants, fruit grown in pots need to be fed and watered more often than plants grown in the ground. Watering: Keep compost moist, but not wet during the active growing season. Growing Hints By Ellen Brown Hardiness Zone: 9b

Use Your Wii as a Media Center I have the orb working on my PC -> Wii setup. Overall, I am very unhappy with the whole thing. Here's my list: As many have already stated, the video playback in the Opera Web Channel is horrible; wireless OR wired, it doesn't matter. The Opera browser currently has this annoying feature you can't turn off that it makes a sound whenever you select an item ... gets annoying as you navigate. The interface is overall functional but not customizable or skinable. The file browser is OK (for a Wii), but not what I had in mind. The audio playback is lacking some pizazz ... the controls are mezza-mezza, and you stare at a black screen ... it needs a big face-lift and a few visualizations. Overall, it's neat, but not up to snuff of other light-weight MC options.

How to Speed Up, Clean Up, and Revive Your Android Phone The conclusion over at XDA is that JuiceDefender uses more juice than it defends. Another common juice offender is Beautiful Widgets. Turn off Latitude in Google Maps. This is the worst battery drain. Remove auto-updating widgets (e.g., Facebook). Turn off polling within apps. Turn off GPS when not using. Exit from apps when not using. Cyanogen lets you fine tune app permissions. Rom Toolbox let's you prevent apps from starting at boot, uninstall or freeze apps, and improve SD card performance. Rooting and using a custom kernel not only lets you overclock but also lets you undervolt, saving battery.

How to Silence Your Noisy Computer (and Keep It Cool as a Cucumber) A couple more suggestions: Consider replacing a single, high speed fan with multiple slower fans. Generally, the slower the fan spins, the less noticeable noise will be (even for the same dBA). Many cases/motherboards come with PWM ([en.wikipedia.org]) capable connections, which allows the OS to control the fan speed without needing an extra fan controller. Consider replacing your graphics card (or if you're feeling handy, your GPU's heatsink and fan). Not for the faint of heart, but consider undervolting. Happy tweaking!

Welcome to the National Qigong Association (Chi Kung) Khan Academy What Kind of Maintenance Do I Need to Do on My Windows PC? Dear Lifehacker, You guys recently talked about Mac Maintenance, but I'm frankly still a little lost when it comes to Windows. Should I be defragging, cleaning my registry, and running programs like CCleaner? What do I actually need to do to maintain my Windows PC? P Sincerely, Wringing Out WindowsP Dear Wringing, You're right, people talk a lot about ways to "speed up Windows" or keep your system well-maintained, but Windows has evolved a lot, and some of those are outdated. Maintenance You'll Want to DoP Update Windows: We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Don't neglect Windows Update. Run Antivirus Software: It's a sad fact of life, but if you're using Windows, you'll probably want some form of antivirus software running in the background. Back Up Your Hard Drive: Whether it's the simple Windows Backup or an automated, offsite backup tool like our favorite Crashplan, backups are essential tools for any PC user. Maintance You Don't Need to DoP SExpand Sincerely, LifehackerP P.S.

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