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Peer Guardian 2 with Windows 7 pgfilter.sys 64

Because Windows 7 requires digitally signed drivers PG2 will not work out of the box. But the information provided on PG2’s instruction page is outdated pertaining to the RC. The solution? … [Read More...]

PeerGuardian PG alternative, ipfilter + utorrent, ipfilter.dat

Whether you are looking for an alternative to PG2 because it fails to function properly, or simply looking to cut down the number of processes you are running – the information here is for you. It is possible to block ip-ranges with utorrent’s built in ipfiltering system. … [Read More...]

Overclocking laptop, Mobility Radeon

Not only unsupported, Mobility Radeons are further crippled by their drivers. Laptop distributors (HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc) limit the clocks on the bundled video cards and restrict access to the GPU BIOS. There are a number of logical reasons behind this, namely warranty overheating issues. There are a number of ways to work around these restrictions, the best likely being a BIOS mod, as it would allow … [Read More...]

Saboteur ATI Freeze Fix

Saboteur game is suffering a freezing issue which affects most ATI users when opening menus and the quest journal, and transitioning between areas. Some ATI gamers are able to play using Windows XP, but even then there are often problems. Pandemic is investigating the problems in conjunction with ATI. Here's a intermittently-working workaround: UPDATE: 12/18/09): Patch Released: … [Read More...]

Ati Tray Tools with Win7 64bit

As stated earlier, Windows 7 requires digitally signed drivers. This is a bummer if you want to run an awesome application like ATT rather than crappy CCC. The fix, as you may have guessed, relies on DSEO. Download it, run it, agree to prompts, enable TEST MODE, and reboot. … [Read More...]

Utorrent Max Half Open Connections

Slow torrents with Windows 7

After getting windows 7 I noticed that my downloads of the Linux kernel through utorrent were running at incredibly slow speeds. Though the reasons behind this may be complicated, the solution turned out to be rather simple. … [Read More...]

The silent death of Technorati

UPDATE 1/30/2010: bayareatechpros.com has finally been approved. I should note that the thumbnail of the website remains unchanged and I am unable to edit site info or do anything with the claim at this point. UPDATE 1/7/2010: It appears as though Technorati is inching forth, but the backlog which they are developing far outweighs the amount of blogs being approved. UPDATE 1/7/2010: An employee, … [Read More...]

Geek Squad Manuals

If you’ve ever wondered just what costs $200/h when you hire Geek Squad, find out. These 11 manuals, which you should learn for yourself, are a source of Geek Squad expertise. Check them out … [Read More...]

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