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Fixing Error 0x80073D0A on Windows 8

2012/11/10 by Administrator

This error is typically shown when Windows Store apps do not install. If your windows store apps are not installing this is likely the culprit. Known causes of this problem are the stopping of the Windows Firewall service. To fix this error and re-enable the Windows Firewall service do the following: Navigate to the run …

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Category: NewsTag: Windows

Torrent Ninja Guide – Stay Anonymous

2012/06/13 by Administrator

We’ve covered torrent privacy back in 2009, right before Windows 7 came out. At that time we helped you get peer guardian running on the release candidate and provided an alternative method by using utorrent’s ipfilter.dat. We’re back with an updated and superior alternative for both utorrent, peer guardian, and peerblock. You might need to …

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Category: Privacy, SecurityTag: Torrent

How to Root HTC Glacier / Mytouch 4G

2011/12/09 by Administrator

Cyanogen mod’s FAQ was not working for a 2.2.1 T-Mobile Mytouch (HTC Glacier) – I was issued an error occured while running exploit messages upon running /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FAA90000 -end FFFFFFFF Upon some digging and trial and error I developed the following method which worked on two 2.2.1 Glaciers I had in possession. I …

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Category: MobileTag: Android

Howto: Google Voice with Trapcall

2011/12/06 by Administrator

How to run a combination of Google Voice, Trapcall, and your Carrier's voicemail at the same time.

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Category: MobileTag: Android, google voice

Google Voice – All Calls Unkown / No Caller ID

2011/10/20 by Administrator

For a few days my phone was showing all incoming calls forwarded through Google Voice as unknown, this was really confusing as my GVoice is the primary business line. I ran some basic testing and was able to verify that Google Voice was able to normally display the caller ID on other devices and carriers. …

Read moreGoogle Voice – All Calls Unkown / No Caller ID
Category: Mobile, NewsTag: Android, google voice
Dept of Justice

Data Retention Periods of Major Cell Service Providers

2011/10/01 by Administrator

This document, obtained by the ACLU, details data retention policies of the five major US cellphone carriers. The table below is a copy of the original PDF with some info removed, you can see the original at this link.   Verizon T-Mobile AT&T / Cingular Sprint Nextel Virgin Mobile Subscriber Information Post Paid 3-5 Yrs …

Read moreData Retention Periods of Major Cell Service Providers
Category: Mobile, News, Privacy, SecurityTag: Android
Windows

How to browse or mount a System Restore point in windows 7 and vista

2010/09/02 by Administrator

While troubleshooting a bug with Kaspersky AV 2011 (not sure if bug yet) I ran across the issue of needing to browse a single certain file in order to detect a false positive. The stupid solution would be to revert system restore, make a copy of the file, and revert back… However, using a tool …

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Category: News

AT&T Dropped Calls: No Circuit Channel Available

2010/08/28 by Administrator

Ever since I broke my blackberry last month I’ve been getting a lot of dropped calls, calls going straight to voicemail, and other weird things. Now, I know this is not an issue with the phone but rather an issue with the service (or, lack thereof). Having taken it to AT&T the stupid greeting lady …

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Category: Mobile

Howto: Studio 15 webcam with Windows 7

2010/07/08 by Administrator

BATP provides the much needed solution to getting Studio 15 webcam driver working with Windows 7 when Dell fails to release an appropriate update or workaround for over a year.

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Category: News

Remove Google Web History for better privacy

2010/06/19 by Administrator

Google's web history tracks your usage data. It gives you a choice to delete certain searches, it also gives your mom, the police, and hackers an ability to explore this diary. Whether they use it for blackmail or prosecution, its not good for YOU.

Read moreRemove Google Web History for better privacy
Category: Google, Privacy, Security
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