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How To SIM Unlock iPhone 3GS & iPhone 4 On iOS 6 Using ultrasn0w 1.2.8

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Rather than spending cash on Gevey SIM, a lot of people with carrier-locked iPhones prefer waiting for ultrasn0w updates to gain a software unlock. For iOS 6, the wait for an untethered wait has been a long one, but it has finally arrived in the form of evasi0n. As always, a working jailbreak is closely followed by the latest update of the SIM unlock tool, ultrasn0w. With ultrasn0w 1.2.8, users of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G can update to iOS 6.1 without losing their unlock. Of course, ultrasn0w will only work if you have been patient enough to wait for redsn0w or sn0wbreeze to start supporting your device, and didn’t update to iOS 6 without these tools. Read More

How To Prevent Windows 8 Account Users From Changing Internet Settings [Tip]

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Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 8 allows user account holders to customize their Personalzation settings according to their requirements. Although these settings are locally saved in each user profile's folder, there are some system-wide level settings, such as Internet Settings, which can be changed by any user who belongs to the 'Administrators' or 'Users' account groups. This means that if one users changes the default DHCP settings (including primary & alternate DNS server address), default gateway or Local IP of the PC, it will be changed for other user account holders as well. If you are the computer administrator, you can easily prevent other users from modifying the Internet Settings using the Local Group Policy Editor. In what follows, we will guide you through the process of restricting users from accessing Internet Settings in Windows 8. Read More

AccessMenuBarApps: Hide Menu Bar Items When Pressed For Space [Mac]

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If you’re someone who has transitioned from a Windows PC to a Mac, one of the many things you will appreciate is having a bar at the top and a dock at the bottom to house all your icons. When it comes to apps’ icons, both the menu bar and dock are precious real estate. While the menu bar is an easy access point for apps, you have to share it with app menus, and if you’re on a small screen, not all your icons will be visible. AccessMenuBarApps is a free Mac app that acts as a hider for app menus, letting you quickly hide and unhide menus either by a keyboard shortcut or a simple mouse gesture. Think of it as hiding unnecessary menus which you don’t need with a simple flick (or two) of the mouse. Read More

Houdini: Hide Apps That Have Been Idle For Too Long [Mac]

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How cluttered does your desktop have to be before you decide it is time to tidy up a bit? Desktop clutter isn’t necessarily (and always) a result of too many icons; it can look like an unorganized litter of wet hungry kittens if you have too many open windows. At the best of it, you stop working in app and leave it open as you move on to another app. Houdini is a free Mac app that helps you hide this type of clutter. It lets you choose a time frame between fifteen second to five minutes, and if the app hasn’t bee used for the specified interval, Houdini will hide it. Remember that Mac already suspends apps, and there is a difference between closing and quitting an app so you won’t be looking at apps eating up extra resources. Read More

How To Disable SuperFetch In Windows 8

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Whenever we open an application in Windows, it loads in to the system memory before it gets presented to us. All the applications that we use don't have an equal priority, for instance, you'd rarely use sound recorder than you'd do Windows Media Player. Obviously its just an example to make it a bit clear for you, but this is how it works. Instead of reloading commonly used programs again and again, Microsoft came up with Prefetcher fuction in Windows XP, and then SuperFetch in Vista and above OS versions. SuperFetch is a technology in Windows operating systems that automatically preloads commonly used application into the computer memory which in return greatly reduces their loading times. The purpose of SuperFetch is to increase the performance of the PC during regular tasks performed by the user. SuperFetch was introduced in Windows Vista and is a step ahead from prefetcher function of Windows XP. Superfetch is also present in Windows 8. If you got the chance to get your hands on Windows 8 and you don’t need SuperFetch for some reason, Windows allows you to disable it. In this post, we will explain how to disable SuperFetch in Windows 8. Please keep in mind though, it is not advisable for the common users to disable SuperFetch as it might cause lag when loading applications and other slowdowns. Read More

How To Change Windows 8 Lock Screen Background

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The Windows 8 Consumer Preview released today brought approximately 100,000 changes from the previously available Developer Preview of Microsoft’s newest OS iteration. Among these numerous changes lies the native ability to change the new Lock Screen’s background, something that was only doable through third-party tools until now. With the Consumer Preview of Windows 8, users can now not only easily change the background for lockscreen, but also set a custom picture of their liking, much akin to desktop backgrounds. Read past the break to find out how. Read More

Mindful: View The Day’s iCal Events & Reminders On Desktop [Mac]

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For many Mac users, iCal is their number one to-do list manager. The native calendar app is definitely feature rich, and beats having to pay for third party apps that might actually suck. While it is great for managing events, reminders and even multiple calendars, it doesn’t give you a lot of ease when it comes to easily viewing your tasks for the day. Mindful is a Mac app available for $1.99 in the Mac app store that displays all events and reminders for the day in a simple timeline. The reminders and events are shown by the hour they are scheduled for, and an active Now line highlights the current hour of the day, so you can see which of your events have passed. Read More

DrawnStrips Reader Is Comic Reader With Mac Lion Multi Gesture Support [Paid]

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Supporting Mac OS X Lion Full-Screen feature. DrawnStrips Reader is a freshly launched comic book reader that supports both widely used comics format – CBZ and CBR. The application not only offers a minimalist user interface, but also supports Mac OS X Lion multi-touch gestures, which make it easy to navigate through comic book. You no longer have to use keyboard shortcuts to control the comic book; using the Mac OS X Lion touch gestures including swipe, pinch and scroll gestures, you can flip through pages, zoom in/out and scroll up and down the page. Moreover, it puts a thumbnail bar at the bottom of comic page to let you easily jump to your favorite section. Read More

Yoink: Easily Drag & Drop Items Between Mac App Windows On Small Screens [Paid]

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Even though Mac OS X 10.7 Full-Screen Apps and iOS like Multi-Touch Gesture features make it easy to focus on single application window and switch between multiple Full-Screen feature supported apps, users on notebooks find it quite difficult to move items from one Full Screen app to another due to small screen size. Yoink is an application for Mac OS X that makes drag & drop items between empty spaces and full-screen apps not only easier but also hassle-free. Yoink adds a Drag Bar at left side of the screen, allowing you to drag any item from current window in its Drag Bar and then move it to target window without having to manually adjust windows at the edges of the screen to move items. Read More

How To Login As Root User In Ubuntu From Logon Screen [Tip]

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Linux operating systems like Ubuntu do not allow logging in as root users due to security reasons. As an alternative users have to perform root actions (such as installing software) by using sudo commands. While it can be quite risky to login as root user, one may be willing to perform administrative functions in the GUI mode. In case you would like to login to Ubuntu using GUI, here is a small tip which will allow you to do just that. Read More

How To Customize Themes In Ubuntu Linux [Tip]

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Sometimes, one may download a custom Ubuntu theme which may not display buttons and menus properly for some applications (e.g. LibreOffice). This may be the case particularly for dark themes or the ones which may have the same color has an applications main interface. In this post we will provide you with a quick tip to resolve such issues by creating new themes. Read More

Overclock SE Xperia Arc To 1.86Ghz With Custom Kernel [How To]

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The Xperia Arc doesn’t seem to be getting much far in terms of development. Custom ROM’s and kernel are a rarity but there might still be hope thanks to XDA-Developers forum member if2, who has just released an OC kernel for the Xperia Arc, taking it up to 1.86Ghz. This kernel is strictly meant for the 3.0.1.A.0.145, 146 or 147 firmware and should not be tried on a firmware other then the three listed. Why overclock? Because we get a higher benchmark score and well, we said it before, we say it again; because we can! Read More

Windows Server DNS 2003 / 2008 Monitoring Management Pack

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DNS (Domain Name System or Service or Server), translates domain names into IP addresses. As alphabetical domain names are easier to remember as compared to IP addresses, therefore, the human brain is far likely to remember a word or phrase such as addictivetips.com instead of an IP address. The Internet however, is based on IP addresses. Every time you use a domain name, a DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For example when you type www.addictivetips.com, DNS translates it in relation to 78.46.99.12. DNS saves us from the impossible task of remembering hundreds of thousands of IP addresses. Microsoft recently released Windows Server DNS 2003/2008/2008 R2 Monitoring Management Pack. This management Pack (as the name implies), monitors DNS infrastructure health, availability and performance on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 32-bit and Windows Server 2008 R2. Read More

How To Start / Stop Windows Home Server 2011 Services

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Many services in Windows based services are not active be default. For instance in Windows Server 2008 R2, the themes service is not active by default which deprives it from the Aero glass look. To see how to start this service you can see our post here. Since Windows Home Server 2011 is based on Windows Server 2008 R2, therefore, activation and deactivation of its services is quite similar to the former. In this post we will tell you how to start/stop services in Vail. Read More

How To Remotely Access Windows Home Server 2011 And Shared Computers

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When a client system is connected to the Windows Home Server 2011, two major options are provided, which include the Dashboard access and the Launchpad. Although the Dashboard can be easily accessed from the respective option. However, in order to access resources of the server and shared computers, the Remote web Access feature can be used. It is worth mentioning here that there are several ways to access computers on a network. This method of access uses the internet to access the shared computers and home server. Read More

How To Download And Upload Files From Windows Home Server 2011

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The Remote Web Access feature in Windows Home Server 2011 can be used to access and download files shared on the Windows Home Server 2011 shared folders. This can be quite helpful when one requires accessing some vital documents on the fly. In this post we will tell you how to download your shared folders using Remote Web Access. Note: you will required a system that is already connected to the Home Server (e.g. a laptop), to see how to connect your system to the Windows Home Server, check out our post on How To Connect A PC or Mac To Windows Home Server 2011. Read More