Tech Sense

Change the password for any account on your computer!

2007-07-11T14:33:00.000-07:00

This is a very easy way to gain access to ANY password protected user account on your computer. Assuming you have Windows XP (not sure about Vista) Click Start, Run, and type cmd, and hit enter. You will see a command prompt come up. Type: net user and hit enter. This shows you all of the accounts that windows manages on your computer. Next type net user space the username you are trying to access space * and hit enter. For eg. If the username was Kids you would type net user Kids * and hit enter. Note the * is very important so don't forget it!
You will be prompted to type a new password for the user. Pick an easy password to remember and type it (it will not show while you are typing so just finish and hit enter). Next you will have to re enter the same password to confirm it. If they aren't the same windows will tell you and you can just do it again. There you go! Log off and sign into that account with the password you just made! If you have problems feel free to leave a comment.

Make a website think you are google and let you in free!!

2007-07-11T14:16:00.000-07:00

Many websites allow Google to access their site in order to be put on Google's search results. This can be used to your advantage, Firefox has a plug in that will make a website think you are just a Google bot and let you in to its member section for free. The simplest way to do it requires you to have Firefox. If you dont there is a link on the right side of this page for downloading it. After you have installed it click on Tools, add-ons, and then Get Extensions in the bottom right corner. When you get to the add-on page search for Agent Switcher and download it. Firefox will ask you to restart say yes. After Firefox restarts go to Tools, Add-ons and scroll down the Agent Switcher plug in and click options. On the left click on User Agents. Next click Add. In the description box type Google. In the User Agent box copy and paste this code: Googlebot/2.1 (http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html). Click ok. The next time you visit a paysite go to Tools, User Agent Switcher and select Google and reload the site. Bam! You re in!!!

Please note this doesn't work with every site and you might get banned from certain sites that actually track IP addresses. But thats the worst that can happen. Who cares if you get banned from one site? Let me know if you have any questions.

Build Your Own Webpage!!!

2007-07-09T13:28:00.000-07:00

If you read my previous post about AdSense you probably noticed that you need a webpage to put the ads on. If you don't have your own already (not including facebook or myspace) keep reading and Ill tell you how to make your own webpage by yourself!

First you need an idea of what you want to put on your page. It can be anything from school news to an online family photo album. After you have come up with an idea its time to choose a web hosting service to help you design your page and get it on the net. There are free services like Geo Cities but they don't tend to work as well and your site will be flooded with ads you don't want. You can get a Yahoo domain for only $1.99 a year and you wont have those ads unless YOU put them there with AdSense. You will get a wizard that can help even the mos unexperienced noob design a great page as well as html tools for the seasoned website builder. That is just the starter page which means you only get one page. If you want a full website you will have to pay the full $7 a month; Slightly more but worth it. What are you waiting for? Go get a domain name and start making your page!

Google AdSense

2007-07-07T08:54:00.000-07:00

On this site I use a service called AdSense to generate revenue. You don't know what AdSense is??? Thats ok, until three days ago I didn't either. Now I'm on my way to making money with this site without leaving the house! If you want more information about AdSense click the big blue link on the right side of the page. If you like what you see, sign up and give it a try! Its free!

Should you buy an I Phone?

2007-07-03T11:19:00.000-07:00

If you don't know what an I Phone is then you should probably wake up but in case you've been sleeping for the past year and missed all the hype Google it yourself.

For starters lets take a look at some of the things Apple did right:

The touch screen is absolutely amazing.
The screen doesn't scratch easily like many were afraid of.
The device has Wifi.

And thats about it...

Problems with the I Phone:

Its fragile.
The battery life isn't as good as Apple promised.
If you aren't an AT&T customer you will most likely have to break a contract which can cost upwards of $200.
Apple choose to put the I Phone on the slower EDGE network instead of the faster 3G network which although has spotty coverage is growing rapidly.
The headphone jack is recessed so you cant use normal headphones without buying an extra adapter that is half the size of the stupid phone itself.
The monthly service fee starts out at $60 a month not to mention the already high price of $499 (4 gb model) or $600 (8 gb model)
No voice dialing.
No stereo bluetooth.
No picture messaging
Yeah, it has a camera, but for some stupid reason it doesn't shoot video.

You get the idea.

If all you want is a gimmicky status symbol then this phone is for you. If you need a phone for reasons other than looking cool I would say look elsewhere. Some of the problems will most likely be fixed in firmware updates but you will be better off waiting for I Phone v2 which I'm sure will be much better and include some, if not all, of the missing features. Trust me, you will be glad you did. While you wait there are plenty of capable phones out there. I personally have a Blackjack and I love it but there are plenty of other smart phones. The Blackberry Pearl is supposedly one of the best.

Bottom line: WAIT