Twitter: The Ultimate Experience of Social Media(Updated and revised based on my experience through longer use).Haven’t tried it yet?I find Twitter is the most fun social networking tool – by far. It feels like a game in some way. It offers real time connection and current synchronization with those you don’t get to be with all the time. It shares interesting new happenings that you wouldn’t have known about.Tweets are limited to 140 characters – so this requires people to keep their posts short and sweet. And, to top it off, it’s low maintenance! Profiles are light and don’t need much updating. The information below may be a little much if this is your first time on reading up, but check it out for a quick orientation to TwitterLand .A seasoned twitterer?This article is designed for us. All in all, twitter is great left as simple as it is. However, a few tools can enhance the experience. After reviewing tons of available apps, these I find are most useful and enjoyable. Try them out and have some fun! Would love to hear your favorites as well.Regular Use:One of the most fun ways to use twitter is on your mobile phone. Be ready for the times when you think of the greatest tweets with these phone apps:TwitterFon- for iPhone Users. An easy to use tool built into your phone. This one freezes less and has great capabilities. Auto posts to Twitpic (a great, easy way to share pics on Twitter). It’s all you need! You can follow, unfollow directly from the app. You can also see DM’s and @replies easily. Links posted in tweets also come up very fast (much faster than through Safari).TwitterBerry- for BlackBerry Users. Although I am not one, this is the BlackBerry App I hear the most about. Take it from Puff Daddy.Networking: (aka finding more friends you WANT to follow)Find someone you enjoy reading and follow their followers. Another great way is to search for keywords and see who is tweeting about your favorite topics. Connect with them that way.There are websites such as Mr. Tweet who suggest who to follow based on formulas of some type, but I find the natural search works best. They are fun to check out though.You can also learn about the stars of twitter on the Top 100 List. Interesting…My top picks – who to follow:The most entertaining twitters are:@the_real_shaq – Shaquille O’Neal (Yes, THE Shaq. Funny!)@RevRunWisdom – Rev Run (Deep thoughts, refreshing ponderisms)@TheEllenShow – Ellen DeGenerous (Great ideas and fun info!)@iamdiddy – P Diddy (On a lot with uplifting and fun reads)@sumsei – Jet Magat (Enlightening concepts and entertainment at its best!)@tferriss – Timothy Ferriss (Author of 4 hour work week. Always interesting info.)@MichaelScott – The Office Character (I don’t even watch this show, but his posts are hilarious)@guykawasaki – Guy Kawasaki (Fun, interesting information, but a LOT of posts)@MACvPC – Mac vs. PC (Funny)How Many:Following: I found that following under 1,000 people was a little too slow for me. I am not on all that often, but when I log on, I like to see the flow moving. Some find it hard to be following so many people, but with the use of TweetDeck, you can keep up on all the things you want. Search YouTube for some videos on that.Followers: Once I hit 1,000 followers, the number of my followers increases much more quickly each day. It also allows more opportunity for response from your posts based on the chances of them being online at the same time.Ratios and Balance Baby: Everyone has their own taste here. Some like to follow as many as possible to get more followers. Some hardly follow anyone back. Some people like to keep a balance between followers and who they’re following. Feel what is right for you. Chances are it may change from time to time. I like to follow everyone back that follows me to keep it a mutual relationship, unless I find their tweets extremely annoying for some reason – which is rare.TwitterKarma is a great bulk follow/unfollow tool in which you can instantly even things out and only follow those that are following you, if desired. Or you can follow back everyone that is following you with a couple of clicks.ProductivityRSS Feed automatically from your blog to Twitter. This application automatically posts your blog posts as a tweet on Twitter. Great for sharing what you’re writing without any maintenance. I am writing an article to share more about fun with feeds and will post when it’s ready.Search, Tracking, & AlertsSearch the history of tweets for any keyword. Here you can also be alerted when people tweet about you or when your defined keywords are tweeted by selecting the options on the right after a search. You can be auto-notified via feed, if desired.Sync with FacebookFacebook is my second favorite social media and it has only gotten more fun with the integration of twitter status updates. Warning: this is only a good idea for those who don’t tweet too much. Otherwise, you overload Facebook with your excessive tweets. I’m one of these who tweets more than I like to post on Facebook, so I no longer integrate the two through Facebook. If you would like to set this up anyway, do this:In Facebook, add the Twitter application to allow auto posts of your twitter updates into Facebook. It may take a few minutes to go through or process once you’re done, but eventually works with a seamless feed.TweetDeck just added a new feature where you can post to Facebook as well. Love it! This is my top option while working on the computer as it’s fully integrated and most fun.For those who post more often, you may want to try this set up: I have another service through Ping.Fm which I use when I want my posts to go to both to Facebook and Twitter, while using my phone. Also works well from the internet if you’re not using TweetDeck. To post to Ping.Fm on your iPhone, use Nambu. Try BlackPing for BlackBerry.The Lingo@ – immediately followed by a user name is a mention. It links their profile by making it clickable and notifies them of your response.# – immediately followed by a word is a hashtag. It creates a search of that word when clicked. A popular example is #FollowFriday in which people recommend their favorite people to follow.DM – A direct, private messageRT – Re-Tweet (re-post of someone’s tweet)Too MuchThere are apps out there that allow auto-follows, auto-responders, special programs to tweet from your computer, tool bars for your web browser, and so much more. I find all these are unnecessary. People get irritated with the canned responses. And everything else I’ve looked at makes Twitter too much of high maintenance (AKA less fun). However, a quick search on “Twitter Tools” will bring up the infinite possibilities if you are interested. And you never know what new tools may actually be fun to use.Would love to hear your experience and your favorite apps for Twitter. Please post!Happy Tweeting!By Danielle Marie Crume@sumsette

The need to maintain the operating system’s registry became known to many computer users which gave birth to many registry tools. Among the most popular registry software products are the registry cleaner software programs.

The registry cleaner rids of the unwanted files that are hindering the operating system from instantaneously accessing the registry keys it needs in order to execute a command.   Without a registry cleaner, keeping your registry error free can take most of your time and even expose your entire system to fatal vulnerabilities. The slightest registry editing mistake can cause your entire computer system to crash that is why only people with technical know-how are advised to do manual registry editing.

There are many registry cleaner tools available in the market and finding which one best suits your need can be quite tricky. Knowing the things that you have to consider can help you arrive at the best option. When choosing a computer tool the number one consideration is system compatibility. Check which tools are applicable to your operating system and find out whether your machine is match to its hardware requirements.

Check out free software products downloads so you can test how each program works. Choose products that are easy to operate and are loaded with additional utility features. However, this software trial version may only be available fro limited use, full software access requires users to purchase license.

Reading reviews on registry software tools can also help you decide whether the software program is effective for your system, just make sure that your reading reviews from credible websites otherwise you can’t be sure whether the reviews were really true.

 

 

 

Private investigation entails a lot of risks. Often a PI works alone and maybe subjected to threats if he gets too close with the subject. One must have the necessary skills and tools to properly collect the necessary information and connect them to solve a case.
Spy Tools
Aside from the skills that are honed in the training school and while on the field, the best spy tools will greatly help in the success of a private investigation:
? Camera- a PI always needs to take photos of his or her subjects from afar. A good camera with a good set of lens to help focus on the subject may accomplish the job. Smaller digital cameras with powerful telephoto lens may be very useful.
? Voice Recorder – the digital voice recorder is a must for every private investigator. The digital recorder has evolved to have features like MP3 Player, automatic record setting, and onboard memory. The digital voice recorder is very useful during interviews to make sure that a PI will not miss information from a source. It can also be set up to record phone conversations automatically. Everything can be reviewed so conversations can be transcribed properly.
? Card Recorder – this is a technological innovation which does not require a physical recorder. A PI can record business calls, cellular phone calls, or residential phone calls. It allows recording both ends of the line and valuable communications are monitored and recorded hands-free.
? Wireless Audio Receiver- This allows listening to conversation which are a few meters away. Perfect for eavesdropping during surveillance activities.
? Computer Tools- since a almost everyone transacts online, a private investigation will not be complete without browsing the net for information. There are programs which allow one to be half a globe away and still monitor the activities of a subject while on the internet. Some software takes note of key strokes used during email, browsing, chatting, or sending of messages online. This can later be used to access the private accounts of subjects which will reveal vital information.
? Mini spy cams – this can be used to capture videos or pictures of important documents, locations, or conversations without being discovered by the subject.
? Classic Pad- a PI doesn’t have perfect memory and should always carry a reliable PI pad in case of gadget malfunction.
Important Network of Informants
Private investigator tools are not complete without the human factor. A PI must have a network of informants who can help him or her solve a case. An informant may be someone who can help during surveillance of a subject. The informant can send the PI information about the whereabouts or activities of a subject even when mobile.
The PI must keep a very good rapport with the informant. Motivation is the key so the informant will cooperate throughout the private investigation. The informant may be compensated in monetary form unless he is a potential witness in court. A paid witness will be inadmissible in the courtrooms.
These tools of the trade will guarantee a smooth-sailing private investigation leading to cases that are lved faster. A PI must invest on these tools to flourish in the business.

Everyone should have these 7 tools I recommend here, use them to tune your Vista, these tools should help to recover lots of speed, but you still need more knowledge on your Vista to maximize its’ potential.Tool #1 – SG TCP Optimizer

A very good tool from SpeedGuide, use to optimize TCP settings for your Internet and network connections. You should turn off TCP Auto Tunning on Vista or the settings won’t have any effect.Tool #2 – WinClean Memory Optimizer

Always use this tool if your computer has 1 GB RAM or less, but never use it if you have more RAM, it will interfere and interrupt cache activity on higher memory computer.Tool #3 – Process Tamer

A very useful tool, will automatic lower background process priority and boost foreground application speed. You can also set the process to any priority explicitly.Tool #4 – Auslogics Disk Defrag

The best free disk defragmenter tool available, use it to replace Vista defragmenter, will finish the job a lot faster.Tool #5 – Free Registry Defrag

Defrag your registry from time to time with this tool, accelerate application’s registry access.Tool #6 – Rebranded Acronis TrueImage Clone

This tool official name is seagate DiscWiz, which powered by Acronis TrueImage, you may download and use it freely if you are using Seagate or Maxtor hard disk, won’t work with other brands.Tool #7 – Thoosje Vista Tweaker

This is a new and a very useful tool for tweaking Vista registry, over 50 different tweaks. You can easily restore your settings anytime, idiot proof. You can play around it without worry about messing up the settings!

I won’t show you the download link, however, you shouldn’t have any problem finding them in search engines, download today and start to enjoy the fabulous speed from Vista!

(C) Copyright 2008 Kok Choon – Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety as long as all links and author resources box in place.

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When I log in to the internet, http://www.digital-media-start.com is displayed. I want to change it to gmail.com. I tried Tools/Options/homepage but when I reboot, digital-media-start.com comes out instead of gmail.com I place as the home page.

I got the advice of how to fix my IE but still there is the world of problems finding the darn >Tools file and I’m not comp expert, some help?

popwebhosting.net( http://www.popwebhosting.net )Especially if you’re using your computer for more than simple word processing and internet access, a good Accelerate Tools program is essential. The good news is that you’ve come to the right place to find the best on the market: right here on POPSnail’s “World’s Most Popular Now!” awards page. Each of our programs is rated according to performance and popularity, and everyday we choose a category and select the top rated programs in that category to receive our award.Today’s recipients in the category of Accelerate Tools are listed below. These excellent programs are unbeatable, at least, for now. And programmers have their work cut out for them if they want to defeat them in the future!1. SpeedUpMyPCSpeedUpMyPC automatically fine-tunes all your resources including hardware, system settings and internet usage to operate at peak performance at all times. Your PC will instantly become faster, cleaner and more stable .2. NetSpeeder2NetSpeeder2 is a web accelerator and a popup ADs blocker. It can accelerate your web pages, and block the popup window and flying ADs. It can real-time monitor the network status.3. SpeedyPDFSpeedyPDF allows you to create PDF files from virtually any Windows application that supports printing. SpeedyPDF installs itself as a virtual printer, therefore all you have to do is choose ‘Print’ from your application and select SpeedyPDF as your printer.4. NetSpeederNetSpeeder is a professional accelerator. It can fundamentally optimize your internet connection speed by up 300% and support all types of connections from dialup to DSL, Cable, and Wireless.5. Speed MasterSpeed Master is a tool that improves your internet connection speed and prevents you from being disconnected. Allows you to optimize network settings for better performance and prevents you from being disconnected by your ISP.!6. Speed Tracks EraserA track washer and track eraser to Completely erase all your Navigation tracks! Securely delete files, once for all! Remove history logs from Other programs!Speed Tracks Eraser is a perfect track washer and track eraser to removes Internet tracks and past computer activities.7. Speed Maillist VerifyThis program is intended for e-mail addresses and mail lists verifying. The main task is to determine which of addresses in the mail list are dead. The program is oriented, basically, on programmers which have their own mail lists to inform their users about new versions of their programs.8. Speed mnemonicMnemonic game is a program test and improve your mnemonic memory using computer- based memory exercises. The game presents several options including multi levels and nine categories to test improve mnemonic memory.9. SpeedOptimizerSpeeds Up all Internet-related data transmission Faster loading of web page elements (text and graphics) Accelerated downloading, uploading and streaming of content (music, movies, games, clips etc.) Faster delivery (transmission and receipt) of em10. Speed GearFantastic speed up computer tool to adjust windows operation system speed! Speed Up Window XP, Speed Up Window 98, Speed Up Windows System, Speed Up software, Speed Up Games…Source:http://www.popwebhosting.net/article/Top-Ten-Marvelous-Accelerate-Tools.html

What are the different desktop tools on a computer and what do they do ?
for example ; volume settings and date and time facilities

can you give me a list of the tools/utilities used to remove/fix infected computers? for fixing boot problems, fixing internet connection, fixing everything..