FREE – Instant Access Weather App

Anyone who visits the blog knows that I love clocks and weather apps. Today I bring to you a web app that gets right to the point with the weather.  It is called Sunlikely .

Sunlikely, offers a very easy to use and very attractive interface, that provides you with the current temperature, doppler radar, the hourly forecast and the daily forecast. If you have a tablet pc, this app would be a great app to include.

I contacted the developer of Sunlikely to encourage further development and to possibly also include the time and date in the interface. The developer was very receptive to my input and indicated they were working on that feature.  In the end, in my opinion, very nice web app.

Sunlikely is a weather application designed to give you instant access to the weather around you, without the clutter of other sites.

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[Geek Squeaks'] – Notekeeping, Google Maps Easter Eggs, Cloud Computing Defined, Speed Up Boot Time, and an Unlocked Blackberry

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Cloud Based Notekeeping

Mrintech
3 Must Watch Google Maps “Get Directions” Easter Eggs

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What Is Cloud Computing? Defining the Cloud

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Now Available – HP TouchPad Wi-Fi 9.7-Inch Tablet Computer

Tablet PCs are taking off like crazy and the new HP TouchPad powered by HP webOS 3.0 is no exception. We are early in the game with the tablet computers, but so far the concept is a winner. As a matter of fact, this concept makes perfect sense and will change the way we use computers, not only in  home, but in the workplace. HP summed up the TouchPad by saying it’s the perfect size to contain the sum of all human knowledge.  If you are not familiar with tablet PCs; what you see in the picture below is the whole computer. If you have Wi-Fi in your home, you can carry this computer, as you would a book, from room to room, and access the internet from those locations.

• TouchPad measures 9.45″ wide by 7.48″ high by 0.54″ deep. It weighs in at approximately 1.6 pounds (that’s 740 grams if you’re counting).
• It has a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core APQ8060 processor.
• TouchPad comes with Qualcomm Adreno 220 core graphics capability. Movies and games will seem ten times bigger and more real than the lightweight tablet you’re holding in your hands.
• Front and center on TouchPad is the 9.7-inch diagonal, LED-backlit, glossy multitouch display with IPS wide viewing-angle technology.
• HP webOS lets you move back and forth seamlessly between multiple applications and activities.
• TouchPad is a device for entertainment and immersing yourself in gaming action.
• Available in a 16GB or 32GB model.

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Wallpaper of the Week (#26)

This wallpaper is an awesome display of some great light work.  Amazing piece of work!  It is called, Birth – Grays and Black .

To get this wallpaper [CLICK HERE] .

Browse for wallpapers from previous weeks, [CLICK HERE]

Need wallpaper software to show off your wallpaper collection? Try one of these:

John’s Background Switcher

Walyk Wallpaper Changer

Wallpaper Updater

Windows 7 Users: If you are using Windows 7, did you know you can create a desktop background slideshow to show off your pictures and wallpaper images?  To learn how to use this feature [ CLICK HERE ].

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[DID YOU KNOW] – Most People Never Make The Factory Recovery Discs for Their PCs

It has been my experience, and hopefully some of the techs out there can jump in on this, as well…  Most people who own PCs in their homes have never made their factory recovery discs. What I find is that most people are not aware that this is even possible and that this option even exists.

The computer manufacturing trend today, with just about every PC maker, is that they typically provide two methods to recover a PC to factory specs in the event disaster strikes; and, believe me it will.

The first method, which is a false sense of security in my opinion, is that the recovery files to return the PC to the day you bought is in a hidden partition on the computer and is launched typically by software or by hitting a key on startup to get you into the recovery mode. This method is there as a convenience measure; not, a full disaster recovery measure. In the event of a hard drive failure or malware infection this recovery option can become inaccessible real fast.

The second method is typically an option to create recovery discs through a software interface on the PC. I strongly advise… Make those discs. Typically the software will walk you through the process of making the discs (usually DVD’s) and oftentimes will only give you one chance to at making those discs.  It will take less than 15 minutes.  After you make those discs, it is important to label them and put them in safekeeping. If you ever need them, pull out the first disc you created (if multiple discs), place it in your CD/DVD drive and reboot the PC.

Another point to make here is that do no think that the Factory Recovery Option will restore the personal files you have on your PC (such as pictures, docs, videos, etc.). It will not do that…  The factory recovery option will only restore the PC back to the original factory specs.  So if you have personal files on your PC you need to back them up prior to performing the factory recovery.

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[GEEK SQUEAKS'] – Windows System Control Center Utility, Book Review, Remote Desktop App, and New Google Docs Feature

WSCC – Windows System Control Center
Organize Utilities from Various System Utility Suites

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Netbook Freeware
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Windows Remote Desktop Application
for Netbooks

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Now Handles ZIP and RAR Archive Files

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FREE – Ten Minute Movie Which Depicts the Geographic History of the United States

Here is a good example of cloud computing in the educational sense.

If you want a brief history lesson on how the U.S. developed geographically, then check out Growth of a Nation. It is a FREE ten minute movie which depicts the country’s growth from 1789.  I thought it was pretty neat and maybe you (or your kids) may get something out of it.

Turn on your sound, as the narration is a significant portion of the presentation.

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