April 2011
2 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-24) →
Warren Haynes (151)
Anders Osborne (26)
The Black Crowes (21)
Arcade Fire (11)
Gov’t Mule (9)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-17) →
Eminem (7)
Nirvana (3)
Gov’t Mule (3)
Foo Fighters (3)
Green Day (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
February 2011
3 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-2-20) →
The Black Crowes (93)
Björk (22)
Liz Phair (16)
Cee Lo Green (14)
The Allman Brothers Band (6)
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How to Watch Netflix on Your Boxee Box – Simple... →
Finally! Yay!
Finally watch Netflix on the Boxee Box! →
September 2010
7 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-26) →
Anders Osborne (164)
Bryan Adams (29)
Regina Spektor (18)
Public Enemy (14)
Powderfinger (10)
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Anders Osborne, Stanton Moore Trio, Will Bernard,... →
09/23/10 Anders Osborne, Stanton Moore Trio, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
Stanton Moore Trio featuring Anders Osborne:
09/23/10 Anders Osborne, Stanton Moore, Will Bernard,…
How to watch Xvid, DivX and many, many other video... →
Jimi Hendrix – A Memorial Bootleg →
For those of you keeping track at home, today is the anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s untimely death at the young age of 27. One of the greatest electric guitar players of all time, Hendrix…
Gov’t Mule Island Exodus I w/ special guest Ron... →
From the Archive:
01-16-10 Gov’t Mule Island Exodus I, Warren Haynes, Negril, Jamaica
01/17/10 Gov’t Mule Island Exodus I, Warren Haynes w/ special guest Ron Holloway, Negril,…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-12) →
Ice Cube (53)
Gov’t Mule (34)
Bob Marley (31)
Arcade Fire (26)
Andrew W.K. (24)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-9-5) →
Ice Cube (51)
Anders Osborne (33)
Scrapomatic (19)
Leona Naess (12)
Bryan Adams (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
July 2010
2 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-11) →
The Derek Trucks Band (19)
Florence and The Machine (4)
Herbie Hancock (4)
The Black Keys (2)
Leona Naess (2)
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Nateva Festival-Day 2, Saturday, July 3 →
Day 2 started with a HOT summer morning, and me jumping out of the tent around 10am. My new camp family hooked me up with the ice coffee, and the morning shower consisted of me, a cold…
June 2010
3 posts
Add PDFs to Your iBooks Collection Using Dropbox... →
With the latest iTunes update, PDF files can be added to your iBooks reading collection through an iTunes sync. As the Simple Help blog points out, though, you can also just drop…
Get Rid of Useless Facebook News Feed Posts →
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Yes I know I’m promoting my own site/tutorial, but this Greasemonkey script really is awesome if you’re a Facebook person. How was it I went so long w/o knowing about this thing?
Backup DVDs to Your Media Center PC with DVD... →
Own a lot of DVD content? Have a Home Theater PC? Backing up your DVD discs to your HTPC is a great idea. By doing so, you can:
Watch any movie without having to insert a disc.
Use a program like…
May 2010
1 post
Wired Urges Judge to Unseal Gizmodo Search →
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Apple… lighten up a bit..
Wired.com and other news outlets are asking a California judge to unseal the search warrant affidavit that led to a police raid on the home of Gizmodo…
April 2010
3 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-25) →
The Derek Trucks Band (131)
Eddie Vedder (65)
Type O Negative (60)
Eminem (57)
Green Day (31)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-18) →
Type O Negative (53)
Pearl Jam (38)
Powderfinger (13)
Rodrigo y Gabriela (12)
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi (12)
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This Week on Netflix Instant: Fargo, It Might Get... →
This week’s new releases on Netflix Instant are so few and far between it’s like looking in the DVD bargain bin at Wal-Mart. So once again we’ve included a few other old titles to give you…
November 2009
2 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29) →
The Derek Trucks Band (87)
The Allman Brothers Band (51)
Susan Tedeschi (30)
Staggered Crossing (25)
The Tea Party (23)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22) →
Gov’t Mule (30)
Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes (20)
Joe Cocker (17)
Jay-Z (12)
The Rolling Stones (10)
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October 2009
7 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25) →
Gov’t Mule (343)
Warren Haynes (71)
Warren Hanyes (45)
Drummer (21)
D12 (15)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18) →
Gov’t Mule (17)
Liz Phair (12)
Florence + The Machine (6)
Drummer (5)
Monsters of Folk (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Bag Check →
What is conhost.exe and Why Is It Running? :: the... →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-11) →
The Allman Brothers Band (34)
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi (27)
Gov’t Mule (15)
The Derek Trucks Band (15)
New Earth Mud (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-4) →
The Allman Brothers Band (122)
Gov’t Mule (47)
My Morning Jacket (44)
Monsters of Folk (16)
Gov’t Mule w/ Marc Ford (12)
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Step-by-Step Installation of CyanogenMod's "Legal"... →
As promised, custom ROM builder Cyanogen has delivered an unofficial firmware with speed enhancements, system and app backups to SD cards, and a few other great tweaks—without the copied…
September 2009
1 post
Rogers Offers 21 Mbps Wireless Broadband -... →
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Someone explain to me the logic behind a 21Mbps connection w/ a 5GB cap. I used to pass 5GB on a dialup connection.
As promised, Canadian operator Rogers Wireless this week
July 2009
3 posts
Copy Music to Your Android Phone Over USB... →
Android: The Simple Help tech blog walks through the process of adding music to your Android-based phone using a USB cable and some simple file copy action. The guide covers how to connect the…
How to copy music to your Android phone from... →
Shared by Ross
If you felt like linking to this particular article from your web site/blog etc, I would be truly grateful. I’m attempting to make this the #1 Google result for adding music to your…
Take Screenshots of Your Android Phone [Android] →
If you’ve ever wanted to share an image of what you are seeing on your Android phone’s screen, the Simple Help blog runs down the process of taking a screenshot from your Windows PC. To take a…
June 2009
2 posts
SKTimeStamp Adjusts File Creation Dates... →
Windows only: Have you ever told a little white lie about when you started working on a project, hoping nobody would notice that the file timestamps disagree? SKTimeStamp helps you lie more…
Permanently Disable the OS X Bouncing Dock Icon... →
Have you ever been busy getting work done when a random Dock icon starts bouncing up and down, begging for your attention? The Switching To Mac blog writes up how to completely disable the often…
May 2009
5 posts
The 3/50 Project →
I saw this post floating around the interwebs, and I had to share. I am a huge supporter of indie business and I far prefer buying things from small companies over larger chains and corporations….
Loginox Changes the OS X Login Background Image... →
Mac OS X only: System utility Loginox makes short work of changing your Mac’s login wallpaper to anything you want. We’ve written previously about a manual hack using some terminal…
SecureAble Tells You if Your Processor Will... →
Windows only: If you’re curious whether your processor will support XP Mode in Windows 7 or not, SecurAble is a simple freeware application you can use to find out. SecurAble is a tiny app…
Four Useful Quicklook Plugins →
Four Useful Quicklook Plugins
Make the OS X maximize button work like Windows... →
Great little app that changes the “Zoom Button” to an actual “Maximize Button” for folks who are new to Mac, this can help ease the transition. Also helpful for people with smaller-screen MacBooks.…
Create Your Own Tiny URL Redirection Service →
Cool way to create your own tinyurl-like service that also lets you track your outgoing link stats.
April 2009
3 posts
My Google Profile →
Check out my new Google profile.
Lifehacker - The Aero Geek Firefox Customization -... →
Great list of addons and scripts to make Firefox’s “look” blend in with Vista.
February 2009
5 posts
Put Safari 4 Beta's Tabs Back [Safari] →
Safari 4 has loads of eye candy and new features—but if moving the tabs above the address bar is too drastic a change for you, you can always change it back—if you’re a Mac user, at…
Mondrianum Integrates Killer Color Palettes from... →
Mac only: Color picker application Mondrianum adds Adobe Kuler color schemes in a plug-in for OS X—choosing killer color schemes has never been easier. Once installed, using the application…
How to purchase US iTunes content in Canada -... →
Explanation of how to download movies, TV shows and music that’s only available in the US version of the iTunes Store. Definitely works in Canada (I tried it) - not sure about other countries.
Search Engine | CBC Radio | Podcast #21 is up! →
From Boing Boing: In this week’s episode of CBC’s Search Engine, the revelation that Canada’s ISPs are experience dramatic (up to 45 percent!) reductions in traffic-growth. The ISPs were forced to…
SpaceSuit Uses a Different Wallpaper on Each... →
Mac OS X (Leopard) only: Virtual desktop enhancement utility SpaceSuit assigns separate wallpaper images for each Spaces virtual desktop so you can distinguish between desktops at a glance. …
January 2009
52 posts
SecureFiles is a Dead Simple Volume Encryption... →
Mac OS X only: Disk image encryption software SecureFiles creates AES-128 encrypted volumes for securing sensitive files without a lot of hassle. Installing the application is as simple as any…