When a person goes home after having a tiresome day, often the first thing they does is switch on the television. This, we all know. Though has anyone ever wondered how many people actually pay for watching cable? The average price for satellite subscription, from major providers such as Bell and Rogers, is around $34 CAD (About 33 USD). For those who are already earning very little, these $34 are a killer. Thus the need to watch TV without the crippling fees gave birth to Free-To-Air Satellite Programming.More...

Dual-monitors are all the rage these days. In this how-to I'd like to show you how to setup your dual-monitor configuration.

What you will need:

• 2 PC monitors. Make sure at least 1 of them as a DVI input as you don't always get a DVI to VGA converter with it.
• A graphics card with 2 outputs (Usually VGA and DVI). Most new graphics cards have this capability

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Microsoft officials have officially denied any plans to incorparate the victorious Blu-Ray drive in their console gaming system, the Xbox 360. Sony might be celebrating the victory but, in Microsoft's eyes, the real winner is about to emerge. The main reason for Microsofts rejection of Blu-Ray was their belief in the real money being in digital; Xbox Live's capability of delivering movies (including High Definition Movies) and other content and allowing users to download it instantly. The online digital media, instead of physical media,  seems to be better placed in the minds of MS officials.

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An essential part of any successful business is the ability to send/receive faxes. It allows us to communicate effectively and get things done faster. The ability to send invoices to clients, contracts to be signed and written proof, such as signatures, through fax have allowed us to easily interact with other businesses from our town, area, country or even anywhere in the world.

Having a fax machine is very handy but, like always, nothing is free (unless your in an area where local calls/fax are free). This article is primarily aimed at those who make a lot of international faxes. I will show you how to make a long distance fax without the emptying your wallet.

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Your daily tip for today will help you understand what happens internally in the computer system when a reboot is initiated. There are two kinds of reboot, Soft Boot and Hard Boot (Cold Boot).

A hard boot occurs when the computers electrical power is cycled (turned on and off). Occasionally a cold boot occurs when you turn the computer off for the day, and turn it on again. It can also occur when there is a power failure, a fatal computer error (where the restart signal to the processer is not functional) or even by accident. If a system is put into hard boot in a way that should not happen (ie, a power failure), it leaves the hard drive in a "unclean" state. More...

Ever wanted to record sound from your XBOX 360 on your PC? Or perhaps just wanted to have headphones for your 360 because you massive plasma screen TV doesn't have a damned headphone port for late night gaming when everybody else is asleep? Well I'm going to show you just how!

What you WILL need:

• VGA or component RGB cable for Xbox 360
• Dual-female to single male 3.5mm stereo jack.
  

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