Introduction The European Union (EU) was founded in 1958 as the European Economic Community (ECC). In 1968 it changed name to the European Community (EC) and later to the European Union in 1993. Background After the Second World War Western Europe faced two political and one economic threat; the fear of a German retaliation and […]
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This guide is, in its entirety, taken from Jim’s thread over at OverClock3d. These files will increase your USB polling frequency from the Windows Vista default of 125hz to 500hz or 1000hz making your mouse much more responsive in gaming. This file will only work on the RTM/Final version of Vista 32-Bit and 64-bit. If […]
Background This is how an article at Microsoft’s TechNet describes the changes in Vista’s sharing. The default workgroup name in Windows Vista has been changed to WORKGROUP. In Windows® XP Home Edition, the default workgroup name is MSHOME. If you upgrade a computer running Windows XP Home Edition to Windows Vista, it will keep its […]
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How to Install uTorrent Skins
This is something that should be so easy as downloading the skins themselves is easy as pie. I have found a very simple method of completing this. First of all you need the skin itself. It can be found on several places, but most notably on the uTorrent site itself. Go there and find yourself […]
After weeks and weeks of editing localhost copies, troubleshooting CSS and other rendering problems, accidently removing a database (which I had a backup of, but anyway), pure coding, browser testing (and not so much frustration over IE-rendering) and a lot of researching and inspiration… I finally present to you a design which I for once […]
I’ve wanted to let you know about what I’m doing for a long time, but I just haven’t come around to doing it. Currently I am developing the new design for the site which really will include everything you’d ever dream of. I will introduce every kind of link rel=”” available to suit as many […]
The Beerhall Putsch of 1923, Hitler’s first attempt to take power, had failed, and Hitler was sentenced to 5 years in prison. While in prison he wrote “Mein Kampf” (My Struggle) which was to become the Bible of the Nazi movement. It is symptomatic that Hitler had been allowed to make a grand speed at […]
Skype, the modern free Voice Over IP calling software, is a great way of calling your friends and family and staying in touch. But for us who’d like something a little more advanced and technical, Skype lacks a lot of settings and options. However, if you’re on the lookout for some pretty advanced statistics such […]
After a wonderful week, both regarding the weather and the happenings, in Zermatt I am finally back home. Zermatt is a well-known skiing area in the southern parts of Switzerland, just close to the Italian border. The ski-system consists of 313km snow-covered pistes including a snow-park, a beginners area and pistes on a glacier (the […]
Just stumbled upon His Holiness Dalai Lama’s Twitter account. Apparently he has joined the ranks of worldwide leaders, such as Barack Obama, posting their daily happenings on the Web. Looking forward to reading about his daily life, not that I care much but HEY it’s Dalai Lama!