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The Simplest Way To Get A Fake U.S. Identity (For Various Online Services)

Submitted by Alucard on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 16:11
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bourne identity
[Fake identities for Jason Bourne were generated using this tool]

There are quite a few internet services require the user to have a U.S. address. PSN and Amazon app store are two examples that I use myself; by entering my real country I was blocked from accessing some U.S. only contents on PSN, and I also can't download the daily Free apps offered by Amazon app store for Android.

For those who are living outside of U.S., all you need to do to get full access (legally, since you're not doing anything bad) is to sign up using a U.S. address. However most systems will check your address validity so simply pressing random keys on your keyboard won't work.

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The Simplest Way To Download Youtube Video As MP3 (or Any Video Formats)

Submitted by Alucard on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 17:55
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youtube to mp3

Often we come across some youtube songs, accompany by MV or just the album cover, that we wish to download as MP3.

Yes that are many tools that can be utilized to perform this task. For example one can download the youtube video and then extract the audio out using some tool, but why the hassle?

This website does all the work for you and lets you download the MP3 straight. Conversion to other video formats is also supported.

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The Simplest Way To Identify The Worst Web Hosting Company Ever

Submitted by Alucard on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 17:54
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fatcow sucks

To all the serious bloggers out there who are seeking for a good and reliable web host for your blog, listen to me very carefully.

Though I don't know how to identify the best web host in the world, I can tell you which one to avoid.

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The Simplest Way To Find Subtitles For Your Movies

Submitted by Alucard on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 23:09
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all your subtitles are belong to us
[Picture borrowed from game 'Zero Wing']

Previously when I wrote a guide on this same topic, I was mistaken. That's not the simplest way.. not even close.

Here's the real and bogus SIMPLEST way to find subtitles for your movies.

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The Simplest Way To Record Your Computer Screen

Submitted by Alucard on Sun, 10/16/2011 - 17:54
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screen recording

*10/16/2011 Updated to new method*

To record your computer screen and save it as video, there are many different software available. Some professional ones like Camtasia Studio costs $299.

I tried many different software that does the job but so far this is the best freeware solution.

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The Simplest Way To Resize A GIF Animation Using Photoshop CS4

Submitted by Alucard on Sat, 10/08/2011 - 10:52
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resize
[Picture source: http://www.dandeware.com/screenspace/img/resize.png]

Yes there are many automated GIF resizers available on the web, but the advantage of using Photoshop for this task includes having the best output quality with the least file size. Not to mention you may also do some enhancement such as changing the brightness or sharpness of each frame.

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The Simplest Way To Recover Halfway Typed Online Forms Effortlessly

Submitted by Alucard on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 17:32
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typing keyboard
[Picture source: http://www.interestingtopics.net/storage/a151ab2cc11f4fbede486244ac90832b.jpg]

Filling up a tedious online form or typing a long post in some forum, when all of a sudden you hit the backspace key or your PC Crashes?

If you installed this browser extension (available for Chrome, Firefox & Safari) then you're just one click away from recovering everything that you typed.

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The Simplest Way To Create QR Code (2D Barcode)

Submitted by Alucard on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 18:01
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create qr code

Most of the smartphones nowadays have to ability to scan QR codes. A lot of information can be put into the barcode, such as business cards and most commonly website URL.

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The Simplest Way To Bypass A DNS Block

Submitted by Alucard on Sun, 07/10/2011 - 15:57
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you shall not pass
[Picture borrowed from movie 'The Lord of the Rings']

Since many people asked me how to bypass a DNS block (a common method to filter websites that you can surf), I'd made a short guide on this topic.

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The Simplest Way To Find The Past Tense Of Any Word

Submitted by Alucard on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 18:12
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hourglass
[Picture source: http://twilightandliteracy.webs.com/Hourglass.jpg]

Sometimes I tend to forget what's the past tense of certain words, and would need to google for it. I always wonder why there isn't such a site that can help me simplify this task.

Therefore, I decided to build my own :)

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