11/14/2011

Free IP Nunber Lookup Service and IP Location Tracker

Tips Joy - computing, housework, health, gardening. How to Find IP Address and Lookup its Location?
 
Problems: What is my IP address? What’s my router IP address? How to trace IP address?

How to Find It Tips: The IP address that you are using can be easily found from free internet IP number lookup service. It also assists you in locating the geographical location of an IP Address from free IP location tracker.

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a unique number assigned to each device connected to the public Internet. An IP address consists of four numbers separated by periods (e.g., 78.105.6.181).
The IP address can often be used to identify the region or country from which a computer is connecting to the Internet. An IP address can sometimes be used to show the user's general location.

Free IP number lookup service and IP location tracker

It helps you find out what is your IP address and also help you to trace, track, locate and get any computer IP address in the world.

The IP location tracker is designed to provide additional information about the entered IP address. These details include the hostname, ISP (Internet Service Provider), router IP address, Geographic location information (includes country, region/state, city, latitude, longitude and telephone area code.), and a location specific map.


The free IP number lookup service and IP location tracker use high quality IP database to determine and show IP location on world map along with information's such as IP postal code or IP zip code (available only for IP addresses from USA and Canada), IP latitude, ISP, Organization.

It does not matter what kind of operating system you have. The IP tracker will help you to find IP in Windows 7, Vista, XP, MAC, Linux or any other OS.

Here are some free internet IP number lookup service for your reference:
whatismyipaddress.com
www.geobytes.com
www.find-ip-address.org


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11/12/2011

Free Social Media Networking - Muzy

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Muzy (Facebook Reviews: 4.8 out of 5)


Muzy is a new kind of blog for creative and visual people, where you can post, enhance, create, and share photos, thoughts, drawings, animations, collages, and all kinds of creative stuff.

Muzy is a customizable blog to post text, art, videos, photos, and more that comes with easy apps for photo effects, text, collaging, drawing, captioning, and more.


Muzy blog is the place for self-expression. Like other blogs, you can post your thoughts, pictures, and videos.  But Muzy is more than that. Muzy lets you post and manipulate photos, draw and paint, make animations, illustrate your thoughts, caption webcam pics, and more.  You can even get the option to share it through email, Facebook and Twitter.

Muzy apps are creative tools that let you do more than just post photos and text. It's quick and easy to get started with Muzy apps, and you'll be surprised at what you can create! You can post text and thoughts, upload images or grab them from the web, take a webcam pic, or share a video.
Muzy's apps also let you add photo effects, make animations, stretch your photos or artwork, collage, draw, caption, and more. Muzy is always expanding, with new apps from Muzy and access to fun creative apps from across the web.

So far, there are Photobox, Friend Collage, Photo, Thoughts, Text, Video, Drawing, College, Comic, Picnik, Stretch, Photo Brush, Brushes, Cube Me, Music Maker, Kaleidomood, Pixel Me, Dream Status, Stamp Status, Mirror Status, Animal Pics, Fashion Pics, Celebrity Pics, Mobile Photo, Webcam Status, Sumo Paint, and Stackland in Muzy's apps.

Here are some sample posts from Muzy:







Click here to see more Muzy posts


With Muzy's apps, there are no limits to what you can post on Muzy. Your text, videos, drawings, and photos!  As you follow more people's posts, you'll see some pretty amazing stuff on Muzy and learn what app was used to create it.

For some posts like drawings and collages, you can look at a replay of how the post was made, and you can learn a lot by watching replays. You can also comment and ask how a post was made. Muzy people are friendly and helpful! Muzy’s apps are expanding all the time! Explore Muzy’s apps.

The website can be access here Muzy



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11/11/2011

Free Anti-Virus Software Download

Tips Joy - computing, housework, health, gardening. AVG Anti-Virus 2012


AVG 2012 is an anti-virus free download software. It provides high quality basic protection for PC's user to browse, search, play game, and keep up with friends on social networks on the internet.


Here are the main components in this software:
  1. Anti-Virus – detects viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans, unwanted executable files or libraries within your system including protection from malicious adware.

  2. LinkScanner protects you from web-based attacks while you search or surf the internet.

  3. E-mail protection checks your incoming e-mail messages for unsolicited bulk e-mail messages (SPAM), and block viruses, phishing attacks or other threats.

  4. Anti-Rootkit component scans for dangerous rootkits hidden inside applications, drivers or dll libraries. A rootkit is usually a collection of malicious software that allows attackers to gain administrator-level access to a computer or possibly to a whole network.

  5. Identity protection is constantly protecting your digital assets against new and unknown threats. Identity protection components AVG’s signature-based protection by monitoring the way programs behave on your computer and automatically blocking any activity that could lead to ID theft, without the need for updates.

  6. PC Analyzer component – PC Analyzer will scan your PC and report errors that affect its performance. (Not included in this free software, you can download AVG PC Tuneup to fix errors once for free, or purchase for 12minths of unlimited turnup).

  7. AVG Family Safety – lets you know your children are safe online and help protect them from online predators and inappropriate content. (Not included in this free software, need activate it).

  8. AVG LiveKive – will automatically backup and synchronize all your files across your PCs or Macs enabling you to share safely with anyone, anywhere.(Not included in this free software, need activate it).

AVG 2012 is also one of the fastest scanning speeds on the market. The AVG's Community Protection Network shares the latest threat information with the online community to ensure everyone receives the highest form of protection possible. AVG's Protective Cloud Technology serves as an early warning system to block new threats.

The free anti-virus software can be downloaded from AVG Anti-Virus FREE 2012

11/08/2011

How to Convert Digital Camera Videos to Animated GIF

Tips Joy - computing, housework, health, gardening. Free Converting Digital Camera Video (AVI - Audio Video Interleave) to Animated GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)

The digital camera can be used to take video as AVI format. For various reasons - fun or attractive, the videos can be converted to the animation format.

The animated photo (Mud Bubble Pond) showing here is a video taken using a digital camera (Cannon PowerShot) at the New Zealand. The file size is reduced from the original AVI video format size (65.0 MB) to GIF (3.88 MB).



The free application MovieToAniGIFWin7.zip (32 kB) can be downloaded from Evan's Web Site. Supported formats include WMV, AVI, MPEG, and MP4 for Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP.

Another way to convert AVI video format files to GIF animation file is to upload your video image (AVI format) to a free on-line converting website and convert it to GIF format.

For example, the fireworks GIF animation was created using the online-convert.com. It is a free on-line converting images to GIF website.




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11/06/2011

How to Reset Car "Check Engine" Light

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If the check engine (malfunction indicator) light comes on steady or blinks while the engine is running, it may indicate a potential emission control problems – emission control system malfunction or engine misfire on your car.


The check engine light is on because the engine control module (ECM) senses a problem with the system.

First, need to find out and fix the problems. For example, running the vehicle out of fuel, which may causes the engine to misfire or the spark plugs need to be replaced.

Some local auto parts store can help you read the codes with the information to determine what needs to be done to fix the problems.

After you've properly diagnosed and fixed the problem that triggered the OBD trouble code, you can reset or clear the Check Engine / Service Engine Soon light by either disconnecting the battery or using a scan tool.

Disconnecting the battery -  It is the cheap, easy, free method.  Simply disconnect your battery, turn on the headlight switch for about five to ten minutes, and re-connect the battery. Or disconnect the positive terminal of the battery only, wait 10-15 minutes, re-connect and the check engine light should be off (The car computer system has some time delayed reset). This is pretty simple, but will likely result in you losing your radio and clock presets and perhaps some other small things like that.

Using a scan tool - Most scan tools have an option to clear or reset codes without the use of any tools or touching the battery. Consult the scan tool's manual for information on how to do it with your particular car model.

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11/05/2011

Remove Roof Moss

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In the Pacific Northwest, many homes have moss growing on the roof. The house not only looks like been neglected, but also the moss will damage and shorten the life of your roof shingles.

Here is the simple and efficient way to DIY remove moss and save your roof. The processes include kill it, remove it, and prevent it. However, the most important thing is “Safety First” when you do this roof moss task.


Wait for the moss is in the reasonably dry and thirsty condition, such as weeks after the last rain.

   Dilute plain laundry bleach with water, one part bleach and three parts water. Spray the mixture on the affected areas of roof with a pump garden sprayer. Wet it all; any you miss will not be killed.


   Sweep / brush away the dead moss after it turn brown in a few days. It needs to be very careful if you want use water to flush off the roof. The pressure water has to be pointed down the roof to avoid damaging the shingles.


Install zinc strips at the peak and at down-roof intervals to inhibit future moss growth. The strips release zinc carbonate into rain water washing over the roof.


   Moss grows in damp shaded areas. Remove leaves and debris from the roof and the gutters regularly. Next, cut back tree branches that are shading your roof to prevent moss growing.

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11/02/2011

Easy YouTube Videos Download Tips

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Video DownloadHelper

Problem: When watching videos on YouTube, you like them and want to know how to download the videos and watch them on your computer.

Cool Tip: You can add an add-on “Video DownloadHelper” to Mozilla Firefox Web browser. With this addon you can download the videos and watch them on your computer without buffer.

DownloadHelper is a tool for web content extraction. Its purpose is to capture video and image files from many sites. It’s the easy way to download and convert Web videos from hundreds of YouTube-like sites. This works also for audio and picture galleries

Just surf the Web as you are used to, when DownloadHelper detects it can do something for you, the icon gets animated and a menu allows you to download files by simply clicking an item.

For instance, if you go to a YouTube page, you'll be able to download the video directly on your file system. It also works with MySpace, Google videos, DailyMotion, Porkolt, iFilm, DreamHost and others.

You can setup the extension to automatically convert the downloaded movies to your preferred video format.

When you are on a page containing links to images or movies, you can download some or all of them at once. Moving the mouse over the items in the menu will highlights the links directly in the page to make sure they are the ones you want to pick up.

DownloadHelper also allows you to download files one by one, so that you keep bandwidth to surf for other stuff to download.

Go to Firefox Web browser (download it free if you do not have), click "Tools", "Add-ons", "see all" at the right of "Up & Coming". Then click "Most Popular", find "Video DownloadHelper", and click " + Add to Firefox".

When you first install the extension, your browser is redirected to a welcome page with links to Downloadhelper User Manual .