JacobyTech Blog

a blog about tech stuff – mostly.

  • Magic sauce recipe

    Might try it soon, it looks pretty good.  http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/magic-sauce-recipe.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+101Cookbooks+%28101+Cookbooks%29

  • How and Why to Root your Android: 15 Worthwhile Apps

    http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Root-Your-Android-Phone,review-1688.html

  • Apple vs. Mango comparison video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP9HlGB7Sy8&feature=relmfu

  • Cisco Security Response: Infected Cisco Information Packet and Warranty CDs

      http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20110803-cd.shtml In the period of December 2010 until August 2011, Cisco shipped warranty CDs that contain a reference to a third-party website known to be a malware repository. When the CD is opened with a web browser, it automatically and without warning accesses this third-party website. Additionally, on computers where the operating system is…

  • Good bye Pre, Hello Nexus S

    I feel bad to finally give up my Pre for a new phone.  I just couldn’t take it anymore. My Pre is an original and has been through way too much over the years.  I hacked it with the WebOS 2.1 which isn’t supposed to be on there, the screen was broken, cracked, scratched, and…

  • Awesome password reset tool

    If you forget your Windows password, you can download and use this tool to reset it: http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ It works great, I’ve used it several times over the past few years.  It just looks a bit intimidating.  It’s all text based and very Unix-Like.

  • Save your friends from outdated email

    http://www.emailintervention.com/?utm_source=en-et-na-us&utm_medium=log-in-page&utm_campaign=en

  • Create online forms with Google Docs

    https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=wise&passive=1209600&continue=https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/newform?ref%3Dsubmitpage&followup=https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/newform?ref%3Dsubmitpage

  • MAF Airflow Sensor Cleaning Procedure

    http://www.louv.tv/cars/m5/MAF/ http://forums.nicoclub.com/from-the-makers-of-deep-creep-the-movie-comes-a-yank-in-the-maf-t207548.html

  • Malware Fixes

    I’ve had a few computers recently that had their file type associations messed up after malware infestations, the tips listed on this site help out wonders! http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm One of the things that this can fix is when a computer can’t open executable programs, such as cmd.exe or any .exe file. There are lots more, so…