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Is this Where the Original PS3 Got it’s Design from?

thecomputerboss — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:12:41 +0000

The original PS3′s design was very unique, and interesting. It was often compared to the George Foerman Grill, and accused of stealing its design characteristics. But damnlag.com writer Steven Bogda posted an image of the “Parks Building” in Osaka, Japan which looks VERY similar to the design of the original PS3.

I think this was the motivation behind the console’s design! What do you think?

Source [Damnlag.com]

iPhone Downloads Page Now Available

thecomputerboss — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:09:14 +0000

This is sure to become a great reference for all you jailbreakers, upgraders, and downgraders out there. Click the “iPhone Downloads” button at the top-nav to access past and present files for the iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3GS models (iPod Touch included).

The downloads range from firmware (.ipsw) files, jailbreak tools, and other essentials. Downloads will be constantly updated so you can keep coming back for the latest!

Happy Thanksgiving from TCB!

thehayk — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:03:07 +0000

We at TCB would like to wish all of our readers a very happy Thanksgiving. I am very thankful for your visits and comments on the site- have fun and stay safe!

We’re Back – Sorry for the Delay…

thecomputerboss — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:46:10 +0000

As you may have noticed, there was little to no activity on the site for the past week. We were having issues where viewing posts was resulting in a “File Not Found 404″ error.

I worked with my web host on fixing the issue. Turns out that my perma-link rules were somehow missing from the domain.

I was forced to restore a backup of the database that was a week old, so you may notice I’m missing some posts that were visible before. I apologize for this dark period of time– as I wasn’t able to post an update on the situation at hand due to the bug.

Anyway, I’m back and will be playing catchup this week– thanks for your patience!

[Ubuntu] Must Have Apps for Ubuntu Users

thecomputerboss — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:48:16 +0000

These are apps every Ubuntu user should look into. They make life on Linux so much more pleasant and easy. As a new Ubuntu user, I don’t know how I would go on without them:

AllTray – Allows you to minimize apps to the alltray system tray.
amaroK – Music player
Automatix2 – Makes it easy to install common applications
Beagle – A search tool
Beryl – an OpenGL accelerated desktop with a combined window manager and composite manager.
CheckGmail – Gmail notifier clone
Cinlerra – Capture, composite, and edit audio and video.
Deluge – Bittorrent client
Flash – Can’t surf the web without it.
GIMP – Repeat after me. Photoshop is over priced and bloated.
Gnomebaker – burn CDs and DVDs
Gnome Deskbar Applet – An app launcher that is a cross between Mac’s Spotlight and Quicksilver
KMyMoney – Quicken without the suckiness
MythTV – TiVo for Ubuntu.
Opera 9 – I love Firefox but sometimes a site won’t work in it but works in Opera.
Scribes – Note taking application
Thunderbird – You’ll never miss Outlook!
Vim – Text editor
VLC – media player that can play nearly everything.
Wine – Allows you to run (some) Windows programs

(list by usrbingeek)

[Windows XP] Remove the Recycle Bin off of your Desktop

thecomputerboss — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:27:53 +0000

Some of us use another solution for recycle bin management. We use docks, sidebars, and other methods. Windows XP makes this annoying by default- it does not allow you to remove its recycle bin from the desktop. Luckily, it’s a piece of cake if you do some tweaking in the registry.

Here’s how:

Go to Start > Run > and type in “regedit” (this will open the “Registry Editor”)

Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

Find and delete the following key by right clicking on it and choosing “Delete”:

{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

A restart is not needed. After a few seconds, you’ll see the icon disappear from the desktop.

If you ever need to restore the recycle bin, just navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

and create the following key:

{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}