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• [How-To] Build your own PC from Scratch
  Posted on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 in DIY – Comments: (1)
  Gina from Lifehacker has this amazing post on building your own PC right from the scratch. Definitely worth going through and even trying out if you have never assembled a PC all by yourself. I certainly liked the reason Gina mentioned for trying this out on your own… Its about learning what goes inside the box you spends hours everyday on.
• [How-To] Check if a Number Is A Valid Credit Card Number
  Posted on Monday, February 9th, 2009 in How-To – Comments: (11)
  The hack in this post makes use of Luhn’s algorithm which was developed by Hans Peter Luhn who was awarded US Patent 2950048 (“Computer for Verifying Numbers”) for the technique in 1960. In Practice, Using the Luhn’s algorithm, the last digit of the credit card number is arrived at. The same algorithm can be used to check if a number is actually a valid credit card number.
• [Windows 7] Beta Download Ending Soon
  Posted on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 in Windows – Comments: (1)
  Quickly wanted to remind you that Windows 7 Beta Downloads will be ending in a soon. As per the Windows 7 team blogFebruary 10th: Starting at 12am Pacific Time, no new downloads will be available. If you have already begun downloading the Windows 7 Beta, you have until Feb. 12th to complete the download.February 12th: Starting at 9am Pacific Time all downloads will no longer be available for the Windows 7 Beta.
• OpenSky lets you call Skype Users from a Cellphone
  Posted on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 in Free – Comments: (1)
  Gizmo5 has launched an interesting service called OpenSky which lets you connect with Skype users from any web browser, voip phone application or a mobile phone. OpenSky doesn’t require any installation or setup fees.With OpenSky you can call a Skype user with nothing but a web browser. In order to get started with OpenSky, navigate to GizmoCall from any browser, register (it’s free and requires just an email address).
• Send Large Files From Microsoft Outlook using YouSendIt
  Posted on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 in Microsoft Outlook – Comments: (2)
  Large file attachments are known to hog up your bandwidth and choke not only your outbox but also the receipient’s mailbox. Reasons like this are known for popularizing services like YouSendIt which allows you to send huge files without any fusses. The other way out is to only link and not attach files in Outlook.The conventional way of using services like YouSendIt involves you to go to the site, enter information like Name, Email Address, File to Upload etc and the service sends an email to the recipient with a download link to the file.

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