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Travel router tips: use Android for Internet, Ethernet crossover cable for file transfers

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I have a makeshift travel office setup: Lenovo X220, Dell M6500, Dell 27″ LCD, keyboard, mouse and a couple Optimus V Android phones… Wifi Hotspot: useful for more than just internet connection sharing! I’m working for a few weeks away from home with only the equipment above. One of the handiest features has been the Android phones. They have the Wifi hotspot feature enabled. This allows both laptops to connect to the Android phone and share its internet connection. But

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What resolution is qHD? ANSWERED

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Q. Hello. I am planning on getting a new Android smartphone. The web page talking about the phone says its screen is qHD resolution, what is that? -Cindy A. qHD resolution is 960×540. Resolution in this case refers to how many horizontal and vertical pixels the screen has. qHD is interesting because it qualifies as “quarter high definition”. It has half the horizontal and vertical resolution of full “HD” 1080p (1920×1080) Therefore it also has 1/4 the total pixels: qHD

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RTL8181S WLAN Adapter Driver for Windows 7

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Download RTL8181S WLAN Adapter Driver for Windows 7 x64 and 32 bit: dl [download id=”10475″ format=”1″] Performance rating: 5/5 stars [starreview tpl=16] Performance review: drivers work perfectly on a Dell M6500 using a Realtek 802.11n USB wifi adapter. Easy installation. Good wifi range, good reliability, no issues. Therefore perfect rating. Top Search Terms:rtl8191s wlan adapter driver (348)rtl8192s wlan adapter (279)rtl8192s wlan adapter driver (245)rtl8191s wlan adapter driver windows 7 (149)rtl8181s wlan adapter driver (134)rtl8192s driver (85)rtl8192s wlan adapter driver windows

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How to change a Facebook album cover photo

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UPDATE: 2012.12.02 Some users are reporting an issue where Facebook still displays the ‘Make Cover Album’ as shown in these instructions, but it is not selectable. This appears to be a bug in Facebook, or that perhaps they are disabling the feature but haven’t remove the option 🙁 It is rather absurd how many times Facebook has messed with this rather simple option and how much grief they have caused their users! OLDER UPDATE: 2012.09.29 Facebook just changed things up

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PHP image scraping links and image search APIs

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Some links that were useful for a recent project: https://developers.google.com/image-search/v1/index https://developers.google.com/image-search/ http://googleajaxsearchapi.blogspot.com/ http://www.quirksmode.org/js/strings.html How to Optimize Your Images for Google Image Searchhttp://www.pearsonified.com/2007/01/get_53_percent_more_searches_with_one_tweak.phpThe truth here is that you can start ranking today for competitive keywords in a slightly different environment—Google image search.     Scrape Google Images Search Results With PHP — 5ubliminal’s 5pacehttp://blog.5ubliminal.com/posts/scrape-google-images-search-results-with-php/You could use the Ajax Search but I think it will return very few results unlike regular image search which returns 21 images per request. The previous PHP

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USB long range Wifi options

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When your laptop’s internal Wifi just can’t quite get the reception you want, an external USB Wifi adapter (and antenna) can be just the ticket 🙂 Here are a couple intriguing options available from Amazon: Amazon.com: C. Crane US3 Super USB Wifi Antenna 3: Electronicshttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UR72IM?ie=UTF8&tag=pixensity-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004UR72IMProduct Dimensions: 5.2 x 2.5 x 11.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries… Amazon.com: Alfa AWUS036H Upgraded to 1000mW 1W 802.11b/g

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ASUS USB adapter for Transformer Prime (Android Tablet)

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DynamicDiscs.net coupon code!

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For a 5% discount off your entire order at DynamicDiscs.net, use coupon code: JDBASKET They have LOTS of great disc golf products and superb customer service. Mini-review rating: 5/5 stars [starreview tpl=16] 🙂 Enjoy! –JD Top Search Terms:dynamic discs coupon (69)dynamic discs coupon code (63)dynamic disc coupon code (34)dynamic disc coupon (11)dynamic discs coupon codes (11)lynda.com promo code monthly 2012 (10)dynamic discs discount code (6)dynamicdiscs.net coupon code (6)dynamic discs coupons (5)dynamic discs promo code (5)

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