If your interested in getting new service from U-Verse check out the coupon codes at CouponCactus.com . They have one for up to 262$. 200$ coming from AT&T in the form of a money card or gift check, and 62$ from coupon cactus for signing up and using the coupon through them. 262$ could get you some nice electronics!! PS3 slim perhaps .

If you have more than one computer or have ever wanted to sync files from your work pc to your home pc, SugarSync makes it easy. I’ve currently signed up for one free month of this service, and love it. The ability to sync any folder on my work pc to my home pc is fantastic. So far everything is working just fine and I no longer have to worry about transferring files to a USB thumb drive and copying them over.

I have 30 days to find any flaws in the system but its looking like I will keep my subscription. Plans range from $50.00 for 30GB to $250.00 for 250GB.

Check it out for 30 days to see if it makes your workflow from office to home easier.

I just camecreen saver,screen saver problem,screen saver bug,windows 7 accross an interesting problem with a fresh Windows 7 install. The screen saver wouldn’t kick on not matter how many options I played with.

The solution was to check all my input devices and narrow down what one was registering as active. Usually it’s a wireless mouse problem but this time it was a wired 3dconnexion mouse used to surf Google Earth. I unplugged that device and my screen saver popped right on.

Troubleshooting check list:
1. check running services
2. unplug individual input devices

If those don’t help, post your questions in this post or call us: 888-HLP-MYPC

If you want a quick and simple solution for scanning your network Angry IP Scanner is a great tool. The interface is easy and simple and provides results in a readable report. I use this tool almost daily to help troubleshoot and setup networks.

Head over to Techrader.com and check out their hands on review of Office 2010 beta.

I’m going to install the beta over the weekend and will give my impressions soon.
If you want to try it for yourself head on over to Microsoft’s Office 2010 beta page.

Here is a easy way to make an image file in the ISO format with tools included in OSX.

1. Insert CD/DVD source

2. Open up a Terminal, you can then identify the device that is your CD/DVD drive by using the following command:

$ drutil status
 Vendor   Product           Rev
 MATSHITA DVD-R   UJ-835E   GAND

           Type: DVD-ROM              Name: /dev/disk1
      Cur Write:    8x DVD          Sessions: 1
      Max Write:    8x DVD            Tracks: 1
   Overwritable:   00:00:00         blocks:        0 /   0.00MB /   0.00MiB
     Space Free:   00:00:00         blocks:        0 /   0.00MB /   0.00MiB
     Space Used:  364:08:27         blocks:  1638627 /   3.36GB /   3.13GiB
    Writability:
      Book Type: DVD-ROM

3. Umount the disk with the following command:

$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk1
Disk /dev/disk1 unmounted

4. Create the ISO file with the dd utility (may take some time), also replace file with whatever name you choose.

$ dd if=/dev/disk1 of=file.iso bs=2048

5. Test the ISO image by mounting the new file (or open with Finder):

$ hdid file.iso

6. The ISO image can then be burnt to a blank CD/DVD.

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Do you think Apples new style aluminum keyboard is right up your alley but you’re a PC user? No problem.
Go check out David Vielmetter’s blog on how to get an Apple Keyboard working in Windows.

Transitioning from windows to OSX can have its moments. In windows show all files is a simple and easy task but in OSX its a bit different. It isn’t as easy as going to folder options and checking view hidden files. Apple made it a little more difficult to do because some files and folders are hidden to protect the systems they are attached too. To show all files  you need to open a terminal window and type the following:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

After hitting return you will need to restart Finder for the new setting to take effect. One way is hold the option key down and click and hold the Finder icon from the dock menu and wait until the contextual menu appears. Choose Relaunch and you will see your settings take effect. To switch back type the following:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO

Hit return and then restart finder and presto back to normal.

If this is something you will be doing often you may want to look at how to do this in Automator.