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TOTAL WAR™ WEEK – Save 66% on Total War™ Games, Packs and DLC This Week Only

This week we’re celebrating the release of the Elite Units of the East, new Downloadable Content for Empire: Total War™, with a huge sale on Total War™ games, packs and DLC from SEGA and The Creative Assembly.

All Empire, Rome, and Medieval II: Total War™ games and packs, including the Total War™ Mega Pack are 66% off, while all Empire: Total War DLC and the new Empire: Total War™ – Downloadable Content Pack are 10% off.

Whether youre new to the series or looking to round out your collection of Total War™ games and content, this week is the time to buy.”

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TCP, APN, WAP, Gateway and Port Carrier Settings – PinStack.com

TCP, APN, WAP, Gateway and Port Carrier Settings

via TCP, APN, WAP, Gateway and Port Carrier Settings – PinStack.com.

Overlord 2 for PC downloads for $10

Overlord 2 for PC downloads for $10: “ Direct2Drive offers downloads of Codemasters’ Overlord 2 for Windows for $9.95. That’s $20 off and the lowest price we could find. Deal ends February 12.”

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Indigo Remote Log Viewer v1.54 released

Folks,

Here’s the newest version of the Remote Log Viewer for Indigo. It fixes a issue that was exposed when running under a Snow Leopard OS. The current days log file would appear to have duplicate entries…

This was only a cosmetic issue, and has been fixed.

The download for the release is available here…Indigo Remote Log Viewer (1.54) Version - 1.54, Downloaded - 7 times

No Menu Bar or Tabs in Windows XP Task Manager

When you open up Task Manager in Windows XP, there is no title bar, menu bar, or program tabs showing. Only the running applications, End Task, Switch To, and New Task buttons show up.

This problem is easy to fix, the Task Manager is running in “tiny footprint mode”. To correct this, simply double-click on the border around the window and it will return to its normal state. To place task manager back in “tiny footprint mode” again, double click again on the border around the window.

Here is the Microsoft article to this problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;193050

Credit scores? 720? 850?

I am sure you’ve seen those commercials, touting you need to have a credit rating of 720….

But have you ever thought about what that means? The FICO credit score ranges between 300 and 850. The VantageScore score ranges from 501-990. Typically the 720 refers to an FICO credit score..

Think about that… The adverts are suggesting that you need roughly a 84.5% credit score, to be able to “Get a cell phone”, “Get a car”, “Get a job”….

While, I agree credit scores are great… Just keep in mind what they are asking you to have when you see these commercials…

Important information from the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency: annualcreditreport.com is the ONLY authorized online source for you to get a free credit report under federal law. You can get a free report from each of the three national reporting companies every 12 months. Some other sites claim to offer ‘free’ credit reports, but may charge you for another product if you accept a ‘free’ report.”

The AnnualCreditReport.com website was easy to use and we were able to access all three reports without paying a penny.

You can also get your free credit report via phone by calling 877-322-8228. Just remember, you can only request one free credit report from each of the three credit reporting agencies each year.

Why do you need a copy of your credit report?

You might be wondering why you’d want a copy of your credit report. There are many reasons you should check your credit report, including making sure your information is correct (which is important if you want to apply for a loan or a new credit card). You very likely will find mistakes on your credit report.

Further, getting a copy of your credit report is important to help monitor against identity theft. You can read more about identity theft here.

Here are four tips for getting your free credit report:

Tip 1: Watch your spelling if you type in the web address (rather than click on our link) — many of the bogus sites are just one letter away from the site you want.

Tip 2: To gain maximum benefit, you may want to space out your free credit reports from each of the 3 credit bureaus over the year. This will allow you to see changes that occur over time.

Tip 3: Print or download your credit report(s) immediately. You may not be able to gain access again for free later.

Tip 4: After you get your free credit report, quit your browser so no one else can access it.

Testing new version of Twitoaster….

Doctor Who Of The Day – Wilfred Mott

Okay, I understand that some people want or need to post every day… Heaven knows that I have a goal to post something every day on the Matrix… But it’s a goal, I only try to post useful information, or comments that I know I would like to see… (eg. The Steam Weekend deals, etc).

But here’s a Comment, that I just don’t understand. Is this a serious question, or just a prod to try to get hits?

Doctor Who Of The Day – Wilfred Mott: “In The End of Time, when Wilfred is trapped in the radiation chamber, why couldn’t the Doctor fetch a teleportation device, some means to repair the chamber, or even a radiation suit of some kind?
This post started off on my blog – http://lifetheuniverseandcombom.blogspot.com – there are so many features on there that are not in the newsfeed, or posted elsewhere, you really need to check it out! Thanx!”

While the End of Time (Parts 1 & 2), are by no means the best story ever… This comment makes little sense… The Doctor did not have 2 – 3 hours, and probably not even 15 minutes… Sure he can do a lot, but the script was written that the Chamber was going to fail within moments… And that touching any of the controls would trigger the failure immediately.

So, he simply didn’t have the time… And the script said he didn’t. It’s as simple as that…

Sometimes the duck, is just a duck.

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Get Mass Effect 2 Dr Pepper promo DLC without Dr. Pepper

From the pages of Destructoid…

No need to drink yourself into a Dr. Pepper coma to get the promotional Mass Effect 2 DLC. Hellforge has discovered that the promo codes provided at purchase are completely reusable… you can get this DLC with no purchase necessary.

Here are your codes, as originally provided by Hellforge:

CBEEAAA41NWH
CBEEAAAE4L9N
CBEEAAAFQG9J
CBEEAAAE98ZV

Your next step is heading over to the Dr. Pepper promo Web site and doing a little work of your own. Simply sign up for an account using fake details (it won’t confirm your info), login, and then enter one of the codes. The site will then re-direct you to an EA account page, where you can sign in and choose your Mass Effect DLC.

You can do this three times to receive the goods — the Umbra Visor, the Recon Hood, and the Sentry Interface. Oh, and you might want to at least consider going out and buying a Dr. Pepper or something. From what I understand Diet Dr. Pepper tastes a lot like regular Dr. Pepper.

Mass Effect 2: Free Dr. Pepper Promo DLC Codes [Hellforge]

Weekend Deal – 50% off all Far Cry games

This weekend only, save 50% when you buy either Far Cry games.

Check out the original Far Cry and explore the lush, but deadly, tropical paradise island. Or check out Far Cry 2: Fortune’s Edition and become a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state and stricken with malaria.

Offer ends Monday, February 8th.”