http://jetthenerd.com My personal thoughts and notes on tech stuff. Wed, 27 May 2009 18:41:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My wife and I are trying to sell our car. We listed the car online for a reasonable price but we haven't gotten much of a response so far. It's a tough market, we know that. Hopefully it will sell soon but who knows. Yesterday someone emailed my wife about the ... http://jetthenerd.com/2009/05/dont-click-that-link/ I'm so happy to share that I'm not moving. I was able to work out the issue I was dealing with and I'm able to keep Jet the Nerd. I'm terribly sorry for the confusion and mess. I wish it could have been avoided. Don't forget to follow me on Twitter. http://jetthenerd.com/2009/03/not-moving/ Cheryl K is the winner of the Energizer Giveaway. Cheryl, you will receive an email confirming that you have won. You'll have 7 days to respond in order to claim the prize, otherwise the runner-up (who has been selected already) will have a chance to win. Congratulations Cheryl. http://jetthenerd.com/2009/03/and-the-winner-is/ I often get asked the question, "how can I clean up my computer?" I must first say this, if you've been infected with a virus or spyware, there is no guarantee that anything short of a complete system wipe will completely clean your system. Please read this post for further ... http://jetthenerd.com/2009/02/computer-cleanup/ I'm not going to try and rewrite the post but the EFF has written a great post about Apple's claim that jailbreaking the iPhone is illegal. It's a great read and I just wanted to quote the part that stood out to me the most. "One need only transpose Apple's arguments ... http://jetthenerd.com/2009/02/jailbreaking-illegal/ Well it's time for our first giveaway. I will be giving away 5 packs of AA Energizer Advanced Lithium Batteries to one lucky winner. With 4 batteries per pack, that's a total of 20 free AA batteries. Every nerd needs batteries. These batteries are pretty awesome. I've been using them ... http://jetthenerd.com/2009/02/the-giveaway/ REMEMBER: Mobile Phone Numbers Went Public 1/30/09 All mobile phone numbers have been released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls. …. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS To prevent this, call the following number from your mobile phone: 888-382-1222 or you can register online at https://www.donotcall.gov/ . It ... http://jetthenerd.com/2009/02/mobile-phone-privacy/ Energizer is excited about the release of their new Energizer Advanced Lithium batteries. They are so excited that they want to giveaway 5 packs of the new batteries on my site. So we're gonna have a contest soon to give those batteries away. I still have to come up with ... http://jetthenerd.com/2009/01/energizer-giveaway/ Welcome and Happy New Year! 2008 was a great year in many ways. The tech world is always moving and always changing. I'm excited to see what will come out of the next couple years. With the world's economies struggling, how will thing move forward? It should be fun to watch. Here ... http://jetthenerd.com/2009/01/2009/ I just got an email from one of the companies I represent. It said "GREAT NEWS! You now have the ability to change your password on (our company website). Changing your password on a regular basis helps keep your agency data secure, plus it's easy to do!" Really?? We NOW have ... http://jetthenerd.com/2009/01/do-they-get-it/