RapidShare: NIC tricks and MAC cloning to bypass download limit

This is how to get what you want from RapidShare without having to wait the 60+ minutes between downloads.

First off I have two methods I use. Granted this is still one file at a time, but you will not have to wait a hour+ between downloads.

First method is having two NICs and a hub.

My ISP uses static IPs (Roadrunner).

1. Download a file from RapidShare.

2. Disable one nic and activate another after download is complete.
While NIC is activating restart Modem. IPS will assign a new IP.

3. Download another file.

4. When download is complete, create a bridge between NICs while restarting modem. Your ISP will assign a new IP. more…

10 must-have Thunderbird Addons (+ 25 more)

Mozilla Thunderbird is an Outlook-like email client, but way better. It’s free, it’s multi-platform, it’s multi-lingual and most importantly, it’s highly customizable featuring lots of useful addons and themes. In case you’re new to it than you can read about it here, otherwise jump directly to must-have section below.

TOP 10 Thunderbird Addons (must-have)

(1) Contacts Sidebar – handy addon that lets you display all available address books in Thunderbird sidebar. This lets you easily access all your contacts from the main window, quickly edit contact details, drag’n drop files on top of a contact to send it as an attachment and more… (Thunderbird: 1.5b – 2.0.0.*)

(2) QuoteCollapse – automatically collapses all the quotes within any message, making it look neat and less cluttered. To expand quotes back to standard view just click inserted ‘+’ button. (Thunderbird: 0.7 – 2.0.0.*)

(3) QuickMove – must-have addon letting you quickly file messages to your frequently used folders using keyboard shortcuts. (Thunderbird: 0.5 – 2.0+)

(4) Signature Switch – allows you to create multiple email signatures (Private, Business, etc.) and quickly switch between them right from the main toolbar. Also provides configurable signature auto-switch option based on the email recipients. (Thunderbird: 0.7 – 2.0.0.*)

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Ultimate List of Tips and Tricks for Google Chrome

Google Chrome has just been released and people
are already blogging about it like wildfire. There
are several things that has already written about
Google Chrome in addition to what you have read
here. So instead of duplicating things, we have
created a ultimate list of Google Chrome Tips and
Tricks and reviews for your easy viewing.

Power User’s Guide to Google Chrome

As always Gina Trapani from Lifehacker, has
written a power user’s guide for Google Chrome, a
definite must read if you want to get the full
benefits of using the latest browser.

Google Chrome Tips and Pointers

Google Blogscoped has a extensive list of tips
and pointers for both users as well as developers,
the article is worth a read.

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Recently we downloaded a archive which contained
a .daa file, this file is actually a CD/DVD image
file also known as Direct Access Archive. The file
is similar to a ISO file, but is a proprietary file
format for disk image files which supports advanced
features such as compression, password protection,
and splitting to multiple volumes.

What is .daa file?

Direct Access Archive, or DAA, is a proprietary file format developed by
PowerISO Computing for disk image files. The format supports features such as
compression, password protection, and splitting to multiple volumes. Because of
its proprietary nature, popular disk image mounting programs such as Alcohol
120% and Daemon Tools currently do not support the mounting of DAA images. -

Wikipedia

How to Open .daa file?

Like we said earlier, .daa files are proprietary and are licensed by

PowerISO. PowerISO is a paid



software, also they do not license out their format to others,
so there are no freely available softwares to open .daa files.

We were able to extract the .daa file on Ubuntu using

AcentoneISO a free software to mount and extract .daa files, for Windows
users Techzilo has a

Run Internet Explorer on Linux With IEs4Linux and Wine

Internet Explorer has the highest market share as
far as browsers are concerned, and it would be
foolish to not make your website compatible with it,
but what if you are a Linux user? Should you just
switch to Windows for Internet Explorer or for that
matter install a virtual machine for a single piece
of software?

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