Category Archives: Solutions

Hung BIOS because of badly formatted hard drive

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Astrum

I had a real problem today. I was trying to install a Windows 7 64-bit on my computer from scratch, with wiping the first partition of the hard drive. Installation DVD was found in the internet and not verified after burning… … Continue reading →

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Find best shared web hosting thru DNS Changes statistics

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Astrum

It is not easy to find a good and affordable web-hosting. One big difficulty is advertising clutter we are surrounded with. You search with Internet as a tool and that tool is based on web-hosting, meaning it is everywhere. It … Continue reading →

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How to ensure fastest Wi-Fi connection for home network

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Astrum

It is important to use your Wi-Fi equipment effectively, so you can enjoy fast and reliable data transfer over your network. The first thing to check is to make sure that other Wi-Fi networks in the neighborhood do not interfere with … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 — The best, expensive, and free

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Astrum

As I wrote many times, Windows 7 (and Windows Vista before) is incredibly popular software, which is the fact. But I think Microsoft deliberately makes it available for crackers in a very hidden way. By doing this, Microsoft can kill … Continue reading →

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Troubles with Adobe CS products licenses

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Astrum

There are many troubles tagged with license term you can expect while using Adobe Products, such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks or others. That applies to Adobe CS3, CS4, and CS5.5 lines with some exceptions. Whether you are using the software legally or illegally here is … Continue reading →

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Tweak Windows Firewall

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Astrum

Easy guide to tweak Windows Firewall (also applicable for Windows 7) As Microsoft says: “The default behavior of the Windows [Vista] Firewall is to: Block all incoming traffic unless it is solicited or it matches a configured rule. Allow all … Continue reading →

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Inside Vista Loader

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Astrum

Comparison of Vista Loader 3.0.0.1 and 2.1.3  / Post from 2007 I have the latest Vista Loader 2.1.3 (AKA Windows Vista Activator 2008) in my lab. It is supposed to be invulnerable to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and KB940510. Besides, … Continue reading →

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Overview of Windows Vista Workarounds

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Astrum

/First published in 2007/ With that level of magnitude of popularity which is given for most Microsoft products, it is inevitable for Windows Vista to be cracked. There are two main reasons for that: first — there will be always … Continue reading →

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Break Free Your Digital Editions

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Astrum

/ First published in 2008 — Please see 2011 update here / Decrypt Adobe ADEPT-encrypted PDF files, AKA Digital Editions I recently bought an Adobe Digital Edition of a decent book titled “Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4” from Peachpit (if you … Continue reading →

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