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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Easily Make Google Chrome Canary the Default Web Browser

How to Make the Default Browser Chrome Canary


As the web evolves so do our web browsers. Being a technical individual and always keeping up with the latest technologies I decided to move on from Firefox as Google Chrome has finally left a mark with the Chrome Web Store. This means that almost all the same plugins/addons that are available for Firefox are now available for Chrome.

The speed of Chrome Canary is really swift and it's hardly surpassed with it's quick functionality and synchronized browsing. Knowing all of these facts, I wanted to make Google Chrome Canary my default web browser, so I went into Canary's settings and this is what I saw...


As an experienced user, I looked this up on Google's support forums and the engineers at Google said they will not be fixing this, so since Google won't do it, I decided to. Download and run the file below and on your Windows OS to set Google Chrome Canary as the default web browser system wide for your user account. There are no further steps to take after executing the application, it will do all the magic, you can always change your default browser later on if you'd like.


Note: This application will only work on Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.


Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Windows Phone 7 Stock Sounds Ringtones, Alerts, Alarms and Notifications Download

Windows Phone 7 Sounds Stock and iPhone formats


Ever since I previewed the Windows Phone 7 OS through a friend, I was intrigued, being an iPhone user on iOS 5.1.1. I liked the appeal of the Windows Phone 7 GUI, I feel like the functionality still has a long way to go before I truly decide to use it over the iPhone, the interface is great though. You won't really find these audio files anywhere at this time. I looked into the Windows Phone 7 SDK and I own a copy of the mobile OS, I decided I would make myself these backups in the cloud.

These files are respectively copyrighted by their creators, authors, and composers. I have not modified them in any way so they are completely stock and legitimate. I will have to say, that one of the main features that Windows Phone 7 OS brings to the table is use of audio, the sounds are unique and are much more simplistic yet elegant to the ears. Check them out, maybe you'll be convinced to pick up a copy of Windows Phone 7 today.

Note: The first link has the default formats provided in the Stock WP7 ROM and in the second link there is the M4R versions for use in iTunes under Tones.


Thursday, April 12, 2012

Change iPhone text sound, new mail sound, and UISounds (System Sounds) on iOS

Change the iPhone UI sounds with Audacity and Cyberduck.


Have you ever wanted to change the iPhone's default system sounds? Like when you check the Mail App and it downloads new mail you usually hear a ding, or perhaps the famous swoosh sound when sending a text, those are both iOS system sounds, or UISounds on your device.

This guide will show you how easy it is to make any of your audio files into a system sound you can upload to your device and use instead of the default ones.

Note: Always make sure to backup your default UISounds, either by renaming the extension to .bak or by saving them on your computer (SentMessage.caf is the swoosh sound after sending a text, new-mail.caf is the ding you hear when downloading new mail).

Default UISounds Directory:
/System/Library/Audio/UISounds/


Requirements
Audacity (Software)
Cyberduck (Software)
QuickTime Player (Only to preview the .caf audio) (Software)
Jailbroken iPhone (Hardware)

    Instructions
  1. Find the audio file you want to use to replace a default system sound.
  2. Now open the file through Audacity.
  3. Export the file as AIFF (Apple) signed 16 bit PCM type and make sure you add .caf to the end of the file name and click save. A warning box will appear, click yes.
  4. Next, open Cyberduck and SSH into your iPhone or device to the default UISounds directory listed above.
  5. Once you are there, find the sound you want to replace, such as SentMessage.caf.
  6. Rename the original (the one on the device we're replacing) SentMessage.caf to SentMessage.caf.bak to backup the original sound.
  7. Finally, rename the sound you exported in Audacity to SentMessage.caf (It's cAsE SeNsItIvE).
  8. Lastly, upload the exported file to the default UISounds directory and respring your device.
  9. Repeat these steps for any other sounds you want to replace and profit.



Sunday, February 19, 2012

Slacker Radio Plus Free for a Year!

1 Full year of Slacker Radio Plus


I just came across this deal today, you can pick up a whole year of Slacker Radio Plus for an entire year when you sign up for a trial with Netflix, all you have to do is sign up for the 30 day Netflix trial, don't worry you can cancel within the first month and pay nothing while still getting the deal!

I would like to mention that this deal does not apply to previous Netflix customers or those of you who already used up your trial. The only way around this is by using a new card and e-mail address.

Do keep in mind that if you have problems getting your confirmation e-mail for the Slacker Radio Plus 1 year subscription after successfully signing up for the Netflix trial, you should send an e-mail to TrialPay support about it, you can either do that by logging in and looking at your recently viewed offers or orders and you should be able to send them a message through their website.

Otherwise, send (TrialPay, [receipts]at[trialpay].com) a direct e-mail mentioning the offer they have on the site for Slacker Radio Plus, even link the offer in the e-mail with a copy of the confirmation e-mail of your Netflix trial, they will verify this so only send them this information if you actually did the offer. The subject has to be "Receipt for Netflix" sending a direct e-mail, oh and you must mention the Slacker offer.

Enjoy the entire year of ad-free music streaming, compliments of Slacker, Netflix and TrialPay!

Regularly: $47.88 
Now: $0.00

Link: http://www.trialpay.com/productpage/?c=0692421&tid=RHyyq_d

Note: I updated the link, there was problems with the first one, please report any problems in the comments.