install XBMC and its add-ons

XBMC is an award-winning totally free and open source ( GPL ) program media player and entertainment center which can be installed on Linux , OSX , Windows , iOS , and also Android , presenting a 10-foot interface for usage with tvs and remote controls . It permits users to play and watch nearly all videos, tunes, and podcasts along with media digital data from local and network storage media and the net.

install XBMC and its (wheather/picture/video/Music/program)add-ons

1- Get your preferred system installer from http://xbmc.org/download/ and install it




2- Download the add-ons you want from: http://www.xbmchub.com/blog/download/ and put them in the same folder without extracting those zip files.

3- Move this folder to C://
ex: C://addons_folder/

4- Now, open XBMC and click on system.

5- Click on add-ons.

5- Click on install from zip file.

7- Select the folder where you put the add-ons, chose the add-on to install and click (ok). now the add-on is installed.

8- Keep pressing the "backspace button" to back to the main menu of XBMC.

9- Now you can find and use the installed program add-ons by clicking on programs, and the video add-ons by clicking on videos...etc

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My device is bricked, what can i do??

In the world of electronics, the word "brick" describes electronic devices that have a serious misconfiguration, corrupted firmware or a hardware problem, can no more function.

We can't call a device that have a problem we can easily solve a "bricked device" ,  such as a computer that needs only a format or a computer device that needs a bios upgrade or a driver to function.
Let’s say we tried to update the firmware of the bios or the HDD or any hardware, and this update is corrupted, that can cause a misconfiguration of these devices, and can no more function, because the firmware stored in the ROM is damaged; now we can talk about a bricked device.

Most of the time, updating a firmware is one of the most common causes that "brick" your device.
let’s say while firmware updating, you turned off your device, or you unplugged it from computer - if you update your device from computer"- there is a big chance to "brick" your device, this is what u need to avoid if you are updating firmware, that's why we see this kind of phrases during the upgrade "warning: DO NOT turn off the power switch...".



What u need to do if your device is bricked:

1-  use recovery mode, although this option is not available in all computers, specially the old ones, and for IPhones there is an alternative option called DFU MODE.

2- call your device manufacturer to repair or change your bricked device, if the problem is caused by an official firmware update...

3- JTAG method, it  is not simple for simple users but it's the best way to repair and store back the firmware back in the device ROM, it's advised to go to a specialist to carry of JTAG process


Remember: Be careful while doing firmware update...

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useful google search commands list

Get exactly what you're searching for easily with one of these google commands.
-Searching for a precise Sentence,in google's search textbox type your sentence between quotes:
"your sentence"

-seaching for a specific file type(extensions:pdf,rar,zip,mp3,flv.....),in google's search textbox type the name of the file you are search for then filetype:extension
query file_type:pdf

-searching for a sentence that exist in a specific domaine name(domaine_name:com,info,org,biz,us,co,uk,fr,nl....),in google's search textbox type your query then
site:domain_name
query site:uk


-searching for a sentence that exist in titlebar of the browser:
allintext: query

-searching for a sentence that exist in a website content:
allintext: query

-searching for a sentence that existe in website Link/URL:
allinurl: query

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switch between windows on Windows, Mac, Linux using keyboard shortcuts

keyboard shortcuts to switch between application's windows

- For windows OS:
ALT+Tab
Win+Tab

-For Linux OS:
ALT+Tab

- For Mac OS:
Cmd+Tab

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unetbootin: Install Linux to external hard drive without burning a CD

unetbooting helps u to create bootable Live USB drives for Linux Distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora , Debian, Linux Mint, PCLinuxOS, Sabayon Linux, Gentoo, OpenSuse, MEPIS, Arch Linux, Damn Small Linux, Zenwalk, Slax, DreamLinux, SliTaz, Elive, CentOS, Puppy Linux, gNewSense, Mandrive, FreeBSD, LinuxConsole, NetBSD, LinuxConsole, Flugalware, xPUD, Android ...)

Download link: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

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import gif into photoshop

in photoshop:
1- go: Files >> import >> video frames to layers
2- in the load dialogue page write "*" without quotes then click load

3- now u can choose your gif file to import

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creat friends list in facebook

1-open the home page of facebook: www.facebook.com
2-on the left column click on "More".

3-on the right of "friends" click "more"

4-in the middle of page click "create list(1)" then give it a name(2)and choose your friends you want to add to this list.

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creat a nickname that start with numbers in paltalk

paltalk users can't creat a nickname that start with numbers from paltalk client.
to creat this special nickname in paltalk voice chat, register an account from paltalk website.
registration link: http://register.paltalk.com/reg/ControllerServlet?RequestId=Register.Cameo

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boot from usb on a computer that does not support "usb boot"

generally old bios doesn't support boot from usb, but with this "plop boot manager" u can boot from usb without any problem,


1-download plpbt plob boot manager:http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/download.html

2-copy the files "plpbt.bin" and "plpgenbtldr.exe" in c:\\

3-open the command promp and type the commands bellow

          cd \
          plpgenbtldr
          start boot.ini

4-in the last ligne of boot.ini file type:
c:\\plpbtldr.bin="pLop Boot Manager"
and save this file

5-reboot your computer
6- choose "plop boot manager" at the startup
7-choose boot from usb

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Typing arabic in adobe photoshop

if your photoshop doesn't write correctly in arabic.
1-type your text in this website: http://www.arabic-keyboard.org/photoshop-arabic/
2-click the "copy" button
3-past the text in photoshop

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Free pptp Vpn service, and how to use it.

PPTP VPN is so easy to get setup that mostly it need less than one minute to get VPN session started,
there are many websites that offer this service for free.

what we need from those websites is just the server link , username and password.
http://toyvpn.com/
http://afreevpn.com/
http://www.pptpvpn.org/
http://ukusvpn.com/
http://justfreevpn.com

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