KittyCat's Ramblings

Hello there, and welcome to my page. You can call me "KittyCat". I really like cute things, especially cats. I also like technology as well as reading the latest tech news. I will use this place to share articles that I think that other people might find interesting and/or useful, and also discuss/recommend programs, apps, add-ons, etc... that I use If you have any questions or have a topic/program/app or anything you would like me talk about, ask me through the "Ask Me" button below!

[solunakitty]

Resume A Failed Chrome Download From Where It Left Off [Tutorial]

Have you ever downloaded something using Google Chrome only to have the download fail? If it fails during the download of a large file, it can a real time-waster and it can be stressful at other times. A little known trick is that you can use Firefox to resume and complete that download from where it left off. Follow these steps to salvage the failed download:

Re-open Chrome and copy the download URL, then paste it into Firefox.

As the download starts in Firefox, pause it, and navigate to the folder where you're downloading the Firefox file.

Copy the filename (without the .part extension) and delete the file.

Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the Chrome .crdownload file, and rename the original .crdownload file so that it matches the .part file (including the .part extension). Then, resume the download in Firefox. You'll see the download start at the point where it had stopped in Chrome.

Follow the link for more detailed instructions~

[solunakitty]

Download Patch My PC Updater

A key component of staying safe online is keeping your computer up-to-date. Hackers and virus writers love outdated software.

You probably have a great number of programs on your computer, and you might not be aware if some (or all!) of them might be outdated versions. Well, those outdated programs may have security vulnerabilities. Updates may also provide you with new features that you’d like, and it includes bug fixes and improves the program’s efficiency. Updating each program one at a time can be tedious and time-consuming if you don’t have programs on update schedules or have them update automatically. Patch My PC Updater helps solve this problem by providing a list of over 100 commonly-used programs and an easy-to-use interface to update all of your outdated programs that are on that list.

Click here to download!

[solunakitty]

Saw this on a friend’s page:

Rules: Tag 10 followers you want to get to know better

Name: Brian Nickname: KittyCat Birthday: Nov 3 Star Sign: Scorpio Gender: Female Height: 5′ 2″ Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Favorite Color: Blue! Time Right Now: 6:08 PM Average amount of sleep I get at Night: Weekdays: 3 - 3.5hrs, Weekends: 6 - 7hrs Lucky Number: 12 Last Thing I Googled: Oarfish 1 Word That Comes to Mind: Kitty! Happy Place: At my computer Number Of Blankets I Sleep With: 5 all year long (I don’t need them, but they are there, so I use them) Favorite Fictional Character: Sakata Gintoki or Eikichi Onizuka Favorite Famous Person: Jon Stewart Celebrity Crush: None Favorite Book: Great Teacher Onizuka Favorite TV Show: Gintama or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Favorite Bands: I don’t have a favorite, but I like much of what the following bands/singers release: ClariS , Kalafina, SPYAIR Last Movie I Watched: Avengers: Age of Ultron Dream Trip: Anywhere, as long as it’s with a friend. Maybe Japan? Dream Job: Still figuring that out. What I’m wearing: Polo t-shirt and shorts

Tagging whoever feels like doing it.

I’ve been exceedingly lazy these past... years... about posting interesting science and tech news, but I might post some things once in a while.

[solunakitty]

When to Buy Refurbished

With millions of tons of electronics being thrown away each year, buying refurbished items is a greener choice. Follow [DealNews’] refurb advice, and you’ll pick up quality tech for cheap.

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Here's something for the tech enthusiasts who don't have a solid state drive as of yet. Short-stroking is a method to increase hard drive read/write speeds by creating two partitions- one that will end up remaining faster, and the other that will have its speeds fall off faster.

[solunakitty]

Tagged by patchwork-panda

You can tell a lot about someone by the type of music they listen to. Hit shuffle on your music-playing device, media player, etc... and write down the first 20 songs. After that, pass this on to 10 people. One rule: no skipping!

1. Deep Blue 1 - Masaru Yokoyama (Arakawa Under the Bridge) 2. Winning Strategy - Satoru Kousaki (Nisemonogatari) 3. Malice of the Black Mage - Yusuharu Takanashi (Fairy Tail) 4. Thank You - HOME MADE Kazoku (Bleach) 5. Sanagi - POSSIBILITY (Gintama) 6. TRICK BOX - Mikako Komatsu (Nisekoi) 7. Boys Be Ambitious!! - Hi-Fi CAMP (Fairy Tail) 8. Katsudou Kaishi! - Kousuke Yamashita (Chihayafuru) 9. Only You -Kimi to no Kizuna- Lc5 (Beelzebub) 10. The Thunderfire Dragon Roars - Yasaharu Takanashi (Fairy Tail) 11. Ruins - Satoru Kousaki (Bakemonogatari) 12. Kizuna no Yukue - Jupiter Sisters (The World Only Knows: Goddesses) 13. Pinocchio - ORESKABAND (Naruto) 14. Place to Try - TOTALFAT (Naruto Shippuuden) 15. Lovers - Satoru Kousaki (Nisemonogatari) 16. Nadeko Sengoku's Circumstances - Satoru Kousaki (Bakemonogatari) 17. Rewrite - ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION (Fullmetal Alchemist) 18. Fureai - Suguru Matsutani (Usagi Drop) 19. ALIVE - Raiko (Naruto) 20. Shunkan Sentimental - SCANDAL (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Yup, all of these are from anime. Many of them are insert songs/BGM, and thus, I listed the composer when there wasn't a defined performer(s).

Tags: Ehh? Too lazy. Do it if you want?

[solunakitty]

There is a very basic method to shut down in Windows 8 that I (and seemingly everyone else) seems to have forgotten. One of the quickest ways to close any Windows 8 app and any Windows program is to press ALT + F4. Pressing ALT + F4 from the desktop in Windows 8 launches the shutdown window just like it did in Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Go figure.

[solunakitty]

Windows 8.1 (codenamed "Blue") is the upcoming update for Microsoft's desktop operating system, Windows 8. The company has been pushing out its latest major release of Windows since late last year with bumps in the road and goals ahead to smash. Details as to what consumers can expect to see in Windows 8.1 have been rather vague, but today Antoine Leblond, Corporate Vice President, Windows Program Management revealed some of the changes.

The following page makes an easy-to-follow list of many of the known features and fixes that will be coming with the 8.1 starting June 26. Just by looking at the image above, some noticeable changes are: two new tile sizes and customizable start screen image.

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Reverse Image Searching

Reverse image searching is a searching technique by which you upload an image that you have or have found into a search engine to get more image results. I have done this to find wallpapers and album art at higher resolutions, but as I have learned by reading a LifeHacker article, there is much more you can do. You can find names of unlabeled products, recipes, where your artwork is being used, the original artists, and more!

[solunakitty]

I don't think I have ever linked to a page explaining how to create a shut down, restart, etc... button and pin it to the start menu. The guide in the link also explains how to make it into a menu if you wish for there to be one.

[solunakitty]

Everyone runs into computer problems at one point or another, and sometimes, a recovery partition and/or CD is nice to have on hand. Due to the gradual shift to getting OS upgrades from downloads, fewer people have physical DVDs (and optical drives) that they can just pop in and run from.

Lifehacker details the process in which you can create a USB flash drive with the WIndows Recovery tools and even the Recovery Partition, plus this will free up space on your computer.

[solunakitty]

Here's a little trick you can use to facilitate getting to the folders you want to reach- have the Windows Vista/7/8 File Explorer launch directly to root folders that you use the most.

Normally, clicking the File Explorer icon on the Windows taskbar launches Libraries (something I rarely use, and dislike moving through). By right-clicking the File Explorer icon, then right-clicking "File Explorer" near the end of the list, and the selecting Properties, you get to a window from which you can change what folder/window pops up when you click on the File Explorer in the taskbar.

I've set mine to "D:\[User]" since that's the root folder that contains all of my other folders such as "Documents", "Videos", and "Pictures". At first glance, it may not seem very different, but I prefer the navigation and presentation of "normal" folders over the Libraries collection.

What will you use yours for? Will you make it a shortcut to your academic folders? Perhaps you will link it to your trove of pictures? Or maybe you will completely ignore this tip, and opt for one of the countless other ways to create shortcuts to folders?

[solunakitty]

If the title sounds a little crazy to you, you are certainly not alone in thinking so. News.com.au reports that "The Creative Suite Master 6 Collection in Australia costs $4,334. The same software carries a price of $2599 in the US" and that "A return flight to Los Angeles costs $1147.58 on Virgin Australia."

Well, now I know why Adobe has been summoned to the Australian court. Well, I hope that the possible future infractions will discourage such price gouging.

[solunakitty]

Speaking of Windows 8 and XDA Developers, I have been meaning to mention a tool that Argony-OT has developed, called OlbyTile. Using this tool, and some .png images, you can create your own beautiful tiles instead of leaving your Windows 8 start screen with a bunch of mismatched application shortcuts. You can even replace Windows Store tiles with tiles of your own. For the time being, it will work with RT devices only if they are jailbroken.

[solunakitty]

It is not an understatement that a large number of people are disappointed by the lack of compatibility between Windows RT and traditional legacy Windows apps/programs. Microsoft has its reasons for using a different OS for tablet devices, such as power and energy efficiency, but the limitations of RT are still difficult to swallow.

To partially alleviate this problem, mamaich from XDA Developers has created a tool that allows x86 apps on RT devices.

Its goal is to support all apps except for those that:

- require much CPU power,  - use complex features that were cut out from WinRT like D3D9 extensions or OpenGL, - require drivers or specific services, - make heavy use of COM interfaces,  - use undocumented windows internals, - apps that use .NET framework, - x86 Metro apps, - 16 or 64 bit Windows programs, - buggy apps that require special workarounds.

Note that the tool is still in its early beta stages, and only a handful of x86 apps will work. If you would like to test it out anyway, head over to the forum, and try it for yourself!

[solunakitty]

Remember my last Box.com post? Well, now, for a limited time, signing up through a special link through Dell will give you 50GB of storage! If you signed up using Gmail, and do not want to use a new email address, simply add a period(s) into your signup email; Gmail will still receive it. Anyway, 50GB of free storage is amazing.