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HugeURL – the opposite service of TinyURL

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Users of TinyURL might be aware of the useful website that offer service to shorten a long url in the forms of http://tinyurl.com/xxxxx , but have you ever heard about HugeURL?

HugeURL is a complete opposite of TinyURL which actually expand shorter URL to fill browser’s address bar.

Here’s a sample of HugeURL output of http://tipvista.com:

http://www.hugeurl.com/?OTMyYTIxNzY4YzBmYzc0ZTg2MzBjYWQ0Mjgz
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Visit HugeURL because “Because bigger is better, right?”

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Download free Computer and Tech e-book from these websites

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Nowadays, computer books are being sold everywhere around you.

However, choosing a good computer book might not be as easy as it used to be. A lot of books nowadays barely touch the subject you’re interested in, that’s why you need an in-depth preview of the books before you actually fork your money on them.

And what better way to get a good book preview than e-book downloads?

Here is a list of websites that offers free e-book downloads, feel free to peruse them for your research/previewing purpose :

Note: Most of the book listed on these websites are copyrighted by their respective publishers/authors. Downloading material without express permission from the copyright holder might be illegal in your country, you have been warned.

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How to Convert Flash Video FLV files to WMV

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Hi there,

One of my friend has posted nice well-written tutorial about how to convert Flash Video files (FLV) to Windows Media Video (WMV) using a freely available software from VideoLAN

What is Flash Video files (FLV) ?

Flash Video file is a file format used in various video sharing website such as Youtube and Google Videos. These files are tuned for web sharing and broadcasting applications. You can download these FLV files from Youtube and Google Video by using a free web service VideoDL.org

Although FLV files is light enough, Windows Media Video (WMV) file format are more flexible and are better supported by multimedia applications.

In fact, it is the main (perhaps the only) reason to convert FLV to WMV is because WMV files are widely supported by various multimedia and hardware player.

Please read the how to article at his website : Converting .flv (flash video) To WMV to find out how to perform the conversion.

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How to play DOS games with DOSBox in Windows XP

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Maybe some of you wonders how to play classic DOS games in Windows XP, since newer operating system can’t play old DOS games anymore.

Now, here’s a howto that teaches you how to play your old DOS games back in your Windows XP machine. This tutorial assume that you have a DOS game ready in hand named M1 Tank Platoon.

Download DOSBox

Download DOSBox from DOSBox website.

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Start DOSBox

Start DOSBox and mount C drive

Install DOSBox

Install DOSBox, of course.

dosbox installation

Prepare your DOS games

Copy your DOS game folder at C: drive for easy access.
find dos games

Start DOSBox

Start DOSBox and mount C drive

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Start the DOS game

Change directory to the DOS game dir.

Execute the DOS game binary
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Congratulations!

And watch the DOS game flies in your computer, you can change it to full screen by pressing ALT+ key.

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