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Download Movies and TV Shows Using Usenet

tuxmonkey — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:37:24 +0000

Quickstart

Sign up for a usenet service provider like Giganews.
Search for NZB files on nzbmatrix.com.
Download and install a NZB client.
- Windows: SuperNZB (freeware)
- Mac:
- Linux: hellanzb
Import into NZB client, and start downloading.

Detailed Instructions

I. Sign up for a usenet server

Convert SWF to FLV (Flash Video)

Gregory Go — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:08:54 +0000

Problem

I had a video in .swf (Flash) format from some news agency. I needed to convert the .swf file to .flv (Flash Video), so I could embed it on a webpage using a Flash Video player.

I'm on Windows XP.

SUPER was the best media converter for converting from SWF to FLV.

Extend 2WIRE Router's Wireless Range Using a Linksys WRT54G-TM

Gregory Go — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:03:51 +0000

This article provides a step-by-step guide to extending the wireless network range of a 2WIRE DSL/cable wireless modem, using a Linksys WRT54G-TM.

The important bits

The router connected to the internet is the 2WIRE DSL modem that was provided by AT&T. It is a popular wireless modem that DSL providers give to their customers. The problem with the 2WIRE modems is their weak signal strength.