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Feeling abit below budget or want to have a classic serving tray. Some guys at apartmenttheorapy came up with a detailed instructions how to make one, according to them they werre inspired by;

While visiting a friend who was in the process of gutting her kitchen, we noticed a pile of cabinet doors stacked in the corner. Before leaving, we grabbed a couple for a potential DIY project. After researching some ideas on Crafty Nest, we thought a serving tray would be the perfect transformation for the old door.

Really all you need to tackle this project yourself is the hardware (the repurposed cupboard door and some drawer handles), sandpaper, paint, and a little bit of time on your hands. Beyond that, you’re imagination’s the limit in terms of how you want it to look.

Follow the link for the Detailed instructions LINK

With the rise of social websites and younger and younger internet users, safty has become a big issue for parents. Therefore, a special Newsround programme about how children can stay safe on the internet is being broadcasted today 9th February on BBC1 at 4.45pm.

Here are some saftey tips that parents may find helpful protecting childern using the internet.

• Talk to your child about what they are doing online
• Make sure your children understand they should keep online friends online
• If they want to meet someone in the real world, make sure they take you, or another trusted adult, with them
• Encourage your child to only chat to and webcam with people they know in the real world and that they understand why they need to protect personal information
• Encourage your child to only chat to and webcam with people they know in the real world and that they understand why they need to protect personal information

Source: Ceop – Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

Whilst browsing the net for ideal valentine presents I came across the iBoo and iPIG docking stations. Just look at the pictures, these must be the cutest valentine presents money can buy.

iPIG

They are just too cute to miss with practical use. The iBOO, iPIG and also available iPANDA are  docking stations with a speaker system, compatible with all iPod/iPhone models for synchronization and recharging.

For more informtion, follow the links below.

IBoo – Overstock @ £59.23
iPIG – Play.com @ £69.99
iPANDA – Overstock @ £89.13

iPANDA

Google’s security researcher Travis Ormandy discovered the bug were it allows newer versions of Windows to run programs that date from the DOC era.

First appearing in Windows NT 3.1, the vulnerability has been carried over into almost every version of Windows that has appeared since.

Microsoft have confirmed that the vulnerability will be fixed in this months security update where it will also tackle a further 25 loop holes with 5 being rated as ‘CRITICAL’. This is not the first bug to be discovered and won’t be the last.

Read the full article on the BBC: Microsoft to patch 17-year-old computer bug.

This may not be a gadgetry post however, with teh coldest winter since records began in the UK,  here are some helpful hints that could make your winters easier to deal with whilst driving…

Keep your headlights clear with car wax!
Just wipe ordinary car wax on your headlights. It contains special water repellents that will prevent that messy mixture from accumulating on your lights – lasts 6 weeks.

Squeak-proof your wipers with rubbing alcohol!
Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence & clarity.

Ice-proof your windows with vinegar!
Frost on it’s way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they’ll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water—preventing water from freezing!

Prevent car doors from freezing shut with cooking spray!
Spritz cooking oil on the rubber seals around car doors & rub it in with a paper towel. The cooking spray prevents water from melting into the rubber.

Fog-proof your windshield with shaving cream!
Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe if off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers.

De-ice your lock in seconds with hand sanitizer!
Just put some hand sanitizer gel on the key & the lock & the problems solved!

Hope these hints help even just one time.

This information was provided by a friend to help our readers. We at justanothergadgetblog.com takes no responsibility for any adversities that may arise as a result.

We wish you a happy and safe drive during the winter months )

Since the launch of Nokia’s Free Ovi Maps navigation software on 21 January 2010, it has had over 1.4million downloads according to Nokia.

The Ovi Map navigation covers 74 countries and 46 languages providing directions for drivers and walkers.

Pressure has been applied to the sat-nav industry as both Nokia and Google offer free downloadable navigation.

As much as I love Tom Tom, there’s nothing better than free usable software. Nokia has 39% of the global smart phone market and with free sat-nav it can only grow. However, if Apple and co come up with there own free alternative it would be an interesting battle.

Which is the next industry that will be hit with the advancement of smart phones?

Search engine giants Google are to phase out support for the aging Internet Explore (IE) 6. IE6 was at the centre of the cyber attacks on Google and as a result many governments advised their citizens not to use IE and instead use competitor browses such as Mozilla Firefox.

Microsoft has released a fix for IE6 but do recommend users to upgrade sooner rather than later. The issue is around 20% of web users still use the aging browser, including many corporate companies as well as UK government departments. with the red tape involved and elections looming, I don’t see this happening anytime soon.

Personally, I want to see the browser totally replaced as it causes many problems with web developments. It does not support modern web standards so I have to keep developing fixes for IE6 users. To be frank, it is a pain in the b’hind.

Microsoft has said it will support the browser till 2014. I would ask Microsoft WHY? Rather than have bug fixes, why not just replace the browser when a user downloads their REGULAR Microsoft Windows patches.

I’m not surprised that this publicity has allowed rivals such as Firefox to gain market share.

How to be the best version of your self? why not treat yourself as a computer. You can always improve a computer by doing certain processes. Roua says “Defreg your mind”, here is an improvise on what he said.

Roua extended his brain-as-computer metaphor a bit further, offering five steps to defragging your mind. It may sound a little silly, but a lot of it is actually pretty solid advice. For example, in step three Roua explains how to establish priorities:

If you ever witnessed a defragmentation, you saw that the most frequently accessed information is usually moved in the first sectors of your hard-disk. That would make it easier and faster to be accessed. And you’re going to do exactly that: make things easier to manage.

Identifying priorities is obviously closely related to the dominant setup. If you’re going to work more than usual, then one of your priorities would probably be to have your laptop charged as often as possible. If your main setup would be traveling related, maybe the tool which should be constantly charged is your mobile phone.

The easiest way to assess the priority is to use a scale from 1 to 5, 1 being the higher point of the scale. Take the previously gathered information and run it through this filter. Just start practicing and in time you’ll get better at it.

There you have it. Roua offers similarly good advice for each step in his mind-defrag process, follow the link for the full post. Comment on what you think?

If you love the iphone then at first glimpse the iPad is a prayer answered. It’s a bigger version of the iPhone, it has all the multitouch capabilities, and looks so user friendly.

It also has a convenient screen size which would replace netbooks. Is it a threat to the Netbook Market?

Comparing netbooks to the Apple iPad, notebook seems to work for me as it has the Open Source capabilities. At least if you don’t the standard operating system of Windows 7, you can install what ever operating system you want  including Google Croms OS.

Amasingly Apple are allowing flash to work on the iPad. I want to run Linux. I’ll just have to wait.  A few more Tablets may be rising from the horizon if you put on display at the CES Convention, but apple has released its first. Is the iPad just an ipod touch on steroids? (more…)