Chromebook Acer C720: Problems Down the Road

Do you have an Acer C720 Chromebook and you love your laptop? Well let me tell you today, that laptop will break down the road, just like my chromebook did. How do you fix the almighty laptop? Simple. Don't ask Acer, or they will charge you 130$ if your chromebook is out of warranty. Well I am making this post, because my chromebook died, I asked Acer to diagnose my problem, and they couldn't, I asked Google and they barely could(which is fine, because they couldn't physically see the laptop). I then took it to a local computer repair store, and they told me the motherboard is fried. So, since my warranty was up, I decided to take a look inside! Guess what I found? There wasn't any thermal paste on the CPU, so I added some, and BOOM! My chromebook works like a charm now! So I am making this post, just so in case you run into the same problem as me, my laptop had a blue led light that stayed on when you pushed down the power button, and that's all it would do. (Don't remove the Acer sticker, nor open your laptop up, if you still have a warranty, just send your laptop in to get it repaired in that case.)

Tired of Those Annoying URL Shorters?

Yes, I'll admit to it, I use Adfly, or atleast I use to on this blog, until I realised it's just chasing cents.. I didn't make much money off of it (only 10$ from the starting of this blog, up until I removed all Adfly links from 2015 posts). I realised there is 2 problems with trying to make good money with Adfly, one of them is, you can't use adfly if you don't have a website with enough traffic (this blog in my opinion needs more traffic..) and the second one is, there is websites like http://bypassshorturl.com/ where you can bypass the adverts on these url shorters. Actually today I am going to talk about BypassShortURL, and why I like it a lot.

Basically with this website you can bypass the adverts from any url shorters, why is this a problem? Because if you bypass the ads, the adfly account hosting the adfly url won't get paid their $0.001 cents. Yes, $0.001 cents. (thats why I stopped using Adfly, if you're interested in Adfly though, there is a simple guide I made somewhere on my blog.. just use the search function in the sidebar). But this website is a miracle, because you have no idea whats behind that adfly url, it could be spam, or it could be a legit link. I suggest to all those using adfly, to use legit work behind adfly url's, thats the best way to make money. 

Life Pro Tips and Hacks: June 13th

1.)If you receive an unknown call with area code 500, 700, or 809 do not answer or call back, you will be charged $25/minute to speak with a fraudster.

2.)When using a VPN with Spotify, switch off the VPN after login. Each session last several weeks + no ads.

3.)Drill a hole in the bottom of your outdoor trashcans for when it rains.

4.)Use olive oil if you are out of out of shoe shine.

Life Pro Tips and Hacks : June 11th

1) Understand what you pay for

2)Don't use bar soap while washing your face, it harbors germs, and can create more acne.

3)When you write your name on groceries, use a white out pen. It can write in waxy cardboard and plastic.

4)Open packs of zip ties from the middle, rather than the end, to keep them all in the pack.

5)Your bathroom mirror is a dry-erase board you see every day

Private and Encryped Email Services! Stay Private While You Email!

Hushmail.com is an encrypted email service, this is where you can send emails and still have your privacy! from hushmail.com: A Hushmail Express message must be composed in a Hushmail-enabled email client, and delivered via a Hushmail email router. All messages are RFC822 email messages that may include MIME-formatted attachments, and all encryption occurs according to the OpenPGP standard.

[LINK]: https://www.hushmail.com/

Sendinc lets you send encrypted emails, and you even have an encryption key per email you send! More from Sendinc: Your recipients simply need a web browser to read a secure message. Sendinc encrypts each message with a key emailed to your recipients in the form of a link. Encryption keys are not stored by Sendinc - only your recipients can unlock and read the messages you send.

[LINK]: https://www.sendinc.com/

Stay Private With These Free Services and Apps!

Fast Secure VPN App(For Android)
Fast Secure VPN is simple VPN. The interface is self-explanatory even if it is a little bit out-of-date. You can connect to various servers based on country which is great for those who need to get around regional restrictions. There is a free version but it’s bottlenecked. Unlocking all of the features requires dealing with Fast Secure VPN’s admittedly confusing pay structure. It’s good for basic stuff like getting around regional restrictions for a bit but those looking for a full featured VPN may want to look elsewhere. You can use for free, or pay $2.50 a month for full features!

[LINK:] Click Here to Download Fast Secure VPN

Zenmate (For PC's and Google Chrome/Chromebooks)
From ZenMate: ZenMate is a simple VPN solution, providing easy to use Security and Privacy on the internet. Protect yourself with VPN routing, encryption and malicious site blocking, access restricted content with virtual geo-relocation to any of 5 country locations and maintain browsing speed with built-in data compression. Securing all traffic in the Chrome Browser, install ZenMate now for free to browse the internet worry-free!

[LINK]: https://zenmate.com/

Cloak(For iOS)

From Cloak: Cloak 2 keeps you safe on public Wi-Fi. It's an amazingly simple, yet remarkably powerful, VPN service. Cloak 2's new design takes full advantage of iOS 8. Some great features:
- A beautiful new UI
- Tell Cloak which networks you trust, and which you don't. If you like, Cloak will automatically secure your connection when your device connects to an untrusted network.
- Want to access the Internet as if you're in another country? Tell Cloak Transporter about your favorite countries and away you go.
- All of your preferences are cloud synced to all of your devices: iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches, and Macs.
- Use Cloak 2's new Connection View to get an at-a-glance understanding of how the network you're using is behaving, and what Cloak is up to.
- Cloak's built-in detection of common network problems, along with a help system that guides you to solutions, makes Cloak an indispensable companion when you're using public Wi-Fi or when you're on the go.

[LINK]: https://www.getcloak.com/

Tor(For most operating systems)
From Tor: Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.
Why Anonymity Matters
Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location.

[LINK]: https://www.torproject.org/

(disclaimer: all copyrights are owned by their sole owner.. I do not claim to own this, just sharing the good word about it.)

New Minecraft Mod: Build Craft! (by SpaceToad)

The BuildCraft Robotics module contains the means to automate your world to in the coolest possible way. With robots! This module contains features like robots (of course), the docking station, zone planner, map location and more. The BuildCraft Core, Transport and Silicon modules are required to run this module in your minecraft instance.

From Build Craft
BuildCraft 7.0.7: Bugs fixed
[#2762] Invalid hover text offset (asie)
[#2758] Connection issues with Big Reactors (asie)
[#2755] Stacked robots charging require the same amount of energy as a single robot (asie)
[#2754] Putting a cake package into a stamper only returns 1 milk bucket instead of 3 (asie)
[#2752] Emerald fluid pipe has no GUI texture (asie)
[#2751] Race condition between block breaking and placing causes client-side render glitch (asie)
Fixed Mining Well not rotating in Builder (asie)
Fixed diamond fluid pipe texture colour (asie)
BuildCraft Compat 7.0.6:
Additions:
[Builder] Binnie's Mods decorative blocks of all kinds
[Builder] Immibis' Microblocks (on all TEs)
[Builder] RailCraft engines
[Builder] RedLogic wires, array cells and gates
Ender IO insulated redstone improvements for Engines

Bugs fixed:
[#23] Apiarist Pipe crash with Forestry 3.5.x

                                          [LINK:] http://www.mod-buildcraft.com/