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“Where Can I Get Free Wallpaper and Ringtones?”

“Where Can I Get Free Wallpaper and Ringtones?”

Got a question? Ask us: dear@hackcollege.com HackCollege reader Wayne asks: I just recieved my phone and accidently erased all my wall paper and ringtone’s,I do not mind paying for them but after 4 hours playing games with the jerks on the other end of the phone and nothing they told me to do worked ,so ...

“Where Can I Find Girl Scout Cookies?”

“Where Can I Find Girl Scout Cookies?”

Got a question? Ask us: dear@hackcollege.com Dear HackCollege, Where can I find Girl Scout cookies? Thanks,Bridgeport ’08 Check out the new girlscoutcookies.org, but Girl Scout season in your area has probably ended. ;( You can, however, still enter your email address to be notified of future sales. Want to buy in bulk? Search for “girl ...

“A Silent Disco…”

Got a question? Ask us: dear@hackcollege.com Dear HackCollege, Love the blog. I was curious what your thoughts were on having a silent disco in a dorm room, or rather during a hall crawl kinda deal. Sincerely,Emory ’10 You got it. Brief HistoryA relatively new concept, the Silent Disco [Wikipedia] originated in 2002 in The Netherlands ...

“I Heard My Cell Phone Has an Email Address.”

Got a question? Ask us: dear@hackcollege.com Dear HackCollege, I heard somewhere that there’s a way I can email pictures and songs to my cell phone. Do you guys know anything about that? Sincerely,Thatwouldbesocool Yes, you heard correctly. Although this depends completely on your network and cell phone, in addition to text messages (SMS) you can ...

“Is My Professor Avoiding Me?”

“Is My Professor Avoiding Me?”

Dear HackCollege, I’ve sent my professor three emails, and she hasn’t gotten back to me. Is there any way I can find out if she’s ignoring my emails? Sincerely,Wtf Well, Wtf, some desktop email clients will give you the option of requesting a return receipt when the recipient has received the email. See Thunderbird’s Options ...

10 Ways to Find a Lost Word Document (.doc)

Send out a search party.In Windows, click Start, Search, All files and folders.Type what you remember of the name or simply *.doc to get all your Word documents.Select My Computer under Look in, and then under More advanced options, make sure Search hidden files and folders is checked.Then hit Search. Still no luck? Check your ...

Online Literature Notes

One reader writes: “Hey, I have this book ..., and I was wondering if you knew where I could get notes for it. PLEASE HELP!” Here at HackCollege, we would love to help you study. Sparknotes is probably the best known. Not limited to just literature, its online study guides cover philosophy, psychology, and more. ...

How To:  Open/Watch 99% of All Videos (Win)

How To: Open/Watch 99% of All Videos (Win)

As I was sending a friend of mine a video today of her actions last night, she was unable to open it. This is a problem. So, here is the solution: 1. Get the K-Lite Codec Pack 3.01 FULL. Codecs are the things that decode a media stream, so that you can play it on ...

Windows XP: The Lightweight Champions

So my friend Lindsay sent me a link to Matt B Thompson’s “Light or [Lighter-Weight Apps] to Replace Memory Hogs in Windows XP”, asking me, “There are a lot of programs listed. Which, if any, does HackCollege recommend?” Alright, I’m not sure I did the “[ ]” right, but, either way, Matt’s got a great ...

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