Fixing the XBox 360 - Repairing the 3 Red Lights on Your XBox

As an owner of any kind of hardware knows, breakdowns arent uncommon and they always seem to happen right when you are in the middle of something. In the PC, we have the notorious blue screen of death. On the xbox 360 this phenomenon is known as the classic "3 Red Rings of Death".

So what do you do when this happens to your XBox? First of all, don't panic. In nearly all cases, your XBox can be fixed and the 3 red lights error will go away. Before doing anything, try these simple solutions first:

1. Is your xbox very hot? put your hand on the box. Does it seem unnaturally hot? If so, it may have overheated. Simply unplug your xbox from the power supply and give it some time to cool down. In future, make sure that your xbox has plenty of ventilation around it -- so dont throw your clothes on top of it or locate it with the vents next to a wall. Make sure air can circulate in and around it.
2. After youve unplugged your xbox and while it is cooling down, grab a can of compressed air and use it to blow into all the vents. Dust trapped within your equipment can cause it to overheat -- both on your xbox and your PC. If you don't have compressed air handy, you can try using a hair dryer if it has a cold setting. just don't blow more hot air into the thing.

After youve let it cooled, plug it back in and see if the 3 red lights error has disappeared. If it hasnt now you need to consider what to do next. If your xbox is still under warranty, it is easy enough to return it for a repair or replacement -- however you need to keep in mind that if you send it in to the warranty center, you probably won't have it back for at least two months.

The other alternative is to fix it yourself. There are a couple of different repair guides available for the xbox designed to get rid of the 3 red rings and following the instructions is pretty simple and this is the best way to go if your xbox is either out of warranty or you do not have the patience to wait two months.

I fixed my xbox myself while it was still under warranty because I didn't have the patience to wait and since then haven't had any problems, but it's up to you whether you want to do that. If it's under warranty, you void the warranty when you open the machine up. However -- the red lights repair is very easy and since this is usually the main thing that goes wrong with the xbox, it's usually worth doing. Also, some of the available solutions dont even involve opening up your xbox, so if one of those works for you, you're all set with your warranty protection.

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VoIP Allows A Technologically Advanced Alternative To The Traditional Landlines

In an age where the internet is beckoning todays growing technology, phone lines are now going online too Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP for short, is joining the technological trend in switching signals from analog to digital.

With VoIP phone services, phone calls are made over the internet as opposed to the landline wire services that telephones traditionally operate on. All that is required is a broadband internet connection or more specifically, an internet connection that is provided via cable modem or any type of high-speed connection such as a DSL or a LAN.

If a broadband connection is available, hooking up a phone or computer to a VoIP service can be done. As long as a broadband connection is up and running, a VoIP phone service is capable of running as well. If a broadband connection exists, service may be provided to subscribers in one of three ways. A VoIP service may be hooked up to a computer. This usually requires software and a microphone.

VoIP computer to computer calls generally require no fee under most subscriptions, which makes long distance and international calling cheap. Travelers who take their computers with them wherever they go are able to use their VoIP services in areas where wireless internet services exist. These areas include airports, cafes, parks and other areas where wireless internet is available. Computer users dont have to worry about traditional cell phone issues such as getting service or roaming and long distance charges that tend to sky-rocket when traveling. The software installed on the computer will alert the subscriber of incoming calls and will provide the user with special features and options.

For those who are not so computer savvy, a special VoIP telephone is available. These telephones come with an Ethernet port that is built-in and ready to plug into a broadband internet connection. IP phones are portable and are generally small. Anywhere there is a broadband connection an IP phone can be used. A good number of VoIP services will provide an IP phone for free with purchase of a subscription. Those who dont want to let go of the analog telephone can still get VoIP service with an Analog Telephone adapter (an ATA). This adaptor will make it possible to convert analog signals to digital so that phone calls can be made over the internet.

All VoIP products convert analog signals into digital data. A voice goes into the telephone or microphone, is converted from analog data to digital data and travels over the internet to the receiver. Dont anticipate issues when calling not so technologically advanced friends and family members because when a VoIP service sends a digital signal to a regular phone number, the signal is converted back into a regular telephone signal before it reaches the other end. In fact, using a VoIP service via an adaptor or IP phone is much like using a regular telephone. It will ring just like your regular telephone always has and user reviews say the quality is much like that of a typical landline service. The major advantage to this new telephone technology is cost.

Most providers offer a fixed rate per month that includes local and long distance calling regardless of time or place. Some services restrict unlimited calling to a designated area, but when calling outside of this area calls dont tend to cost much extra. The general cost of calls and subscriptions is very low compared to traditional wire services. Portability comes into play when subscribers dont have to pay a high extra fee for roaming and long-distance calling as they do when using mobile phones. The packages offered by VoIP providers often include features that wire services dont provide, or services that traditionally come at an extra cost.

Most VoIP services include features such as call waiting, three way calling, etc under their subscription plan as opposed to charging extra for them as add-ons to the basic subscription price. You can also send data like documents and pictures, at no extra cost. The price of features of course varies on a service to service basis. Concern emerges when dealing with 911 emergency calls made over VoIP connections. VoIP 911 calls are handled differently than wire 911 calls. The origin of VoIP calls cannot always be traced as they are with land wire emergency calls.

The FCCs regulations and Enhanced 911 program aim to keep VoIP users safe and significantly lessen the concern for subscribers in a state of emergency. Sooner or later this problem will most likely become obsolete. Some of the top VoIP providers include Vonage, AT&T CallVantage, Packet8 and BroadVoice. Plenty of telephone service providers are jumping on the digital bandwagon, so more carriers are expected to expand this way as well.

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Discover How To Lose 100 Pounds And Keep It Off Without Going On A Diet

You are staring at your umpteenth bland plate of salad or bowl of cabbage soup, while hubby and the kids tuck greedily into mouth-watering dinners. Does this sound familiar? How about the frustration of seeing the pounds you have just lost, reappearing out of the blue and bringing along a bunch of uninvited friends? What if you could discover how to lose 100 pounds in one year and keep it off permanently, without once taking a peek at a diet book or popping a weight loss pill? These 9 tips are all you need for a running start.

1. Stop The Couch Potato Syndrome

Every extra bit of activity helps you to lose weight and revs up your metabolism. Get going now! You don't necessarily need an expensive gym membership, an elliptical cross trainer or a stair climber. Why not try a dancing, yoga or pilates class? Or what about a swimming session, a brisk walk or a fun bicycle ride? Any activity is acceptable. Just choose something you will enjoy doing, otherwise you will soon be coming up with excuses to skip it. Exercise for half an hour five times a week and you will be burning roughly 98,800 calories extra every year (around 380 calories per day). The calories burned will vary according to your body weight, the workout you opt for, and the level of intensity. This vital step will make up to 28 pounds disappear over a period of a year.

2. Kick The Tea And Coffee Sugar Habit

Are you dumping teaspoon after teaspoon of sugar into your beverages without thinking? By reducing your sugar intake by one teaspoon in three cups of tea or coffee per day, you will save 75 calories daily. This adds up to 27,375 calories every year, or around 8 pounds of body weight. Your taste buds will soon adjust. In fact, within a week or two, you will begin to detest overly sweet tea and coffee.

3. Skip The Whole Milk, Take The Skim Milk

While on the subject of tea and coffee: Did you know that whole milk has a fat content of 4%, whereas skim milk comes with less than 0.5% fat? This reduces one cup of skim milk's calorie count to 86, compared to whole milk's 149 calories. Switching to a cup of skim milk a day will reduce your calorie intake with 60 per day. In one year, this is a further 22,000 unnecessary calories. This translates into 6 pounds weight-wise.

4. From Full-Fat Yogurt To Fat-Free Tubs

Why not exchange the 6 ounces of full-fat yogurt for 6 ounces of the fat-free variation? This will take away another 100 calories every single day, without a noticeable change in taste. Taken over a year, the count is a whopping 36,500 calories. There goes yet another 10 pounds of flab.

5. Hold The Mayonnaise

You don't have to cut this delicacy out completely. Just be somewhat less generous with it. If you can reduce your daily intake by 1 tablespoon, you will bank another 90 calories a day, or an astonishing 32,800 calories per year. Who's game for dropping another 9 pounds of body weight? All this while you still indulge in your regular, healthy recipes.

6. Way Less Wining

Say no to 4 fluid ounces or roughly 120 milliliters of wine a day, and you will reduce your diet and nutrition plan's calories by 100 a day. Tot these up and you reach 36,500 calories per year. That is another fairly easy to maintain 10 pounds in one year.

7. Stop The Soda Streams

While on the subject of beverages, you may want to take a look at those cans of sweetened soda guzzled down without a thought. A single 12 ounce (355ml) serving daily comes at a yearly calorie cost of 65,700! Breaking this habit will take care of 18 pounds of flab and fat. In fact, these numbers are likely to be even better, as many servings these days are more in the 20 ounce or 42 ounce region. Measure out 250 cups of sugar, and you will see what you or your kids gulp down in a year. Is that a scary thought, or what?

In addition to the weight you will lose, your digestive system is likely to function more efficiently. You will also have a less acidic body, making your insides less of a breeding ground for ailments. Your wellbeing will improve drastically once your body's PH gets into a more normal range. You will also support your dentist less regularly. Don't worry, you won't die of thirst. How about drinking some ordinary water, fresh veggie juice, or one of the refreshing, unsweetened iced teas on the market? You body will see this as much needed health news.

8. Preserving Your health

Another simple to implement change is to swop your twice-a-day two teaspoons of sweetened jam or preserves for one of the tasty low-sugar alternatives. This trims another 64 calories a day, or 23,360 calories yearly. Do you choose a jam jar body, or 7 pounds less in the flab department?

9. Potato Chip Pounds Or Popcorn?

Every time you crunch through one small bag (1 ounce or 28 grams) of potato chips, you add 150 calories, with loads of fat and no fibre. In contrast, 1 cup of air popped Sour Cream & Chives popcorn is fibre-rich and fat-free and weighs in at only 50 calories. This is another massive saving of 100 calories. If this swop happens just 3 times a week, you have taken off 15,600 calories in a year, or 4,5 pounds.

None of these changes are huge, but the results can be life-changing. best of all, they can be sustained without hardship. By taking a look at what you eat, you should be able to dream up at least another 10 tips to cut calories. By doing so, you will be creating your own easy-to-manage weight loss diet plan. You will also be setting a sensible example for your kids, demonstrating that the diet-treadmill isn't the one they should be trying out.

So, stop doing the diet. Just do the math. Implement a few smart, sensible choices and you will have a workable, long-term weight loss plan.

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