here are my top 5 programs i install after a reinstall or if i buy or am setting up a new computer.

1: Spotify (uk and europe only)
i install this beacause it is my main music streamer. on occations i will use grooveshark but i mainly use spotify. it is great and i listen to all my music there before i buy it of itunes or download it of amazon. it is great and i got it 1 day before it became invite only. i get afew ads but usally im working on something else and dont notace them.

2: Mozzila Firefox.
Firefox is my main web browser and i loveit beacause of the addons and themes. i usally install safari or chrome after if i need speed but firefox is allways the deafult browser i use. it is free and not the fastest but definatlly not the slowest. i love it!!!

3: skype
skype is a very fast voip (voice over ip) client. it runs very fast and is easaly the most popular voip client. the video chat has no lag and you dont even a microphone or webcam to chat. you can do just like msn chat or just webcam or just sound and with all of these you can still chat using the chat part. i love the skype interface.

4: avg free
this my internet security and it works really well. it runs using hardly any resources and blocks any threats. you can easily set it up and comes with a load of feature youd usally have to pay for. doesnt look to nice but is really reliable.

5: Itunes
i always install itunes beacause i have a ipod and it runs all my music. i love the podcast intergration and am subscribed to many podcasts wich update reguarlly. i espesially love the new hd films wich look lovelly. the interface looks nice and cleancut just like all apple products.

unfortunately my laptop has broke. it was running very slow so i restarted it and now evrytime i turn it on it goes all funny. my dad has given his new laptop to me untill i can upgrade the os on my laptop to windows 7 and then put 2-4 gb of ram in to make it faster. for my birthday i will buy a solid state drive for it. but untill then im on my dads acer aspire 5536 with 250gb hardrive and 3gb of ram . this means there will be a break in tutorials but the blog will carry on being updated. thanks guys and keep cheerfull.

merry christmass

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here is my Christmas list for 2009 note: i do not expect to get all this stuff.

1. Xbox 360 elite gaming system £180 done
2. Pamela for skype  £20.00 done
3. 2 gb flash drive £7.00
4. Ipod shuffle black 2 gb £35
5. Modern warfare 2 £26.00
6. Philips mirror clock radio£19.99 link http://direct.tesco.com/product/images/?R=203-5368
7. Xbox 360 wireless controller black £31.00
8. 2 topman shirts £10
9. Nike mercurial football (soccer ball) £9.99
10. Shinpads nike  £11.99

Here is a list of my top 3 video players on windows.
in no particular order:

1. gom player (http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html)
i love gom players simple interface and good quality audio and video sync.

INTERFACE : 9.5 / 10

PLAYER : 8 / 10

2. vlc media plyer (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html)

vlc is a very simple player that can convert aswell as play movies.

INTERFACE : 6 / 10

PLAYER : 10 / 10

quick time player (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/)

apples free windows and mac player has a clean interface and good quality player.

INTERFACE : 8 / 10

PLAYER : 10 / 10

overall in like all 3 players for different uses. if i had to rate them i would put them: 1.vlc player

2. quick time player

3. gom player

thanks

To get skype on your mobile go to http://www.skype.com/m/.
put in your number. you will receve a sms taking you to a download link. download and enter in your skype name and password and your there. done and dused. now you can use skype on your phone

skype on yor phone? from callum hewitt on Vimeo.

http://www.namechk.com/ is a website i witch you can check if a user name is taken on a number of sites such as facebook bebo my sace and less popular ones. over 90 places where you can check. its great if your starting up a new vimeo and you are looking to start up some new sites and users. video here.

cool sites:namechk.com from callum hewitt on Vimeo.

this site is a podcast/blog for me callum. i will be adding some writers and some co hosts for my site. hopefully i can make this into a really nice site. i also post tutorials at http://www.vimeo.com/callstechtalk/. if you would like become a wrter or a cohost e-mail me at callstechtalk@gmail.com if you want to become a writer then just e-mail i want to be a wrighter and then write a sample tech post. thanks, callum  .