Obtain and File For a Patent the Easy Way

Obtain and File For a Patent the Easy Way: "Patents have been around for quite some time, as they are used in nearly every form of business. However, the tech world is one of the most patented industries. Companies like Google and Apple have a vast collection of protections in place to assure that their digital technology stays exclusive to them. No matter what kind of patent you are seeking, tech based or not, the process is actually not as confusing as one may expect."

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The History of April Fools Day [Video] - How-To Geek

The History of April Fools Day [Video] - How-To Geek:

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Who Else Wants to be a Headline Writing Ninja?

Who Else Wants to be a Headline Writing Ninja?: "Forgive me for this headline. I just had to do it. Beginning a post on writing headlines with arguably the best possible headline type seems like a good idea."

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Monitor Who is Connected to Your Wi-Fi Network with Alerts

Monitor Who is Connected to Your Wi-Fi Network with Alerts: "You pay the monthly cable or DSL bill each month with your hard earned money, so that in all respects should be your internet. No leeches and no one else trying to ride for free by using your Wi-Fi. In today’s post, we will review how you can keep a constant monitor on your wireless network setup."

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How to program a 30-second skip button for Comcast DVRs | How To - CNET

How to program a 30-second skip button for Comcast DVRs | How To - CNET: "My Comcast DVR died last week, so down I went to my local Comcast office to exchange it for a new box. Although I lost weeks' worth of Modern Family (which, inexplicably, isn't offered On Demand), my DVR's death came at a good time because Comcast recently received a new fleet of cable boxes and sent me home with the Motorola RGN200N."

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How to download videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and more | How To - CNET

How to download videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and more | How To - CNET: "At some point, we'll all experience being sucked into the black hole that is YouTube. Minutes or hours can go by as you browse through videos uploaded by everyday people like you and me. Some are funny, others useful, or (believe it or not) thought-provoking."

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You Only Lose When You Quit

You Only Lose When You Quit: "Succeeding is not hard if you think about it.
All is takes is persistence and a minimal amount of common sense."

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Western Digital releases first 2 TB My Passport portable drive

Western Digital releases first 2 TB My Passport portable drive: "Like many digital file hoarders, I keep copies of my numerous albums of multi-megapixel photos, High Definition videos, audiophile-quality digital music files and important documents on an external hard drive to safeguard against hardware failure."

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A Fool-Proof Formula for Easily Creating Compelling Content | Copyblogger

A Fool-Proof Formula for Easily Creating Compelling Content | Copyblogger: "Every successful, prolific content writer knows this secret, and most other people … well, they don’t. And that’s what contributes to the mystique around the magical wordsmithing powers that some writers seem to have."

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6 SEO Tips from Google Itself

6 SEO Tips from Google Itself: "If you are new to SEO Google just released a video with some basics mistakes you should avoid and six tips you should apply on your website if you want better rankings."

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Automatically organize phone contacts - Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Komando Downloads

Automatically organize phone contacts - Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Komando Downloads: "Everybody loves getting a new phone, until you have to redo your entire contacts list. Tracking down phone numbers, email addresses, profiles and photos is enough to drive anybody crazy."

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Crucial M4 SSD Quick Review

Crucial M4 SSD Quick Review: "With hundreds of different solid state drives on the market, it can be difficult to choose the right drive for your particular computer."

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Chrome: The people’s Web browser choice | ZDNet

Chrome: The people’s Web browser choice | ZDNet: "Yes. It’s true. For one day, March 18th, 2012, Chrome, and not Internet Explorer (IE), was the most popular Web browser in the world. It won’t be the last day. While the start of the work week put IE comfortably back on top. When users aren’t chained to their desks, they’re choosing to use Google’s speedy Chrome."

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Why is My Computer Running Slow? - YouTube

Why is My Computer Running Slow? - YouTube: ""

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Commodore USA unveils Amiga Mini, updated range

Commodore USA unveils Amiga Mini, updated range: "Commodore USA has unveiled its first Amiga-branded personal computer. The Amiga mini borrows Mac Mini stylings but packs a hefty punch into the compact package. An updated range also accommodates the lower spec Commodore VIC mini. Updates to the VIC-Slim keyboard-PC and C64x complete the new range."

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Asetek prototypes liquid-cooled laptop

Asetek prototypes liquid-cooled laptop: "Gamers and overclockers will already be familiar with the performance and quiet operation benefits of liquid-cooling the internal components of desktop computer systems."

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Turn Your Desktop to the ‘Dark Side’ with the Moonlight Theme for Windows 7 - How-To Geek

Turn Your Desktop to the ‘Dark Side’ with the Moonlight Theme for Windows 7 - How-To Geek: "Do you love the peaceful, calming look moonlit scenery? Then you will definitely want to download the Moonlight Theme for Windows 7. This awesome theme comes with sixteen wallpapers full of moonlit goodness that will have your desktop howling at the nighttime skies."

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Top 3 Controversies Hounding Apple's Newest iPad | PCWorld

Top 3 Controversies Hounding Apple's Newest iPad | PCWorld: "Apple's latest iPad has been on sale less than a week and--following the usual round of rave reviews from critics--the company looks headed for controversy as complaints and criticisms mount about Apple's newest tablet."

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4 Tips to Manage Privacy on Google | PCWorld

4 Tips to Manage Privacy on Google | PCWorld: "Google recently rolled out its new privacy policy, condensing into one more than 60 former privacy policies across Google products, such as Gmail, GChat, Picassa, Google+, and YouTube."

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How to Craft an Exciting Marketing Message … Even for a Boring Product | Copyblogger

How to Craft an Exciting Marketing Message … Even for a Boring Product | Copyblogger: "Most of us struggle to find the uniqueness, the interestingness, in our products or services."

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Seagate demonstrates HAMR hard drive technology that promises 60 TB HDDs

Seagate demonstrates HAMR hard drive technology that promises 60 TB HDDs: "Despite solid state drives increasing in capacity in recent years, the humble platter-based 3.5-inch hard drive still reigns supreme as the data storage device to beat in terms of bits for your buck. But if traditional drives are going to meet user’s ever-increasing data storage demands they will need to improve on the maximum 620 gigabits per square inch storage densities currently possible in platter based 3.5-inch drives. That’s just what Seagate has demonstrated with new technology that has achieved a milestone storage density of 1 terabit per square inch.

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What Happens on the Internet every 24 Hours [Infographic] - How-To Geek

What Happens on the Internet every 24 Hours [Infographic] - How-To Geek:

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Pimp Your Personal Domain – Top 3 Self Hosted Web Scripts

Pimp Your Personal Domain – Top 3 Self Hosted Web Scripts: "If you have a spare domain name or your own personal domain, with hosting, you can self host many cool, simple to install, replacement solutions for some of the web’s most popular services. This is an awesome way to manage your own scripts, instead of relying on a service that someone else offers to you."

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Text-to-Speech (TTS) on Kindle Fire!

Text-to-Speech (TTS) on Kindle Fire!: "Text-to-speech (TTS) for the Kindle Fire is a long sought after feature. Having TTS on your Kindle Fire enables you to listen to your e-books using text-to-speech without having to buy expensive audiobooks. Some people may be vision impaired and want TTS to supplement or replace their manual reading of the text. Sure TTS isn't perfect, but it works pretty well."

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5 Ways to Get More Traffic with Content Marketing | Copyblogger

5 Ways to Get More Traffic with Content Marketing | Copyblogger: "It’s the question I get more often than any other when I’m talking with business owners about content marketing strategy."

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Three Dangerous Myths About List Posts – Busted

Three Dangerous Myths About List Posts – Busted: "How do you feel about list posts?
Some bloggers like them; others hate them.
We’ve all seen guest posts that are badly done – perhaps with lots of “fluff” items that don’t add value, or with poor formatting and construction that makes them hard to read."

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Do It Yourself: Create Your Own iOS or Android Apps - Slideshow from PCMag.com

Do It Yourself: Create Your Own iOS or Android Apps - Slideshow from PCMag.com: "It might be the people lining up to get the new iPad that grab headlines, but those who want to develop and publish apps for the device are the ones who'll benefit most from its screen time."

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Fully Waterproof Any Electronic Item

Fully Waterproof Any Electronic Item: "Previously, we have posted about some quality products that can help restore electronics such as cell phones and laptops after a water spill, and help to make them functional after liquid damage. Many of the products that we have covered, such as the ifixit Thirsty Bag, are engineered to help absorb liquids. Today’s post, however, is about a product that is designed to repel liquids instead of absorb them, which gives it a completely different function."

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7 Headline Writing Links That Will Revolutionize Your Content Marketing | Copyblogger

7 Headline Writing Links That Will Revolutionize Your Content Marketing | Copyblogger: "Writing headlines that work is one of the most important — if not the most important — and effective ways to spend your time and effort."

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My Experience with Google on 2012

My Experience with Google on 2012: "Google: like it or not, you can’t live without it. This is true for everyday people, and for webmasters and bloggers even more. In this post I’ll talk about some changes I noticed in the search engine in 2012."

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How Chris Brogan Built His Content Platform | Copyblogger

How Chris Brogan Built His Content Platform | Copyblogger: "From the outside, it seems that in just a few short years, he’s created an independent publishing and speaking empire with nothing more than his personality and a laptop."

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Tablet Users Disappointed in Website Load Times | PCWorld

Tablet Users Disappointed in Website Load Times | PCWorld: "Tablet owners are disappointed in the Web surfing aspects of their devices because sites aren’t opening as fast as they expect them to, according to a study from Compuware APM, a Web optimization company."

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What You Could Buy With $829 | PCWorld

What You Could Buy With $829 | PCWorld: "Apple doesn't play the discount game. The company focuses on creating products that people want and then sets the price high enough to assure itself of a healthy profit. Over the past several years, the strategy has worked spectacularly, as millions of consumers have willingly emptied their wallets to acquire pricey MacBook Air laptops, iPads, and the like"

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Compare iPad 2 and iPad 3

Compare iPad 2 and iPad 3: "While iPad 3 goes on sale this week, Apple has decided not to discontinue its predecessor, iPad 2. Instead, the list price for all iPad 2 models has dropped by $100, making the tablet a bargain at just $399 for a 16GB WiFi-only model. So, if you do not already own an iPad, you may be asking yourself if iPad 3 is worth the extra $100."

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How to decide if you should buy an app | How To - CNET

How to decide if you should buy an app | How To - CNET: "Sometimes it's difficult to decide if you should spend money on the pro or full version of an app. The free version may be "good enough," but sometimes you can get rid of annoying ads or gain extra features for just a few bucks. In many cases, the way to decide on buying an app will differ for each app and each person. Here are the points I consider, along with some from an article on Lifehacker, before I buy an app"

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5 Big Security Mistakes You're Probably Making | PCWorld Business Center

5 Big Security Mistakes You're Probably Making | PCWorld Business Center: "How vulnerable are most companies to hacking? So vulnerable that hackers claim they can point their systems at pretty much any target and be guaranteed of breaking in fairly quickly. Most run-of-the-mill vulnerability testers I know can break into a company in a few hours or less. It must be child's play for professional criminals."

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Monitor Your CPU and Motherboard Heat Temperatures

Monitor Your CPU and Motherboard Heat Temperatures: "This week, we encountered a problem common in laptops made around 2008-2010. The problem starts when your computer overheats, either from excessive external temperatures or tasks that require a great deal of CPU strain (and usually a combination of the two). Over time, the soldering that holds the video card to the motherboard begins to separate until the card no longer has a good connection to the board and your computer stops booting."

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The 10 Commandments of Landing Pages That Work | Copyblogger

The 10 Commandments of Landing Pages That Work | Copyblogger: "In the dark and ancient days of digital yellow highlighters and outrageous claims, a cry rang out over the mountains — a cry for sanity, integrity, and beauty."

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Make Awesome DIY Noise Cancelling Headphones on the Cheap

Make Awesome DIY Noise Cancelling Headphones on the Cheap: "Most people of the current generation own a wide variety of different gadgets and electronics, the majority of which, have an integrated headphone jack. The price in purchasing headphones can range from around $5.00 – $1000.00, but the price of purchasing a pair of quality, noise cancelling headphones is a bit more costly, usually ranging between $150.00 – $1000.00"

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3 Myths of Guest Writing for Big Websites … and 6 Tactics for Doing it Well | Copyblogger

3 Myths of Guest Writing for Big Websites … and 6 Tactics for Doing it Well | Copyblogger: "You’ve got a book to promote, or a product, or a service — and you need a bigger audience to get it moving out into the world."

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IBM unveils one trillion bit-per-second optical chip

IBM unveils one trillion bit-per-second optical chip: "Last Thursday at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference in Los Angeles, a team from IBM presented research on their wonderfully-named "Holey Optochip." The prototype chipset is the first parallel optical transceiver that is able to transfer one trillion bits (or one terabit) of information per second."

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Apple's new iPad: Hands-on | Apple - CNET News

Apple's new iPad: Hands-on | Apple - CNET News: "Apple announces the new iPad at an event in San Francisco, and CNET gets some hands-on time with the third-generation device."

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The Ultimate Guide to Publishing Your eBook on Amazon’s Kindle Platform | Copyblogger

The Ultimate Guide to Publishing Your eBook on Amazon’s Kindle Platform | Copyblogger: "I have returned from the fiery abyss of writing my first eBook and uploading it on Kindle, and I bring you this message:"

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10 Must-Have Android Apps You Need Now - 1. Any.DO, Free - Slideshow from PCMag.com

10 Must-Have Android Apps You Need Now - 1. Any.DO, Free - Slideshow from PCMag.com:

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How To Secure Your Wi-Fi Network Against Intrusion - How-To Geek

How To Secure Your Wi-Fi Network Against Intrusion - How-To Geek: "Insecure Wi-Fi is the easiest way for people to access your home network, leech your internet, and cause you serious headaches with more malicious behavior. Read on as we show you how to secure your home Wi-Fi network."

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The Top 10 Tips for Securing Your Data - How-To Geek

The Top 10 Tips for Securing Your Data - How-To Geek: "With the use of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and netbooks, most of us do everyday tasks online, such as purchasing goods and banking. However, if we don’t secure our personal data on our computers and online, we could be asking for serious trouble."

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How-To: Diodes

How-To: Diodes: "If you have embarked upon electronics projects in the past, there is a good chance you have already encountered this common component and soldered into your circuit without second thought. Diodes are valuable in electronics and serve a variety of purposes, which will be highlighted in upcoming steps."

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Raspberry Pi $35 mini-computer suffers more setback and delays due to a production mistake - Yahoo! News

Raspberry Pi $35 mini-computer suffers more setback and delays due to a production mistake - Yahoo! News: After selling at a rate of approximately 700 products per second, causing retailers’ sites to crash, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced yet another setback that will delay the shipments of the budget mini-Linux computers

The Most Trusted Name in News Just Stole Your Computer - Truthdig

The Most Trusted Name in News Just Stole Your Computer - Truthdig: Visitors to CNN’s Web site looking to watch streaming video of the inauguration on Jan. 20 got this message: “For faster, better video, click ‘yes’ here.” Doing so installed a peer-to-peer plug-in that transferred the bandwidth responsibility of streaming the video from CNN to the users, taking over visitors’ computers and potentially saving CNN a boatload of cash in the process.

7 Writing Links Worth Reading | Copyblogger

7 Writing Links Worth Reading | Copyblogger: "30 Dr. Suess Quotes that Can Change Your Life
How to Read 300% Faster in 20 Minutes
The Best Way to Pursue Your Life’s Work
4 Simple Ways to Secure (and Maintain) Your WordPress Website
The Decline of Traditional Media
Seth Godin’s 2012 Reading List
How to Tell Stories on Twitter"

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Apple TV vs. Roku LT: Which streaming box should you buy? | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews

Apple TV vs. Roku LT: Which streaming box should you buy? | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews: "Within hours of Apple announcing new Apple TV hardware, the e-mails started arriving in my inbox: which is better, the new Apple TV or Roku?
It's an understandable question, but the reality is my opinion of the two products hasn't changed much with the new hardware. Yes, the new Apple TV is getting 1080p support and a redesigned user interface, but neither is a major upgrade."

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Cell phone battery life charts - CNET Reviews - CNET Reviews

Cell phone battery life charts - CNET Reviews - CNET Reviews: "Along with call quality, a cell phone's battery life is one of the most important considerations when choosing a handset. It's never fun to watch your cell phone die when you're in the middle of an important call. And it's no fun either to have little power when you're nowhere near a charger."

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Go feds! E-books are way overpriced | Digital Media - CNET News

Go feds! E-books are way overpriced | Digital Media - CNET News: "So Apple was conniving with the nation's big book publishers? At first blush, this probably sounded like the oddest coupling since Felix took up residence with Oscar. But strange bedfellows notwithstanding, that's the story out of Washington, where word is that the two sides colluded on a scheme to raise the price of electronic books"

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Use Text to Audio to Narrate Presentations

Use Text to Audio to Narrate Presentations: "PowerPoint presentations are designed to be visual aids used by a speaker to emphasize a point and keep the speech on track. In our digital era, we often share PowerPoint presentations, but without the benefit of hearing the speaker’s narration to the slides, about half of the overall meaning of the presentation is lost."

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How to use multiple bookmark bars in Chrome | How To - CNET

How to use multiple bookmark bars in Chrome | How To - CNET: "It can be a challenge to keep that bookmark bar trim and handy, but Bookmark Bar Switcher gives you the power to create different sets of bookmarks for work or entertainment. Here's how to use it:"

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How to install a USB wall socket | How To - CNET

How to install a USB wall socket | How To - CNET: "With the abundance of USB-dependent devices, it's surprising more cafes, offices, and homes don't have outlets like the U-Socket.
After stumbling upon a photo of an iPhone plugged directly--no AC adapter--into the wall, I soon discovered that USB outlets, or wall sockets, not only exist, but are very easy to install."

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Tour and Introduction to Google Play

Tour and Introduction to Google Play: "It seems like Google always has a new product or service up their sleeve, but that’s what happens when you’re aiming for complete web domination and takeover. Google Play is a new service that focuses on movies, music, apps, games and books, but is it simply Google’s answer to Apple’s iTunes?"

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CompuLab announces powerful new fanless Intense PC

CompuLab announces powerful new fanless Intense PC: "Israel's CompuLab has announced a Q2 release for its most powerful miniature fanless PC to date. Designed for customization and extensibility, and based around Intel's second generation Core i processors, the Intense PC features a 6Gbps SATA 3 connection for internal 2.5-inch format hard drive or SSD storage, an HDMI 1.4 port with support for up to 1920 x 1200 screen resolution, and wireless LAN with two antennas. There are more physical connectivity ports than you can shake a stick at, and the unit only draws 8W of power when idle."

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How to Kick-Start Your Email List in Easy 4 Steps

How to Kick-Start Your Email List in Easy 4 Steps: "Most bloggers and webmasters know that an email list is one of the most profitable online assets they can have, yet few actually build one. I wonder why that happens, as getting an email list going is not that hard. In this post I’ll give you 4 steps to kick-start your own email list."

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Watching: Scammers attacking Android phones in Kim on Komand @ TVKim

Watching: Scammers attacking Android phones in Kim on Komand @ TVKim:

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Wipe your data without removing Windows - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show

Wipe your data without removing Windows - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show: "Q. Hi, Kim. A friend is giving me one of his computers to replace my current one. We want to erase all of his files, folders and personal information without erasing Windows. Please help."

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15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly | Copyblogger

15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly | Copyblogger: "We’re big advocates of conversational writing that’s engaging, persuasive, and fun. So that means it’s perfectly fine to fracture the occasional stuffy grammatical rule (and many times it’s preferable)."

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What Do You Do When You Want to Blog and You’re Out of Ideas?

What Do You Do When You Want to Blog and You’re Out of Ideas?: "Some bloggers just stare at a blank screen, hoping inspiration will appear from nowhere. It might work – but an easier, faster route is to actively seek out some ideas. You might want to try some of these:"

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The Best Tips for Speeding Up Your Windows PC - How-To Geek

The Best Tips for Speeding Up Your Windows PC - How-To Geek: "If your computer has started to slow down, there are many options for speeding it up. Below, we show you some of the best tips for speeding up your PC, some from previous HTG articles and some described here."

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The 10-Minute Technique to Becoming a More Productive Writer | Copyblogger

The 10-Minute Technique to Becoming a More Productive Writer | Copyblogger: "Late last year, when I interviewed Brian Clark about his approach to productive blogging, he said something that really struck me as a writer."

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5 of the Best and Most Powerful PC Add-on Accessories

5 of the Best and Most Powerful PC Add-on Accessories: "Whenever you get a new PC, it’s always kind of fun to purchase some new accessories to “pimp out” your new device. While colorful mice and backlit keyboards are on most must-have accessory lists on the net, there are simply some more powerful and better accessory choices on the market."

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The Best Tips for Speeding Up Your Windows PC - How-To Geek

The Best Tips for Speeding Up Your Windows PC - How-To Geek: If your computer has started to slow down, there are many options for speeding it up. Below, we show you some of the best tips for speeding up your PC, some from previous HTG articles and some described here.

Quantum computer with separate CPU and memory represents significant breakthrough

Quantum computer with separate CPU and memory represents significant breakthrough: "To date, quantum computers have been implemented so that programming their operation was, in essence, hardwired into their essential structure. Although many useful demonstrations of quantum computing have resulted from such special-purpose devices, they are basically one-problem computers which cannot easily be reprogrammed or scaled to attack larger problems. As early models of practical quantum computers, they don't make the grade."

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Create Your Own Wi-Fi Hotspot With Connectify [Giveaway]

Create Your Own Wi-Fi Hotspot With Connectify [Giveaway]: "Connectify turns your laptop into a personal wireless hotspot. Windows makes this possible, but makes you disconnect from Wi-Fi and connect with a wired connection to do it. Connectify actually lets you run a Wi-Fi hotspot while you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network, so you don’t have to get that network cable out."

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The One Skill that Makes an Online Entrepreneur Unstoppable | Copyblogger

The One Skill that Makes an Online Entrepreneur Unstoppable | Copyblogger: "Pop quiz, hotshot: What’s the most important skill you must have in order to be successful as an entrepreneur, especially in an online business? "

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Apple Loophole Gives Developers Access to Photos - NYTimes.com

Apple Loophole Gives Developers Access to Photos - NYTimes.com: "Developers of applications for Apple’s mobile devices, along with Apple itself, came under scrutiny this month after reports that some apps were taking people’s address book information without their knowledge."

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