3 Reasons Why You Never Forget Your First Computer

3 Reasons Why You Never Forget Your First Computer: "think for geeks, that first computer is a little bit like a first love. You remember it longingly, even though it isn’t anything that would make you at all happy today. It has nothing that you need at this point in your life, but you still remember all of those feelings. Those emotions that felt so strong and so powerful back then."

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Holiday travel: How to keep your PC connected on the road | PCWorld

Holiday travel: How to keep your PC connected on the road | PCWorld: "Weird cranberry sauce recipes, rambling stories from drunken uncles, and crowded freeways aren't the only perils of traveling away from home for the Thanksgiving holiday. Finding a working Wi-Fi connection can be a pain even in these widely web-enabled times, and that holds true even if you're walking around a major metropolitan area."

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Best Android apps of 2012

Best Android apps of 2012: "2012 has been a good year for Android. The Galaxy S III has been a sales behemoth, the Nexus 7 proved that Android tablets can sell too, and there have been plenty of great new apps. As 2012 comes to a close, let's take a look at the year's top Android apps and games."

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How To Connect a USB Keyboard To Your Android Phone

How To Connect a USB Keyboard To Your Android Phone: "While I’m a big fan of Swype, SlideIT, and other advanced Android keyboards, there’s something to be said about a keyboard with keys on it. I mean the physical-type keyboards – you know, the clunky ones that go clack-clack-clack as you frantically type your next great novel."

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Night Photography: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary – PictureCorrect

Night Photography: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary – PictureCorrect: "Today we bring you a short film by Mark and Angela Walley: a documentary piece about Scott Martin and Lance Keimig, two experienced photographers who run workshops teaching the nuances of nighttime photography. Working together for the past three years, these two Texans get at the heart of the photographic possibilities that darkness offers in Night Photography: Finding Your Way in the Dark:"

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Character Portrait Photography Tips & Techniques – PictureCorrect

Character Portrait Photography Tips & Techniques – PictureCorrect: "Capturing character through portraits has always been a real and true representation of people photography. The magazines always show us perfection by misrepresenting the imperfections of models and actors and other celebrities. Character portraits capture reality and the essence of the subject."

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Can you ditch your smartphone data plan for Wi-Fi? | Mobile - CNET News

Can you ditch your smartphone data plan for Wi-Fi? | Mobile - CNET News: "Wi-Fi is just about everywhere these days, so why do you still have to pay an arm and a leg for pricey 3G and 4G wireless data service from a carrier if you want to get online from your smartphone?"

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How To Use USB Drives With the Nexus 7 and Other Android Devices - How-To Geek

How To Use USB Drives With the Nexus 7 and Other Android Devices - How-To Geek: "The Nexus 7 may not have a lot of storage space – especially the original 8 GB model – but you can connect a USB drive to it if you want to watch videos or access other files."

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BBC News - Tablet computer: Aakash upgrade in India 'well received'

BBC News - Tablet computer: Aakash upgrade in India 'well received': "Technology writer Prasanto K Roy tests the upgraded version of the world's cheapest tablet computer Aakash 2 and discovers a significantly improved product."

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The Best Websites for Creating and Sending Free eCards - How-To Geek

The Best Websites for Creating and Sending Free eCards - How-To Geek: "With the holiday season upon us, it’s time to pull out the holiday card list and get writing. However, how would you like to save some money this year and also help save the environment?"

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How To Access the Developer Options Menu and Enable USB Debugging on Android 4.2 - How-To Geek

How To Access the Developer Options Menu and Enable USB Debugging on Android 4.2 - How-To Geek: "In Android 4.2, the Developer Options menu and USB Debugging option have been hidden. If you need to enable USB Debugging, you can access the Developer Options menu with a quick trick."

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Computer games company axes jobs | National News Headlines, Latest UK News & International News Updates

Computer games company axes jobs | National News Headlines, Latest UK News & International News Updates: "A computer games company has reportedly been forced to cut 150 jobs after a steep decline in sales."

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Needless fixes can break a computer » Ventura County Star

Needless fixes can break a computer » Ventura County Star: "I had just left the marina, slowly moving out into the lake, when I noticed that all the control knobs were missing from the outboard motor. I turned the boat around and headed back, ready to complain about the motor I had rented."

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Amazon.com: Michael Gallagher's review of Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 4G LTE Wireless, Dolby...

Amazon.com: Michael Gallagher's review of Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 4G LTE Wireless, Dolby...: "As there appears to be mixed reviews of the 8.9' Fires - ones with 4G access and those without - to clarify, this review is for the 8.9" tablet with the 4G connectivity option."

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Chrome OS developer update adds extended desktop support

Chrome OS developer update adds extended desktop support: "Google issued an update this week for the developer edition of Chrome OS, which adds extended display support via HDMI or VGA. Chromebooks packing A15 and Intel Celeron processors are said to fit the bill, while older machines such as the Cr-48 may experience a few hangups."

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World's oldest digital computer restarted | Fox News

World's oldest digital computer restarted | Fox News: "One of the world's first digital computers to replace the handwritten calculations of human "computors" is getting an official reboot that could lead to a spot in the Guinness Book of Records."

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2012 eReader Comparison Guide

2012 eReader Comparison Guide: "Five years ago, Amazon released one of the most important mobile gadgets of the decade. E-books had been around for years, but few cared until the arrival of the Kindle. Today Amazon's digital reader is now an entire product line."

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Saying Goodbye: 5 Alternatives To The Optical Disc

Saying Goodbye: 5 Alternatives To The Optical Disc: "With computers growing smaller and lifestyles going mobile, less and less devices offer sufficient space for internal optical drives. Presently, the market is kept afloat by Blu-ray consumer home video sales, but in terms of data storage, optical discs are slowly becoming obsolete."

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Make a Better Recycle Bin With These Great Tools & Tricks

Make a Better Recycle Bin With These Great Tools & Tricks: "Most of us are very familiar with the Recycle Bin. We use it regularly, and it seems like a feature we can’t do much to customize – deleted files go there, and we can permanently delete them later. But there’s a lot more you can do to customize and tweak your Recycle Bin, from placing it in your system tray and automatically clearing old files to changing its icon and name."

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Kindle Fire HD 8.9" vs. Nexus 7

Kindle Fire HD 8.9" vs. Nexus 7: "The budget tablet market is getting crowded. Ruled last year by Amazon, it now hosts products from Apple, Asus, Barnes & Noble, and Samsung. Amazon alone released three Kindle tablets this year, and they all start at under US$300. How does the best of those – the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" – compare to the Nexus 7? Read on."

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6 Alternatives to iGoogle For Personalized Homepages - How-To Geek

6 Alternatives to iGoogle For Personalized Homepages - How-To Geek: "iGoogle has less than a year to go before it’s shut down for good on November 1, 2013. While Google seems to think that iGoogle isn’t necessary anymore, there are other services waiting to take its place."

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Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, Nexus 7, MS Surface – The rise of non iPad Tablets « Kindle Review – Kindle Fire Review, Kindle Fire HD Review

Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, Nexus 7, MS Surface – The rise of non iPad Tablets « Kindle Review – Kindle Fire Review, Kindle Fire HD Review: "This post is ostensibly about Kindle Fire HD, Nexus 7, Nook HD, Microsoft Surface and how they are gradually disrupting the iPad Market Tablet Market.
Beneath the layers, however, it’s really a post about FLOW."

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How To Safely Clean Your Tablet Or Smartphone's Touchscreen

How To Safely Clean Your Tablet Or Smartphone's Touchscreen: "Cleaning a smartphone touchscreen is simple. You don’t need a special cleaning kit or cleaning solution to safely clean your tablet or smartphone’s touchscreen – you can do it with materials you probably have on hand. However, you do need to know what to avoid – many common types of cloths and cleaning solutions can damage a touchscreen."

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‘Titan’ becomes the fastest computer on the planet - Emirates 24/7

‘Titan’ becomes the fastest computer on the planet - Emirates 24/7: "The Titan supercomputer has become the world’s fastest machine capable of churning through 17.59 petaflops per second (quadrillions of calculations per second)."

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Tech Tips: Don't be fooled by Ransomware - Carroll County Times: Technology

Tech Tips: Don't be fooled by Ransomware - Carroll County Times: Technology: "Imagine coming into work, logging onto your computer and facing this scenario:
Your computer screen is locked, displaying a message from the FBI, which states that your computer has recently been associated with child porn sites or some other illegal activities and therefore you are required to pay a $200 fine to "unlock" your computer."

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How To Use System Restore in Windows 7

How To Use System Restore in Windows 7: "Most serious issues in Windows 7 are caused by problems with the Windows Registry, device drivers, or DLL files. When a restore point is created, a current copy of these and other important files in Windows 7 are saved and can be restored using System Restore."

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'Quick and dirty fix' has gotten many computer users out of hot water » Ventura County Star

'Quick and dirty fix' has gotten many computer users out of hot water » Ventura County Star: "Quick and dirty fixes for a computer are the last resort of the desperate. Unfortunately that includes most of us at times."

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INFOGRAPHIC: The Health Hazards Of Tablet Use

INFOGRAPHIC: The Health Hazards Of Tablet Use: "’ve never really thought about this until now, but if you use a tablet extensively, you have to watch how you’re seated when you’re using it.  Just like how you sit in front of a normal computer matters to your back and neck posture, the same rules equally apply to when you’re using your iPad, Android tablet or Kindle Fire."

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The Best Websites and Software for Brainstorming and Mind Mapping - How-To Geek

The Best Websites and Software for Brainstorming and Mind Mapping - How-To Geek: "A mind map is a diagram that allows you to visually outline information, helping you organize, solve problems, and make decisions. Start with a single idea in the center of the diagram and add associated ideas, words, and concepts connected radially around the central idea."

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Using Computers At Night Can Cause Depression

Using Computers At Night Can Cause Depression: "People who stay up late at night, whether they are working, playing, or even just posting pictures on Facebook, have a higher chance of developing depression and learning problems, and it is not due to just a lack of sleep, but also because of the exposure to bright light at night from lamps, laptops, and even the newly popular iPads."

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What are quantum computers good for? • The Register

What are quantum computers good for? • The Register: "The problem with trying to explain quantum computing to the public is that you end up either simplifying the story so far as to make it wrong, or running down so many metaphorical rabbit-burrows that you end up wrong."

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7 Costly Collectible Computers - Slideshow from PCMag.com

7 Costly Collectible Computers - Slideshow from PCMag.com: "Who remembers the HTC Thunderbolt? First shown off at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the phone set the stage for the Samsung Galaxy SIII and its rivals: big, beautiful, running on the latest LTE network, and power hungry. Today, it’s been almost forgotten."

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New WiFi protocol boosts congested wireless network throughput by 700% | ExtremeTech

New WiFi protocol boosts congested wireless network throughput by 700% | ExtremeTech: "Engineers at NC State University (NCSU) have discovered a way of boosting the throughput of busy WiFi networks by up to 700%. Perhaps most importantly, the breakthrough is purely software-based, meaning it could be rolled out to existing WiFi networks relatively easily — instantly improving the throughput and latency of the network."

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The Problem with Owning a Tablet [Comic] - How-To Geek

The Problem with Owning a Tablet [Comic] - How-To Geek:

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Three simple rules for buying a new laptop | PCWorld

Three simple rules for buying a new laptop | PCWorld: "This is the time of year when friends, family members, casual acquaintances, and people in the street stop me to ask about buying a new PC."

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8 worst Windows 8 irritations (and how to fix them) | PCWorld

8 worst Windows 8 irritations (and how to fix them) | PCWorld: "After spending more than a year conquering the operating system's overhauled (and nonintuitive) interface in its various prerelease iterations, I've now entered a second stage of frustration: I find myself cursing at Windows 8's major changes less and less, but shaking my fist and swearing like a sailor at its little irritations more and more."

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Kindle keyboard review

Kindle keyboard review: "If you like to read, there have become a lot more ways to read in the past few years. The old fashioned way of reading paper books is getting less popular, while using an e reader and a tablet are becoming more popular all the time. "

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The rise of the $20 7in tablet computer | SciTech | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere

The rise of the $20 7in tablet computer | SciTech | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Datawind, an India-based startup has built a seven-inch tablet called the Aakash 2, which runs Google's Android operating system and costs just $20 (P823.20)."

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The 50 Best Free iPhone Apps of 2012 | PCMag.com

The 50 Best Free iPhone Apps of 2012 | PCMag.com: "Not everything in life is free, but many great iPhone apps are. And when you can find good software for free, take it."

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Become a Skype power user with our 7 must-know secrets | PCWorld

Become a Skype power user with our 7 must-know secrets | PCWorld: "Skype is so popular that in some circles people use the name of the service as a verb. Yet most people use Skype only for making free voice calls, and for conducting occasional video chats between far-flung relatives. That's a shame, because Skype is a powerful business tool. A Skype-powered videoconference can take the place of a business trip, saving you money on airfare, hotel, and car rental. And let’s not forget the free Skype-to-Skype calls you can make to overseas suppliers, clients, and other contacts."

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Morning Bell: Cybersecurity: Do You Trust the Government with Your Computer?

Morning Bell: Cybersecurity: Do You Trust the Government with Your Computer?: "Do you trust the federal government to keep your personal data safe? What about your business’s records and trade secrets?
If you answered “no,” you have good reason—the federal government has had 13 breaches and failures of its own cybersecurity just in the last six months."

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How To Delete, Move, or Rename Locked Files in Windows - How-To Geek

How To Delete, Move, or Rename Locked Files in Windows - How-To Geek: "Windows won’t allow you to modify files that open programs have locked. if you try to delete a file and see a message that it’s open in a program, you’ll have to unlock the file (or close the program)."

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A Tour of the 20 Built-in Apps on Windows 8 and What They Can Do - How-To Geek

A Tour of the 20 Built-in Apps on Windows 8 and What They Can Do - How-To Geek: "Windows 8’s new touch-first Modern interface includes quite a few apps. Before you start looking at the Windows Store to find new apps, take a look at the included apps and what they can do."

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Nook HD vs. Kindle Fire HD

Nook HD vs. Kindle Fire HD: "We can thank Amazon and Barnes & Noble for making tablets more affordable. B&N created the cheap seven-inch tablet with 2010's Nook Color. Amazon took the concept to new levels with last year's Kindle Fire. Now the two companies are back with improved models. How does the Nook HD compare to the Kindle Fire HD? Let's take a look."

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Need a Cheap But Decent Computer? Google Reveals $199 Acer C7 Chromebook | Manolith

Need a Cheap But Decent Computer? Google Reveals $199 Acer C7 Chromebook | Manolith: "If you’re in the market for a super-cheap laptop computer, then Google and Acer might have the answer for you. Google has just announced the impending release of a new Chromebook built by Acer and running the Chrome operating system. It’s priced at just $199."

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Just Got Your First Android Device? Here Are Simple Answers To Your Everyday Questions

Just Got Your First Android Device? Here Are Simple Answers To Your Everyday Questions: "The popularity of Android has been on a slow but steady rise. If you aren’t using an iPhone, then your options are pretty limited: Blackberry for the business folk, Android for the everyday iPhone equivalent, then Windows Phone for the rest. Of those 3 alternatives, Android is the most popular. So if you’re just starting off with an Android device, you probably have a few questions on how to proceed."

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The Best Free RSS Readers for Keeping Up With Your Favorite Websites - How-To Geek

The Best Free RSS Readers for Keeping Up With Your Favorite Websites - How-To Geek: "RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary.” It’s a document specification that allows you to easily collect and organize web-based news and information from websites. RSS reader applications allow you to follow your favorite websites without having to visit each one separately."

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Week in Geek: Microsoft Warns of First Critical Security Flaws in Windows 8 & RT - How-To Geek

Week in Geek: Microsoft Warns of First Critical Security Flaws in Windows 8 & RT - How-To Geek: "This week’s edition of WIG is filled with news link coverage on topics such as Mozilla Firefox turns 8 and Android turns 5, Windows (File) Explorer is the app that crashes most on Windows 8, Classic Mode (Session) will be dropped from GNOME 3.8, and more.



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HTG Explains: Why Screen Savers Are No Longer Necessary - How-To Geek

HTG Explains: Why Screen Savers Are No Longer Necessary - How-To Geek: "Screen savers are a left-over solution from a previous technology. In spite of their name, screen savers no longer “save” anything – all they do is waste electricity. Screen savers are not necessary on modern, flat-panel LCD displays."

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How To Run Chrome OS From a USB Drive and Use It On Any Computer - How-To Geek

How To Run Chrome OS From a USB Drive and Use It On Any Computer - How-To Geek: "Google only supports running Chrome OS on Chromebooks, but don’t let that stop you. You can put Chrome OS on a USB drive and boot it on any computer, just as you’d run a Linux distribution from a USB drive."

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How Easy Is It To Crack A Wifi Network? [MakeUseOf Explains]

How Easy Is It To Crack A Wifi Network? [MakeUseOf Explains]: "Whether you’re a computer novice or a pro-level geek, you probably have some idea about Wifi security. You know that you need to have some kind of password – preferably a long password, maybe even with some punctuation; and you also know that there’s a setting on your router to hide the network name so other people can’t see it."

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HTG Explains: Should You Shut Down, Sleep, or Hibernate Your Laptop? - How-To Geek

HTG Explains: Should You Shut Down, Sleep, or Hibernate Your Laptop? - How-To Geek: "Computers can sleep, hibernate, or shut down. Sleep allows you to quickly resume using your laptop at the cost of some electricity. Hibernate is like shutting down your computer, but you can still resume working where you left off."

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How much storage do I really need on my smartphone? | Mobile - CNET News

How much storage do I really need on my smartphone? | Mobile - CNET News: "n this Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon helps a reader figure out how much storage he really needs. And she offers some insights on the burgeoning "phablet" market."

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Does Hard Drive Orientation Affect Its Lifespan? - How-To Geek

Does Hard Drive Orientation Affect Its Lifespan? - How-To Geek: "Many cases allow you to mount drives in vertical or horizontal configurations and external drives can be easily repositioned. Does the orientation of the hard drive affect the performance and longevity of the drive?"

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Digital storage basics, Part 1: Internal storage vs. memory | Computer - CNET

Digital storage basics, Part 1: Internal storage vs. memory | Computer - CNET: "It's not the locker room type of storage we're talking about here. Instead it's something much more important and often underrated: the place where information is stored."

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How to enable Chrome's Do Not Track option | How To - CNET

How to enable Chrome's Do Not Track option | How To - CNET: "Many Web sites collect data about you on each visit. This data is used for serving ads that meet your interests, or finding out which demographic is frequenting a specific type of content. In an effort to help you protect your online privacy, Google has added a new feature to Chrome: Do Not Track."

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Thinking Of Upgrading Your Computer To Windows 8? Don't - Business Insider

Thinking Of Upgrading Your Computer To Windows 8? Don't - Business Insider: "Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- I’ve made a lot of computer blunders over the years. The biggest was taking a perfectly well- functioning Sony Vaio and upgrading it from Windows XP to Windows Vista, which left it so crash-prone as to be all but useless."

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Rid Your PC Of Outdated Bookmarks, Duplicate Files, Broken Shortcuts & Empty Folders [Windows]

Rid Your PC Of Outdated Bookmarks, Duplicate Files, Broken Shortcuts & Empty Folders [Windows]: "Collecting is part of human nature. Over the course of a life, we collect a lot of things. For a few decades, this has been including digital data. With every backup you make, you are not only duplicating files and folders, but you are also manifesting small errors – empty folders, duplicate files, outdated bookmarks, and broken shortcuts that don’t lead anywhere anymore. Whenever you restore your data from a backup or copy them to a new computer, you carry over those imperfections. Year after year, from one device to the next, and across operating systems."

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The Assumptions You Make About Your Slow PC (and Why They're Probably Wrong)

The Assumptions You Make About Your Slow PC (and Why They're Probably Wrong): "Computers are supposed to make our lives easier, yet sometimes it feels like they exist only to cause us endless amounts of frustration. Popular advice for slow computers includes antivirus, RAM upgrades, or even reinstalling Windows from scratch, but these make a lot of assumptions about what's wrong with your computer (that may not be true). Here's how you actually get your PC running fast again."

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Hotmail - sgpease@msn.com

Hotmail - sgpease@msn.com: "How fast is your Internet connection, really? Your Internet service provider quotes you speeds, but how do you know if you're actually getting the speed you're paying for? You can find out using one of these free tools. And, if you're not, there are some things you can do to increase your Internet connection speed."

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2012 Tablet Comparison Guide

2012 Tablet Comparison Guide: "Specs aren't everything, but they can suggest a device's capabilities. Our comparison highlights the most important measurable categories, as well as those hard-to-define intangibles."

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10 Awesome Improvements For Desktop Users in Windows 8 - How-To Geek

10 Awesome Improvements For Desktop Users in Windows 8 - How-To Geek: "t’s easy to focus on how Windows 8’s new interface doesn’t feel at home on a traditional desktop PC or laptop. But that’s only one part of Windows 8 – the Windows 8 desktop includes a variety of useful improvements."

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6 Ways Windows 8 Is More Secure Than Windows 7 - How-To Geek

6 Ways Windows 8 Is More Secure Than Windows 7 - How-To Geek: "Whatever you think of it, Windows 8 isn’t just a new interface slapped on top of Windows 7. Windows 8 has seen a lot of security improvements, including an integrated antivirus, an application reputation system, and protection from boot-time rootkits."

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A Beginner’s Guide To Setting Up An eBook Library On Your iPad

A Beginner’s Guide To Setting Up An eBook Library On Your iPad: "The recently announced iPad mini, along with similar digital tablets like the Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 make for nearly perfect e-reading devices. From the near paper-like reading to the easy download and archiving of eBooks, there’s hardly no reason now not to build an eBook library. As this infographic points out, e-reading is on the rise and it’s becoming easier to start an e-library"

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A look inside Google's data centers

A look inside Google's data centers: "Last week, a post on Google's official blog announced a project that allows users to step inside the private world of its data centers. For the first time, the company's impressive efficiency records and green ethos have been given a face in the form of the stunning photographs by Connie Zhou and the Street View-able hallways of the Lenoir facility in North Carolina."

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DOWNLOAD Getting Started: Your Guide to Windows 8

DOWNLOAD Getting Started: Your Guide to Windows 8: "Become familiar with Windows 8. Whether you’re already using a Windows 8 device or just wondering what’s new, we’ve got the manual for you: “Getting Started: Your Guide to Windows 8″. From author Christian Cawley, this guide outlines everything new about Windows 8, from the tablet-like start screen to the new “app” concept to the familiar desktop mode."

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How to Change and Manually Start and Stop Automatic Maintenance in Windows 8 - How-To Geek

How to Change and Manually Start and Stop Automatic Maintenance in Windows 8 - How-To Geek: "Windows 8 has a new feature that allows you to automatically run scheduled daily maintenance on your computer. These maintenance tasks run in the background and include security updating and scanning, Windows software updates, disk defragmentation, system diagnostics, among other tasks."

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The Beginner’s Guide To Tabbed Browsing - How-To Geek

The Beginner’s Guide To Tabbed Browsing - How-To Geek: "Tabs allow you to open multiple web pages in a single browser window without cluttering your desktop. Mastering tabbed browsing can speed up your browsing experience and make multiple web pages easier to manage."

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The Best Free Alternatives to the Windows Task Manager - How-To Geek

The Best Free Alternatives to the Windows Task Manager - How-To Geek: "The Windows Task Manager is a built-in tool that allows you to check which services are running in the background, how much resources are being used by which software programs, and the all-to-common task of killing programs that are not responding."

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Still more reasons why all HDMI cable are the same | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews

Still more reasons why all HDMI cable are the same | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews: "Even after two articles, and a tremendous amount of page hits, there still seems to be lots of questions about HDMI cables. I credit this to the complexity of the topic and the mountain of misinformation out there, rather than any particular failing of the writing on my part. Judge as you see fit."

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How to prepare your gadgets and electronic lifelines, for the next hurricane | ExtremeTech

How to prepare your gadgets and electronic lifelines, for the next hurricane | ExtremeTech: "With the incessant warnings to stock water and food for Hurricane Sandy, little was said about caring for what has become an essential part of nearly everyone’s lives — personal technology. Smartphones and computers are as much of a lifeline for most of us as land lines and light bulbs. A depressing number of people found themselves with dead cellphones and unusable computers within hours of the storm reaching their area, while in most cases a few simple precautions would have saved the day."

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Can’t Stand The Slowness? The Top 10 Reasons for Poor PC Performance

Can’t Stand The Slowness? The Top 10 Reasons for Poor PC Performance: "Has your computer loaded this webpage yet? If it has, you’ll be halfway toward working out just why it seems to be running so slowly. There are many reasons for desktop and laptops to chug along at their own, slow pace, defying the system specs and performing more like a relic from the 1990s."

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Get Windows 8 for Dummies: Pocket Edition e-book for free | The Cheapskate - CNET News

Get Windows 8 for Dummies: Pocket Edition e-book for free | The Cheapskate - CNET News: "I've made no secret of my total hatred of lack of excessive fondness for Windows 8. I think unless you're getting it on a tablet or smartphone, the OS is best avoided."

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