How to Send and Receive Faxes Online Without a Fax Machine or Phone Line

How to Send and Receive Faxes Online Without a Fax Machine or Phone Line: "Some slow-moving businesses and government agencies may not accept documents over email, forcing you to fax them in. If you are forced to send a fax, you can do it from your computer for free."

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5 Ways To Make Websites Easier To Read

5 Ways To Make Websites Easier To Read: "With the amount of information on the Internet—news, stories, tutorials, encyclopaediae—it’s hard to ever stop reading. What usually gets you in the end is impracticality. A need to switch devices or to go offline, but also the inability to read it now and a lack of commitment to read it later."

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How to Repair a DEAD Computer - YouTube

How to Repair a DEAD Computer - YouTube: ""

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How to Build a Computer - 2013 Version! - YouTube

How to Build a Computer - 2013 Version! - YouTube: ""

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What Chromecast needs to go from good to great | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews

What Chromecast needs to go from good to great | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews: "Google has an instant hit with its $35 Chromecast, apparently selling over 250,000 units almost immediately. It's been so unexpectedly popular, in fact, that the company had to discontinue its initial three-month Netflix promotion."

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How to Avoid Installing Junk Programs When Downloading Free Software

How to Avoid Installing Junk Programs When Downloading Free Software: "The web is littered with traps for novice users when downloading software, from fake “Download” buttons that are actually advertisements to installers full of bundled toolbars and other junk software. Learning how to avoid the junk is an important skill."

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How to Easily Merge and Split Ebooks

How to Easily Merge and Split Ebooks: "Whether you want to merge collections of short stories into a DIY anthology, or you want to split a greatest-works volume you recently acquired into the author’s individual novels, you can follow along as we show you how to merge and split ebooks with ease."

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How, Exactly, Does the Windows Recycle Bin Work?

How, Exactly, Does the Windows Recycle Bin Work?: "You delete a file in Windows, it gets dumped into the Recycle Bin, and later you fish it back out. What exactly happens during that whole process?

Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites."

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How To Diagnose And Fix A Dead Hard Drive To Recover Data

How To Diagnose And Fix A Dead Hard Drive To Recover Data: "Several years ago, I experienced a hard drive failure. I was at work when my laptop suddenly started to act particularly strange. First, I thought it was because I had too many windows open and the RAM was full, but when the problems persisted after a reboot, I knew it was more than that. I immediately started to back up recent files. About half an hour later, the hard drive failed audibly and the laptop wouldn’t boot anymore."

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The 10 Coolest Things You Can 3-D Print Right Now | Popular Science

The 10 Coolest Things You Can 3-D Print Right Now | Popular Science: "Cameras, guitars, RC aircraft and more!"

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Will These Guys Kill The Computer Interface As We Know It? | Popular Science

Will These Guys Kill The Computer Interface As We Know It? | Popular Science: "avid Holz took the main stage at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive, the annual innovation conference in Austin, Texas, looking like a hobbit on casual Friday. He wore an oversize blue polo shirt and billowy khakis with a big wallet bulge in the front pocket and had a wild nest of curly hair that frizzed around a thinning patch in the back. Even at South by Southwest (SXSW), a gathering teeming with bright-eyed inventors with big ideas and little time for haircuts, the 24-year-old founder of the company Leap Motion, which makes a new motion-tracking controller for computers, stood out as a particularly glorious example of the species geek."

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Chromecast isn't a Roku/Apple TV killer -- but at $35, it doesn't need to be | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews

Chromecast isn't a Roku/Apple TV killer -- but at $35, it doesn't need to be | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews: "Google today announced a $35 streaming-TV dongle called the Chromecast, and everyone promptly went nuts.
The product sold out almost immediately. For a while, the Chromecast coverage was the most popular content on CNET -- surpassing interest even in the newly announced (and very promising) Nexus 7 tablet."

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Get Organized: Email Contacts | PCMag.com

Get Organized: Email Contacts | PCMag.com: "In email, your contacts are one of the most valuable long-term assets you own. These are the people that support your work, drive your social life, and keep you human. If you're changing jobs or moving to a new email program, you will definitely want to bring those people along with you."

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10 Useful Options You Can Configure In Your Router’s Web Interface

10 Useful Options You Can Configure In Your Router’s Web Interface: "Your wireless router has a variety of useful options you can configure. These are practically hidden — you wouldn’t know these features exist unless you were digging through your router’s configuration pages."

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Automatically remove tracking tokens from URLs in Chrome, Firefox | How To - CNET

Automatically remove tracking tokens from URLs in Chrome, Firefox | How To - CNET: "Urchin Tracking Modules, or UTMs, are tracking tokens added to URLs. They are a tool used by Google Analytics to help calculate the unique number of clicks on a specific link, navigation choices on a Web site, and how much time is spent looking at it. The namesake comes from Urchin Software, a company Google acquired in 2005. Google Analytics borrows a great deal of its structure and features from Urchin 6."

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Detroit Bankruptcy: The Failure of Liberalism

Detroit Bankruptcy: The Failure of Liberalism: "Detroit is a showcase for the liberal agenda — and now it is bankrupt. More than 50 years of control by big-government liberals and union bosses have left a once-great American city crippled and deteriorating."

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How to Build Your Own Internet Security Suite For Free

How to Build Your Own Internet Security Suite For Free: "We’ll be using a variety of free programs to get you all the features you would get out of a comprehensive security suite. All you lose is the integration — there’s no single interface that brings all of these features together."

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8 Essential Tools For The Digital Hoarder

8 Essential Tools For The Digital Hoarder: "Home » The Internet »
8 Essential Tools For The Digital Hoarder
July 19, 2013
By James Bruce

Hello. My name is James, and I have a hoarding problem. Yes – I’m a digital hoarder – and my hard drive was so full I had to buy a 4TB NAS. Movies, music, photos, eBooks, stock footage — I just know I’ll get around to watching, listening, reading or making use of them someday. Without the proper tools (or counselling, probably) a collection like that can quickly grow out of hand. But I’m not here to judge – no, I’m going to enable you. These tools should help, at least until you realise it’s time to purge yourself of these meaningly virtual things."

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8 Things You Probably Didn’t Realize Siri Could Do

8 Things You Probably Didn’t Realize Siri Could Do:

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How Does a Transistor Work?

How Does a Transistor Work?: "Transistors are an important, integral part of all the electronic devices we love to use every day, but how do they work? Veritasium discusses the science of semi-conductor materials, doping with impurities, gates, and depletion layers that make transistor technology possible."

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Walmart debut for OLPC XO Tablet

Walmart debut for OLPC XO Tablet: "For the last few years, non-profit One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has been steadily producing rugged, low-cost, low-power connected laptops for children in the developing world. 2.5 million units and 60 countries later, and its latest learning package is headed for decidedly First World hands courtesy of Walmart. Made by Vivitar, the 7-inch XO Tablet features a unique Dreams interface that organizes content by aspirational topics rather than by apps."

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Which device early upgrade option offers the best value? | Mobile - CNET News

Which device early upgrade option offers the best value? | Mobile - CNET News: "AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless have each introduced new "early upgrade" programs that allow wireless customers to trade in their smartphones as often as every six months. Are these plans really worth the cost? And which one offers the most value?"

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How to use Facebook's Graph Search (and why you would even want to) | TechHive

How to use Facebook's Graph Search (and why you would even want to) | TechHive: "Facebook in January trumpeted Graph Search as the social network’s “third pillar” (pillars one and two are Timeline and News Feed), which sounds very impressive and important, but few people have been able to experiment with the tool until now. Last week, the beta of Graph Search finally began rolling out to U.S. users, which means you too can try out the seven-month-old feature. Good news: It’s not just for being a creeper. Bad news: Its usefulness is limited. For now."

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Is OneNote for iPad now usable? | How To - CNET

Is OneNote for iPad now usable? | How To - CNET: "When we last saw OneNote for the iPad, we felt that as though Microsoft released its venerable note-taking app for its chief rival's device against its own will. The OneNote iPad app was so severely limited that only the most ardent OneNote users could find it useful. The updated app offers a boatload of improvements, though it still holds onto one limitation that makes the iPad users feel like second-class citizens to their Windows brethren."

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How to access browsing history on the new Chrome for iOS | How To - CNET

How to access browsing history on the new Chrome for iOS | How To - CNET: "Chrome for iOS received an update on Wednesday with tighter integration of Google's other apps. The update also included access to browsing history, which had previously been unavailable to iOS users. Android users have had access to browsing history for some time now, but with Chrome 28, iOS users get it too."

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How to connect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to your TV | How To - CNET

How to connect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to your TV | How To - CNET: "Until smart TVs get smarter and set-top boxes solve more problems, sometimes, the swiftest means to get media on your TV is directly via your phone or tablet."

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Cipher provides an easy way to secure USB drives -- GCN

Cipher provides an easy way to secure USB drives -- GCN: "Government has a love/hate relationship with key drives. Agency workers, just like everyone else, love the convenience of being able to store gigabytes of information in the palm of their hands. But if those little devices are lost or stolen, it means a lot of data is potentially compromised."

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HTG Explains: The Difference Between WEP, WPA, and WPA2 Wireless Encryption (and Why It Matters)

HTG Explains: The Difference Between WEP, WPA, and WPA2 Wireless Encryption (and Why It Matters): "Even if you know you need to secure your Wi-Fi network (and have already done so), you probably find all the encryption acronyms a little bit puzzling. Read on as we highlight the differences between encryption standards like WEP, WPA, and WPA2–and why it matters which acronym you slap on your home Wi-Fi network."

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Do I Really Have to Unplug My Cable Modem for at Least 10 Seconds?

Do I Really Have to Unplug My Cable Modem for at Least 10 Seconds?: "You’ve heard it time and time again from tech support staff: “Alright, let’s unplug your (router/modem/time machine) for X number of seconds, and then plug it back in…” but why exactly are you doing it and does it matter if you do it for 10, 20, or 30 seconds (if it matters at all)?"

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The Ultimate Guide to Changing Your DNS Server

The Ultimate Guide to Changing Your DNS Server: "We recently looked at the many reasons you might want to use a third-party DNS server. You can change the DNS server for your entire network on your router or set it individually on a PC or other device.

Switching DNS servers back and forth can be tedious, so we have some tips for speeding it up — perfect if you use Tunlr to occasionally access geoblocked media sites."

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4 Ways to Set Up Parental Controls On Your Home Network

4 Ways to Set Up Parental Controls On Your Home Network: "Parental controls can filter the web, blocking inadvertent access to inappropriate websites. There are a variety of ways to do this, from configuring network-wide parental controls on your router to using the parental controls built into Windows or third-party software."

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Retina iPad mini "delayed" until 2014?

Retina iPad mini "delayed" until 2014?: "It was probably about three seconds after the original iPad mini launched, when the question was first asked: "How long until it gets a Retina Display?". For all of the current model's great features (premium build, light weight, compact form factor), its 163 PPI display isn't exactly cutting-edge. Rumors have been all over the place about the inevitable Retina upgrade, but a new report says that it may be showing up a little later than expected."

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How to Speed Up Windows 7 |Enable Prefetcher for Faster Windows 7 Performance.

How to Speed Up Windows 7 |Enable Prefetcher for Faster Windows 7 Performance.: "Can You speed up Windows 7? Of course! Windows 7 is a great operating system. Its fast and light. But there are ways to make it better. You can make Windows 7 faster with just a few simple tweaks."

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Stupid People - Bad Predictions

Stupid People - Bad Predictions: ""Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949"

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Cut the Cost of HDMI Cables -- Savings Experiment - DailyFinance

Cut the Cost of HDMI Cables -- Savings Experiment - DailyFinance: "The average price of an HDMI cable at a retail store is $30, while some establishments charge as much as $100. However, if you look online you can find them for $5.79. If you're worried about the brand or quality, tech publications say that there's no meaningful difference between HDMI cables. They all do the same thing."

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Show a hidden password

Show a hidden password: "This application allows to view the passwords which are hidden by asteriks. If you find a textbox where there are hidden passwords, which will be replaced with asterisks, these can be easily revealed with this program, only by executing it and moving the cursor over the textbox.

For example, you have the some program where you defined a password: your mail accounts, personal code to private folder, login in network or Window login.
In each these situations the passwords in MS Windows will be hidden and you haven't a standard way to view the values - you must remember (in memory or somewhere in papers). This is standard method for security."

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Hunch Blog | Mac vs. PC: A Hunch Rematch

Hunch Blog | Mac vs. PC: A Hunch Rematch: "Our latest data project was to analyze how self-described Mac and PC people are different. The infographic below, designed by the talented folks at Column Five Media, breaks it down. Keep reading after the Infographic for more background and analysis, including some comparisons to findings from 18 months ago when we first looked at this issue."

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Hands-on: Any.do's Cal is a clever, sleek little calendar app | Macworld

Hands-on: Any.do's Cal is a clever, sleek little calendar app | Macworld: "When it comes to third-party calendar and to-do apps, the App Store is flush with possibilities. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement or experimentation. Cal, Any.do’s new calendaring app, attempts to show you your schedule in a way that lets you maximize your free time during a day. I took the app for a brief spin on Wednesday; here are some of my initial impressions."

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Are Short Passwords Really That Insecure?

Are Short Passwords Really That Insecure?: "You know the drill: use a long and varied password, don’t use the same password twice, use a different password for every site. Is using a short password really that dangerous?
Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites."

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Which Game Consoles Can You Use as a Media Center?

Which Game Consoles Can You Use as a Media Center?: "Flicking through the specs for the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 recently, I was struck by how much the concept of a game console has changed in the past 15 years. Back in the late 1990s I lodged in an attic, with plenty of opportunity for gaming on a Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which I later upgraded to an original PlayStation to take advantage of the CD playing multimedia magic."

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How to Easily Transfer Files Between Nearby Smartphones

How to Easily Transfer Files Between Nearby Smartphones: "Transferring photos and other files between nearby smartphones should be simple, but it’s not. There are a variety of different ways you can do this, and which is best depends on which types of smartphones you’re transferring files between."

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Skymouse puts mouse control on your fingertips

Skymouse puts mouse control on your fingertips: "he humble mouse may have stood the test of time and remains a staple of most desktop setups, but there are an increasing number of devices looking to relegate the mouse to the bottom drawer. The latest is the Skymouse which, like the Mycestro 3D wearable mouse, Genius wireless Ring Mouse and Leap Motion, shifts cursor control from the desk to your fingertips."

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How To Fix 99% Of All Computer Problems

How To Fix 99% Of All Computer Problems: "Computer problems. Even the most experienced users have to deal with computer issues occasionally. Sometimes the most trivial things will cause a computer to malfunction. Different problems require different solutions; but it mostly boils down to troubleshooting. To help fix 99% of all PC problems, ICP Networks came up with this genius infograph."

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Amazon's next Kindle Fires rumored to have sharper displays, lighter builds

Amazon's next Kindle Fires rumored to have sharper displays, lighter builds: "It's a no-brainer that Amazon will announce new Kindle Fires later this year. The company unveiled new tablets at around the same time the last two years, so we'd be shocked not to see an upgraded lineup at around the same time in 2013. A new report, however, claims to shed some light on the details of those upcoming Kindle Fire tablets."

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4K HDMI cables (are nonsense) | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews

4K HDMI cables (are nonsense) | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews: "With the slow and inevitable transition to Ultra HD 4K happening whether it's necessary or not, it's not surprising that cable manufacturers are jumping at the chance to sell new and more expensive "4K" HDMI cables."

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Power2Go Essentials hits Version 9 | The Download Blog - CNET Download.com

Power2Go Essentials hits Version 9 | The Download Blog - CNET Download.com: "On Tuesday, Cyberlink launched an updated release of Power2Go, a suite of burning utilities for Windows, exclusively on Download.com. Version 9 includes some basic burning features, in addition to added support for backing up photos and videos from sites like Vimeo, Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube."

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Do Computer Fans Always Run at 100% Unless Told Otherwise?

Do Computer Fans Always Run at 100% Unless Told Otherwise?: "Whether on laptops, desktops, or even game consoles, we’ve all heard the whir of the system fans in the background. How exactly do all these little cooling fans know when to spin up, down, and otherwise moderate the amount of air they’re moving?"

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Best portable mini Bluetooth speakers | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews

Best portable mini Bluetooth speakers | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews: "They're small. They're portable. And they're breeding.
Yes, the mini wireless Bluetooth speaker has come of age, and it seems as if every week we see a new model hit the market."

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15 best Android games | Android Atlas - CNET Reviews

15 best Android games | Android Atlas - CNET Reviews: "When it comes to finding games for Android, everyone knows that Google Play, with all its offerings, can feel downright overwhelming. With that in mind, I'm here to help you navigate through some of the clutter."

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A Guide To Good Deals: How To Save Money On Everything You Buy Online

A Guide To Good Deals: How To Save Money On Everything You Buy Online: "Online shopping makes it easier than ever to get a good deal – whether it’s using comparison sites, getting alerts on new savings, or taking a scanner everywhere you go on your phone to make sure you’re getting the best price no matter where you are."

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New technique would allow a petabyte of data on a single disc

New technique would allow a petabyte of data on a single disc: "Data storage and preservation are no longer restricted to the needs of individual users, or even of companies or governments large and small. Instead they are the only remaining approach to preserving the history associated with the evolution of the digital age, and possibly the post-human era to follow. A research team headed by Prof. Min Gu of Swinburne University of Technology has developed a new data storage method that may be of considerable use for such civilization-sized concerns by putting a petabyte of information on a DVD-sized polymer disk."

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Garmin HUD projects directions onto your windshield | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews

Garmin HUD projects directions onto your windshield | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews: "levating navigation data into the driver's line of sight, Garmin's first-ever head-up display aims to reduce distraction, and it looks pretty cool."

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Great prepaid Android phones you can buy right now (roundup) | Smartphones - CNET Reviews

Great prepaid Android phones you can buy right now (roundup) | Smartphones - CNET Reviews: "Two years is a long time. In that number of years, you can finish a master's degree or, uh...raise a baby into a 2-year-old child. OK, that latter example wasn't the most illustrative, but what I'm trying to say is that for some mobile phone users out there, two years is too long to be locked down in a carrier agreement. That's why I've gathered a few top-notch, recently released Android devices on prepaid carriers that are ideal for those who want to be contract-free."

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Best storage devices - CNET Reviews

Best storage devices - CNET Reviews: "There are three main types of consumer-grade computer storage: internal, external, and network attached. Internal storage is generally a hard drive or solid-state drive (SSD) that hosts your computer's operating systems and programs. External storage comes mostly in the form of external drives that connect to a computer via a peripheral port, such as USB or Thunderbolt. Finally, network attached storage (NAS) solutions are those that connect to a switch or a router to provide storage space and services to the entire network."

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Tweak Windows Vista – Performance, Registry, and Internet Tweaks

Tweak Windows Vista – Performance, Registry, and Internet Tweaks: "There are a bunch of programs that you can use to tweak Windows Vista and I had written about one earlier called MZ Vista Force, which had a good number of Windows Vista tweaks. However, I have just run across another program that not only allows you to tweak Windows Vista, but also has tons of options and features for customization, security, and optimization of your Vista OS."

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The 32 Totally Essential (and Free) Apps for Every New PC | Maximum PC

The 32 Totally Essential (and Free) Apps for Every New PC | Maximum PC: "You have to admit, Windows is a pretty barebones operating system, feature-wise. After a fresh install of XP or Vista (perhaps following a Clean Start), you're faced with a barren Start Menu and an empty desktop that's beaming with limitless potential. The problem is that it's up to you to hunt and download those applications that you really need in your day-to-day computing experience. And chances are, it's often difficult to find good software that's also free. That's where this guide comes in."

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Don’t use Geek Squad | Easy Tech Talk

Don’t use Geek Squad | Easy Tech Talk: "As a former employee of Geek Squad I wanted to provide a list of reasons why you shouldn’t bring your computer to them for any kind of service. Please keep in mind that this is based on the location that I personally worked in and other locations might not be like this."

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How to Convert Text to a Table and a Table to Text in Word 2013

How to Convert Text to a Table and a Table to Text in Word 2013: "Have you entered some text in columns separated by tabs and you want to convert it to a table? Word provides a useful feature that allows you to quickly convert text to a table and a table to text."

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How Can I Safely Run Ethernet Cable Outdoors?

How Can I Safely Run Ethernet Cable Outdoors?: "You want to link your home network to an outbuilding, like a garage or workshop, and wired is the only way to go. How do you run the Ethernet cable safely to the secondary building?"

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Protect Your Gadgets: Why You Need a Surge Protector

Protect Your Gadgets: Why You Need a Surge Protector: "Do you have your PC, television, or other expensive electronics plugged directly into a power outlet? You shouldn’t. You should plug your gadgets into a surge protector, which isn’t necessarily the same thing as a power strip."

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Outlook - sgpease@msn.com

Outlook - sgpease@msn.com: "The Samsung Galaxy S4. Few Android devices generate as much buzz as the Galaxy series, which has been riding atop an increasingly aggressive marketing push from Samsung. Many casual users aren’t even sure what Android is, but they definitely know what a Galaxy is — and if sales numbers are an indication, they care, too."

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Five surefire ways to maximize your laptop's battery life | PCWorld

Five surefire ways to maximize your laptop's battery life | PCWorld: "You adore your laptop. It lets you get down to business wherever you happen to be—airport lounge, coffee shop, your home office. It’s the key to your competitive edge."

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How to child-proof the Internet | PCWorld

How to child-proof the Internet | PCWorld: "The Internet is filled with websites that are inappropriate for anyone, much less children. Kids get into trouble online all the time, even when they aren’t looking for it. Misspelling a website address, screwing up a search term, or clicking a risqué ad can lead to some awkward bedtime conversations. Online bullying, predatory adults, and illegal downloading of copyrighted content are other threats."

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How to add USB 3.0 to your desktop PC | PCWorld

How to add USB 3.0 to your desktop PC | PCWorld: "If you've purchased an external hard drive recently, there's a good chance it came with a USB 3.0 interface.

That'll work with your old desktop, as most USB 3.0 devices are backward-compatible with USB 2.0 ports. The problem is you're not enjoying the significant speed benefits afforded by the newer technology."

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Cell phone buying guide - CNET Reviews

Cell phone buying guide - CNET Reviews: "Cell phones have become the most crucial personal technology purchase you can make. Not only are these devices full-fledged miniature computers in their own right, they're getting smarter with each product generation. If you're looking for a new handset right now, start with the Samsung Galaxy S4 or the HTC One. The Galaxy S4 offers all the power you'd expect from a high-end Android device in an ultraslim package."

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Speed Up iPhone Data Speeds on Sprint and AT&T with This Hacked Update

Speed Up iPhone Data Speeds on Sprint and AT&T with This Hacked Update: "The guys over at iTweakiOS have release a pair of cracked carrier updates for AT&T and Sprint that promise to bring faster speeds and better overall signals to iPhone. The updates don't require a jailbreak, but you'll need an iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 to take advantage of them."

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Top 10 Tips, Features, and Projects Every Windows User Should Try

Top 10 Tips, Features, and Projects Every Windows User Should Try: "Windows hasn't changed a ton in the past few years (at least, the desktop hasn't) but there's always a dark corner to explore, tweak, and improve. Here are 10 things every Windows users should do with their system."

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Beyond If and Sum: 15 very useful microsoft excel formulas for everyone | Chandoo.org - Learn Microsoft Excel Online

Beyond If and Sum: 15 very useful microsoft excel formulas for everyone | Chandoo.org - Learn Microsoft Excel Online: "Excel formulas can always be very handy, especially when you are stuck with data and need to get something done fast. But how well do you know the spreadsheet formulas?"

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3 Ways to Break a BIOS Password - wikiHow

3 Ways to Break a BIOS Password - wikiHow: "Have you ever been locked out of an old computer by a forgotten BIOS password? Without the password, the computer is essentially useless. Luckily, there are ways to reset it. Follow this guide to learn how."

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n+1: The Stupidity of Computers

n+1: The Stupidity of Computers: "Computers are near-omnipotent cauldrons of processing power, but they’re also stupid. They are the undisputed chess champions of the world, but they can’t understand a simple English conversation. IBM’s Watson supercomputer defeated two top Jeopardy! players last year, but for the clue “What grasshoppers eat,” Watson answered: “Kosher.” For all the data he could access within a fraction of a second—one of the greatest corpuses ever assembled—Watson looked awfully dumb."

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How to Sync Files Between Computers Without Storing Them in the Cloud

How to Sync Files Between Computers Without Storing Them in the Cloud: "So you have multiple computers and you want to keep your files in sync, but you don’t want to store them on someone else’s servers. You’ll want a service that synchronizes files directly between your computers."

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