Thursday, August 29, 2013

How to turn your Kindle Fire HD into the ultimate Roku box | How To - CNET

How to turn your Kindle Fire HD into the ultimate Roku box | How To - CNET: "See, like a lot of Android-powered tablets, the Fire HD allows for mirroring to your TV. In other words, what you see on the small screen gets duplicated on the big one. That actually gives the Fire a big advantage over a Roku, as it allows for a lot more viewing material -- not just apps like Hulu and Netflix, but also browser-based content, YouTube videos, and even games. Let's take a look at how you can get your tablet connected to your TV for Roku duty."

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All The Back To School Gear You'll Need For Under $1000

All The Back To School Gear You'll Need For Under $1000: " know the summer might feel infinite, but the school year is approaching quickly whether you’re prepared or not. Don’t let it sneak up on you and then struggle at the last minute to get all your stuff together. Buying new stuff for school might seem like a daunting task, but you can actually get a good amount of awesome tech gear for under $1,000."

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TiVo Roamio review: A pretty good DVR with a silly name | TechHive

TiVo Roamio review: A pretty good DVR with a silly name | TechHive: "I have never made a technology purchase that my wife has greeted with more skepticism than the original TiVo digital video recorder. It was 1999 and the idea of recording TV shows to a hard drive instead of a videotape seemed extravagant and pointless. Within a month she had come all the way around on the TiVo, and in the intervening 14 years roughly half of American television viewers have followed. "

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How to Send Large Files Over Email

How to Send Large Files Over Email: "Many email servers refuse to accept email attachments over 10MB in size. While attachment sizes haven’t kept up with the times, there are other easy ways to send someone large files over email."

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Pocket : Get 100GB of free cloud storage from SurDoc

Pocket : Get 100GB of free cloud storage from SurDoc: "If you're looking for free cloud storage, you probably know the popular options: 2GB from Dropbox, 5GB from Box and SugarSync, 7GB from SkyDrive, 15GB from Google Drive, and so on.

Of course, these services aren't really built with backup in mind, and even if they were, that's probably not enough free space to handle your archival needs."

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Pocket : Get 100GB of free cloud storage from SurDoc

Pocket : Get 100GB of free cloud storage from SurDoc: "If you're looking for free cloud storage, you probably know the popular options: 2GB from Dropbox, 5GB from Box and SugarSync, 7GB from SkyDrive, 15GB from Google Drive, and so on.

Of course, these services aren't really built with backup in mind, and even if they were, that's probably not enough free space to handle your archival needs."

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Pocket : 10 open-source alternatives for small business software

Pocket : 10 open-source alternatives for small business software: "You can’t run a business—even a small one—without technology. You need computers, smartphones, file storage, a website, and a whole host of other tech assets. So how do you afford it all with a budget that’s tighter than a hipster’s jeans?"

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Pocket : 5 Ways Products Find You Online With Shopping Personalization

Pocket : 5 Ways Products Find You Online With Shopping Personalization: "We expect discounts and deals to be a constant part of online and mobile shopping and never question how they always seem to appear at the right time. We purchase online with ease, but unknowingly limit the products we shop for by using sites and apps that customize what we discover. The fully proactive online buyer is becoming extinct."

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Pocket : Samsung moves into mass production of 3D flash memory

Pocket : Samsung moves into mass production of 3D flash memory: "Samsung has announced production of the first solid state drives (SSD) based on its new 3D V-NAND flash memory. V-NAND flash memories read and write twice as fast as conventional NAND memories, and last 10 times longer while consuming 50 percent less power. At present, the 3D chips offer about the same physical bit density as do more conventional NAND flash memory chips, but while 2D geometries are reaching the end state of their scaling potential, the 3D chips offer as much as two orders of magnitude of additional elbow room for denser devices"

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Pocket : Scheduling CCleaner

Pocket : Scheduling CCleaner: "CCleaner is a useful and powerful system-cleaning tool that can help recover disk space as well as clear general clutter. It can be run manually, but in this article, I'll show you how to set it up to run once a week automatically."

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Pocket : Will buying a new modem/router increase my internet speed?

Pocket : Will buying a new modem/router increase my internet speed?: "//
I run a laptop with Vista SP2, Home Premium, with IE 9 on a wireless home network. I contract with my ISP for a DSL throughput of 1.2 to 1.5 megabits per second. We live in a rural area and that’s the fastest service available. Recently, using various speed tests, my speed has been falling below 1.2 megabits for considerable periods of time."

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Pocket : Stylus Showdown: Back To School Review and Giveaway

Pocket : Stylus Showdown: Back To School Review and Giveaway: "It’s Back-To-School month, and all through the month you’ve had chances to win great back-to-school items such as the ASUS VivoBook X202E touchscreen laptop, the Timbuk2 Power Q laptop backpack and a custom-made budget gaming PC. Today we’re taking a different direction, and testing an item that’s among the hardest to choose. A stylus."

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6 Overlooked New Features of iOS 7 | PCMag.com

6 Overlooked New Features of iOS 7 | PCMag.com: "Apple fans have read all about the most exciting features of iOS 7, the soon-to-be-released mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Many of us are already familiar with the redesigned interface, AirDrop being added, the completely updated Notification Center, as well as some much-needed changes to photos, multi-tasking, and the control center."

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Monday, August 26, 2013

6 Ways To Free Up Space On Your Windows Computer

6 Ways To Free Up Space On Your Windows Computer: "Clutter can be a big downer on productivity, whether it’s your workstation, your home, or your computer. Entropy is the reason why clutter builds up over time, and entropy takes many forms in the context of computers. Files get lost, programs go unused, and little by little various nooks and crannies in your computer are taken up by stray bits of data. Suddenly, your once spacious hard drive is packed with useless things and you have to clean it up. But how?"

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WPS Office For Linux Looks As Good As MS Office, Performs Even Better

WPS Office For Linux Looks As Good As MS Office, Performs Even Better: "It’s about time someone made an Office suite that can actually claim to be better than Microsoft Office. With WPS Office for Linux, Kingsoft has a winner.
We have shown you how to get Microsoft Office running in Linux through Wine, but if the one thing keeping you back from using Linux is a native Microsoft Office alternative you’re in luck. WPS Office is essentially a Linux port of the Kingsoft Office suite available for Windows, and is a darn impressive clone of MS Office."

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Pocket : 8 Reasons You Should Be Using Google Voice (If You’re American)

Pocket : 8 Reasons You Should Be Using Google Voice (If You’re American): "Google Voice has been out for years, but many people in the US still haven’t given it a try. Google Voice offers many features you can’t get elsewhere, and almost all of them are free.

There are ways to sign up for Google Voice outside of the US, but even if you manage to do so you’ll be left with a US number. That’s a bit awkward if you live outside the US."

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Ballmer's Biggest Hits and Misses at Microsoft - Slideshow from PCMag.com

Ballmer's Biggest Hits and Misses at Microsoft - Slideshow from PCMag.com: "For all the discussion about whether Tim Cook should be replaced as Apple's CEO, it was Microsoft that opted for a CEO shakeup today with the announcement that Steve Ballmer will step down as CEO within the next 12 months. He will remain in charge until a successor is selected, but Redmond is moving on without him."

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Pocket : Madden NFL 25 (for PlayStation 3)

Pocket : Madden NFL 25 (for PlayStation 3): "Madden NFL 25 breaks its numbering convention (this year should be Madden NFL 14) in order to embrace the franchise's rich, twenty-five year history. This is demonstrated by Barry Sanders gracing the cover of the PS3 and Xbox 360 version (Adrian Peterson is on the cover of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) as well as the more than 50 legendary players and coaches who can be used in Connected Franchise mode. The game, which is also available for Nintendo Wii and PlayStation Vita, includes legendary players and coaches such as the aforementioned Barry Sanders, Randall Cunningham, Mike Ditka, and even sentimental favorite William "Refrigerator" Perry."

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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Audiophile heaven | EDN

Audiophile heaven | EDN: "At Sparkfun, we've received emails asking for 6DOF sensor boards and controller boards to be made available independent from each other. So when we revised the 6DOF v4, we decided to make the separate boards as stand-alone as possible."

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Free Screen Sharing and Online Meeting Software | Screenleap

Free Screen Sharing and Online Meeting Software | Screenleap:

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20 of the Best Windows 7 Articles of 2011

20 of the Best Windows 7 Articles of 2011: "There are many fake antivirus, malware, and spyware applications out there that get a hold of your computer and hold it hostage until you pay money to have the virus, malware, or spyware removed. The people who make these fake antivirus applications tell you that your PC is infected with fake viruses, when their application is actually the virus that prevents you from removing it."

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Roundup: 40+ Stunning 1920×1200 Minimalistic Wallpapers | CrispMe

Roundup: 40+ Stunning 1920×1200 Minimalistic Wallpapers | CrispMe: "Here is a collection of 40+ most amazing simplistic wallpapers we could sum up in a brief search. We really don’t know who the artists are, so if you know please do let us know by email or comment.
The wallpapers are very simple. Retro and classic. We hope you love them."

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Turn your $60 router into a $600 router

Turn your $60 router into a $600 router: "Of all the great DIY projects at this year's Maker Faire, the one project that really caught my eye involved converting a regular old $60 router into a powerful, highly configurable $600 router. The router has an interesting history, but all you really need to know is that the special sauce lies in embedding Linux in your router. I found this project especially attractive because: 1) It's easy, and 2) it's totally free. "

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Saturday, August 24, 2013

Pocket : After Ballmer, Microsoft can at last reboot

Pocket : After Ballmer, Microsoft can at last reboot: "Microsoft's announcement that Chief Executive Steve Ballmer will retire within 12 months is big news but little surprise.

Ballmer, who's led Microsoft since 2000, simply couldn't prove that he could move the company to a new course effectively. Despite years of trying, Microsoft hasn't shown an ability to keep up with Apple's mobile devices or Google's online services. When the software giant missed expectations with its quarterly earnings report in July, investors punished it by lopping $32 billion off its valuation. Compare that with Friday's 6 percent stock price increase."

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Pocket : Don't buy a new PC or Mac before you read this

Pocket : Don't buy a new PC or Mac before you read this: "Editors' note: This article was originally published June 27, 2013, and was updated August 22, 2013, to reflect that many more systems are now available with Intel's latest processors, with still more to come later this year."

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Pocket : Chromecast More Than Web Pages: 4 Types of Files You Can View in Chrome

Pocket : Chromecast More Than Web Pages: 4 Types of Files You Can View in Chrome: "Google’s Chromecast allows you to send anything you can view in a Chrome browser tab to your PC. You’re not limited to just web pages, as Chrome can play local videos and music files and display PDFs and Office documents."

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Pocket : 5 Ways to Run Linux Software on Windows

Pocket : 5 Ways to Run Linux Software on Windows: "Linux users often want to run Windows software on Linux, but Windows users may want to run Linux software, too. Whether you’re looking for a better development environment or powerful command-line tools, you can run Linux software without leaving Windows."

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Chromecast More Than Web Pages: 4 Types of Files You Can View in Chrome

Chromecast More Than Web Pages: 4 Types of Files You Can View in Chrome: "Google’s Chromecast allows you to send anything you can view in a Chrome browser tab to your PC. You’re not limited to just web pages, as Chrome can play local videos and music files and display PDFs and Office documents."

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How To Send Text Messages From Your PC With Your Android Phone

How To Send Text Messages From Your PC With Your Android Phone: "You’re sitting at your PC and you receive a text message, so you pick up your phone, unlock it, read the message on the small screen, and type one back using the touchscreen keyboard. Why not use your PC instead?"

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Looking For A New Laptop? Get A Chromebook Instead!

Looking For A New Laptop? Get A Chromebook Instead!: "Google’s Chromebooks are surprisingly good laptops. They’re cheap — only $249 for what’s probably the best one at the moment — lightweight, portable, and quick-to-boot. They may not be the ideal computer for a PC gamer or heavy-duty desktop software user, but they can be great portable web browsers to drag to class."

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

How to stay secure on public Wi-Fi

How to stay secure on public Wi-Fi: "There are plenty of opportunities to connect to public Wi-Fi hotspots when you're on the go these days. Coffee shops, hotels, restaurants and airports are just some of the places where you can jump online, but often these networks are open and not secure. Whether you're using a laptop, tablet or smartphone, you'll want to connect your device securely to protect your data as much as possible. Here's some simple steps you can take to help make sure your data is safe on open public Wi-Fi."

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Overclocking: Why you should and should not do it | PCWorld

Overclocking: Why you should and should not do it | PCWorld: "When you overclock a hardware component--usually the processor--you trick it into working faster than the manufacturer's recommended maximum speed. Every processor is packaged and priced to run at a particular clock speed--for instance, 3100 MHz.  But that speed is an estimate, and usually a conservative one. You can usually bump it up a bit without causing problems. Sometimes, you can bump it up quite a bit."

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Pocket : Four excellent Dropbox alternatives for your small-business storage needs

Pocket : Four excellent Dropbox alternatives for your small-business storage needs: "Dropbox revolutionized the way we share information, and no enterprises have enjoyed the benefits more than small businesses. Cloud storage has enabled them to access critical data from the road, work across geographic boundaries, easily share large files, and do away with costly physical infrastructure."

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Pocket : The worst deals in tech: Are you being fleeced by these 7 overpriced products?

Pocket : The worst deals in tech: Are you being fleeced by these 7 overpriced products?: "The coolest running shoes at the Nike store this year are the Nike Air Max+ 2013. They retail for $180, but when you break down the costs for the materials and the manufacturing and labor at the Chinese factory where the shoes are made, you’re looking at a product that costs less than $10 a pop. The remaining $170 covers marketing (to make you believe the shoes are worth the premium price) and a handsome profit for Nike. The company reports revenues of about $25 billion a year"

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Pocket : 8 Evernote Upgrades You Should Know About

Pocket : 8 Evernote Upgrades You Should Know About: "It seems like every other month, Evernote gets additional upgrades. A few are quietly released, while others are highly anticipated by heavy Evernote users. Since I wrote my last article about Evernote’s new design and file storage upgrades, the popular notebook has gotten important new features, including Reminders, a highlighter and tighter security for subscribers, among others."

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Pocket : Custom Budget Gaming PC Build and Giveaway

Pocket : Custom Budget Gaming PC Build and Giveaway: "How hard is it to get a decent gaming PC without breaking the bank? If you go out and buy yourself a pre-assembled name-brand computer, chances are, it won’t be powerful enough to be a viable gaming computer, or you’ll spend a lot more than you would prefer. Essentially, neither of these two possibilities are ideal, and it seems like you have no other options. Maybe if you put it in a little labor into building your own computer, you might be able to find a middle ground where you get decent gaming performance at the right price."

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Outlook (1) - sgpease@msn.com

Outlook (1) - sgpease@msn.com: "It seems like every other month, Evernote gets additional upgrades. A few are quietly released, while others are highly anticipated by heavy Evernote users. Since I wrote my last article about Evernote’s new design and file storage upgrades, the popular notebook has gotten important new features, including Reminders, a highlighter and tighter security for subscribers, among others."

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Pocket : Can I use an external keyboard with my laptop?

Pocket : Can I use an external keyboard with my laptop?: "I just got a new Lenovo laptop and I’m having the darnedest time typing on it. I’m upgrading from a PC. I used to use this wonderful Windows ergonomic keyboard, which I loved and cherished. I had no issues or problems and I knew where everything was. With all of these newly built laptops now, I’m forced to keep my palms straight and elbows in. I can’t stand it. I constantly miss keys, touching the middle pad thingy. I’m constantly misspelling words, going back and backspacing words because I’ve hit the Enter key instead of the Shift key, cursing like mad. I’m going insane. Is there any way that I can just plug my old ergonomic keyboard back into the USB port, slap cardboard over the laptop keyboard, and go about my regular carefree life? Please say there’s a way!"

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Pocket : Seven problems with current OLED televisions

Pocket : Seven problems with current OLED televisions: "Here at CNET we are really excited about big-screen OLED technology. While plasma is the present standard for videophile-quality displays, OLED is the future.

After finally getting a chance to test one of the first shipping OLED TVs in person, CNET's David Katzmaier says the Samsung S9C OLED is the best display he's ever seen. It offers almost infinite contrast levels, high light output, and no motion blur, uniformity or off-angle issues."

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Wireless DeadDrop

Wireless DeadDrop: "fter doing the usb dead drop project i quickly thought about other deaddrop type projects. The main constraint for the usb deaddrop project was the use of having to physically plug it in. The prospect of having the ability to do this wirelessly was very intriguing. So I did a bunch of research and asked around and finally found this solution. "

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Monday, August 19, 2013

Pocket : 8 Legal Uses For BitTorrent: You’d Be Surprised

Pocket : 8 Legal Uses For BitTorrent: You’d Be Surprised: "To many people, BitTorrent is synonymous with piracy. This isn’t true — BitTorrent is certainly used for piracy, but it’s also used for many legal things. If we banned BitTorrent tomorrow and removed it from the Internet, many organizations, businesses, and content creators would have to scramble to replace it."

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Pocket : 10+ Commands Included In Chrome OS’s Hidden Crosh Shell

Pocket : 10+ Commands Included In Chrome OS’s Hidden Crosh Shell: "Google’s Chrome OS includes a shell environment known as Chrome Shell, or “crosh” for short. Crosh includes several terminal commands that can be used on all Chromebooks, even if developer mode isn’t enabled."

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Pocket : The Best Tools to Easily Perform Remote Tech Support

Pocket : The Best Tools to Easily Perform Remote Tech Support: "“Help, my computer is broken!” comes the phone call yet again. If you’re stuck playing tech support for family or friends, there are many free tools that allow you to remotely access the other person’s computer and fix it."

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Pocket : How to Find the Version Number for Your Device Drivers in Windows

Pocket : How to Find the Version Number for Your Device Drivers in Windows: "We have advised you not mess with your drivers if they are not broken in the past, but from time to time issues arise and later versions of a driver may fix an issue that you are experiencing. Here is how to see which version any driver is at, on any recent version of Windows."

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Pocket : Edit, filter photos with Afterlight for iOS

Pocket : Edit, filter photos with Afterlight for iOS: "Afterlight (nee Afterglow) is a powerful image editor for iOS that was updated recently to include iPad support. iPhone photographers will find lots to like about this now universal and still 99-cent app."

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Pocket : Take control of your iPhone's Camera Roll with Photowerks

Pocket : Take control of your iPhone's Camera Roll with Photowerks: "My Camera Roll runneth over. With more than 1,000 photos on my iPhone, it's difficult to navigate to a specific photo without a lot of guesswork and scrolling. That's because the Camera Roll uses little to none of my photos' metadata -- photos are organized by date taken and that's that."

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Sunday, August 18, 2013

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. Learn how to speed up Windows by eliminating errors and registry problem, click here!"

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MDPC 028 | by Pius Giger aka Lessdegrees

MDPC 028 | by Pius Giger aka Lessdegrees:

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50 Skills Every Real Geek Should Have - Page 1 | Maximum PC

50 Skills Every Real Geek Should Have - Page 1 | Maximum PC: "Back in our September 2008 issue, we published a list of 9 Skills Every Nerd Needs – a lighthearted examination of the essential abilities Maximum PC readers should have in their geek arsenal. We still stand by that list, but we were somewhat one-upped last month when we saw that Gizmodo had since run its own list of 50 key geek skills. "

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Less Popular Google Search Tips

Less Popular Google Search Tips: "There’s not a day that passes by without searching for information on Google. We’re pretty sure that you’re aware of some advanced Google search operators like AND, NOT, etc. but here are some lesser known tricks that you can implement when you’re searching on Google. We bet you wouldn’t know at least one of these!"

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Build an Under-the-Cabinet Kitchen PC from an Old Laptop

Build an Under-the-Cabinet Kitchen PC from an Old Laptop: "Inspired by our guide to giving an old laptop new life with cheap or free projects, Lifehacker reader Brian turned his aging Dell laptop into an incredible under-the-cabinet kitchen PC."

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Saturday, August 17, 2013

The top dog - CNET Reviews

The top dog - CNET Reviews: "Still the top tablet, the fourth-generation iPad continues to impress with its fantastic screen and superfast performance. Not to mention its access to the most apps of any tablet (along with the iPad Mini, of course) and a robust coffer of educational courses on iTunes U."

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8 Clever Uses for Your Smartphone’s Camera (Aside From Taking Pictures)

8 Clever Uses for Your Smartphone’s Camera (Aside From Taking Pictures): "Sure, your smartphone’s camera can be used for photos and video chats, but it can do much more than that. Your phone’s camera is a powerful tool you can use for everything from finding better prices to navigation and translation."

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Custom Budget Gaming PC Build and Giveaway

Custom Budget Gaming PC Build and Giveaway: "How hard is it to get a decent gaming PC without breaking the bank? If you go out and buy yourself a pre-assembled name-brand computer, chances are, it won’t be powerful enough to be a viable gaming computer, or you’ll spend a lot more than you would prefer. Essentially, neither of these two possibilities are ideal, and it seems like you have no other options. Maybe if you put it in a little labor into building your own computer, you might be able to find a middle ground where you get decent gaming performance at the right price."

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Text Anywhere off-the-grid satellite messaging lets you text ... anywhere

Text Anywhere off-the-grid satellite messaging lets you text ... anywhere: "Touted as a simpler, subscription-free alternative to the Delorme inReach, the Text Anywhere is a portable, satellite-powered hot spot that adds virtually unlimited text-messaging range to your phone. If your work or play takes you to remote regions of the world out of mobile phone range, this device can keep you in touch with the folks back in civilization."

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On Air: Set Up Your Own Online Broadcast

On Air: Set Up Your Own Online Broadcast:

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Run an old program on a new PC | PCWorld

Run an old program on a new PC | PCWorld: "hat's a pretty old game. Realistically, there are limits on how long you can keep using old software. Eventually, operating system designers have to choose between backward compatibility and future capabilities."

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Learn which startup programs are safe to remove | PCWorld

Learn which startup programs are safe to remove | PCWorld: "The longer you run your computer, the more clutter it accumulates. This takes the form of programs you no longer need, bloatware you never wanted in the first place, and/or adware you didn't intend to install.

The result: slow booting, slow operation, slow everything.

To improve the situation, you can uninstall unwanted, unneeded programs. And if you're a little more tech-savvy, you can venture into msconfig to prevent system-dragging software from running at startup."

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How to fix your PC's worst annoyances | PCWorld

How to fix your PC's worst annoyances | PCWorld: "They say it’s the little things that count, and that goes doubly so for PCs. Modern-day computers have enough processing power to cure diseases and crunch your monthly budget numbers without breaking a sweat—but none of that matters if you’re so annoyed by interface quirks and little irritations that merely sending email is an exercise in frustration."

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How to clean and secure your browser like a pro | PCWorld

How to clean and secure your browser like a pro | PCWorld: "The Internet runs on ads, but when you see them in your browser, your first instinct should be to run the other way—fast. The lion’s share of the Internet is wallpapered with tacky ads that invite you to “Lose 15 lbs. with this 1 weird tip” and load your browser with spyware in the process. In other corners of the Web, you might download a free game or a piece of music from an untrustworthy site, ending up with malicious adware that hitched a ride along with it."

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13 awesome science apps to express your inner nerd | TechHive

13 awesome science apps to express your inner nerd | TechHive: "A thirst for knowledge: Check. A solid understanding of the scientific method: Check. A full-blown lab: Ruh-roh! But fear not, aspiring scientists—solving nature’s great mysteries no longer requires access to a full supply of beakers, Bunsen burners, and petri dishes."

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How to Password Protect Files and Folders With Encryption

How to Password Protect Files and Folders With Encryption: "Whether you want to store sensitive data on a USB drive, securely email it, or just add an additional layer of security on your hard drive, there are a variety of ways to protect your files with a password."

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Pocket : Ultimate Windows 8 WiFi Troubleshooting Guide

Pocket : Ultimate Windows 8 WiFi Troubleshooting Guide: "If you’re running Windows 8 or recently upgraded, you might have run into some frustrating WiFi issues. Windows 8 is inherently a different beast than previous versions of Windows and with it comes a new set of problems. I never encountered too many wireless problems in Windows 7, but have run into several with Windows 8."

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Pocket : NVIDIA Shield Review And Giveaway

Pocket : NVIDIA Shield Review And Giveaway: "NVIDIA, a company best known for its graphics cards, is jumping into the tablet space in a big way with the release of the Shield. Now, calling it a tablet probably leads to a very different mental picture than what the device actually looks like. Rather, it looks more like a portable gaming device, what with its 5-inch screen that folds down on top of traditional video game controls."

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Pocket : How to stream iOS music, photos, and videos via your Roku box

Pocket : How to stream iOS music, photos, and videos via your Roku box: "About a year ago, Roku stole a little Apple TV thunder by adding "Play on Roku" capabilities to its iOS app, making it possible for users to stream music and photos from their mobile devices to their TVs via connected Roku boxes."

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Pocket : How to get the most out of Google search

Pocket : How to get the most out of Google search: "Over the past few years, Google has built a massive database, which it calls Knowledge Graph, that is designed to make its already awesome search engine even faster and easier to use. One of its most useful features, however, may also be its least well-known: if you type in the proper search phrases or words, it can show detailed information right there, without needing to click a link or go to a separate site."

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Monday, August 12, 2013

How to Protect Your PC’s Hardware From Static Electricity When Working On It

How to Protect Your PC’s Hardware From Static Electricity When Working On It: "Whether you’re building your own computer, installing new RAM, or upgrading your PC’s components, you’ll be opening it up and touching sensitive electronics components. While doing this, you should be careful of static electricity, which can harm your computer."

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The How-To Geek Guide to Cleaning Your LCD Monitor Screen

The How-To Geek Guide to Cleaning Your LCD Monitor Screen: "Whether you’re trying to get the dust off your monitor or your kid’s fingerprints off your gorgeous new HDTV set, removing dust, dirt, and oil from the plethora of screens around you requires the right tools and the right touch. Read on as we show you how to safely clean your expensive screens."

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Lacie Rugged Mini vs. AData DashDrive Durable: A Comparative Review

Lacie Rugged Mini vs. AData DashDrive Durable: A Comparative Review: "Electronics of all kinds aren’t really built to withstand much in the way of knocks or extreme weather, but a special breed of portable hard drives exists to serve this very purpose – to withstand the everyday tumbles and adverse weather without sacrificing your precious data. It’s not often I get to break things in the name of science, but today is a special day. In the interests of all backpackers, hikers, summer poolside partygoers and urban adventurers – I’ll be putting the claims of two “rugged” portable drives to the test."

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Rumor: Apple's Next iPhone to Arrive Sept. 10 | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Rumor: Apple's Next iPhone to Arrive Sept. 10 | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Apple will unveil the next edition of the iPhone at a major press event on Sept. 10, according to All Things D."

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Holho turns your tablet or smartphone into a 3D projector

Holho turns your tablet or smartphone into a 3D projector: "Owning a smartphone is a bit like being a kid who got too many toys for his birthday. No matter how many apps you have, you still want it to do something more. Imagination Farm USA LLC, based in Houston, Texas, decided that the something more was the Holho “hologram generator,” which uses a set of mirrors perched on a smartphone or tablet to produce the illusion of a moving 3D image."

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How Roku can build a Chromecast killer | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews

How Roku can build a Chromecast killer | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews: "Google has shaken up the world of streaming video with its new (and hard to get) Chromecast. The $35 unit effectively turns any "dumb" HDTV into a smart TV with Netflix and YouTube, and uses any iPhone, Android phone, or tablet as a remote."

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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Pocket : Coming to grips with Windows 8.1: Tips and tricks

Pocket : Coming to grips with Windows 8.1: Tips and tricks: "When Windows 8 was released last October it didn't receive a lot of fanfare. But this year Microsoft is making several changes to the operating system with version 8.1 and a lot of them are for the better. While it's not a complete overhaul, there are some subtle changes that should make it easier for new users to learn and use. Here's a look at some tips and tricks for using new features in Windows 8.1."

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Pocket : Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Review And Giveaway

Pocket : Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Review And Giveaway: "It’s almost time to go back to school. That means homework, studying, and all the other good stuff that comes along with getting an education. It also means it’s time to do some back-to-school shopping, which includes items like tablets, laptops, and other gadgets that students could have only dreamed about just a few years ago"

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Pocket : How to Use Microsoft Word 2013′s Built-in Screenshot Tool

Pocket : How to Use Microsoft Word 2013′s Built-in Screenshot Tool: "We recently showed you that you could use Microsoft Word as a blog post editor and the feature was really well received. We are back with this byte size tip to show you how you can quickly add screenshots to your posts."

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Pocket : Beginner Geek: What Every Windows User Needs to Know About Using the Windows Task Manager

Pocket : Beginner Geek: What Every Windows User Needs to Know About Using the Windows Task Manager: "The Windows Task Manager is an important tool for every Windows user. It can show you why your computer is slow and help you deal with misbehaving and resource-hungry programs, whether they’re draining CPU, RAM, disk, or network resources."

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Pocket : How Can I Find Out Where an Email Really Came From?

Pocket : How Can I Find Out Where an Email Really Came From?: "Just because an email shows up in your inbox labeled Bill.Smith@somehost.com, doesn’t mean that Bill actually had anything to do with it. Read on as we explore how to dig in and see where a suspicious email actually came from."

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Pocket : Where to download free music

Pocket : Where to download free music: "For the scofflaws among us, there are endless places to illegally download whatever music you’re looking for. But for those looking to expand their collections and musical horizons in more law-abiding ways, there are also lots of legit places to find music from new artists, from live concerts, and much more that won’t cost you a dime. And that also won’t get you sued by the RIAA in the process."

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Pocket : 7 browser tricks to get the most out of your Chromecast

Pocket : 7 browser tricks to get the most out of your Chromecast: "For $35, you might not expect much from Google’s Chromecast. As it turns out, this little TV dongle can do a whole lot more than just stream video from Netflix and YouTube, or view browser tabs on the big screen."

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How Attackers Actually “Hack Accounts” Online and How to Protect Yourself

How Attackers Actually “Hack Accounts” Online and How to Protect Yourself: "People talk about their online accounts being “hacked,” but how exactly does this hacking happen? The reality is that accounts are hacked in fairly simple ways — attackers don’t use black magic.

Knowledge is power. Understanding how accounts are actually compromised can help you secure your accounts and prevent your passwords from being “hacked” in the first place."

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How To Use Google Forms To Create Your Own Self-Grading Quiz

How To Use Google Forms To Create Your Own Self-Grading Quiz: "Are you a teacher or trainer? Someone involved in a hiring process? Do you need to check somehow that other people have the skills or knowledge that you expect them to? Well, you’re going to love what you can do using Google Forms. You can create a self-grading test for whatever your purposes are. That’s powerful!"

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Friday, August 9, 2013

Transform your PC into a mean, media-streaming machine | PCWorld

Transform your PC into a mean, media-streaming machine | PCWorld: "If you’re anything like me, you’ve built an impressive media empire inside your PC. You’ve compiled album after album of sweet jams. You’ve got reams of cherished photos from all your adventures, and your video collection spans everything from smartphone gag reels to family movies to high-resolution videos ripped from your DVD collection."

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How to make good use of an old hard drive | PCWorld

How to make good use of an old hard drive | PCWorld: "Old hard drives make lousy flowerpots, but very effective paperweights. And I must confess that on some occasions, I've been tempted to use them for batting practice or skeet shooting."

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How to use IFTTT to automate your online life | PCWorld

How to use IFTTT to automate your online life | PCWorld: "You may think of the Web as a big tubular mesh of interconnectedness, but really, apps and sites tend to be more like islands than Kumbaya-singing cooperative circles. Evernote doesn't seamlessly save your notes to Dropbox. The Facebook photos you're tagged in don't automatically post to your Flickr account. Articles you save in Feedly don't push themselves to Pocket for later reading."

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Add custom news and alerts to new tabs in Google Chrome | PCWorld

Add custom news and alerts to new tabs in Google Chrome | PCWorld: "If you're a Google Chrome user (it remains my browser of choice), you already know how to reduce tab clutter with OneTab and add a clock and weather station to new tabs."

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How to manually lower Netflix's streaming bit rate | PCWorld

How to manually lower Netflix's streaming bit rate | PCWorld: "True story. Last night, while on an Amtrak train from Chicago to Detroit, I was trying to pass the time by watching Netflix on my laptop. Just one problem: The connectivity wasn't great between cities, so there were a lot of pauses while the stream buffered."

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Introductory Lessons in Communication Security

Introductory Lessons in Communication Security: "Everyone already understands that it is important to protect your identity online. Similar to operational security where practitioners are encouraged to conceal their actions; i.e. Don’t discuss your stockpile, number or types of weapons or ammunition, or your evacuation plan, Communication Security focuses on your tactical communication. While not everyone may have a complete understanding of communication systems, there are simple methods to protect yourself and your identity online."

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Pocket : Talk to the hand: HOT Watch turns your palm into a mobile phone

Pocket : Talk to the hand: HOT Watch turns your palm into a mobile phone: "The smartwatch market is barely in its infancy, but it's already feeling a bit crowded. With crowdfunding success stories like the Pebble and the Agent rubbing shoulders with juggernauts like Apple, Google, and Microsoft, a new smartwatch has to bring something truly innovative to the table in order to stand out. PH Technical Labs seems prepared to do just that with the HOT Watch, which has a directional speaker and microphone embedded in the wrist, allowing the wearer to answer phone calls just by cupping their hand to their ear."

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Pocket : Google posts six tips and tricks for Google Maps on iOS, Android

Pocket : Google posts six tips and tricks for Google Maps on iOS, Android: "After Google launched a completely redesigned Google Maps experience for iOS and Android users, our own Nicole Cozma covered five tips for Android (which applied to iOS as well) users to get started with Google Maps."

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Pocket : What to do when data's too big to just transfer to the cloud

Pocket : What to do when data's too big to just transfer to the cloud: "As government agencies consider moving their enterprise data to the cloud, their first question might be: How does it get to the cloud? In most cases, data can be transmitted via FTP or HTTP protocols, but for some applications — like life sciences, sensor and video surveillance applications — the data is just too big to fit through the pipe. What’s the best option?"

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Pocket : Best low-lag HDTVs for serious gamers

Pocket : Best low-lag HDTVs for serious gamers: "Today's HDTVs are packed with Smart TV suites, fancy picture processing, and other extras that add functionality and/or affect picture quality. For a serious gamer, none of that matters compared to the responsiveness of the TV, and often the extras just get in the way."

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Pocket : Get a three-month Rhapsody subscription for $1

Pocket : Get a three-month Rhapsody subscription for $1: "My kids are seriously into music these days. Seems like every other song on the radio is met with, "Dad, I want this on my iPod!" So I'm starting to think a music-subscription service might make sense, as it would give them unlimited access to unlimited songs, without all the piecemeal buying."

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Pocket : Debunking Battery Life Myths for Mobile Phones, Tablets, and Laptops

Pocket : Debunking Battery Life Myths for Mobile Phones, Tablets, and Laptops: "Batteries need to be cared for properly — they’re a critical part of our mobile devices and battery technology hasn’t advanced as fast as other technologies. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of incorrect information about batteries out there."

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Pocket : How to Ensure Your Router, Cameras, Printers, and Other Devices Aren’t Accessible on the Internet

Pocket : How to Ensure Your Router, Cameras, Printers, and Other Devices Aren’t Accessible on the Internet: "Some people’s networked printers, cameras, routers, and other hardware devices are accessible from the Internet. There are even search engines designed to search such exposed devices. If your devices are secure, you won’t have to worry about this."

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I have constant disk activity and I don’t know why. How can I tell what program is doing it? – Ask Leo!

I have constant disk activity and I don’t know why. How can I tell what program is doing it? – Ask Leo!: "My machine has a constant red led, constant disk activity, no response from mouse, Task Manager, not able to gain control of any processes or programs. Problem is, I have had Process Explorer(boot) running and it shows +-98% inactive!!! I am unable to see what is causing me the problem (using Admin. Tools Events etc. when I look at various categories)."

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Google posts six tips and tricks for Google Maps on iOS, Android | How To - CNET

Google posts six tips and tricks for Google Maps on iOS, Android | How To - CNET: "After Google launched a completely redesigned Google Maps experience for iOS and Android users, our own Nicole Cozma covered five tips for Android (which applied to iOS as well) users to get started with Google Maps"

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How to access hidden Netflix streaming settings | How To - CNET

How to access hidden Netflix streaming settings | How To - CNET: "Streaming Netflix on your computer works well most of the time, but depending on the quality of your Internet connection, you may experience the occasional hiccup. And when that happens, it can be frustrating to watch as the video buffers. If the problem is with your ISP, you typically don't have any way to resolve it other than to wait. However, the folks over at Lifehacker discovered a Reddit thread that revealed a way to access hidden streaming settings that could help when you're having problems."

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Monday, August 5, 2013

Pocket : Inside Scoop: Wi-Fi routers susceptible to hacking

Pocket : Inside Scoop: Wi-Fi routers susceptible to hacking: "LAS VEGAS -- More major brand-name Wi-Fi router vulnerabilities continue to be discovered, and continue to go unpatched, a security researcher has revealed at Defcon 21.

Jake Holcomb, a security researcher at the Baltimore, Md.-based firm Independent Security Evaluators and the lead researcher into Wi-Fi router vulnerabilities, said that problem is worse than when ISE released its original findings in April."

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Pocket : Did You Know Facebook & Twitter Have Keyboard Shortcuts Too? Get Socially Productive, Learn Them All!

Pocket : Did You Know Facebook & Twitter Have Keyboard Shortcuts Too? Get Socially Productive, Learn Them All!: "Stop using your mouse like a sucker. Get more out of Facebook and Twitter by learning their keyboard shortcuts.

It’s something longtime computer users have known for years: keyboard shortcuts make everything faster. It’s true for text editing, it’s true for using accent marks and it’s true for Gmail users."

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Pocket : How to Ensure Your Router, Cameras, Printers, and Other Devices Aren’t Accessible on the Internet

Pocket : How to Ensure Your Router, Cameras, Printers, and Other Devices Aren’t Accessible on the Internet: "Some people’s networked printers, cameras, routers, and other hardware devices are accessible from the Internet. There are even search engines designed to search such exposed devices. If your devices are secure, you won’t have to worry about this."

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

3 solutions for people who hate Windows 8 - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show

3 solutions for people who hate Windows 8 - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show: "Q. I really can't stand Windows 8, Kim. I've had my new computer for about three months and I just don't get it. I still haven't figured out how to do half of the things I need to do and the stuff I have figured out makes zero sense to me. I've stuck to using my old Windows Vista desktop to get things done instead. There has to be something I can do to make Windows 8 less of a pain in the keister, right?"

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How to Create a Blog Post Using Microsoft Word 2013

How to Create a Blog Post Using Microsoft Word 2013: "Microsoft Word has been able to publish content to blog platforms since Office 2007. The feature is still available and has matured to a point where it gives Windows Live Writer a run for its money. Here is how to get set up."

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How to Create Custom Chrome Web App Shortcuts For Your Favorite Websites

How to Create Custom Chrome Web App Shortcuts For Your Favorite Websites: "Google is now pushing Chrome packaged apps, but many Chrome apps are still shortcuts to websites. You can make  your own custom web apps that function as shortcuts if the website you want isn’t available in the Chrome Web Store."

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How to Recover a Deleted File: The Ultimate Guide

How to Recover a Deleted File: The Ultimate Guide: "It’s happened to most of us. You delete a file and realize you need it back. This guide will explain when you can get that file back and how to go about it.

We’ve covered a variety of tools for recovering deleted files in the past, but this guide goes more in-depth. We’ll cover everything you need to know if you want to successfully recover deleted files."

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Friday, August 2, 2013

Create A Private Company Social Network With Bitrix24 [HTC One Giveaway]

Create A Private Company Social Network With Bitrix24 [HTC One Giveaway]: "As technology continues to advance at such a rapid pace, the methods of business management and communication advance alongside it. More people are telecommuting from home now than ever before and the nature of the business entity is being tested. The traditional office environment doesn’t work well when most, or all, employees are at home. So what do you use then? The answer is Bitrix24."

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Myths: Does Deleting the Cache Actually Speed Up Your PC?

Myths: Does Deleting the Cache Actually Speed Up Your PC?: "Every time you ask somebody with a reasonable level of tech skills what you should do to speed up your PC, they start jabbering on about running ccleaner and clearing the cache. But does the act of clearing a cache really speed things up? Nope."

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How to Effortlessly Manage Your Kindle Collections

How to Effortlessly Manage Your Kindle Collections: "The “Collections” feature on the Kindle has so much potential but Amazon has done such a terrible job implementing it. Read on as we show you how to use third-party tools to properly manage your Kindle Collections and make them truly useful."

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Beginner Geek: Everything You Need To Know About Browser Extensions

Beginner Geek: Everything You Need To Know About Browser Extensions: "Browser extensions extend your web browser with additional features, modify web pages, and integrate your browser with the other services you use. This guide will introduce you to the world of browser extensions and help you get started."

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

How to delete Facebook activity using iPhone, Android app | How To - CNET

How to delete Facebook activity using iPhone, Android app | How To - CNET: "As more and more apps integrate with Facebook and each app shares more of your online activity to your timeline, there's bound to be information you'd rather not share. Luckily, you can quickly delete activity -- like articles you've read, music you're listening to, comments posted, and even gameplay milestones -- using the Facebook app."

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How to delete Facebook activity using iPhone, Android app | How To - CNET

How to delete Facebook activity using iPhone, Android app | How To - CNET: "As more and more apps integrate with Facebook and each app shares more of your online activity to your timeline, there's bound to be information you'd rather not share. Luckily, you can quickly delete activity -- like articles you've read, music you're listening to, comments posted, and even gameplay milestones -- using the Facebook app."

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Review: Google's Chromecast puts (most of) the Internet on your TV on the cheap | TechHive

Review: Google's Chromecast puts (most of) the Internet on your TV on the cheap | TechHive: "Google doesn’t have the best track record in the living room. Google TV was a solid idea for adding the Internet to the familiar TV experience, but it hasn’t taken off—consumer response has been tepid, few manufacturers have built in support, and many content providers have blocked its devices from accessing their shows online. And the Nexus Q shown off at 2012’s Google I/O conference never actually reached the market."

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Can You Increase the Reliability of a Hard Drive by Using Less of Its Total Capacity?

Can You Increase the Reliability of a Hard Drive by Using Less of Its Total Capacity?: "Your computer has a massive hard drive that you significantly underuse. Would decreasing the size of the primary partition actually increase the lifespan of the drive?"

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How to Quickly Check If Your Computer Can Run a PC Game

How to Quickly Check If Your Computer Can Run a PC Game: "PC gaming isn’t quite as simple as console gaming. If you have a laptop with weak graphics hardware or an older PC, it’s important to check whether your computer can support a game before you spend your hard-earned cash."

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How to Jailbreak Your Kindle Paperwhite for Screensavers, Apps, and More

How to Jailbreak Your Kindle Paperwhite for Screensavers, Apps, and More: "We’ve shown you how to jailbreak your Kindle in the past, but the new Paperwhite (with a beautiful higher resolution screen that begs for custom screensavers) requires a brand new bag of tricks to jailbreak. Read on as we jailbreak a Paperwhite and show off the new screensaver modes."

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How Writing Amazing Emails Can Further Your Career

How Writing Amazing Emails Can Further Your Career: "Don’t worry email isn’t dead or even old-fashioned yet, whatever the naysayers might be predicting. Social media might be taking over as ice-breakers, but the email is not only holding its own, it is also the strongest prong of the trident when it comes to having a handshake with someone who matters on the Web. Very few people in fact master the art of emailing. My colleague Joshua called it email sending anxiety. It is a very real thing and surprising, because all it takes are a few precisely paced tips to email efficiently."

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