3 Ways to Make Your Old Netbook Suck Less

3 Ways to Make Your Old Netbook Suck Less: "Netbooks are terrible, as most people now agree. They seemed like a good idea at the time, offering a cheap laptop experience in a small package. But they were ultimately too slow, too small, and too poorly built.

Many netbooks are now lying around, unused. If you’re one of the people who purchased a netbook and can’t bring yourself to use it, these tips may help you get some more value out of your investment."

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How to Unlock a Locked Cell Phone and Why You Might Want To

How to Unlock a Locked Cell Phone and Why You Might Want To: "Most cell phones sold in North America  — especially on contract — are “locked” to a particular cellular carrier. They can only be used on that carrier’s network, so you can’t switch to another carrier without “unlocking” it first."

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Outlook - sgpease@msn.com

Outlook - sgpease@msn.com: "The iPhone’s popularity for photos comes down to several different things – the convenience of having your ‘camera’ with you all the time and the sheer variety of shooting, editing and sharing apps. For a while now, the iPhone has been the most popular camera on photo-sharing site Flickr, and with good reason. Today, three versions of the iPhone (4, 4S and 5) take up the first three slots in Flickr’s list, while Canon’s 5D Mark II comes in as a distant fourth."

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iPhone 5s vs. iPhone 5c vs. iPhone 4s

iPhone 5s vs. iPhone 5c vs. iPhone 4s: "If you're shopping for a new iPhone, Apple gives you not just one, but three options to choose from. Do you splurge on the flagship iPhone 5s, with its cutting-edge fingerprint sensor? Do you save a few bucks, and get the colorful and capable iPhone 5c? Or maybe you sign a two-year contract and get the aging iPhone 4s for "free?" Let Gizmag help you decide, as we compare the features and specs of the three iPhones available in 2013-2014."

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How to use Evernote's new Post-it Note camera | How To - CNET

How to use Evernote's new Post-it Note camera | How To - CNET: "Evernote updated its iOS app for iOS 7 and introduced a new feature by way of its partnership with 3M, maker of Post-it Notes among many, many other wide-ranging products. The Evernote iOS app features a new camera mode that lets you take a picture of a Post-it Note (or a square section of any note you may have jotted down on any variety of paper), which it will then digitize, making your handwritten notes searchable. And you can assign actions to notes jotted down on four popular and brightly colored Post-it Notes."

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For longer battery life, change these iOS 7 settings | How To - CNET

For longer battery life, change these iOS 7 settings | How To - CNET: "Some of iOS 7's new features might be hurting your battery life. Thing is, it's not the standout features like AirDrop or the Notification Center -- it's the stealthy settings buried beneath a stack of menus.
If you're noticing a quickly draining battery, or just want to get more juice out of your battery, make changes to these settings."

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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: "The good: Amazon has improved on last year's excellent Paperwhite e-reader with a faster processor, more responsive touch screen, and a better integrated light that's brighter and whiter and displays more evenly across the screen. Pages also refresh less frequently (less flashing). A smattering of new features enhance Amazon's already best-in-class content ecosystem."

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