Speed Up an Old Mac with These Tricks [Mac OS X]

Speed Up an Old Mac with These Tricks [Mac OS X]: "iven time, the performance of any computer will tend to degrade – even Macs (gasp!). Years of improperly un-installing applications can leave your drive littered with preference files and resources that are no longer needed. A small drive can quickly fill up with photos or music, causing everything else to come crashing to a halt. Or perhaps your Mac is just old and can’t quite handle the latest software or OS updates – but with a little performance boost, it’d be good to go for another year at least!"

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Getting started with the new Gmail tabs | How To - CNET

Getting started with the new Gmail tabs | How To - CNET: "Google on Wednesday made a big announcement regarding Gmail's overall look and feel. Gmail will be taking a new tabbed approach to helping users organize e-mail -- something I'm sure we all struggle with. Over the next few weeks a new tab workflow will be slowly introduced to the Web, iOS, and Android versions of Gmail."

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Five steps to ultimate Firefox security | PCWorld

Five steps to ultimate Firefox security | PCWorld: "Over the years, many have touted Mozilla’s Firefox as one of the most secure Web browsers. But as with other browsers, the security level offered depends on the settings. Some security features need to be manually enabled. Those turned on by default should still be double-checked."

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How and Why to Back Up Your Cloud Data

How and Why to Back Up Your Cloud Data: "So you’ve got all your data stored on servers somewhere — your emails at Gmail, photos on Facebook, and passwords in LastPass. But what if one of these services failed and lost your data?"

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New Gmail look blings up your inbox with tabs | Internet & Media - CNET News

New Gmail look blings up your inbox with tabs | Internet & Media - CNET News: "Google continues to revamp the appearance of many of its services, this time turning its redecorating eye on Gmail.
The company unveiled on Wednesday the new look and automatic labels for Gmail on the Web, as well as in Gmail's Android and iOS apps."

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Four time-saving iPhone tips | How To - CNET

Four time-saving iPhone tips | How To - CNET: "Whether technology saves more time than it squanders is an open question. Some of us may dream of a life off the grid and out of range, but by choice or necessity, we spend much of our waking life connected to the world through some electronic device or another."

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A powerful tool for better Wi-Fi - Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Komando Downloads

A powerful tool for better Wi-Fi - Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Komando Downloads: "You can't see them, but they're all around you! I'm not talking about cockroaches (I hope). No! I'm talking about Wi-Fi.  At this very moment, dozens of wireless networks could be broadcasting in your area."

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Facebook Scam Leads Internet Crime Wave

Facebook Scam Leads Internet Crime Wave: "Will you become a victim of a Facebook scam? With something like one in 10 of the world's adults now using them, social networking sites like Facebook are quickly becoming the number one target for Internet scams."

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The 100 Best Android Apps of 2013 | PCMag.com

The 100 Best Android Apps of 2013 | PCMag.com: "With your new Android device in hand, you're ready to take on the mobile world. But with over 700,000 apps to choose from, finding which will work best for you can be a daunting task. That's why we've selected what we think are the best 100 and presented them here, for your perusal."

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How to set reminders in Evernote | How To - CNET

How to set reminders in Evernote | How To - CNET: "If you use Evernote to organize your life, then your life just got more organized. Evernote updated its iOS, Mac, and Web apps to include reminders, which is "one of the most requested features of all time," said Andrew Sinkov, Evernote's VP of marketing."

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