Computers and Technology

Sunday, September 11, 2011

How to Make Your Computer Boot Faster - Popular Mechanics: "Why can't a computer be more like a television? When you push the power button on a TV, it just turns on. Computers, on the other hand, boot—as in, they take so long to get started that you want to stick your boot into them. "

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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Back Up Your Google Accounts

Friday, September 9, 2011

5 Reasons to Get Excited About Windows Phone 7 Mango | PCWorld Business Center

5 Reasons to Get Excited About Windows Phone 7 Mango | PCWorld Business Center: "Ever since Microsoft previewed the Windows Phone 7 Mango update back in May, we’ve been eager to get our hands on the next generation of smartphones running Microsoft’s OS. The new phones are slated to arrive this fall, and September has brought some leaks, rumors, and actual confirmed phones."

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4 Biggest Blogging Myths That Lead to Bloggers Giving Up

4 Biggest Blogging Myths That Lead to Bloggers Giving Up: "If you are new to the world of blogging, there are few pieces of advice that you can never, ever escape.
The sad thing is the most of them are utter non sense – huge time wasters. In fact, if you are spending time following them, you are doing your blog a great injustice – and to yourself as well."

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Clean up your Windows hard drive with WinDirStat | How To - CNET

Clean up your Windows hard drive with WinDirStat | How To - CNET: "At purchase, you probably thought your 250GB hard drive would suffice, but heavy use and months later, you get a "low disk space" alert."

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Why computers suck at maths | News | TechRadar UK

Why computers suck at maths | News | TechRadar UK: "Computers might struggle to exhibit intelligent behaviour, but blindly performing arithmetic calculations is surely their forte. Or is it?"

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Smoking Near Apple Computers Creates Biohazard, Voids Warranty - The Consumerist

Smoking Near Apple Computers Creates Biohazard, Voids Warranty - The Consumerist: "Unless you've just arrived in 2009 on a time machine, you know that smoking isn't good for you. Did you know, that smoking isn't good for your computer, either? It's true, at least according to Apple. Two readers in different parts of the country claim that their Applecare warranties were voided due to secondhand smoke. Both readers appealed their cases up to the office of God Steve Jobs himself. Both lost."

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Master Your Digital Media with VLC

Master Your Digital Media with VLC: "Cross-platform media player VLC is often referred to as the "Swiss Army knife of media applications" for good reason:"

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