Computers and Technology

Thursday, August 1, 2013

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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Monday, July 29, 2013

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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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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Saturday, July 27, 2013

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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