How to buy the right cell phone | Dialed In - CNET Blogs

How to buy the right cell phone | Dialed In - CNET Blogs: "Buying a cell phone as a holiday gift is a bit more complicated than buying a television or a camera. It's not that shopping for those products is easy--indeed, one TV can present you with a mind-boggling array of specs--but a cell phone also requires you to select a carrier and choose a service plan"

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Find and Download Music for Free

Find and Download Music for Free: "Finding free, downloadable music is becoming harder and harder as the record companies continue to attack our favorite sharing software. However, we have little need for file sharing software as most MP3s are readily available throughout the Web. Downloading them just requires a bit of creativity."

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Create and Use Basic Formulas in MS Excel 2010

Create and Use Basic Formulas in MS Excel 2010: "Oftentimes people avoid using certain programs because they figure the learning curve might be too long or the amount of time invested won’t be worth the eventual payoff. Nowhere is this more apparent than Microsoft Excel, the spreadsheet program that comes with the Office suite of applications."

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Lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 claims title of world's smallest desktop PC

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 claims title of world's smallest desktop PC: "Lenovo has unleashed a new device which falls into the HTPC or nettop PC category - the Windows 7-based IdeaCentre Q180. The book-sized computer will fit easily alongside any television set, where it can serve as an entertainment hub, given that it handles 1080p videos and optionally supports Blu-ray videos in 3D."

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How to get more work done in Google Docs | How To - CNET

How to get more work done in Google Docs | How To - CNET: "Not many people use only one computer. In fact, most of us hop from machine to machine in the course of a workday.
The best way to make sure you can access your important files from any of the various machines in your digital life is to store the files online. If you use Google Docs as your online file repository, these tips will help shorten your workday."

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How to See What Web Sites Your Computer is Secretly Connecting To - How-To Geek

How to See What Web Sites Your Computer is Secretly Connecting To - How-To Geek: "Has your internet connection become slower than it should be? There may be a chance that you have some malware, spyware, or adware that is using your internet connection in the background without your knowledge. Here’s how to see what’s going on under the hood."

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A Long Day for Tech Support [Funny Comic] - How-To Geek

A Long Day for Tech Support [Funny Comic] - How-To Geek:

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SLUG device allows for copying of any streamed audio

SLUG device allows for copying of any streamed audio: "Perhaps you've experienced this frustration before. There's a piece of audio on a website that you want to use in a project of your own, and it's playing right there on your computer, yet you have no way of copying it - short of holding a microphone up to your speakers, that is. Well, Kenneth Gibbs and Seena Zandipour want to change that."

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How long will AT&T fight for T-Mobile? | Signal Strength - CNET News

How long will AT&T fight for T-Mobile? | Signal Strength - CNET News: "On Tuesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski began circulating a draft order recommending to the other four FCC commissioners that the agency refer the case to an administrative law judge."

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So you bought a smartphone--now what? | Mobile - CNET News

So you bought a smartphone--now what? | Mobile - CNET News: "The carriers are increasingly taking their cues from Apple's stores as they look to evolve more into a resource for consumers instead of simply a place to buy cell phones."

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