Make a Better Recycle Bin With These Great Tools & Tricks

Make a Better Recycle Bin With These Great Tools & Tricks: "Most of us are very familiar with the Recycle Bin. We use it regularly, and it seems like a feature we can’t do much to customize – deleted files go there, and we can permanently delete them later. But there’s a lot more you can do to customize and tweak your Recycle Bin, from placing it in your system tray and automatically clearing old files to changing its icon and name."

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Kindle Fire HD 8.9" vs. Nexus 7

Kindle Fire HD 8.9" vs. Nexus 7: "The budget tablet market is getting crowded. Ruled last year by Amazon, it now hosts products from Apple, Asus, Barnes & Noble, and Samsung. Amazon alone released three Kindle tablets this year, and they all start at under US$300. How does the best of those – the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" – compare to the Nexus 7? Read on."

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6 Alternatives to iGoogle For Personalized Homepages - How-To Geek

6 Alternatives to iGoogle For Personalized Homepages - How-To Geek: "iGoogle has less than a year to go before it’s shut down for good on November 1, 2013. While Google seems to think that iGoogle isn’t necessary anymore, there are other services waiting to take its place."

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Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, Nexus 7, MS Surface – The rise of non iPad Tablets « Kindle Review – Kindle Fire Review, Kindle Fire HD Review

Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, Nexus 7, MS Surface – The rise of non iPad Tablets « Kindle Review – Kindle Fire Review, Kindle Fire HD Review: "This post is ostensibly about Kindle Fire HD, Nexus 7, Nook HD, Microsoft Surface and how they are gradually disrupting the iPad Market Tablet Market.
Beneath the layers, however, it’s really a post about FLOW."

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How To Safely Clean Your Tablet Or Smartphone's Touchscreen

How To Safely Clean Your Tablet Or Smartphone's Touchscreen: "Cleaning a smartphone touchscreen is simple. You don’t need a special cleaning kit or cleaning solution to safely clean your tablet or smartphone’s touchscreen – you can do it with materials you probably have on hand. However, you do need to know what to avoid – many common types of cloths and cleaning solutions can damage a touchscreen."

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‘Titan’ becomes the fastest computer on the planet - Emirates 24/7

‘Titan’ becomes the fastest computer on the planet - Emirates 24/7: "The Titan supercomputer has become the world’s fastest machine capable of churning through 17.59 petaflops per second (quadrillions of calculations per second)."

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Tech Tips: Don't be fooled by Ransomware - Carroll County Times: Technology

Tech Tips: Don't be fooled by Ransomware - Carroll County Times: Technology: "Imagine coming into work, logging onto your computer and facing this scenario:
Your computer screen is locked, displaying a message from the FBI, which states that your computer has recently been associated with child porn sites or some other illegal activities and therefore you are required to pay a $200 fine to "unlock" your computer."

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How To Use System Restore in Windows 7

How To Use System Restore in Windows 7: "Most serious issues in Windows 7 are caused by problems with the Windows Registry, device drivers, or DLL files. When a restore point is created, a current copy of these and other important files in Windows 7 are saved and can be restored using System Restore."

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'Quick and dirty fix' has gotten many computer users out of hot water » Ventura County Star

'Quick and dirty fix' has gotten many computer users out of hot water » Ventura County Star: "Quick and dirty fixes for a computer are the last resort of the desperate. Unfortunately that includes most of us at times."

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INFOGRAPHIC: The Health Hazards Of Tablet Use

INFOGRAPHIC: The Health Hazards Of Tablet Use: "’ve never really thought about this until now, but if you use a tablet extensively, you have to watch how you’re seated when you’re using it.  Just like how you sit in front of a normal computer matters to your back and neck posture, the same rules equally apply to when you’re using your iPad, Android tablet or Kindle Fire."

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