Five surefire ways to maximize your laptop's battery life | PCWorld

Five surefire ways to maximize your laptop's battery life | PCWorld: "You adore your laptop. It lets you get down to business wherever you happen to be—airport lounge, coffee shop, your home office. It’s the key to your competitive edge."

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How to child-proof the Internet | PCWorld

How to child-proof the Internet | PCWorld: "The Internet is filled with websites that are inappropriate for anyone, much less children. Kids get into trouble online all the time, even when they aren’t looking for it. Misspelling a website address, screwing up a search term, or clicking a risqué ad can lead to some awkward bedtime conversations. Online bullying, predatory adults, and illegal downloading of copyrighted content are other threats."

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How to add USB 3.0 to your desktop PC | PCWorld

How to add USB 3.0 to your desktop PC | PCWorld: "If you've purchased an external hard drive recently, there's a good chance it came with a USB 3.0 interface.

That'll work with your old desktop, as most USB 3.0 devices are backward-compatible with USB 2.0 ports. The problem is you're not enjoying the significant speed benefits afforded by the newer technology."

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Cell phone buying guide - CNET Reviews

Cell phone buying guide - CNET Reviews: "Cell phones have become the most crucial personal technology purchase you can make. Not only are these devices full-fledged miniature computers in their own right, they're getting smarter with each product generation. If you're looking for a new handset right now, start with the Samsung Galaxy S4 or the HTC One. The Galaxy S4 offers all the power you'd expect from a high-end Android device in an ultraslim package."

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Speed Up iPhone Data Speeds on Sprint and AT&T with This Hacked Update

Speed Up iPhone Data Speeds on Sprint and AT&T with This Hacked Update: "The guys over at iTweakiOS have release a pair of cracked carrier updates for AT&T and Sprint that promise to bring faster speeds and better overall signals to iPhone. The updates don't require a jailbreak, but you'll need an iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 to take advantage of them."

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Top 10 Tips, Features, and Projects Every Windows User Should Try

Top 10 Tips, Features, and Projects Every Windows User Should Try: "Windows hasn't changed a ton in the past few years (at least, the desktop hasn't) but there's always a dark corner to explore, tweak, and improve. Here are 10 things every Windows users should do with their system."

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Beyond If and Sum: 15 very useful microsoft excel formulas for everyone | Chandoo.org - Learn Microsoft Excel Online

Beyond If and Sum: 15 very useful microsoft excel formulas for everyone | Chandoo.org - Learn Microsoft Excel Online: "Excel formulas can always be very handy, especially when you are stuck with data and need to get something done fast. But how well do you know the spreadsheet formulas?"

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3 Ways to Break a BIOS Password - wikiHow

3 Ways to Break a BIOS Password - wikiHow: "Have you ever been locked out of an old computer by a forgotten BIOS password? Without the password, the computer is essentially useless. Luckily, there are ways to reset it. Follow this guide to learn how."

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n+1: The Stupidity of Computers

n+1: The Stupidity of Computers: "Computers are near-omnipotent cauldrons of processing power, but they’re also stupid. They are the undisputed chess champions of the world, but they can’t understand a simple English conversation. IBM’s Watson supercomputer defeated two top Jeopardy! players last year, but for the clue “What grasshoppers eat,” Watson answered: “Kosher.” For all the data he could access within a fraction of a second—one of the greatest corpuses ever assembled—Watson looked awfully dumb."

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How to Sync Files Between Computers Without Storing Them in the Cloud

How to Sync Files Between Computers Without Storing Them in the Cloud: "So you have multiple computers and you want to keep your files in sync, but you don’t want to store them on someone else’s servers. You’ll want a service that synchronizes files directly between your computers."

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