HTG Explains: Why Does Rebooting a Computer Fix So Many Problems?

HTG Explains: Why Does Rebooting a Computer Fix So Many Problems?: "Ask a geek how to fix a problem you’ve having with your Windows computer and they’ll likely ask “Have you tried rebooting it?” This seems like a flippant response, but rebooting a computer can actually solve many problems."

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The 7 Chrome extensions of moderately effective people

The 7 Chrome extensions of moderately effective people: "It's the world's most used web browser, but how many users are using extensions to get the most out of Google Chrome? (Probably very many. That's just the sort of annoying question journalists like to ask by way of an introduction.) Here are some of my favorites, not geared towards any particular profession, which I think could prove useful to my fellow generalist web users out there in the world. There are no gimmicks; no bossy extensions telling you what or what not to do; merely usefulness, hopefully."

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Coming soon to a Google Play store near you: More tablet apps | TechHive

Coming soon to a Google Play store near you: More tablet apps | TechHive: "Yesterday's Twitter for Android tablet update reminded us that there actually aren't that many tablet apps available in the Google Play store. Those that do exist are buried under other categories, and even then there is no way to differentiate between which apps are actually tablet optimized and which are meant for your phone."

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How to Use Windows’ Advanced Search Features: Everything You Need to Know

How to Use Windows’ Advanced Search Features: Everything You Need to Know: "You should never have to hunt down a lost file on modern versions of Windows — just perform a quick search. You don’t even have to wait for a cartoon dog to find your files, like on Windows XP.

The Windows search indexer is constantly running in the background to make quick local searches possible. This enables the kind of powerful search features you’d use on Google or Bing — but for your local files."

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10 Windows Tweaking Myths Debunked

10 Windows Tweaking Myths Debunked: "Windows is big, complicated, and misunderstood. You’ll still stumble across bad advice from time to time when browsing the web. These Windows tweaking, performance, and system maintenance tips are mostly just useless, but some are actively harmful."

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How To Create A Windows 8 Recovery Disk

How To Create A Windows 8 Recovery Disk: "The days of reinstalling Windows whenever your PC runs into trouble are long since gone. All you need to fix Windows 8 is a recovery disk, either on CD/DVD, USB drive or an external hard disk drive."

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Windows Update: Everything You Need To Know

Windows Update: Everything You Need To Know: "Is Windows Update enabled on your PC? If you don’t know the answer to that, you should — Windows Update keeps Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office up-to-date with the latest security patches and bug fixes, ensuring your computer is as secure as possible. However, Windows Update can also cause problems — particularly by nagging you to reboot when you’re trying to use your computer and automatically restarting your computer overnight."

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5 Other Video Sites Like YouTube - Slideshow from PCMag.com

5 Other Video Sites Like YouTube - Slideshow from PCMag.com: "It has more than one billion unique monthly visitors, who collectively upload 100 hours of video every minute and watch more than six billion hours of video each month—nearly one hour for every person on the planet."

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21 Inspirational Natural Light Portraits - dPS

21 Inspirational Natural Light Portraits - dPS: "One of the most effective pieces of lighting gear ever invented is available to almost every photographer in the world… unless you’re living in a cave (and even then you might have one)."

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10 Windows Tweaking Myths Debunked

10 Windows Tweaking Myths Debunked: "Windows is big, complicated, and misunderstood. You’ll still stumble across bad advice from time to time when browsing the web. These Windows tweaking, performance, and system maintenance tips are mostly just useless, but some are actively harmful."

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