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Take screenshots of your desktop with PicPick
2009-09-23 12:08:00
It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. It would also be safe to say that a screen shot is worth its weight in gold when trying to effectively communicate thoughts and ideas. Trying to verbally walk someone through a process in Windows is not impossible, however, showing them what screens ...Post from:Take screenshots of your desktop with PicPick
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10 Free Essential Programs for Windows
2009-09-22 12:36:00
After reading the title, you may think to yourself, “Only ten? There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of free programs for Windows .” This thought would be difficult to disprove as there are vast numbers of freeware programs available for the Windows operating system. This is simply short list of ten programs that will prove helpful when ...Post from:10 Free Essential Programs for Windows

?Duplicate name exists on the network? Windows error
2009-09-21 12:32:00
Previously, I wrote an article about what would happen if you had two computers with the same IP address on the same network: an IP address conflict. But what happens when you have two computers with the same name on a network? Well, in that case, you might end up seeing a message like the following: Duplicate ...Post from:“Duplicate name exists on the network” Windows error
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Get alerted when a website changes
2009-09-20 12:22:00
Do you follow a website too closely enough that you want to be alerted when new posts come up or something changes? For people who monitor a lot of hosts with website activity, a tool for doing this is a necessity. Some website owners may also want a way to see what?s being posted on their ...Post from:Get alerted when a website changes
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How to shrink PDF file size
2009-09-19 12:16:00
I?ve previously written in-depth articles on how to reduce the size of an image file, but have never written about PDF documents. PDF files with lots of graphics and images can become very large very quickly. In this post, I will try to show you a couple of methods to reduce the size of a PDF ...Post from:How to shrink PDF file size
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How to encrypt your USB flash drive
2009-09-18 12:21:00
USB flash drives are great because they are really cheap and you can conveniently move data between computers. The only problem is when you store sensitive data on a USB drive and it gets lost or stolen! Most people are intimidated by the words ?encryption? because it involves fancy algorithms and names like ?WPA, EFS, SHA1, ...Post from:How to encrypt your USB flash drive
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Notable ? Collaborate on website design and content
2009-09-17 12:14:00
If you?ve ever created a website before, you know how important it is to get opinions from as many people as possible on colors, layout, navigation, content, and everything else. Even though it?s really easy to create a website, it?s really hard to make a great website. Anybody can download a template and have a flashy ...Post from:Notable – Collaborate on website design and content
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Backup, restore, and clone hard drives using Easeus Todo Backup
2009-09-16 12:34:00
In the past, I?ve talked a lot about backups! Backup software for servers, backing up you PC, backing up the registry, etc, etc. It?s never a bad thing to have your data backed up ten different ways. Personally, I have local backups, remote backups, backups of just my files, backups of my entire system, and backups ...Post from:Backup, restore, and clone hard drives using Easeus Todo Backup
More About: Clone , Hard , Hard drives

SuperAntiSpyware Pro Review
2009-09-15 12:46:00
Computer technology is constantly moving forward. Machines are built to be faster than their predecessors, hard drives increase in size, and connecting to the Internet is faster now than ever. Unfortunately, in parallel with leaps in computer technology, spyware and virus writers are constantly working on creating deadlier and more difficult to detect malware. Thankfully, there ...Post from:SuperAntiSpyware Pro Review

How to create custom Run commands in Windows
2009-09-14 12:35:00
If you?ve ever used the Run command box in Windows , you probably know you can type certain predefined commands to open programs, etc. For example, if you type ?notepad? in the Run box, it?ll open Notepad in Windows. If you type ?cmd? in the Run box, it opens the command prompt. If you type ?regedit?, it ...Post from:How to create custom Run commands in Windows
More About: Commands , Custom , Create

Play Google Voice voicemails in Gmail
2009-09-13 12:11:00
If you?re using Google Voice , you probably love the fact that you can get email notifications whenever a new voicemail arrives right? It?s definitely a cool service, but if you use Gmail as your email client, it gets even better! Wouldn?t it be nice if you could just listen to your Google Voice messages right from ...Post from:Play Google Voice voicemails in Gmail
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How to show your computer name in the Taskbar in Windows 7
2009-09-12 12:59:00
One cool tip that I read today on Scott Hanselman?s blog was about Windows 7 and how you can add the computer name to the taskbar to make it easy to identify which computer are you. When I read it, I thought how simple it was to do this, yet how I never even thought of ...Post from:How to show your computer name in the Taskbar in Windows 7
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Automatically add shortcut to USB drives on Windows desktop
2009-09-11 12:15:00
Have you noticed that whenever you pop in your USB drive in Windows XP, it first scans it (autoplay) and then gives you a menu of options, such as transferring photos, playing files in Windows Media player, or opening a folder to view the files? This list is automatically generated based on the type of content ...Post from:Automatically add shortcut to USB drives on Windows desktop
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Merge, split, rotate, and repair PDF Files
2009-09-10 12:30:00
Previously, I wrote about a nifty little tool called PDFHammer that lets you merge and edit PDF files online. Though it works well, it’s still convenient to have this ability without an Internet connection. pdftk is a free toolkit that lets you manipulate PDF files in many different ways. The tool is run using commands entered ...Post from:Merge , split, rotate, and repair PDF Files
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Use HandBrake to convert videos into iPhone format
2009-09-09 12:15:00
So I?ve been using my iPhone a lot these days and one thing that is a must for me is to sync up all my movies, TV shows, and videos onto my phone so that I can watch them on the go, rather than streaming the videos to my xBox. Though it?s great for watching stuff ...Post from:Use HandBrake to convert videos into iPhone format
More About: Videos , Iphone , Convert , Format

How to Speed Up Mozilla Firefox
2008-06-11 12:29:00
SlowFirefox -Itis. n. The thing that happens to Firefox over time. Symptoms include decline in speed and efficiency. So, you’ve turned on your computer, clicked on Mozilla Firefox , and then….you waited. “Why,” you say, “Is firefox slower now?” Well, we’re here to fix that problem! Whether it’s just because you want to make Firefox faster than it already ...
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Asus launches new Eee PC 901 Model
2008-06-11 12:10:00
Some of you may remember my hands on review of the ASUS EEE PC 701 some months ago. At the time I was completely enamoured with the little machine, I really believed it was going to become a useful tool that I would just not be able to live without. In reality, things turned out somewhat ...
More About: Gadgets , Asus , Model

Twitter Tools you never knew you needed
2008-06-11 10:42:00
As you well know, Twitter has become the multi-blogging tool of choice. A little more unfortunately it’s also the blogging topic of choice. That aside, the ever-growing ecosystem of tools and services that spring up around Twitter are providing useful features in some cases and some downright strange features in others. Post Messages Longer then ...
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Webtops ? 20 Online Desktops to Try
2008-06-11 10:13:00
The ultimate aim of cloud-computing proponents is to rid yourself of the need to ever need desktop software or operating systems. Data is to be accessible and secure anywhere you have Internet access and services light and installation free. They?ve also been saying this for nearly two decades now. See the idea of moving all your work ...
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2008-06-11 09:22:00
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How to restart Windows in Safe Mode
2008-06-10 12:30:00
Looking for a way to get into Safe Mode for Windows ? If you’re not able to boot your computer normally, you have to enter safe mode, a diagnostic mode for Windows where you can troubleshoot problems that prevent normal booting. In Safe Mode , Windows only loads the most essential services and drivers in order for it ...
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Improve your eBay auction sniping with JBidWatcher 2.0 software
2008-06-10 12:05:00
As techies, it’s a good thing that we have a lot of comparison shopping resources to rely upon. It seems we are always looking at or searching for that new gadget, upgrade, computer accessory or (gasp) even non-techie things. PriceGrabber, PriceWatch are typical shopping tools along with Amazon, Froogle and many other paths to shopping Nirvana. ...
More About: Software , Auction , Sniping , Ebay , Improve

Enable Netflix Watch Now on more than 3 PCs
2008-06-09 12:24:00
Netflix Watch Now service is great for steaming movies to your PC via Internet Explorer. If you’ve been using the service for a while, you might have asked yourself how does Netflix prevent people from sharing their login info with family and friends so that everyone can watch movies from free online? Well, Netflix uses a ...
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FastStone - Free Windows screen capture software
2008-06-09 12:11:00
As someone frequently called on to create training manuals and how-to guides, I am constantly on the lookout for anything which makes that job easier. Screen captures, and the ability to edit them with annotations and highlights, are key to the job. I have used Snag-it very successfully. However, I came across a freeware utility that ...
More About: Software , Windows , Screen Capture , Free

How to save boomarks in Firefox and IE
2008-06-08 12:31:00
Want to save your Firefox or IE bookmarks for backup purposes? I’ve built up so boomarks in the last year that if I were to lose them because of a computer crash, it would be devastating! That’s why it’s important to backup your Mozilla Firefox bookmarks as well as IE bookmarks, if you’re using both. I’ll ...
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Load YouTube videos faster
2008-06-08 12:07:00
Are you looking for a way to make YouTube videos load up faster on your computer? This could be a problem if you have a slow Internet connection, which can cause videos to “freeze”. This is caused by the fact that the video is being downloaded into the buffer. There are a couple of ways you ...
More About: Videos , Youtube , Load

How to right click using the keyboard
2008-06-07 12:29:00
Looking for the right click keyboard command? It’s not often you’re left without a mouse, a trackball, or a touch pad, but there are those rare occasions when nothing works! Oddly, my touch pad died the other day, I didn’t have a mouse, and my computer didn’t have a secondary mouse tracking option! It was quite ...
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