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Windows 7 has been out for a few months now and it is already clear that it will not become a second-Vista for Microsoft. The operating system’s market share has already climbed to respectable levels and it is only a matter of time when it will surpass its predecessor Windows Vista. Microsoft has build...

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Emails containing troubleshooting cases keep arriving in my inbox. I’ve received many cases that start with a seemingly unsolvable problem and end a few steps later with a solution or - often just as useful - a workaround. I’ve amassed several hundred such cases that I’ve captured in over 400 PowerP...

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With the holiday season come gifts. If you're lucky you might have gotten big-ticket items—like new PCs, loaded with Windows 7. And even if you didn't get a new PC, you might have gotten Windows 7 to upgrade an older machine. Finally, if you got around $100 in gift certificates you don't know ho...

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The Universal Serial Bus standard has come a long way since its introduction in 1996. Backed by a consortium of companies led by Intel , Compaq and Microsoft, it offered some unheard-of features for its time, including the ability to connect peripherals without turning off the computer fi...

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1. Go to the YouTube page of the video you want to download in Firefox 2. Let it load completely (be sure to select HQ/HD if you want best quality) 3. Do NOT close the browser OR the page 4. Open Nautilus and navigate to /tmp 5. Drag the file named "Flash" (followed by letters and num...

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How to Run Windows 7 On Your Mac

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Remember when webmail used to be synonymous with AOL? Boy has the Internet grown up since then, and lucky for us, a little company called Google came along and changed not just how we surf the web, but also how we communicate with each other. We're of course referring to Gmail, Google's nearly s...

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Printers: Can't live with them, can't nuke them. You could always toss a misbehaving inkjet or laser out the window, but where would that leave you? Truth be told, we need our printers, despite their maddening quirks. Here's a saner idea: Take a deep breath, channel your inner tech support rep, and re...

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When logging in to Facebook Thursday, I, like millions of other people, got the directive to update my privacy settings to fit in to the new, "simplified," scheme. But at their core, the Facebook privacy settings have not been simplified. Beyond the set-up page, Facebook's privacy con...

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Windows: Windows 7's only been out for six weeks, but that doesn't mean you haven't experienced the occasional crash. Previously mentioned utility WhoCrashed has updated with Windows 7 support, giving you detailed information on what exactly caused your computer to go down. http://lifehacker...

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[url=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee835740.aspx]Dig

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Starting Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7, to prevent address scans of IPv6 addresses based on the known company IDs of network adapter manufacturers, Windows by default generate random interface IDs for non-temporary autoconfigured IPv6 addresses, including public a...

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Sometimes pulling out an old CD from your music archive reveals some discs haven't fared well in the passage of time. CDs are vulnerable to fingerprint smudges, a bit of dried syrup from the time you spilled that Coke in the car, perhaps even some scratches from the time that CD disappeared und...

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There are a couple of new features in Windows 7 that help you liberate the multimedia content from your PC and stream it to other devices around your home. You can even stream to your laptop no matter where you are in the world – all you need is an internet connection to do so. The two features that e...

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Good advice here! Cnet Video: Don't Buy a Laptop Until You Watch This!

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Experienced PC users know that not every operating-system upgrade goes smoothly--but that bit of understanding does little to offset the annoyance we feel when we're faced with seemingly unresolvable installation problems. Windows 7 has presented some users with a few serious upgrade bugs of i...

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Many tech junkies are aware of TweakGuides, a quality website dedicated to the tweaking of games, software and hardware. Though its owner Koroush Ghazi has sadly since given up guides as such for PC games (console ports, exhaustive efforts, and all that), he has just released one for Windows 7, whi...

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The public debut of Google Chrome OS today has the press abuzz over the potential of the new web-based operating system. And now that it’s open sourced, you have the chance to try it out for yourself. Unfortunately, most people aren’t ready to undertake the daunting task of actually taking Go...

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Windows 7 Power User’s Guide was making news for quite a few weeks. But, who wants to shed a £3.99 for Windows 7 power tips when there are bounty of free tips available on Internet. All you power users must have been craving for some geeky ideas to make the most of the new OS. Well, most of you lack th...

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Just got your hands on Windows 7 and want to bend it to your will? No problem. We've got plenty of tips, hacks and secrets to keep you busy for a long time, including automatically opening Windows Explorer to a folder of your choice, speeding up taskbar thumbnails, finding hidden desktop themes, forci...

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Are you looking for a way to easily change your desktop background periodically throughout the day? Today we look at using the desktop slideshow feature in Windows 7 that will automatically change the wallpaper at different time intervals. [url=http://www.howtogeek.co...

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Here is the fix from Microsoft! http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975253 -- Edited by barney on Wednesday 4th of November 2009 02:33:49 PM

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Over the past months, we’ve written quite a few PDF manuals for you, on all kinds of diverging subjects, including BitTorrent, iTunes, iPhone, Twitter, Mac, Linux, Photoshop and several other topics. Initially available only for subscribers, there are now multiple manuals released e...

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If you've been using computers a long time, you can remember the days when you needed the keyboard for everything. Some of us have never given up the habit, and still use keyboard shortcuts in Windows with great regularity. Depending on what you're doing, they can really speed you up. So if you...

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For newcomers to the open source world, selecting a Linux desktop from the many available choices can seem overwhelming. But don't let that stop you! There's plenty of free expert advice available online to help you narrow the field and figure out which distro is likely to best suit your need...

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Nice tips for iTune users! Favorite iTunes Tips and Tricks

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Save time on an XP clean installation. Build an XP SP3 Recovery Disc

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Everybody knows Windows 7 is just around the corner and, as with every Windows upgrade prerequisites to getting Windows 7 to upgrade and install correctly are of course an absolute necessity. Now Windows 7 is much easier than its predecessors when getting it to upgrade over an operating...

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... these are always handy! 10 Gmail Tips and Tricks

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Windows 7 may be Microsoft’s most anticipated product ever. It builds on Windows Vista’s positives, and eliminates many of that OS’s negatives. It adds new functionality, too—all in a package that is less resource-hungry than its predecessor. And whether or not you're upgrading from Vista or ski...

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	The Case of the Slow Logons (Preview) Emails containing troubleshooting cases keep arriving in my inbox. I’ve received many cases that start with a seemingly unsolvable problem and end a few steps later with a solution or - often just as useful - a workaround. I’ve amassed several hundred such cases that I’ve captured in over 400 PowerP...	barney	0	234	Jan 13, 2010 by barney
	Your Guide to Windows 7 (Preview) With the holiday season come gifts. If you're lucky you might have gotten big-ticket items—like new PCs, loaded with Windows 7. And even if you didn't get a new PC, you might have gotten Windows 7 to upgrade an older machine. Finally, if you got around $100 in gift certificates you don't know ho...	barney	0	260	Jan 9, 2010 by barney
	USB 3.0: What You Need To Know (Preview) The Universal Serial Bus standard has come a long way since its introduction in 1996. Backed by a consortium of companies led by Intel , Compaq and Microsoft, it offered some unheard-of features for its time, including the ability to connect peripherals without turning off the computer fi...	barney	1	253	Dec 31, 2009 by Moh-Reza-rafat
	How To Download YouTube Video's In Ubuntu Without Addons, apps, terminal etc (Preview) 1. Go to the YouTube page of the video you want to download in Firefox 2. Let it load completely (be sure to select HQ/HD if you want best quality) 3. Do NOT close the browser OR the page 4. Open Nautilus and navigate to /tmp 5. Drag the file named "Flash" (followed by letters and num...	barney	0	220	Dec 30, 2009 by barney
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	20 Essential Gmail Tips You Probably Don't Use (but Should!) (Preview) Remember when webmail used to be synonymous with AOL? Boy has the Internet grown up since then, and lucky for us, a little company called Google came along and changed not just how we surf the web, but also how we communicate with each other. We're of course referring to Gmail, Google's nearly s...	barney	0	223	Dec 26, 2009 by barney
	10 Biggest Printer Problems -- And How To Fix Them (Preview) Printers: Can't live with them, can't nuke them. You could always toss a misbehaving inkjet or laser out the window, but where would that leave you? Truth be told, we need our printers, despite their maddening quirks. Here's a saner idea: Take a deep breath, channel your inner tech support rep, and re...	barney	0	234	Dec 21, 2009 by barney
	How to fix Facebook's new privacy settings (Preview) When logging in to Facebook Thursday, I, like millions of other people, got the directive to update my privacy settings to fit in to the new, "simplified," scheme. But at their core, the Facebook privacy settings have not been simplified. Beyond the set-up page, Facebook's privacy con...	barney	1	416	Dec 13, 2009 by Vindicated
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	Disable IPv6 Random identifier in Windows 7, Server 2008 & Vista (Preview) Starting Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7, to prevent address scans of IPv6 addresses based on the known company IDs of network adapter manufacturers, Windows by default generate random interface IDs for non-temporary autoconfigured IPv6 addresses, including public a...	barney	0	342	Dec 9, 2009 by barney
	Fix a Scratched CD (Preview) Sometimes pulling out an old CD from your music archive reveals some discs haven't fared well in the passage of time. CDs are vulnerable to fingerprint smudges, a bit of dried syrup from the time you spilled that Coke in the car, perhaps even some scratches from the time that CD disappeared und...	barney	0	201	Dec 7, 2009 by barney
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	Cnet Video: Don't Buy a Laptop Until You Watch This! (Preview) Good advice here! Cnet Video: Don't Buy a Laptop Until You Watch This!	barney	0	220	Dec 2, 2009 by barney
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	TweakGuides Tweaking Companion for Windows 7 released (Preview) Many tech junkies are aware of TweakGuides, a quality website dedicated to the tweaking of games, software and hardware. Though its owner Koroush Ghazi has sadly since given up guides as such for PC games (console ports, exhaustive efforts, and all that), he has just released one for Windows 7, whi...	barney	0	421	Dec 1, 2009 by barney
	Want To Try Out Google Chrome OS For Yourself? Here’s How. (Preview) The public debut of Google Chrome OS today has the press abuzz over the potential of the new web-based operating system. And now that it’s open sourced, you have the chance to try it out for yourself. Unfortunately, most people aren’t ready to undertake the daunting task of actually taking Go...	barney	0	243	Nov 21, 2009 by barney
	10 best Power Tips for Windows 7 (Preview) Windows 7 Power User’s Guide was making news for quite a few weeks. But, who wants to shed a £3.99 for Windows 7 power tips when there are bounty of free tips available on Internet. All you power users must have been craving for some geeky ideas to make the most of the new OS. Well, most of you lack th...	barney	0	285	Nov 17, 2009 by barney
	Windows 7 tricks: 20 top tips and tweaks (Preview) Just got your hands on Windows 7 and want to bend it to your will? No problem. We've got plenty of tips, hacks and secrets to keep you busy for a long time, including automatically opening Windows Explorer to a folder of your choice, speeding up taskbar thumbnails, finding hidden desktop themes, forci...	barney	0	259	Nov 13, 2009 by barney
	Turn Your Desktop into a Picture Slideshow in Windows 7 (Preview) Are you looking for a way to easily change your desktop background periodically throughout the day? Today we look at using the desktop slideshow feature in Windows 7 that will automatically change the wallpaper at different time intervals. [url=http://www.howtogeek.co...	barney	0	275	Nov 5, 2009 by barney
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	12 Must-Know Windows 7 Shortcuts (Preview) If you've been using computers a long time, you can remember the days when you needed the keyboard for everything. Some of us have never given up the habit, and still use keyboard shortcuts in Windows with great regularity. Depending on what you're doing, they can really speed you up. So if you...	barney	0	264	Oct 25, 2009 by barney
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