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2010 Computer resolutions
Subscribe to podcasts so that you can listen to those radio shows you keep missing. Back up data, spend less money ahead of time than you will have to after a hard drive crash. Use less paper and ink, learn to use your printer’s draft mode and figure out if refilled cartridges work as well…
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Computer shortcut heaven
In trying to come up with my top ten keyboard shortcuts, the ones where people say, “Wait, what did you just do?” I have come up with the following 13. But, in my defense, I could say that cut, copy, and paste may not count, as many people may have already learned those keyboard shortcuts.…
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Don’t get tagged in sending SPAM
Don’t get tagged in sending SPAM Wanting to keep up with everyone to see their latest photos, you feel you should be using the latest in technology and services on the Web. But this can lead to embarrassing moments like signing up just to see some photos from a friend and then finding out that…
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How much clearer can I be?
In “chatting” with HP support, I thought I asked a simple question, “I can not find instructions for locating both RAM slots in PF087UA#ABA laptop. I have looked through all available support docs on hp.com help site made available for this product. Please let me know where the 2nd RAM slot is.” And, then we…
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Searching on the web may be dangerous for reasons you won’t think of
Searching for “bad” sites may not be as dangerous as we all think. McAfee (antivirus software vendor) recently published a study of common search phrases to find out how frequently malicious software would be found at the resulting sites. Looking for free stuff seems to be more risky than porn, the authors of the study…
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Ed U online
Although it is the end of the school year, graduation has come and gone, many of us still like to learn year round from the comfort and privacy of our own homes. There are many options on the Web that let you “sit in” on classes that ten years ago you would have had to…