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It’s time for spring cleaning. Just as we need to spruce up our home and yard, we need to clean our computers and electronic gear… both inside and out. Here’s some high tech spring cleaning tips.
Let me start with the easiest way I’ve found to clean a keyboard. Spread a green goo called Cyber Clean POP-CUP Cleaning Compound over the keys. Press it down and lift it up and it removes all the gunk. It works with all our tech gizmos… cameras… cellphones.. anything that collects dirt. Cost is under bucks.
Your computer itself needs cleaning. The fan and heat sinks all accumulate...
No matter how vast the internet seems, we all have moments of complete boredom where we have visited our favorite blogs and Web sites, only to find nothing new to fill our time. Google is experimenting with a new idea that might end (or at least limit) these moments of boredom. Google Reader Play has a nearly unlimited amount of information for us to digest, all presented with picture thumbnails. The thumbnails appear at the bottom of a black page
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Browse Blogs, Videos and News with Google Reader Play
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From Windows 95 to Windows Vista, every version of the operating system has incorporated some kind of function to increase or decrease the size of the Start Menu to accommodate the number of program and application shortcuts on the menu. However, starting with Windows 7, Microsoft changed the Start Menu to be more static. When you click on All Programs, the part of the Start Menu that displays all of your program shortcuts stays the same size as the size of the Start Menu when you first click on it
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Remove the Scrollbar from the Windows 7 Start Menu
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There are many programs available to recover deleted, missing, or corrupted photo files, several of which we have previously reviewed. For example, if the picture files are simply deleted or quick formatted, Recuva is a good choice, but it will not recognize files on an SD card that is undetected by Windows. Art Plus Digital Photo Recovery was free two years ago when we first discovered it, but now charges a fee. Also, check out our previous list of the five best photo recovery programs . Zero Assumption Recovery (ZAR) is as simple to use as either of the aforementioned programs, but recovers...
This article is Part 2 in the series Freeware Programs Worth Checking Out.
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10 Essential Windows Freeware Programs – Part 2
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When it comes to note taking, we all could be more organized. When given a legal pad and pen to scribble our notes, most of us draw doodles in the margins and daydream instead of paying attention to the meeting. At the end of the meeting, we are left with lovely doodles, but no notes that are sharable with others. If we take notes on a laptop, we struggle with how best to organize the layout, which again, leaves us missing key points in a lecture or meeting
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Organize and Share Notes Online with Ketchup
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Looking for some quality freeware programs for your PC?
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10 Essential Windows Freeware Programs – Part I
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Software hang-ups are a source of immeasurable frustration. It is amazing to think how many hours we waste waiting on an unresponsive program to either do something or close. The Windows Task Manager can take eons to close a program, and if it cannot close it, the only recourse is to restart the entire computer. Process Assassin is a small piece of software designed to kill unresponsive programs immediately, without closing any of your other open programs
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End Unresponsive Programs in Windows with Process Assassin
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Creating a system image is a great way to capture exact states of Windows to use for backup. You can create a system image whenever you add certain programs or applications to assure that everything is backed up, should something not so fun happen. You may be wondering, what is the difference between a system image and system restore? System restore creates a returnable point, that can be restored to easily, within your current Windows installation. A system restore will only backup certain files and data
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How to Create a System Image in Windows 7
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Finding a good piece of software to download streaming videos, especially for free, is not an easy task. If using a public computer, such as those at an office or school, installing software is not an option anyway. KeepVid.com allows you to download videos from YouTube and other video sites for free, without downloading and installing any kind of software. The interface is straight forward and easy to use, so even the least tech-savvy among us can enjoy videos featuring cats on skateboards for many future years.
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Download YouTube Videos – No Software Required
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When it comes to broadband Internet connections, there is no such thing as too much speed. As more and more people download games, movies, and other large files from the web, the need for speed has spawned entire industries and multi-tiered marketing campaigns that entice consumers to pay premium prices for faster and faster connections. If you are paying a premium for your Internet connection, you may want to see if you are getting what you are paying for.
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Top 3 Free Broadband Speed Test Websites
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It is no secret that the iPhone can replace 3-4 of our favorite gadgets all at once. We do not need to carry an Mp3 player; iPhone holds as many songs as an iPod Nano.
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3 Cheap Voice Navigation Apps for the iPhone
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