Is your desk and computer covered with sticky notes? Do you have miscellaneous pieces of paper with bits of information buried in drawers, your laptop case, backpack, purse, etc.? Get rid of all the chaos and get organized with note-taking software an…
The Best Apps and Cloud Services for Taking, Storing, and Sharing Notes
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Resize or convert multiple images to a different format automatically
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Irfanview uses an automation feature called batch processing to change multiple images to a different size, format and name far faster than it would take manually …
5 Cool Things You Can Do With an SSH Server
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SSH offers more than just a secure, remote terminal environment. You can use SSH to tunnel your traffic, transfer files, mount remote file systems, and more. These tips and tricks will help you take advantage of your SSH server. SSH doesn’t just aut…
Is my phone’s Bluetooth any use?
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The Bluetooth capabilities of Sony Ericsson’s T280i phone will only permit sending or receiving items from other Bluetooth phones or hands-free equipment
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Get the most from USB connectors
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Every modern PC has one or more USB connectors. We explain what they are, how to use them and how to overcome some of the problems you might encounter
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Correct your common typing mistakes automatically in Word
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Word includes Autocorrect, a feature that fixes common misspellings and replaces ordinary text with special characters. We explain how to get the most out of it …
Bio Computer Uses Waste Heat to Accelerate Plant Growth
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This interesting and rather organic computer modification use tubes of soil as heat sinks in order to draw warmth up to a planter built into the top of the case and accelerate the growth of wheat grass planted there. At TotalGeekdom they explain the i…
Can I switch boot drives so that I can work on older programs?
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The simplest way to run two hard disks in the same PC is to have a dual-boot start-up menu. Using a switch to flick between the two can lead to loss of data
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Keep your children safe online
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With children using the family PC for more and more activities, it makes sense to protect them from unsuitable sites. We explain how to keep your youngsters safe …
Can I open my old genealogy files or have they gone forever?
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Running old programs on a new machine can often cause problems. We describe three solutions that should get things up and running properly again