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Translate Selected Text into a Different Language in Word

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:10:10 +0000

There’s no doubt that Microsoft Word has many, if not too many, features for those who just want to type up some pages in a document. However, sometimes a feature goes overlooked because people use alternative online sources to get work done. Word’s Translate feature is just such as feature.

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Makes Most Web Sites HTTPS in Firefox

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:40:47 +0000

We are all concerned about privacy on the internet. Most everyone knows not to enter a credit card number on a site that does not start with HTTPS://, but what about all the passwords and other personal data we enter throughout the Web? Identities are stolen from more than just credit card numbers.

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5 Tech Gadgets For The Modern College Student

Master — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:09:32 +0000

Well really, these tech supplies could be used by students of any level. However, some schools may not allow the latest gadgets in the classroom.

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5 Tech Gadgets For The Modern College Student

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:09:32 +0000

Well really, these tech supplies could be used by students of any level. However, some schools may not allow the latest gadgets in the classroom

Determine if Your Web Site is Ready to Launch

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:03:45 +0000

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Determine if Your Web Site is Ready to Launch

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:03:45 +0000

Launching a Web site sounds easy on the surface—just write a little HTML, upload a few graphics, register the site with Google and voila! If it were only that easy… Launching a Web site properly means testing the site with all major browsers, clicking each link on the site, spellchecking every word on the site—it is a long, often tedious process. As with all long, tedious processes, it is easy to forget a step. Launchlist has created an interactive Web form to make sure Webmasters remember every detail

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Format Numbers to Display as Fractions in Excel

Master — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:15:44 +0000

Among the twelve basic formats available in Excel for displaying numbers and text, the fraction is one of the least used. Some floating point representations of numbers can become unwieldy unless you limit the precision displayed in a cell.

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Format Numbers to Display as Fractions in Excel

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Find the Differences Between Two Text Files

Master — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:49:30 +0000

In this technologically advanced age, we are constantly looking for ways to use our technology to save time. When working with on a group project, especially with people who do not know how to use the track changes feature in Word, finding teammates’ changes to a file is a daunting, time wasting task.

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Find the Differences Between Two Text Files

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:49:30 +0000

In this technologically advanced age, we are constantly looking for ways to use our technology to save time.

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Quick Ways to Setup a Website

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:00:29 +0000

People create websites for many different purposes. Many casual internet users may start a website or blog as a form of a journal, or way to express themselves.

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Request a Free iPhone 4 Bumper or Case

Master — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:32:37 +0000

Despite the problems surrounding iPhone 4’s reception, more than 2 million of the devices have sold. The current Apple solution to the dropped call problem is to give a free case or bumper (your choice) to absolutely everyone who has bought an iPhone 4, or buys one before September 30. The time is ticking for those of us who bought iPhone 4 before July 23—we only have until August 22 to request a free case

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Delete Browsing History, Cookies, and Form Data in IE

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:17:25 +0000

Internet Explorer, the default web browser that comes with Windows, has a slightly different process for deleting browsing history, cookies, and other web footprints. Because IE is more Windows wired than other browsers such as Firefox or Google Chrome, adjusting Internet Explorer settings can be done within Windows, rather than within the browser itself. For the most part, adjusting IE settings and deleting browser footprints is actually quite easy.

Send Self Destructing Video Emails

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:28:07 +0000

YouTube is a great place for uploading videos for the entire world to watch, but can leave us feeling a little exposed. Sending a private video message to specific friends and family is virtually impossible with services like YouTube, and sending a video as an email attachment is usually forbidden due to file size.

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Download All Tagged Facebook Photos the Easy Way

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:40:52 +0000

Creating an offline collection of friend’s tagged Facebook photos could take hours of navigating through individual photo albums. If you have a great number of friends, this may seem like a nearly impossible task. Luckily, a small program called PhotoGrabber makes downloading tagged photos a quick, nearly effortless process.

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PrePrint: Addressing Information Overload in the Scientific Community

Master — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:12:33 +0000

In this paper we present a dissemination model that extends from the notion of scientific journal to overcome the problem of information overload in the scientific community. We focus on the issues related to having access to interesting scientific content, and to narrowing down the discovery process only to known sources (venues, authors) when dealing with vasts amounts of information. In this paper we present the liquid journal model, concepts, methods, and the supporting platform.

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Update All Hardware Drivers with Ma-Config

Master — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:21:53 +0000

Many computer users rely on the Windows Update tool to keep hardware drivers current. Unfortunately, Microsoft does not monitor each and every piece of hardware on our systems as we would like to believe

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Adjust Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast on a LCD Monitor

Master — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:38:26 +0000

ATI and NVIDIA are locked in a war for top place in the graphics card market. AMD’s relatively recent acquisition of ATI has given the company a slight edge over its competition.

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Adjust Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast on a LCD Monitor

Master — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:38:26 +0000

ATI and NVIDIA are locked in a war for top place in the graphics card market. AMD’s relatively recent acquisition of ATI has given the company a slight edge over its competition.

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Copy Music from an iPod or iPhone to a PC the Easy Way

Master — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:15:42 +0000

While it is pretty easy to copy music onto an iPod or iPhone, Apple restricts its customers from downloading music from an iPod/iPhone to a PC. Once the files are on the device, they are stuck—unless you decode the Apple file structure and rename all the garbled files, which is a great amount of work

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Copy Music from an iPod or iPhone to a PC the Easy Way

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Monitor Your Internet Bandwidth Usage

Master — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:46:23 +0000

If you want to monitor your internet bandwidth usage without the complicated settings and the extra tools you normally don’t need, the ShaPlus Bandwidth Meter is ideal for you. It does what it does in a most straightforward way — monitor your current, daily, and monthly internet bandwidth usage. The program can also compile all monthly statistics (grouped according to year)

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Share Multiple Web Links on Facebook, Twitter or Anywhere

Master — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:19:38 +0000

With character limits for mass messages on social networking sites, it is hard to link to more than one Web address per post.

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Manage Time in Front of a Computer Screen with Eyes Relax

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:01:24 +0000

One of the primary reasons of work-related stress is sitting in-front of the computer for several hours without taking a break. This causes not only eye strain, but also dry eye, teary eye, blurred vision, and worse- glaucoma.

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Silence Unwanted Calls on the iPhone

Master — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:24:49 +0000

For those who have not noticed, there is no easy way to block a specific incoming caller with an iPhone. AT&T offers call blocking service in some areas for an extra $5 per month, but at present, not everyone is covered by this service

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