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Mozy Remote Backup
As you know, everyone needs to backup their computer files. Mozy is the first and only full-featured, remote backup system in the world that’s offered for free. And…
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Photoshop Tutorial – Change Eye Color
When working with portrait photography, you may want to change or enhance the color of your subject’s eyes. This can be easily done inside Photoshop CS3 and CS4.…
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20+ Cheap Gifts and Gadgets for Christmas 2008
It’s that time of year again when you need to find some cool gifts for office parties, family gatherings, and the poor saps with birthdays this close to…
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Force Your Computer to Shutdown
Just this morning my mother-in-law called to tell me that her laptop wouldn’t turn off. She had tried the obvious stuff: initiating a shutdown through the Start Menu,…
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Be Prepared – Food Storage Economics Part 3
In PART 1 I talked about some good reasons to set aside a little extra food and water. Looking back on it I think I forgot one more…
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Transmit 3.6.7 Released
The latest version of my favorite Mac-based FTP client, Transmit, has just been released. Updates include: Re-worked preview drawer to avoid unnecessary file transfers and cancels, thus avoiding…
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Configure Gmail with Labs and Themes
I’ve been using (and loving) Gmail for several years now. It’s the first thing I open in the morning and the last thing I close before I leave…
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Switch Your Internet Connection To Free DNS Servers
After months of unreliable Internet connection at my office, and after exhausting all other options, I decided to try switching our DNS servers to the servers freely available…
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Why Can’t I Email My PowerPoint Presentation?
About two or three times a week I am asked, “Why can’t I email my presentation to John?” Of course, I know that our email server is running…
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Child’s Play 2008
Child’s Play is a charity started up by Penny Arcade and powered by gamers. It has been raising money and collecting toys for hospitals around the world since…