Archive for October, 2010

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Desktop Fun: Transformers Customization Set

Whether you are a fan of the classic Transformers cartoons or the newer movies, you can find just what you need to help transform your desktop into something new with our Transformers Customization Set. Wallpapers Note: Click on the picture to see the full-size image—these wallpapers vary in size so you may need to crop, [...]

26Oct2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Get Files Sent to Your Dropbox via Email or a Webpage

Have you ever wanted someone to send you a file that was too big to email?  Here’s how you can turn your Dropbox into a way for others to send you files without any hassle. Dropbox is one of the best file sync services available, and we use it all the time to share files [...]

26Oct2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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How To Sync Browser & Delicious Bookmarks to Your iOS Device

Having an iOS device is essentially like having a mini computer with you all the time. If you browse the web with it, syncing your browser bookmarks between your computer and device is a must and we’ll show you how. Using iTunes with Internet Explorer If you’re new to Apple products and iTunes or if [...]

25Oct2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 1: The Toolbox

Photoshop is one of the most intimidating programs for any beginner, but has powerful image editing ability for any skill level. Look through a fresh install of CS5, and learn the basic tools and info to help you get started. Out of the box, this is what your default CS5 installation will look like. It [...]

25Oct2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Print Files From Anywhere via Any Device With Dropbox

Have you ever wanted to print something from your iPhone, or needed to print something on your office printer from your netbook at home?  Here’s how you can make Dropbox into a quasi virtual print server. Syncing files between your own computers or sharing them halfway around the world is simple and quick with Dropbox.  [...]

25Oct2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Use Your iPhone or iPod Touch as a Remote Control for VLC

If you’re a fan of VLC for your multimedia needs, and have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you might want to use it as a remote. Here we take a look at a couple of free apps that allow you to do it easily. VLC Remco One free app that does a pretty good job [...]

25Oct2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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How to Read PDF Files on Your Amazon Kindle (Version 3)

If you’ve got one of the newer Kindle devices, you’ve got the ability to read PDF files built right in—very convenient, but how does it work? Let’s take a quick look at how to get them on the Kindle. Note: this isn’t exactly rocket science, and the majority of Kindle owners probably already know how [...]

25Oct2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Week in Geek: Kaspersky Gets Hacked Edition

This week we learned how to know the difference between pixels and vectors, make DVDs from almost any video file, sync Rainlendar calendars for free with Dropbox, use verbose boot messages to troubleshoot Windows startup problems, make Microsoft Word always use plain text for pasted text, and more. Photo by smohundro. Weekly Feature The latest [...]

24Oct2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac Redefines Your TPS Report Experience

Office 2011 for Mac is going to be released in a couple of days, and we got our hands on the latest version already. Here’s a quick tour of some of the new features in the latest version of Office. This new release brings many features from Office for Windows that have been missing or [...]

24Oct2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Desktop Fun: Halloween Wallpaper Collection [Bonus Edition]

Is your desktop ready for some Halloween fun? This week we have a larger than normal set of wallpapers to help you turn your desktop into spook central. Note: Click on the picture to see the full-size image—these wallpapers vary in size so you may need to crop, stretch, or place them on a colored [...]

24Oct2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued