Archive for October, 2011
Ask HTG: Batch Resizing Photos, Exporting Outlook Express Messages, and Cleaning a Filthy Keyboard
Once a week we share some of the reader emails we’ve answered with the greater HTG readership. This week we’re looking at how to batch resize photos, exporting Outlook Express messages from XP to Windows 7, and cleaning a filthy keyboard. The Painless Way to Ditch Your Old Windows XP for a More Secure Linux [...]
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How to Customize and Decorate Your QR Codes with Pictures
We all know about QR codes. Some black and white boxes, containing encoded data. Boring, isn’t it? Let’s decorate and make your QR code more stylish and customized! No, QR codes aren’t dead; it’s just the fact that people have failed to properly utilize them. Today, we will tell you how to make attractive QR [...]
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SwipeSwitcher Adds Swipe-to-Switch Task Launching to Android
Android: If you’d prefer to swipe your finger to switch between apps (instead of opening the task switcher) SwipeSwitcher enables simple swipe-based switching. SwipeSwitcher allows you to specify four applications/actions (one for each side of the screen). Swipe your finger from that side towards the opposite side in order to launch the specified application without [...]
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DIY Glowing “Kryptonite Candy” Adds a Radioactive Vibe to Your Halloween Party
This definitely isn’t the kind of candy you’ll be handing out to trick-or-treaters but for a Halloween party it’s tough to beat glow-in-the-dark candy. In the above video Becky Stern from Craft Magazine (the craft-centric sister publication to the Make Magazine) shows how you can make some delicious home made candy that glows under a [...]
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OpenELEC Is an Optimized and User-Friendly Installer for XBMC
OpenELEC is an installation and optimization tool for XBMC that aims to make installing and using XBMC. the beloved but sometimes technically challenging media server software, as simple as using a DVD player. XBMC comes in a variety of flavors, including as a Linux Live CD–XBMC Live–that makes it pretty simple to install Ubuntu Linux [...]
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Ubuntu Cloud
Speakers: Mark Shuttleworth and Stephen O’Grady from RedMonkAfter years of development and fine tuning, the cloud vision of true computing elasticity is finally a reality. The question now is how organisations can best take advantage of the latest cloud technologies to optimise their IT, scale infrastructure and services in near-real time, and make the most [...]
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Week in Geek: Linux Tsunami Trojan Ported to Mac OS X
This week we learned how to encrypt and hide your personal files inside of a photo, “display image size in Google Images, preserve tabs while using CCleaner, & what to backup on your Windows box”, look up Event IDs from the Event Viewer using a free tool, turn your friends into zombies for Halloween (in [...]
30Oct2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
More of the Best Windows 7 Explorer Tips and Tricks
Previously, we published a list of useful tips and tricks for getting the most out of Windows 7 Explorer. Here are some additional tips to help improve your productivity when using Explorer. Supercharge Your Dropbox Account with Space Upgrades, Apps, and More Online Safety: Why You Should Give Up Windows XP For Good (Updated) The [...]
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Desktop Fun: Windows 8 Wallpaper Collection Series 1
The recent Windows 8 Developer Preview release has generated a lot of excitement and the upcoming beta will add even more to that as the system gets one step closer to being complete. Display your enthusiasm for the next step in Windows evolution on your desktop with our Windows 8 Series 1 Wallpaper collection. Supercharge [...]
29Oct2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Wrong Way to do Online Shopping with a Credit Card [Classic Funny Image]
How many of us have encountered someone somewhere who did something odd like this to their computer? #facepalm [9GAG] Supercharge Your Dropbox Account with Space Upgrades, Apps, and More Online Safety: Why You Should Give Up Windows XP For Good (Updated) The 20 Best Windows 7 Start Menu and Taskbar Tips and Tricks
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