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How To Get A Layer Of Downloading Protection with PeerBlock
Do you BitTorrent? Do you download stuff from Kazza, Limewire or whatever you crazy kids are downloading from nowadays? We all know that it is illegal to download copyrighted works from the Internet. No matter if it is a movie, music, an application or even a textbook. You could be subject to hundre …
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Cool Websites and Tools [November 19]
Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For more cool websites and web app reviews subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory. (1) Apostrophe.me Simple how to use an apostrophe we …
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How To Use Wordpress As A Twitter-Like Communication Tool
One of the most basic problems in most organizations (and perhaps relationships) is the lack of communication. When lines of communication are not open and clear, a myriad of complications arise. If you think about it, many a conflict could have been totally avoided if only communication was what …
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FLV Converter – A Freeware to Convert FLV Videos to AVI
The Flash FLV video format has become the default format for video on the web. Many popular video websites like YouTube, Google Videos, DailyMotion, MetaCafe, and Yahoo! Videos use the FLV video format. Meanwhile, most Windows desktop video programs used to play and edit videos use the Microsoft AVI …
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How To Create New Design Projects Using Avery DesignPro
To save money on digital printing costs, I use Avery media resources for doing small or short run print jobs, such as business cards, name badges, CD labels, and binder materials. The card stock for Avery resources has greatly improved over the years, and while its Matte White business card stock fo …
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How To Use Google Earth To Investigate Conspiracy Theories
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to pack up all of your hiking and camping gear and just take off for a few months to some obscure location in the Brazilian rain forests where theres an alleged secret ancient city filled with treasures of gold? Or what about exploring the mysterious unde …
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Play-By-Mail: Play Fun Games via Email Casually
As the name suggests, play-by-mail offers a number of popular games that can be played via mail. Chess is a historic example for a play-by-mail board game. The game known as correspondence chess even kept the greatest figures of history entertained. A match was said to be played between King Henry …
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How to Speed Up Your Computer with Just One Double-Click [Windows]
Now that I have your attention, I can tell you that there are a few things that you have to do first, before you can learn how to speed up your computer with that one double-click. When those things are done, though, it will always be a simple double click to speed up your computer. How can this be …
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Set Up A Voicemail For Your Blog with VoiceMeMe
For a little while, free voicemail systems were very common online. You could sign up for any number of services where callers could leave you a voicemail message, and you could retrieve those messages online. Over time, most of the voicemail services started charging or wrapping up the voicemail fe …
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5 Easy Ways to Lighten Dark Underexposed Photos in Photoshop
We all have shot dark underexposed photos at one time or another. Blame it on the lighting or the flash, such photos are common. Luckily, Photoshop provides you with amazing abilities when correcting photos like these. There are many ways you can lighten dark photos in Photoshop. In fact, there are …
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Where to Watch Old & Classic Cartoon TV Shows Online
Sometimes, theres nothing better than to kick back, relax, and enjoy some of those classic cartoon TV shows from your childhood. It can really take you back to the good ol days of waking up early and just plopping yourself in front of the television on Saturdays for the morning cartoons. Unfortunate …
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How To Create & Change Mac Icons Quickly & Easily
Humans are, by nature, good visual learners. Thats why visual things are engraved easier in our brain. We will recognize faces in photos easier than listening to the description. That is also why the first thing that we will remember about a certain type of file or application is its icon. In the co …
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Give Yourself An Extra Layer Of Downloading Protection With Peer Block
Do you BitTorrent? Do you download stuff from Kazza, Limewire or whatever you crazy kids are downloading from nowadays? We all know that it is illegal to download copyrighted works from the Internet. No matter if it is a movie, music, an application or even a textbook. You could be subject to hundr …
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Cool Websites and Tools [November 18]
Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For more cool websites and web app reviews subscribe to MakeUseOf Directory. (1) KidsEatFor If you eat out with your family often, KidsE …
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Free FLV Converter – A Simple Freeware To Convert FLV Videos To AVI
The Flash FLV video format has become the default format for video on the web. Many popular video websites like YouTube, Google Videos, DailyMotion, MetaCafe, and Yahoo! Videos use the FLV video format. Meanwhile, most Windows desktop video programs used to play and edit videos use the Microsoft AVI …
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Clicker – The Complete Guide To Online TV & Movie Shows
Another online movie and TV site? Hmmm, yes…but Clicker seems to stand apart from the crowd (and it’s a swarm!). In their own words, Clicker positions itself as one part directory, one part search engine, one part wiki, one part entertainment guide, and one part DVR. In short, Clicker tries to be t …
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10 Programs You Should Add To Your New Android Mobile Phone (Part 2)
Last time I told you about the first 5 apps that I have found invaluable for my new Google Android phone and today I would like to talk about the other 5. Looking through the Android Market, I have come to the conclusion that there is a lot of crap in there (busty bikini girls washing your Android s …
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Quickly & Easily Protect & Encrypt Files With Conceal
There are a number of free programs out there that you can use to encrypt or protect your files. Some of them seem complicated and some of them are very simple to use. Conceal is a newer program that falls in the very-simple-to-use category. Conceal is meant for use on Windows XP, Vista and Windows …
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A Windows User’s Crash Course In Switching To A Mac
If you have a nagging urge to read this article, Id imagine that youve been a Windows user throughout your technological life. Switching from one operating system to another (in this case to a Mac) is far from easy, especially when the two operating systems have so little in common. Uprooting yourse …
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Benchmark Your System With PTS Desktop Live [Linux]
Everybody likes benchmarks. Whether your talking about hardware or software, benchmarks allow companies to describe their wares and offer users a chance to identify any bottlenecks or other problems with their systems. Others may use them for bragging rights on that new top-of-the-line gaming machi …
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