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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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Technology Explained: Open Router Ports & Their Security Implications
An open router port is the term used to refer to a virtual door allowing specific data in or out of your router. One example of a port is the most popular port 80. Port 80 is used for HTTP or Web traffic. If port 80 is closed outbound for your computer, then you would not be able to get to the Inte …
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Cool Websites and Tools [November 17]
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) Honk New social network for car buyers. It uses existin …
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10 Programs You Should Add To Your New Android Mobile Phone (Part 1)
Last week I was finally able to buy something I have always wanted a Google Android mobile phone. For ages, it was either an Android or an iPhone and the Droid won when it came to price and flexibility (and me being a Google fanboy didnt hurt either!). As soon as I took it home, and it was activ …
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Creaza – An Online Toolbox For Creative & Educational Fun
Creativity is a lot of fun for those with that streak. Now add a pinch of learning to it. No, the mix doesn’t turn sour, in fact web apps and multimedia have combined to make learning not only creative but also fun. The result has been that these web apps appeal to the casual set and also those who …
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How To Make Lala Your Music Player of Choice
Lala has become my music player of choice, simply because it is, as far as I know, the most affordable way to purchase music on the Internet. I’ve reviewed the Lala music player for another site, and an how-to article has been published here on MUO. Lala has become my main jukebox and is used ten ti …
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How To Install Google Android On A Windows Mobile Phone
Google is the Nirvana of most nerds. Theyve given us things we could only dream of for free. Theyve showed us on multiple occasions that theyre more than just the search engine guys. One of those occasions was very recently. With its own mobile operating system, Google has been challenging Windows M …
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How To Show iCal Tasks & Events On The Desktop [Mac only]
On my way to have a more organized life, Ive tried to utilize iCal to the fullest. I have found the quickest way to add tasks and events to iCal, but have yet to find the quickest way to show them. I figure that instead of opening another app just to show my tasks and events, why not make them alway …
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Play-By-Mail: Play Fun Online Games Casually
As the name suggests, play-by-mail games can be played through 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 I of England and King Louis V …
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Six Steps To Help You Fix Common DVD Drive Errors
So you got yourself a fancy smancy DVD drive. It could be a burner or just a reader and it is just not working. How do you figure out what is wrong with it? These tips to fix dvd drive errors will also work for a CD or CDR drive. The first thing we need to do is determine where the issue is. It can …
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3 Ways to Manually Backup & Restore Critical Windows XP Data
There are several critical areas of system data that can cause serious computer issues when they become corrupted. For such cases its important to have a backup of these files or a way to return to a previous system state. The registry is the central part of the system data and the one most likely t …
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Playfire – A Social Community For The Addicted Gamer
Gamers of the world, unite! A war cry that wouldn’t need much urging, because gamers have a clannish streak in them. You will find them in dedicated groups in every online game community worth its name. You come across a name like League of Shadows or Terran Warrior, and you know that there’s a hard …
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Parental Controls – Safely Restrict Your Kids’ Computer Access [Mac]
Recently, one of our staff writers, Guy, published a very useful article featuring several applications used to limit childrens access on Windows computers by imposing time restrictions. He inevitably got a comment, which was along the lines of, Is there a similar application for Mac? Guy was nice e …
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Find What Happens To Your Email and Social Networking Accounts When You Die?
Have you ever wondered what happens to your email accounts and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace when you die? Who gets access to your accounts, can people get even get access to your account and your stored personal information? Almost every website will have a different policy f …
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Cool Websites and Tools [November 16]
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) COL This site allows you to compare the cost of …
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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 System 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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3 Inspiring Virtual Libraries for Avid Readers & Book Lovers
If you’re an avid reader of books like I am (though I don’t read nearly as many books as I used to, thanks to the Internet), there are a handful of useful social networking sites where readers can share and discuss what they reading. The best part about each of these sites is they provide you a way …
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3 Free Cross-Platform Multishooter Games That Resemble Worms 2
When I was still using a PC, Worms 2 was one of my favourite games. I was never an avid gamer nor did I have the worlds longest attention span. Im not really the sort of person youd expect to be glued by a mission-based game with a long and twisted storyline. Im more of a wham, bam, thank you maam s …
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