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January 28

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Netflix Streaming Video – What’s it all about?
Netflix Streaming Video – What’s it all about? If you’re a high speed internet user, then no doubt you’ve seen the explosion of ways that you are able to instantly watch movies and television programs legally on your computer. In fact, it may have already changed the way you have traditionally thought about getting entertainment [...]

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January 24

Google+ vs. Facebook: What’s the best social spot for business?
Google+ vs. Facebook Facebook is currently dominating the social space, but Google’s demonstrated its intent to offer businesses a social foothold too. Where’s the best place to be? Ever since Google came out with Google+ Pages for business on Monday, the company has taken heat for not giving enterprises basic tools with this initial offering. [...]

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Use iTunes with non-iPod devices
As we reported today, the Canadian Private Copying Collective is seeking a new levy on microSD memory cards imported to Canada. The collective has a mandate to collect levies charged on media used to copy music and distribute the funds to Canadian artists. According to the CPCC, when you buy a song on a CD, [...]

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Facebook Timeline apps: 3 tips for protecting privacy
Facebook Timeline apps Beware what you share. A look at the appropriate settings you’ll need to protect your privacy while using Facebook’s latest apps. If you’re interested in using an application but don’t want  your activity broadcast to your friends’ News Feeds and Tickers, choose the  “Only Me” option. While your activity will appear on [...]

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January 23

How to improve your Wireless internet and network connection?
Microsoft Windows gives you a notification whenever your wireless         network has a weak signal. This is a sign that you should improve your         wireless network. When you get this notification, it means that the         wireless connection is not as reliable or high-speed as it’s supposed to         be. In fact, the wireless connection signal may be [...]

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How to Protect Your Computer From Viruses
How to Protect Your Computer From Viruses Security Tips How to Protect Your Computer From Viruses With millions of computer users browsing the web at any given time, there are plenty of targets for malicious coders. While computer experts don’t always know why coders choose to build harmful computer programs, the fact is that it [...]

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Why is My PC Crashing?
PC Troubleshooting Tips Why is My PC Crashing? Nothing can put a damper on productivity quite like a computer that crashes on a regular basis. Sometimes, a crash is preceded by the dreaded “blue screen of death” or another warning; other times, a computer simply shuts off without any warning at all. In either case, [...]

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Create a unique Facebook profile picture
Create a unique Facebook profile picture At the top of your Facebook profile, you’ll see the five most recent pictures containing a picture of you. You can use this section of your profile to make a more unique and original profile picture by extending the main profile picture into these recent pictures. As can be [...]

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January 16

Android Tablet: How to side load apps if market wont work
This is really simple and i am sure most people know how to do this but here it is step by stepfirst search for the app you want which will be an apk file download it to a computer or straight to your tablet, if you download it to a computer transfer it to your tablets [...]

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Android: How to close a misbehaving app
http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1326407570.html Android: How to close a misbehaving app Another one of those things that’s just too hard to get to, and buried about three levels deep in Android’s settings, is manually closing an app that may be stuck or misbehaving.  It happens, even with the most well designed applications, and knowing how it’s done can [...]

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How to use Google Music
How to use Google Music Make no mistake — Android is multimedia-centric, and it does a darn fine job of it.  Whether you want to copy media to your device’s storage, or want to stream from the cloud, Android, especially since the release of Ice Cream Sandwich, can turn your phone or tablet into a [...]

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Andriod Phone – Call your favorite contacts with one tap
Call your favorite contacts with one tap Steve Kovach, Business Insider Android allows you to create icons on your home screen for contacts. To add  one press and hold an empty space on your screen. When the menu pops up select Shortcuts > Contact. You can then scroll through your list  of contacts and tap [...]

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How to convert PDF files to ePub files to read on your iPad with iBooks
This tutorial will guide you through the process of converting PDF files so that they can be read in iBooks, the iPad application. Update: you can now read PDF files directly in iBooks, without having to convert them to .epub or any other format. See this tutorial for a quick overview of how to add [...]

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How to switch between open Apps on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch
One of the most requested features (and biggest complaints) about the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch was the ability to run more than one program (App) at a time. With the latest release of iOS, now you can. This brief tutorial will show you how to do just that. In a nutshell, multitasking (as it [...]

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How to Force Reboot and Quit Apps on iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch
www.coastal-connection.com   How to Force Reboot and Quit Apps on iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch Like all operating systems, sometimes iOS will slow down or applications will freeze. Today, we’ll be showing you what to do in those scenarios by explaining how to force quit applications and how to force reboot the OS. If you [...]

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How to Maximize Battery Life on Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch
How to Maximize Battery Life on Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch So you got yourself a shiny new Apple device, but you’re so addicted that the battery is running out way too soon—what you need is a couple of tips to keep your battery running for as long as possible, and we’ve got them [...]

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Why am I getting e-mails telling me I am sending viruses?
Question Why am I getting e-mails telling me I am sending viruses? Answer A virus or worm that is infected on your computer can cause this issue or another computer is using (spoofing) your e-mail address as the e-mail address of who is sending the virus or worm. When a network or user receives an [...]

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Why do Windows programs stop responding.
Issue Why do Windows programs stop responding? Additional information A computer, operating system, software program or driver may stop responding or cause other programs to stop responding because of several possible reasons, such as a confliction of software or hardware resources between two programs, lack of system resources, or a bug in the software or [...]

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I have problems in Windows after installing new software.
Issue I have problems in Windows after installing new software. Cause After installing any utility, driver, or other software program you can encounter an almost endless list of issues that can be caused by any of the below reasons. Confliction with other software installed on the computer. Issue with program. Improper installation or problems with [...]

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