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Beat Writer’s Block With A Domain Name Generator
Sun, 11 May 2008 11:29:28 +0000
Looking for a good way to find a domain name? The most exciting part about creating a website is trying to choose an appropriate name- you can pick a name that corresponds with a personal name, a fictitious title, or something that describes the purpose of the website. Its fun to be creative when thinking [...]
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LiveMocha Beta - Learn a New Language
Sun, 11 May 2008 11:15:42 +0000
Have you ever wanted to learn to speak more than one language? Being multilingual is a necessity in today’s society. There are so many different cultures around the globe and learning another language helps to broaden your world.
However, finding the best method that works especially for you can be a difficult process. Purchasing numerous audio [...]
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Save time with copy paste shortcuts in Windows
Sat, 10 May 2008 11:25:44 +0000
Have to copy and paste a lot of files in Windows? However much you try to avoid it, eventually you have to move or copy a bunch of files from different folders and paste them into one folder. Or you might have to copy files from one location on your hard drive to multiple destinations.
Either [...]
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i.Scribe - Fast, Safe and Portable Email Client
Sat, 10 May 2008 11:01:10 +0000
Ease of access is one of the reasons why web based email or web mail programs such as Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail and others are the most popular way to compose, read, send and receive email these days. However, do you know that using an email client has its own advantages?
The ability to download and [...]
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3 ways to block spam and organize email in Gmail
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:29:41 +0000
Looking for a way to block spam in your Gmail account? Personally, Gmail is the best online email client because it can block almost all of the spam coming to my account and don’t worry, I get a lot! Every month I end up having at least 5000 emails in my Gmail spam folder, so [...]
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Capture screenshots in Windows with Screenshot Captor
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:11:11 +0000
Looking for a free way to capture screen shots? Screenshots are great because it provides a graphical element that makes it quicker for other people to understand what you are trying to say or write about. The old way to take a screenshot of your desktop was to press the “Print Screen” button, open an [...]
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Internet Explorer disabled or blocked at the office? Bypass restrictions
Thu, 08 May 2008 11:31:50 +0000
Is Internet Explorer disabled by an Administrator? Depending on the corporation you work for, your level of Internet access can vary from completely blocked to full access. One common restriction that many corporations place on computers is disabling Internet Explorer.
This basically prevents you from opening Internet Explorer at all and just gives you a message [...]
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AbiWord - Fast, Multi-platform, Free Word Processor
Thu, 08 May 2008 11:12:08 +0000
Microsoft Office is a suite full of applications, of which only a few are used commonly. The most popular Microsoft Office application is Microsoft Word. However, Microsoft Word requires a more powerful computer as you move from one version to the next, making it impossible to run on low end computers.
Furthermore, the product itself is [...]
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NirCmd - Free command line tool for Windows XP and Vista
Wed, 07 May 2008 11:24:09 +0000
Are you scared of using the Windows command prompt to accomplish tasks? If so, you’re definitely missing out on some cool stuff you can do on your computer. However, it’s understandable as the syntax can be quite technical and you really don’t want to mess something up if you don’t know what you’re doing.
Luckily, there [...]
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Link to specific slides in other PowerPoint presentations
Wed, 07 May 2008 11:01:12 +0000
Have you ever wanted to link your power point presentation to another one? What if you could link it to a specific slide in the other presentation? What if you could link it to a Word or Excel document as well (and specify exactly which part of the document you want to open)? Well, it [...]
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