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Get A Visual On Your Hard Drive with Disk Space Fan
by Dustin Patterson on March 11, 2010
As your computer gets older, chances are that your hard drive will be filled with many unused and unnecessary files. If you’re starting to run out of space on your hard drive, it can often times be the result of old “junk” files piling up. A great way to get your computer back into shape is to delete some of those files (especially the large ones). Disk Space Fan is a free program... [Read More]
Quick Tip: How to Save Documents as PDFs in Microsoft Office Word 2007
by Evan Wondrasek on March 3, 2010
If you’ve ever written a document in Microsoft Office Word, chances are you’ve wanted to save it as a PDF for easy sharing. Publishing to PDF isn’t included in the standard installation of Microsoft Office Word, but you can add it in a few easy steps which I will cover in this quick tip. Step 1: Head over to the Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS Add-in for 2007 Microsoft Office programs... [Read More]
Opera Web Browser: Fighting Back With Version 10.50
by Dustin Patterson on March 2, 2010
Many people are aware of the instant popularity of the Google Chrome web browser, taking just over 3% of the browser market share upon its release. Opera, a competitor in the web browser market since 1996, has only achieved a 2% market share in the past 14 years. The Opera developers aim to get back into the web browser market with the 10.50 release of the Opera web browser. The Opera 10.50 web... [Read More]
Gmail Tip: How to Quickly View Unread Messages
by Evan Wondrasek on February 24, 2010
If you’re like me, your inbox can get pretty cluttered with unread messages after being away from my computer for a day. Since I use multiple inboxes to split my Gmail inbox into several smaller inboxes, I can have unread messages all over the place on a particularly busy day. In this guide, I’ll show you how to turn a handy Gmail search query into a dedicated Unread Messages button. Step... [Read More]
How to Backup Pictures from an LG Dare Phone (VX9700)
by Evan Wondrasek on February 23, 2010
I recently decided to part ways with my old LG Dare phone (VX9700), but before I got rid of it I wanted to back up the pictures that were still stored in its memory. Unfortunately, you can’t just plug the device into a computer and make copies, and it takes a long time to send each picture from the phone one at a time. This guide will show you how to quickly backup your pictures from your... [Read More]
Improve Windows Print Screen With Gadwin PrintScreen
by Dustin Patterson on February 10, 2010
Windows includes only the most basic screen capture capabilities by default, but free software like Gadwin PrintScreen offers a solution that will add much more functionality to your computer. Using Gadwin PrintScreen Once you have downloaded and installed Gadwin PrintScreen, right click the newly created icon in your system tray and select Properties… from the menu. Here you can see all of... [Read More]
See What Others are Saying with the Twitter Reactions Extension for Google Chrome
by Evan Wondrasek on February 9, 2010
One of the most useful aspects of Twitter is that people tweet about everything - which means there is never a shortage of commentary about anything on the internet. Twitter Reactions is a new extension for the Google Chrome web browser that displays what others are saying about websites you view in real-time. To get started, simply install the Twitter Reactions extension for Google Chrome. After... [Read More]
Google Chrome: How to Sync Browser Sessions Between Multiple Computers
by Evan Wondrasek on February 4, 2010
Here’s a scenario: you’re about to leave work for the day and you have 9 important tabs open in Google Chrome. You’d like to continue with that same session when you get home – but what can you do? FreshStart is a great extension for Google Chrome that allows you to save your browser sessions and reload them on multiple computers. You can simply save all your open tabs to... [Read More]
Facebook Tip: Display Missing Status Updates in Facebook’s Live Feed
by Evan Wondrasek on February 2, 2010
Facebook’s Live Feed shows a stream of your friends’ activity on Facebook in real-time. This feature was added after the updated News Feed was released, which only shows popular posts (tailored just for you) that occurred throughout the entire day. One thing I noticed when I compared my Facebook Live Feed to the feed displayed in 3rd party applications like TweetDeck was that several... [Read More]
Create Goo.gl Shortened URLs in your Browser – Now without Google Toolbar
by Evan Wondrasek on January 12, 2010
Full-length URLs have nearly become an internet faux pas since the advent of sites like Twitter where character restrictions reign supreme. Sending a normal URL in a tweet is the digital equivalent of tripping over your own shoelaces, and most people have adopted a “favorite” URL shortening service like bit.ly, tinyurl, or is.gd. Google recently entered the URL shortening business offering... [Read More]
