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How To Remove The Windows 7 Recycle Bin Icon
02 Apr 2010 by Dustin Patterson / 1 Comment
A fresh install of Windows 7 includes only one icon on the desktop, the Recycle Bin. While this is provided as a convenience for some, many view this icon as cluttering their perfectly clean desktop. In this guide, I’ll show you how to quickly remove the Recycle Bin from the Windows 7 desktop. Step one: Right-click on your desktop and select Personalize from the menu. Step two: Click Chan...
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Quick Tip: How to Save Documents as PDFs in Microsoft Office Word 2007
03 Mar 2010 by Evan Wondrasek / 6 Comments
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 prog...
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Gmail Tip: How to Quickly View Unread Messages
24 Feb 2010 by Evan Wondrasek
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. ...
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Facebook Tip: Display Missing Status Updates in Facebook’s Live Feed
02 Feb 2010 by Evan Wondrasek / 8 Comments
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...
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Create Goo.gl Shortened URLs in your Browser – Now without Google Toolbar
12 Jan 2010 by Evan Wondrasek
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 of...
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Windows 7 Secret: ‘GodMode’
06 Jan 2010 by Reis Pritchard / 5 Comments
Some are calling it the “ultimate control panel”, but what does the new, secretive Windows 7 ‘GodMode’ do? The foxy-sounding name is a little deceiving, because as far as we know, it is exactly what people are calling it – a glorified control panel. However, that goes without saying how useful this feature actually is. To access the simplified, all-in-one control p...
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Twitter Tip: Get Automatic List Notifications with Listwatcher
02 Jan 2010 by Evan Wondrasek
I was a little skeptical at first, but I’ve actually found Twitter’s new-ish Lists feature to be pretty useful. It’s a great way to keep an eye on technology people and brands, get a few laughs, and I even created my own little list for people using Android-based phones. One downside to lists is that you aren’t notified if you’re added or removed from a list. Sinc...
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How to Use A Router as a Wireless Adapter
02 Sep 2009 by Dustin Patterson / 11 Comments
There may come a time where you have an extra wireless router on your hands (such as the Linksys WRT54GL) that you’re not sure what to do with. One thing that I have recently found useful is to use the router as a wireless adapter to connect to a wireless network. Using a router as a wireless adapter will not only provide you with wireless connectivity, but will also give you a multiple-po...
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