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![Creative bathroom [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/odd_or_creative_bathroom-290x160.jpg)
![Common problems faced by people in ‘first world’ countries [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/first_world_problems-290x160.jpg)
This is why you should backup your data [Image]
![This is why you should backup your data [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/lost_laptop_data-290x160.jpg)
When your data is important, make sure you have a backup of it. Maybe even multiple backups.
Read More »Google has disabled Instant Preview on Google Search
Instant Preview on Google Search is the feature that allows you to view a preview of a website shown in search results without actually going to the website (see screenshot above). While it is not known if this is a permanent or temporary change to Google Search, it appears that [...]
Read More »Fire-breathing dragon in Vietnam [Amazing Photo of the Day]
![Fire-breathing dragon in Vietnam [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/fb_dragon_1-290x160.jpg)
What would you do if you had $85 million? Vietnam build a bridge with a fire-breathing dragon on top.
Read More »![King Kong [Wallpaper]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/king_kong_2560x1440-290x160.jpg)
The danger of wearing iPhone-controlled vibrating underwear [Comic]
![The danger of wearing iPhone-controlled vibrating underwear [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/vibrating_underwear-290x160.gif)
If you insist on wearing your Fundawear vibrating underwear, be sure to not put them on backwards.
Read More »How to type symbols on Windows with your keyboard [Infographic]
![How to type symbols on Windows with your keyboard [Infographic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/typing_symbols-290x160.jpg)
This is far from a comprehensive list of symbols you can type on Windows with your keyboard, but it is a start.
Read More »![Interesting facts about Nintendo [Infographic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/nintendo_infographic-290x160.jpg)
iPad saves man’s face from being smashed in [Video]
![iPad saves man’s face from being smashed in [Video]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/2013-04-24_011204-290x160.png)
The man was obviously holding his iPad right, otherwise he may not have a face right now.
Read More »[Windows] Best free encryption program — file, drive, system, folder, and partition encryption
![[Windows] Best free encryption program — file, drive, system, folder, and partition encryption](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/2013-04-21_204348-290x160.png)
In today’s computerized, networked world, it is very important that we protect our private and sensitive data. One way to protect your data is to use steganography; another way is to use encryption. We have already covered the best free steganography program for Windows. Now, in this article, we will [...]
Read More »![Little dog vs big rhino [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/dog_vs_rhino-290x160.jpg)
![Robot [Wallpaper]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/robot_2560x1440-290x160.jpg)
![“If web browsers were celebrities” [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/if_web_browsers_were_celebrities_comic-290x160.jpg)
![How does a lizard get inside a copy machine..? [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/lizard_in_copier-290x160.jpg)
![sQuba is the world’s first underwater car [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/squba-290x160.jpg)
![Lion vs zebra [Wallpaper]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/lion_vs_zebra-290x160.jpg)
![“Medieval spamfilter” [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/medieval_spamfilter_comic-290x160.jpg)
Master of the Internet [Video]
![Master of the Internet [Video]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/2013-04-22_045650-290x160.png)
This 1994 advertisement will help you realize how the world has changed in less than 20 years.
Read More »How to delete, erase, or clear all print jobs for printer on Windows [Guide]
![How to delete, erase, or clear all print jobs for printer on Windows [Guide]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/2013-04-22_004927-290x133.png)
Ever want to print something and it doesn’t print, so you hit the print button multiple times? Or maybe you have a bunch of old print jobs sitting in your printer spooler due to a broken printer and don’t want to print all those jobs once you have a new [...]
Read More »[Windows] Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition is lightweight, provides excellent protection against viruses and malware
A few years back the only viable free anti-virus programs were Avira, Avast, and AVG. However, thanks to the pioneering efforts of those three, other anti-virus companies have felt the pressure to release free anti-viruses and many have done so. Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition is a relatively new free anti-virus. [...]
![Man tickles a tiger [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/tickling_a_tiger-290x160.jpg)
![Batman from The Dark Knight Rises [Wallpaper]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/batman_dkr-290x160.jpg)
![What happens when the Internet is down [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/internet_is_down-290x160.png)
![The difference between men and women [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/boys_vs_girls-290x160.jpg)
Computer manufacturers claim Windows 8 “handed over millions of customers to Apple”
There is no shortage of Windows 8 hate, especially not from OEMs (computer manufacturers) who build Windows PCs. In fact, the hate may be deeper than some may realize.
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes of ZDNet says some OEMs have personally confided in him in regards to the effect Windows 8 has had [...]
Read More »Windows Blue (Windows 8.1) might get Start Menu back [Rumor]
Earlier this week we reported about the possibility of Microsoft adding a native boot-straight-to-desktop feature in Windows Blue, the next version of Windows expected to debut later this year as Windows 8.1. Now a new rumor is surfacing that not only is Microsoft thinking of adding boot-straight-to-desktop to Windows Blue [...]
Read More »Is that a tornado in the clouds above a mountain? [Amazing Photo of the Day]
![Is that a tornado in the clouds above a mountain? [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/lencticular_tornado_cloud-290x160.jpg)
It actually isn’t a tornado; it is a lenticular cloud formed above the mountain. It just looks like a tornado.
Read More »Secret treehouse [Wallpaper]
![Secret treehouse [Wallpaper]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/secret_treehouse-290x160.jpg)
The HemLoft is a secret treehouse built inside a Canadian forest, five minutes away from the closet road.
Read More »How astronauts sleep in space [Video]
![How astronauts sleep in space [Video]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/2013-04-20_051033-290x160.png)
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield shows how to sleep on the International Space Station.
Read More »![Google Glass is “glasshole” [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/google_glass_glasshole-290x160.jpg)
What an awesome deal: $0 magazine is being sold at a “discount” for $225! [Image]
![What an awesome deal: $0 magazine is being sold at a “discount” for $225! [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/2013-04-20_031356-290x160.png)
Everyone should jump on this right now. Heck, at this price you should buy one for your dog, too.
Read More »Please provide feedback about the quality of dotTech articles
Hi dotTechies,
Every now and then I like to solicit feedback from the people who are most important, you all, regarding how dotTech is doing. In particular, I’d like to know what you feel about the quality of our articles. This is the overall quality of all types of articles [...]
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Read More »How to backup or download emails from Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail (Outlook.com), Outlook, Thunderbird, and more [Guide]
![How to backup or download emails from Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail (Outlook.com), Outlook, Thunderbird, and more [Guide]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/2013-04-18_210215_2-290x160.png)
Email is a mainstay in the lives of many people. I’d venture to say many people who feel naked if they ever lost access to their email accounts and/or their emails. So a question often asked is: how do I backup or download my emails? This guide answers that question. [...]
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