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Articles in the Tips 'n Tricks category

Here you will find tips, tricks, and guides on various different topics, but mainly focused on computers.

How To: Restore the “Show Desktop” in your Quick Launch bar

Have you ever accidentally deleted, or somehow lost the “Show Desktop” icon in your Quick Launch bar (just next to your Start button)? The icon is quite useful, so the problem is, how do you…

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The story of the fake VirusTotal

So you’ve probably visited VirusTotal in the past to scan your files. For those that haven’t, VirusTotal is an online, free service that scans your uploaded file(s) – limited to 10…

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xPud: Quickly gain access to your files and/or the Internet by booting up in under 10 seconds

Typically, it can take anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes for someone’s computer to cold start. Have you ever been in a hurry and wished your computer would boot up more quickly, say in…

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European Justice (Vengeance?): First Microsoft, now Google in the crosshairs of EU regulators

The Americas and Europe have had their disagreements in the past; apparently, in this case, the “past” does not necessarily mean history, because recent events seem to foretell that the friction is alive and well!…

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Mousepath gets renamed to IOGraph and enters full development

Last month Locutus wrote an article on Mousepath, an entertaining Java-based application that tracks and records your mouse strokes. Since that time, Mousepath has gained quite a bit of attention – much of which,…

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FruitfulTime Software: 4 (commercial-gone-free) software for bookmarks, notes, tasks, and time management you may want to take a look at

As I am sure we all know by now, quality software is not limited to only big name developer. Smaller, possibly unknown, developers often also create great software. FruitfulTime is one such small developer.

Legend…

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Fav4.org: A clean – yet elegant – candidate worthy of being your homepage/start page

Originally started by Opera, and popularized by Chrome, the “multiple homepage” concept is commonly used by people (whether by add-on or built in browser functionality) who can’t decide on one single website to be their…

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Virtual Machines, Part Three: Window integration and other operating systems

Now that you’ve gotten either Windows or Ubuntu – or both – installed in VirtualBox and Shared Folders installed it’s time to go further. This article – the third in the series on…

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Reminder: Windows 7 RC automatically shuts down every two hours starting March 1st

Back in May Microsoft made the release candidate (RC) of Windows 7 available for free download to everyone. (Undoubtedly many people downloaded it and some may even be still using it.) To ensure Microsoft…

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Customize Firefox’s about:blank page

Every time I open a new tab in Firefox, I’m greeted with about:blank.  As far as creative names go, the name of this page is not very creative because it is just that – blank:…

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Avira vs avast! vs AVG: A comprehensive comparison to help you decide which (free) anti-malware security software you should use

Without a doubt one of the most popular questions I am asked is “which security software should I use for my computer?” Often times the person asking me the question is looking for a free…

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How trustworthy are Mozilla’s “malware checks” on Firefox add-ons? Sothink Web Video Downloader now declared “false positive”.

On Saturday I posted about how recently Mozilla declared two experimental Firefox add-ons as malware. Now Mozilla is claiming that the malware reading on v4.0 of Sothink Web Video Downloader was actually

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Easily download Youtube videos with a simple bookmarklet

One of the most desired software out there right now, undoubtedly, are streaming video downloaders. Why? Because of websites like Youtube (duh! =P). In fact, here on dotTech I have covered quite a few of…

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Mozilla confirms malware add-ons for Firefox slipped through the cracks and promises to improve screening process

Although not the most popular browser out there, Firefox – by the Mozilla Foundation – is very popular for its combination of speed, customization (via add-ons), and a fair amount of security. That is not…

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