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How to install AMD 13.1 legacy drivers on Ubuntu 13.04 [Guide]

Derrik April 23, 2013 10

ubuntu_logoSo you are a Ubuntu user and want to upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 but can’t because you use AMD and your drivers won’t work on the latest Ubuntu. If that is the situation for you, then you have come to the right please because this guide shows you how to [...]

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How to edit PDFs on Windows, Mac, and Linux for free [Guide]

Ashraf April 10, 2013 5
How to edit PDFs on Windows, Mac, and Linux for free [Guide]

What do DOCs, RTFs, and ODTs all have in common? They are all some sort of word processing file format and it is very easy to create and modify them all. The purpose behind those file types is to serve word processing needs and word processing requires being able to [...]

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How to make YouTube videos load faster on Windows (XP, 7, 8, Vista), Mac OS X, and Linux [Guide]

Ashraf April 5, 2013 28

youtube_logoYouTube is owned by Google. Google is a web 2.0 company. They know how to manage server load. So then the question is why do so many people run into buffering issues when watching YouTube… even people on seemingly fast connections? This article provides more insights into this conundrum plus [...]

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Watch Youtube videos in VLC media player to skip ads, control playback speed, and multitask [Tip]

Ashraf December 3, 2012 7

So you are a Youtube junkie yet you find it annoying to watch Youtube in your browser for multiple reasons, such as the inability to multitask while watching videos. Want to know a better way to watch Youtube videos? Through VLC media player.

WHAT IS VLC MEDIA PLAYER?

VLC Media [...]

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How to recover data from corrupted Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX)

Ashraf November 24, 2012 5

With today’s built-in redundancy measures, it is much harder to corrupt a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document than it was in the past. However, corruption still happens. What to do when you have a corrupted Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document? If the document is DOCX, XLSX, or PPTX format, then [...]

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