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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 b...
While not a groundbreaking necessity (unless you are a webmaster, in which case you should really care about how fast your website loads since website speed is factored into Google’s algorithm), it is always fun to know whic...
Want to know how the other 5% live? Microsoft has launched a web-based Windows Phone 7 emulator (probably written in HTML5), allowing iOS and Android device owners to see if the grass is truly greener on the other side by simply v...
White noise is a soothing sound that is created by mixing together multiple different audio frequencies. (It is hard to describe what white noise is — it is something you need to hear, not read about.) Because of its soothin...
One of my favorite aspects about Gmail is that Google goes above and beyond simple e-mail, having extra features not found in many other e-mailing services. One of these extra features is Gmail’s activity monitor. Gmail̵...
Have you bought an iPad yet? Neither have I. (We may be lucky we have not jumped onto the bandwagon – yet – considering the complaints about iPad’s WiFi and how problematic it is.) Would you like to know how it f...
Spam -noun Super pestiferous anti matter -verb I want to hurt someone ….Okay on the serious note: we have all encountered spam. Yes even you (although you may not know in which case I ask you “have you checked your ban...
With malicious people constantly roaming the internet to pick their next victim of identify theft, fraud, spam, etc. it is increasingly important to mix up your passwords (not use the same password for everything) and create stron...
Today as you log into Gmail you may notice a Switch to the new look link near the top-right or bottom-right corner of your inbox: Clicking on this link transforms your Gmail into the the new and improved Gmail; call it New and Imp...
Update: TrashMail is once again free, but now it requires users to register on TrashMail.net (registration is free). While reading through the comments of some of my other posts I saw a comment by Ozzie, a regular dotTechie, where...
Spam, n: a subset of spam that involves nearly identical messages sent to… blah blah blah. We all know what spam is. We all know if we were to publicly display our e-mail addresses, spambots may pick up on it and start, well...
We all have one main antivirus/antimalware software installed on our computers. (Or do we?) If you have followed dotTech’s advice and have one of the top-notch ones such as avast!, you are fairly well protected. Even with th...
Ever try to use traditional, clunky online malware scanners to try to get a second opinion as to if your computer is clean or infected with malware? I have, and I can attest to the fact that it isn’t pretty. While in theory ...
We have all experienced the frustration when someone is unable to follow our directions clearly and unable find that one link/text on a web page. We have all also had disagreements with others about certain facts and have tried to...
Got some fancy schmancy photos you want to edit? Turn on your Windows 7 computer ($119.99) and fire up Photoshop ($699)! And when you’re done editing them, be sure to back them up with Altaro Oops! Backup ($99), or risk losi...