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Skype Video Messaging preview for Windows 7 and above released

The Skype team has released several new features and improvements for the messaging software in recent time. We have seen the integration of Skype on Facebook and more recently Microsoft's email service […]

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Chrome apps are now neatly sorted in the Windows start menu

The majority of apps for Google Chrome are nothing more than links pointing to web pages.  The YouTube, Chrome Web Store and Google Drive apps that are installed by default are nothing […]

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How to migrate a Firefox profile to Pale Moon

The idea behind the web browser Pale Moon was to create an optimized web browser based on Firefox's source code for the Windows operating system. While it has been initially designed for […]

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Reddit Sync is probably the best Reddit app for Android right now

I like Reddit a lot. I'm subscribed to a couple of groups (called subreddits) that I follow closely including Android Dev, Technology or Firefox Add-ons. The customization options are great as it […]

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Thunderbird: switch dictionaries automatically based on recipients

The Thunderbird email client just like the Firefox web browser and other Mozilla based products support dictionary files that power the software's spell checking component. Only one dictionary is installed by default […]

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Skype support coming to Outlook.com

Microsoft paid more than 8 Billion Dollars for Skype and it was clear to me back then that the company had to have plans to push Skype into Microsoft products to not […]

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WinRAR 5.0 introduces the new RAR 5 format. What you need to know

RARLAB has released the first beta version of the upcoming WinRAR 5.0 archive manager today. The new version is available for download on the official homepage for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of […]

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Use qrSend to send files from your PC to your Android device

How do you transfer files between your PC and your Android smartphone or tablet? Do you connect the device via USB to your computer to transfer the files? Use a file synchronization […]

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Shuffle My Life for Android gives you tasks that may improve your life

Life can be quite challenging at times, especially when it comes to new experiences. If you like to experience new things, or at least want to try it to see how you […]

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OUTDATEfighter finds outdated applications on your system

Keeping all the software and programs up to date can be quite the daunting task. While it depends largely on the programs that you have installed on your system, it is fair […]

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How to manage apps in Google Chrome

I'm running two versions of the Chrome web browser on my Windows 7 Pro PC. The stable version of the browser and the cutting edge Canary version. The stable version of Google […]

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Convert Google Drive files online without downloading them first

The files that I host on Google Drive have many different extensions. The documents alone are a mixture of Microsoft Office, LibreOffice and Google formats, and while that is not really an […]

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Use Google Drive contents while you are offline

You'd assume that a file synchronization service makes files available on both the local machines and the Internet server so that you can access them locally and on the web. Google Drive […]

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Windows 8: use File History without a second drive

Microsoft introduced the File History feature in Windows 8 to provide users of the operating system with an auto-backup feature for important files and data. The backup service has several shortcomings: you […]

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Firefox 23: Bookmark Star button moved and merged with bookmarks icon

If you are running Firefox 23 or newer on your system and use the bookmark star (bookmark this page) frequently you may have noticed that Mozilla moved it away from the browser's […]

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twDocs lets you export your Twitter as a document

Twitter has become the go-to social media service for many things. You can get the latest breaking news, often before the big networks like CNN even have it. You can follow weather updates […]

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Twitch! Contacts Formatter brings order into Android's contacts database

When I look at the contacts database of my Android phone I notice that it uses several different number formats when it comes to the telephone number. Some numbers include the country […]

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Firefox prefetching: what you need to know

The basic idea behind prefetching is to speed things up for the user. An algorithm is involved that guesses which resources are likely to be accessed by the user in the recent […]

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Magnetized review [Game Saturday]

Magnetized is a free Flash-based puzzle game that uses simple game mechanics to provide you with a wonderful and challenging experience. Your task in the game is simple: direct a floating something […]

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Search my Files 4.0 update brings secure file move feature

Search my Files by Karsten Funk, not to be confused with Nir Sofer's SearchMyFiles, was updated today to version 4.0. The new version introduces several new and improved features, and since I […]

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How to make the most out of Chrome's and Firefox's bookmarks bar

Are you using the bookmarks bar in your browser of choice or do you use another method to access bookmarks in the browser (or maybe none at all)? If you are using […]

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All Samsung Windows PCs to be unified under the ATIV brand

If you look at Samsung's current PC lineup you will notice that the company is using quite a few brand names for its devices. There are the Series X type of devices […]

Wikidata is a huge step for Wikipedia and the Internet

While Wikipedia is certainly the most prominent project of the Wikimedia Foundation, it is not the only one. Twelve different project websites are maintained currently, from Wikimedia Commons, the creative commons media […]

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Google releases Chrome Office Viewer, gets bad ratings

If you need to open Office documents on the Internet you have quite the arsenal of services at your disposal to do just that. From Google's own Google Drive service to Microsoft's […]

After the Deadline

After the Deadline cleans up your writing mistakes

I write for a living. That comes as no great shock to any of you I am sure. However, we all need helpful suggestions from time to time and that is generally […]

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Ubuntu 13.04 released: how to upgrade

Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" has been released today as part of the usual six month release schedule of the Linux distribution.  New users can download the latest version directly from the Ubuntu […]

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Virustotal update brings network traffic analysis support

It was not really clear in which direction Virustotal was heading after the acquisition of the service by Google was officially announced. Some feared that it would be integrated into core Google […]

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Bookmarks icon gone in Firefox? Try this fix

I'm running the Nightly version of the Firefox web browser. It is the cutting edge version that is updated frequently and sometimes includes bugs or issues that are resolved when new features […]

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Swype improves your typing speed on Android devices

How do you review an alternate software keyboard for Android efficiently? By taking it for a test drive of course. I`m typing this article on my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 phone right […]

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Mozilla finalizes proposal for changes to Firefox's customization options

The last week has been filled with uncertainty in regards to proposed Firefox customization changes in the wake of the Australis theme release. Mozilla was heavily criticized for its initial proposal, both […]

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Windows: change the volume of sound automatically based on the time of day

Sometimes it is necessary to change the sound volume of a specific application or the system as a whole because you perceive it as either too low or too high for the […]

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BetterDesktopTool adds Mac Expose and Spaces like features to Windows

Microsoft has improved the window handling in the Windows operating system with the release of Windows 7. It added much needed features to place two windows side by side next to each […]

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Steam client Beta update brings long-awaited download speed limiter

If you are running Steam on one of your systems and have ever bought a game that was downloaded from Steam servers, you know that you can't really manipulate the download speed. […]

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eBay app update for Android introduces Shopping Cart, single-payment feature

Having a shopping app at hand can be quite useful at times. Say you are in town shopping and want to compare prices to make sure you get a good deal at […]

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Microsoft releases updated MS13-036 security patch

If you are following my coverage on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday here each month you have noticed that one of the patches that the company released this month caused severe issues for some […]

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Google Play welcomes Archie comics, offers introductory discount

Comic books have long been popular with the "geek" crowd, and were around long before the personal computer. One of the oldest is the Archie series, founded in 1939, which I read […]

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Ignition optimizes file collections to fit them on the least amount of discs

Ignition is a free program for the Windows operating system that enables you to sort data into sizeable chunks automatically for improved CD/DVD burning. If you have ever burned a large file […]

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Word Stats: display too short or keyword absusing WordPress posts

With Google introducing that many algorithmic changes as well as other modifications to Google Search in the past two years,  it has become difficult to understand what you should do as a […]

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Walk me up! Alarm Clock for Android forces you to walk around to stop the alarm

I'm not evaluating unique alarm clock apps for Android even though it may seem that I do right now. I reviewed Puzzle Alarm Clock two days ago which forced you to solve […]

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The Pirate Bay Cleaner script improves the torrent site's accessibility

If you hang out a lot on The Pirate Bay website or visit it occasionally to find a torrent download link that you could not find anywhere else, you may have noticed […]