Wikia Search Alpha launches
Wikia Search is the new project by Jimmy Wales who created Wikipedia.
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Browse the Web in areas with no Internet browser
Schools, libraries and even colleges like to restrict access to their public computers and some do not even have a link to an Internet browser although they mig
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Downloading pirated films is stealing
Did you recently purchase a DVD in store ? If so you must have noticed this wonderful reminder at the beginning that can't be skipped that downloading pirated f
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Don't jump to next message in Thunderbird automatically
The problem that Thunderbird is always selecting the next message in line after deleting or moving the previous one has bothered me for some time.
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The best sources for web 2.0
I love taking a look at fresh web 2.
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Control Javascript Events in Firefox
Firefox Mastery published a nice article about the Firefox add-on Controle de Scripts which lets the user control Javascript events in Firefox.
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Install Wikipedia Locally
I theoretically mentioned the fact that it was possible, and in fact quite easy, to install Wikipedia locally which has several advantages but also one disadvan
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Snapfoo Mobile Photo Blogging
Richard from Windows Observer was so nice to send me an invitation to the mobile photo blogging community Snapfoo which is currently in beta and invite only.
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Bye Bye Digg
I have been using Digg, the social news portal where users vote on stories submitted by users, for more than two years and I loved it at the beginning.
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How to defeat Phishing
Kurt mentioned in Daniel's PayPal phishing article how he dealt with phishing and that got me thinking about the easiest way to defeat phishing for certain acco
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Spicebird introduction
You might have come upon the term Spicebird if you are following tech blogs or are a regular Digg and Del.
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Learn to type faster
I never understood why there were not more online applications that helped you type faster.
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Panaroma Screensavers
WPanorama is a standalone program and screensaver that is able to display (scrolling) panoramas on your computer screen.
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Building a PC January Progress
It's only a few more months until I will make the final decision about the PC components that I will place in my new computer.
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Schools Wikipedia CD and DVD image
I was recently looking for a way to put Wikipedia on my notebook to be able to access it when I have no Internet connection.
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Remove Windows Components in Vista
Microsoft seems to be under the impression that change is good and will not confuse users of a previous versions of their Windows operating system.
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Music Industry Thoughts
I could not sleep well yesterday evening because I was thinking about the Music Industry which was directly related to the article I wrote on that day.
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Ingenious PayPal mimicing spam
About 2 days ago, I received a quite clever spam email in my Gmail account.
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HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray Next Round
I don't know how you feel about the ongoing format war between HD-DVD and Blue-Ray but I'm sick and tired to hear which company is backing up which format and w
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If you had to choose five Firefox Add-ons
Lets say your computer has limited resources and you can only use five Firefox add-ons when browsing the Internet.
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Bandwidth Monitor
Not every user has the luxury of a Internet flatrate and I personally know a few who are still using time or data related accounts.
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Music Info displays statistical information about your music collection
If you want a breakdown of the music that you favor you can use a software called WTF!? Music Info which analyzes a directory that contains music and displays a
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Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 blocking old formats
The Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 has been released a bit more than a month ago and is already beginning to cause problems for several users who applied
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Reduce Windows XP's Shutdown Time
A friend of mine called me just recently and told me that Windows XP would take a long time before shutting the computer down.
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CBR Files
I recently came across a download that included several cbr files and I had to put my memory to the test to remember how I would be able to view them.
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Check for and add missing Video Codecs
I do not like Codec packages.
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Adobe PDF Ads
Am I the only one that is thinking that putting Ads into Adobe PDF documents is not going to be that successful ? Putting contextual ads next to content in PDF
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Rumor: Apple launching Record Label with Jay-Z
So, what do we make of this ? The rumor is that Apple is launching a record label together with Jay-Z according to BSG who say they have confirmed it from a hig
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MSN Video vs. Google Youtube
Youtube is a well established video portal with the huge advantage that content is added every second by its visitors.
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Vista4Experts Windows Vista Tweaker
Vista4Experts is a Microsoft Windows Vista tweaker that is aimed at expert users who can live without most of the functions that have been introduced in Vista.
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Create mindmaps and share them online
Mind maps are said to be the most effective way to plan things because they follow your thinking better than any other method can.
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Set Transparent Color for Images in Microsoft Word
I once had to add a image into a Word document that had a black background which looked awful when printing the document.
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Apple iPhone Nano
A picture comparing Apple's iPhone with the iPhone Nano which is supposed to come out in October 2008 was published on Flickr.
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Firefox Live Chat Support
Where do you go if you have a problem with Firefox ? I normally research the problem and try to find a solution for it on my own.
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Annoying PC Programs
Interesting article over there at the Download Squad where they list the 5 most annoying programs.
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Lower Video Card noise by reducing the device's fan speed
Modern video cards come in two flavors.
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Christmas CD Sales are down 20% compared to last year
Ars Technica are reporting that CD sales this Christmas, that is the period between Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, are down 20% compared to last year which mean
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System Restore Point Analyzer review
System Restore is a function in Windows operating systems since Windows ME that creates so called Restore Points so that the user can bring his system back to a
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Microsoft uses YouTube to promote their products
Microsoft competes with Google in many areas but has still chosen to create a video channel on Youtube to promote Microsoft products.
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Firefox Tip: Find as you Type without Ctrl-F
I use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + F regularly to search for phrases in websites with lots of content to be able to find what I'm looking for faster.
