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Windows Phone 8 Tip: Easier Bing Search from IE and Office Documents
This is a cool trick for Windows Phone 8 users that allows you to easily search for highlighted words and phrases via...
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Don’t Like The iOS 7 Parallax Effect? Here’s How to Get Rid of it
The Parallax effect in iOS 7 makes the Home Screen look somewhat 3D by letting the app icons float over the wallpaper...
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Is Running a Laptop Without a Battery Safe for You and the Device?
One of our readers posed the question about running a laptop without the battery. And others are wondering the same thing. Here's...
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Windows Phone Tip: Change the Default Email Signature
Default email signatures on mobile devices are boring, and Windows Phone's is no exception. Here's how to create a custom email signature...
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Outlook Tip: Bring Back the Reminder Bell in Calendar
In Outlook 2003 if you set up appointments in the Calendar, you'd get a reminder and bell a bell icon displayed by...
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Keep Your Laptop Power Supply from Sliding a Off Desk with a Rubber Band
Are you tired of always kicking your power supply and ripping the power cord out of your laptop? Good news, I have...
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How to Disable Automatic App Updates in Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 will automatically update your metro-style apps by default, but if you need to see what's being updated, you can disable...
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iTunes Tip: Save Old iOS Backups in as a Safeguard
If you have your iOS device set up exactly how you want it right now, back it up and archive it in...
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Dropbox Tip: Share a Link to a File the Easy Way
Dropbox now offers a faster way to share files with your friends and coworkers, by sharing a link to it. Here’s how...
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Outlook Tip: Add a New Contact Directly from a Message
If you're a new user of Outlook, it’s easy to add a new sender’s info directly from their message to your contacts....
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Keep In Touch With Your Spouse with the Android Contact Widget
If you're in a relationship, the number one person on your smartphone should be your partner. The Contacts Widget for Android makes...
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Outlook 2013 Tip: Peek at Your Calendar While in Mail
A new feature in Outlook 2013 is the ability to "peek" at your upcoming appointments while still viewing your Inbox. It's easy...
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How To Get Outlook.com Desktop Notifications on Windows and Mac
If you use Outlook.com, pinning it to the Taskbar allows you to use it more like a desktop program. But that doesn't...
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How To Pin Outlook.com to the Windows Taskbar
If you want to use Outlook.com as your primary email manager, you might want to pin it to the Taskbar. This allows...
