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The Importance of System Recovery

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:06:00 +0000

Have you ever considered what you're actually getting in return when you put down money to buy that brand new computer either at your local electronics shop or at an online retailer? Well, of course you're going to say the actual computer itself and...

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iPhone Stuff: Impressive Portable Backup Battery for Cheap!

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:01:00 +0000

We've all at one time or another experienced it: we need to make an important (or not) phone call and find out that our iPhone is dead in the water as far as battery energy is concerned. Life sucks doesn't it? Maybe only now you'll have finally...

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Quicker Shutdown of Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:14:00 +0000

I've had problems recently with my Windows 7 laptop hanging randomly on shutdown. It's pretty weird because my desktop, also equipped with Windows 7 and with pretty much the same programs as on my laptop, doesn't appear to have this problem....

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Easily Prevent Deleted Files From Being Recoverable with Prevent Restore

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:11:00 +0000

Another article, another way to deal with your deleted data. Many times, we inadvertently delete our files and need some way to actually recover those files. For that, you can read over this article to learn how to do just that. However, at other...

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Linux on a Stick!

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:26:00 +0000

So I've been using Linux Ubuntu for a while now on my desktop and I'm loving it. I recently stumbled back onto their homepage to download a newer version. It is here where I came across a easy to use tool being promoted that aims to install a...

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iPhone Stuff: Convert Your Videos to Watch in Full Screen!

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:28:00 +0000

I don't really use my iPhone 3G as a multimedia hub but I do admit that it is a really handy way of watching your favorite episodic TV shows or movie clips whenever you are away from home or whenever you need to just kill some time off the clock....

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The Safest Way to Bank Online!

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:09:00 +0000

To this day, I still remember a user asking me a very simple question and got an answer that totally swept him off the ground. "How do I know that performing online banking on my computer is safe?" My answer was simple, "You can't!" The user...

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Google Voice Now Officially Open to Public!

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:01:00 +0000

Google Voice service is now officially open to anyone who is interested! At it's core, Google Voice service allows you to tie together all of your phones (work, cell, home, etc) with one number. Calls made to your Google Voice number will ring any...

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Windows Utility: Preme for Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:10:00 +0000

Once in a while, a third party Windows utility comes along the way that makes some people wonder why in the world isn't the feature directly built-in with the system? Well, next up to bat in this category is Preme for Windows 7. This nifty little...

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Book Highlight: Windows 7 Secrets

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:10:00 +0000

Another author, another book on Windows 7. This time, it's Paul Thurrott's and Rafael Rivera's turn to share their knowledge on Microsoft's latest operating system with the world. Paul Thurrott is a technology reporter and is well-known throughout...

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Windows 7 Product Guide

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:38:00 +0000

I'm pretty late on this as the guide has been posted by Microsoft for a while now but I only just recently stumbled upon this. In fact, looking at the published date, this guide came out on the day Windows 7 was released to the general public...

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How-To Limit Log On Hours in Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Sat, 29 May 2010 09:21:00 +0000

Chances are high that if you have kids and computers at home, there will be times where you wished you had control over when they could actually log on and use the computer. With Windows Vista and Windows 7, you can now easily do just that with the...

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Symantec's Backup Exec System Recovery 2010 Desktop Edition Review

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:35:00 +0000

I got offered two free licenses for BESR and so I will be giving away one of them. Whoever first can name the CEO of Symantec (*cough*, Google, *cough*) via my email (use the Contact link at the top) will receive a free and valid license for BESR!...

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Symantec's Windows 7 Migration Services

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:50:00 +0000

When it comes to computer security, anti-virus research, data protection and much more, Symantec is all business. Recently they have stepped up their advertisement game by producing this hilarious video advertising their Windows 7 migration...

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Firefox Addon: IE Tab 2

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:52:00 +0000

It's no surprise why the Mozilla Firefox browser is slowly taking away Microsoft's Internet Explorer's share in the browser market. Users who already made the switch most likely know of the reasons why and in most likely hood, they're also tired of...

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How-To Change Your Wallpaper in Windows 7 Starter Edition

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Thu, 13 May 2010 21:52:00 +0000

Chances are high that if you have a netbook of some kind with the Windows 7 Starter OS installed, you're sick of looking at that same wallpaper over and over again. One of the biggest limitation of Windows 7 Starter is the inability to change your...

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Horrible "Windows 7's Worst Features" Article by PCWorld!

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:32:00 +0000

Sometimes, I come across a tech article so ridiculous that it's just begging people to scratch their heads and say "Is that guy/gal writing it for real?" I recently came across a PCWorld article written by Ian Paul titled "Windows 7's Worst...

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Repairing Your Xbox 360's Red Ring of Death!

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:46:00 +0000

*Sigh*..Why o why must I have the worst of luck when it comes to owning these so called "next-generation" video game consoles?! My Xbox 360 Elite console recently broke down after my Playstation 3 console got knocked out as well. This is my second...

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Reparing Your PS3's Yellow Light of Death!

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:48:00 +0000

You know, it amazes me that for a machine that costs me nearly $600, it can malfunction so easily. I'm talking about my Playstation 3 console. Some gaming systems I've owned in the past includes Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Gameboy's, Playstation 1 and...

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How-To Easily Create Color Splash Photos

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:47:00 +0000

I've never been a fan of photography editing or manipulation. I've messed around with Photoshop here and there in the past but everything was just so complicated! I believe that to be an awesome photography editor (or photographer in general), you...

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How-To Easily Adjust Song Pitch/Speed with Foobar 2000

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:10:00 +0000

I've seen many people asked how can they easily change the speed/pitch for a song to either speed it up or slow it down (screwed up!). While a lot of different people threw out some pretty good suggestions, a lot of them consisted of you buying...

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Sync Your Documents with Dropbox

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:01:00 +0000

In my quest to find a online sync service that worked for me, I've first decided to try Windows Live Sync. However, that turned out to be a big disappointment mainly due to the peer-to-peer technology that it uses. Here instead, I'll try the popular...

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Sync Your Documents with Windows Live Sync

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:06:00 +0000

I initially thought I had no use for any type of synchronization technology for my desktops and laptops because I always had my handy USB thumb stick ready. I try to make a habit of using my USB drive as a way to synchronize my files between the...

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Update: Firefox Prism Without the Ad's

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:55:00 +0000

I wrote a little about the Firefox Prism add-on in a previous article. One of the thing I simply couldn't configure at that time was installing extensions or other Firefox add-on's to work with my Prism apps. One of the best and most used...

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Introduction to Local Group Policy Objects: Part 2/2

noreply@blogger.com (AnotherWindowsBlog) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:57:00 +0000

In the first of this two part series, I gave an introduction on Local Group Policy Objects. I explained why you would want to configure a computer's LGPO, especially if you are tasked with managing them in a unsecured or public location, and how how...

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