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It should be noted up front that this method only covers software that is registered in Add/Remove in Windows. Other software (like PuTTY or JkDefrag which are standalone executables) won’t show up in a list like this. But if it’s in Add/Remove, it will. Why would you want to do this? Th...

Did you know you can drag and drop onto applications you currently have hidden (behind other windows) or minimized? Suppose you want to drag some files to an Outlook message you have open to add them as attachments. Select the files in Windows Explorer...

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Customer service is something we always expect to be good. Regardless of the product or company, if you search the Internet you can probably find several horror stories as well as several glowing reviews...

I use Google Reader for all of my RSS feeds. While I love the ability to open it from both my home and work computer and have all my items available, one thing it really lacks is the ability to easily ‘reorganize’ your feeds. Mo...

For those that remember internet in the late 1990s, you remember your dialup being slow, there was no such thing as tabbed browsing, web sites were clunky/cumbersome and difficult to navigate, low screen resolutions of the time meant lots and lots of scrolling, and well, you get the idea...

One thing people always seem to complain about when using Word is that it is very hard to format documents because font sizes and emphasis “seem to change randomly”. Wh...

Wireless carrier provider giant Verizon has announced that as of November 15, 2009, those who get a one or two-year service agreement and use an "advanced device" will be subject to a whopping $350 ETF (Early Termination Fee) if they cancel early. "Advanced Device" in plain English: Smartphone...

If you are looking to have a simple home server, or already have one, which shares your files across the network, a device you should take a look at is the SheevaPlug...

Yes, I am talking about that MSN.com. The web site that has the blue background. The one with the text that’s way too small. The one that the only reason anybody ever has it as their home page is because they don’t know how to change it to something else. Th...

Out of the box, (most versions of) Windows ship with a backup utility which probably meets the needs of most. Realistically though, you never really hear about them as most of the information out there is for 3rd party utilities...

For the past six months or so I’ve been receiving a lot of flyers in postal mail touting, "If you sign up for internet service with us, you get a new netbook computer!" For many U.S. residents they’ve been seeing the same, and maybe this is even happening in other countries. Ev...

If you are like most people, you might eat out several times a week (if not every day) at work. While you may be eating cheap, spending ~$5 a day can really add up. To see how much this is costing you as opposed to bringing your lunch, take a look at the Brown Bag Savings Calculator...

It’s rare these days when I come across any app that makes me say, "Wow, now this is useful!" Yahoo’s Zimbra Desktop is one of them. Wh...