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October 14th, 2011

If you are using Internet Explorer and Windows 7, you may have noticed that when you mouse over an IE browser window, a preview of the open tabs in the browser is shown. While this is useful to give you an idea of the sites you have open, it can get annoying if you have multiple tabs open at the same time. If you would prefer to disable this feature, you can.
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October 7th, 2011

AutoRecoverA very useful feature in Microsoft Office is called "AutoRecover", which automatically saves your document at specified time intervals so that in case of an application or system crash, Office can recover its latest version.
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October 3rd, 2011

Hackers are starting to move away from "big scores" that are harder to accomplish, and are moving on to smaller and ultimately easier and more profitable thefts from small and medium-sized businesses, whose generally lax to non-existent security systems make for easy and quick money.
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September 30th, 2011

Leaving your computer for a short time but don't want anyone peeking at your desktop or files? Simply lock it. When you lock your desktop, anyone who wants to use it will have to log in using their username and password.
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September 28th, 2011

Still on an old Microsoft system? It might be time to move up and do an upgrade, as studies and tests are showing consistently better performance from the new Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2. Your old system might be limping along, but there's no harm in making things better and improving your productivity.
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September 26th, 2011

Will the Windows PC go the way of the Dodo to eventual extinction? Are we in a post-PC era as Apple would like us to believe, or is it a PC-plus world? Are we witnessing the beginning of a new age when a wave of new operating systems and devices will take over the computing world? Read on and see what you think.
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September 23rd, 2011

In Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, you can set an animation to trigger when you click on an object. This is a simple way to add and control interactivity to your presentation. To add an animation trigger, select an object that already has animation applied to it.
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September 22nd, 2011

CPU-Monitor-padlockSafely remember and track your online passwords using these different tools. This is especially important today as more and more specialized services proliferate and become popular. Use these tools to manage the passwords of your favorite services for which a secure password is critical.
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September 19th, 2011

woman on the phone with worried faceA number of people have already been victimized by a new scam in which fraudsters pose as callers from Microsoft. They insist that your system has a virus or is running too slowly, and have you not only pay for a bogus service, but steal your credit information as well.
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September 16th, 2011

With Windows 7, there are easier and faster ways to rename multiple files in one sweep. The first way is to click on a file's name and rename it as usual, then press the "Tab" key to access the next file in the list.
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