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Use Xmarks to Backup and Synchronize Your Bookmarks
So you've got two computers at home and one at work which you browse the internet and are constantly bookmarking your favorite sites to....
Manually Add Hidden Networks in Vista
Although elementary as a security measure, disabling the routers ability to broadcast its SSID is still used by many and I feel it is...
Using Gmail’s New Label Management Feature
As an avid user of Gmail for all of my email needs I found that the labeling system for emails was quite...
Combine Your Email Accounts With Gmail
In previous articles I detailed how I was able to move from Outlook to Google for all of my email and organizational tasks. In...
Pin Frequently Used Documents and Save Time in Office 2007
I have a set of documents that I frequently use in Excel and Word. Most of the time I can find them using the...
Prioritize Online with Google Tasks
This is the third part of a larger series that I will be publishing in the coming weeks covering my switch from Outlook to...
Transfer Your Outlook Contacts to the Cloud
This is the second part of a larger series that I will be publishing in the coming weeks covering my switch from Outlook to...
Pin Up Your Shortcuts and Declutter Your Desktop
As someone who uses their computer for work, school, and play I find myself with a desktop full of icons. I tend to be...
How to Access the Updates List in Windows Vista
If you've ever ran into a problem whose origin cannot be explained, you might want to take a look at the latest Windows...
How to Display File Extensions in Vista
By default Windows Vista does not show you the extension for the files listed in Windows Explorer, although inconvenient for some I believe...
How to Perform a Word Count With OOo Writer
I've been fiddling with OpenOffice quite a bit the past couple of days as such I feel compelled to post my findings on the...
Getting Started with OpenOffice 3
This past week I downloaded the new version (3) of OpenOffice.org, so far I like the improvements and the ease of use. Like...
How to Create Tables in Access
In simple terms a database is a collection of tables that are related and/or unrelated to each other and can store information in...