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Block Unwanted Sites and Scripts On The Internet with HostsMan

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Sarah
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You can improve your computer’s security, and your own privacy in several different ways. From making sure that you operating system and applications are up to date, to running security software, and using your brain when you are on the … Continue reading →

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Set Windows Positions and Sizes Automatically

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Sarah
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One of the main things that is quite irritating when it comes to windows in the Microsoft Windows operating system, is the fact that there is no option to open a window in a specific size, or in a specific … Continue reading →

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Process Alive, keep process running all the time

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Sarah
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A few days ago I reviewed Restarter, a program for the Windows operating system that allows you to monitor an application on the system to restart it if it crashes, hangs or is terminated manually or automatically. Restarter offered a … Continue reading →

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Image Resizer for Windows

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Sarah
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Sometimes you may want to resize a bunch of images, for instance photos that you have taken, before you send them around, publish them on the Internet, or put them on local storage devices. The reason for doing so is … Continue reading →

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Improve Your Internet Connection’s Speed With Namebench

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Sarah
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If you are noticing that connections to some or even all websites are taking longer than they actually should take, you may experience issues with your Internet connection. One issue may be caused by a DNS server that is not … Continue reading →

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Improve Security By Checking If your Browser Plugins are Up-To-Date

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Sarah
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When it comes to online security, Internet users need to pay attention to a lot of different things From running up to date security software to protect their system to keeping their software up to date to avoid the exploiting … Continue reading →

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Check Your PC’s Startup Items With WhatInStartup

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Sarah
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The more startup items you have, the longer it takes to start the operating system. That’s why it is so important to check the various startup locations to remove programs from there that you may not benefit from when they … Continue reading →

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How To Befriend Someone On Facebook And Block It From Your Timeline

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Sarah
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You sometimes may be getting friend requests on Facebook from users that you can’t just decline outright, but that you do not want your other friends to know about. This can be a work related friendship request, for instance from … Continue reading →

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How To Restart Applications Automatically

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Sarah
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If you leave your computer running sometimes when you are out of home, an application crash could have serious consequences. Say you are downloading files from an ftp server or via Bittorrent, or are processing a video, or create a … Continue reading →

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Customize The Windows Taskbar Thumbnails

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Sarah
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Depending on which version of Windows you use, and your personalization and visual effect settings, you may see thumbnails displayed for open programs in the taskbar, or not. If you do display thumbnails, you may have noticed that it is … Continue reading →

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