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Acer Laptop Recovery Without CD

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Some models of Acer laptops and computers will allow you to run a system recovery from the recovery partition without having to use the CDs. This may be necessary if you never received the recovery CDs or never got around to making a copy of the recovery CDs for your Acer. You will need to [...]

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Netflix On The iPhone

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Apps that don’t Byte. Netflix is now on the iPhone. It seemed to take forever, but Netflix streaming movies are now available on the iPhone and iTouch. While this functionality has always been available on the iPad, being able to view movies on your iPhone over 3Gs and WiFi is simply huge. You need to [...]

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Easy Way To Test Batteries

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The concept of testing a battery before throwing the out is a trivial thing, but has never been an easy thing to do. While you could always use a voltmeter to test them,  the problem with that is most people don’t have a voltmeter, and even if you do,  it’s difficult trying to keep the [...]

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Press F1 For Help

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The Power Of The F1 Key. Most do not know there is a tiny technician hiding in your computer, waiting to help you with any problem or question you have regarding hardware or software. Just press the F1 key in any program you are in and help is activated. If you’re on the Windows desktop, [...]

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Extend WiFi Range

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You can extend the wifi range of your wireless network if you experiment with various techniques. Because there are so many variables involved with consumer WiFi, you will need to experiment to determine what works best with your scenario, the structure of your home and the equipment you use. All of those things play a [...]

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Extend The Life Of A Laptop Battery

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When we say we want to “extend the life of a laptop battery” this could me a couple different things: It could mean you want to make the charge last longer, so if you’re out of the office the charge will get you through until you’re able to plug in again. Or, extending the life [...]

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Back To School Tech Gear

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It’s that time of the year again: The days are getting shorter, the lawn is dying, the kids are starting to complain. Yes, it’s back to school time and you need to make sure your kid has all of the latest gear so he or she doesn’t look like a noob. Gone are the days [...]

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Recycle Old Gadgets For Cash

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Recycle old gadgets for cash? Most geeks will have a lot of old hardware sitting around–anything from computers to cell phones to game systems. Because you’re a responsible geek, you also know throwing electronics away isn’t good for the environment. So you just put them in the closet and let them pile up. But now [...]

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