Archive for May, 2008

Give Mac OS X’s Finder a Background Image Use Ubuntu Media Player to Watch YouTube Videos Use Technology to Quit Smoking Download Facebook Events to Your Desktop Calendar

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Reader Tyree wrote in to ask the following question about recovering files from a formatted memory card: I was just wondering whether PC Inspector Smart Recovery can retrieve items that were deleted when accidentally formatting on my camera. I pressed “Format”, and then all the pictures were gone. The screen said “No Files Exist”. I wonder [...]

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Become a Spotlight Query Ninja Google Reader for the Firefox Sidebar How to be a Flickr Superstar How the RIAA Tracks You on P2P Networks At Work, Always Assume Someone is Watching The Friday Link Round-Up is brought to you by our companion blog, Technology Links Daily. If you have enjoyed this week’s picks, we hope you won’t hesitate to [...]

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I’m not sure what I did, but how did I get rid of the backwards P symbols that are all over my Word files? You are seeing formatting marks throughout your Microsoft Word Documents — that “backwards P” symbol is the paragraph mark, used to denote… paragraphs. I have come to think that accidentally activating this [...]

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I heard about hackers assembling botnet armies in order to attack sites online. What is that? When using the term “botnet” in reference to the malicious intent of cyber criminals, the term describes a set of computers over which the criminal is able to exert control. The controller of a botnet can send commands to [...]

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Maybe you are just getting into working with camera RAW files, and want to see some examples of Adobe Camera RAW in action. Or perhaps you are curious about how some of those popular Flickr photographers go about getting a certain “look” in their work. Well, you could ask. But if you don’t get an [...]

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I am really fascinated by the MacBook Air, and am thinking about getting one. How do I know if the MacBook Air is right for me? The MacBook Air really is a fascinating computer, but there area few differences between the MB Air and a traditional laptop that target the Air to a very specific [...]

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Carry All the Apps You Need on a USB Thumb Drive Hide Offline Buddies in Adium Send (Free) Text Messages from AIM Automate the Management of BitTorrent Files Troubleshoot a Corrupt Lightroom Catalog on a RAID Drive The Friday Link Round-Up is brought to you by our companion blog, Technology Links Daily. If you have enjoyed this week’s picks, we [...]

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I have always used FTP to upload files to my website, by my friends keep telling me I should switch to SFTP. What’s the difference between FTP and SFTP? The difference between FTP and SFTP is a big one, my friend. The difference is security. Definition of SFTP FTP is an unencrypted protocol — everything, including your FTP [...]

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Why do I always see web pages without any content, advertising their domain name for sale? This is called Cybersquatting, and it is a deceitful practice that some people engage in to make money online.

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