Prevent your laptop computer from overheating with this one simple tip.

The easiest way to prevent your computer from overheating is by simply keeping the fan free from dust. You can blow out a lot of the dust by...

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Tip of The Day - When copying and pasting to the web, don't use MS Word

Suppose you are writing a blog post that you want to upload to Blogger or Wordpress. Maybe you are just writing a long email to a friend and...

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How to buy a used car.

Purchasing a Used Car from a Private Party by Monty Hawkins Purchasing a used car allows you to have a quality automobile without paying fo...

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One Million Views - A Tutorial Geek Milestone

While one million views for a website is nothing too special, 10 or 100 million views probably will not come for a very long time (if ever),...

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Yunio offering 1TB of Free Cloud Storage!

As of today, Yunio has updated their website, software, and services. They are offering 1TB free to anyone who joins. You would have to be ...

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How to fix the toolbox icons in GIMP

Occasionally in Gimp my toolbox icons will become spaced out (see image above). Not only does this bug look bad, but it also makes it so hal...

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How and when to use the Clone, Healing, and Heal Selection tools (GIMP)

Gimp provides a few tools for removing and adding elements to your image. This tutorial will show you examples of when and how to use the ...

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Organize your files and folders in Google Drive - Use Insync

I have been using Google Drive ever since it came out as Google Docs many years ago. While I love just about everything about Google Drive, ...

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Tutorial Geek got married!

This post is not a tutorial or tip or anything like that. I just wanted to let the world know that I finally got married! Yay for me! This i...

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Photivo Review and Tutorial - RAW Photo Editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows

I first tried Photivo a few years ago. My initial impression was that it was quite feature rich but a bit difficult to use. Now that I have ...

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Photivo vs Lightroom - A comparison and tutorial

Photivo is an open source RAW photo editing program that is cross platform (Windows, Mac, Linux). I have known about Photivo for quite a fe...

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How to make an effective pro and con list (using a spreadsheet)

Pro and Con lists are useful any time we need to make a decision, especially when there is no clear choice what the better decision is....

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Why it is best to always buy the largest pizza

Yesterday I bought a pizza. Because I had to carry it home on my bicycle, I decided to get a medium instead of a large. I immediately regret...

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How to change behavior for the better. (Weight loss example)

This week I have had a lot more alone time and bicycle riding time than usual which means I have had more time for deep contemplation. This ...

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Create an educational music video using open source software and Linux

I teach English to seven year olds in China. One point of English grammar that is especially difficult for a native Chinese speaker is when ...

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VPN Review - EarthVPN

This week I have been testing EarthVPN . I have been more than happy with EarthVPN as it is one of the cheapest and also the best VPN soluti...

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Games for Education - Making BINGO cards using a spreadsheet

I teach English in China to seven year old students. We have been learning phonics and if effort to help my students pay attention to phonet...

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How to use Heal Selection and heal transparency tools in Gimp (formerly Resynthesizer)

Before image: With heal selection, we can remove elements such as the tree branches. After image: I used the heal selection tool to remove s...

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A Google Doc Spreadsheet template for a dynamic resume or CV

The printable view of my resume. Here is the situation: You have begun the tedious job search process. You are trying to spice up your resum...

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Best way to send out mass texts using your Android phone

There are many Android apps that let you send out mass texts (even the default message app lets you do that). The problem is when you want t...

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Draw a sunset with tree silhouette landscape scene using Inkscape and the Gimp

My very first tutorial on this website was drawing a tree in the sunset (similar to the image you see above). That tutorial shows signs of ...

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VPNs and Proxies (Free, Cheap, Pricey Methods, and phone) Getting Past the Great Firewall of China

If you are in China (or planning on going to China) you will need to prepare yourself with "The Great Firewall of China." Most peo...

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How to remove the background from an image using the Gimp

Perhaps the thing I most often use the Gimp for is to remove a background. It is quite simple and fast once you are familiar with how to do ...

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Trick to remembering things - Rearrange the items in your pockets

Imagine this situation: Your spouse/significant other/roommate/etc comes into your room while you are wasting time on the computer reading n...

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Blender no bake cheesecake recipe (quick and easy cheesecake)

This is a recipe for making a no bake cheesecake. The recipe is only simple ingredients and can be made almost entirely in a blender. Read a...

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Use a blender to make a cheesecake crust

Recently I have been making a few cheesecakes (I am in China where decent cheesecakes don't seem to exist, when I found a place to cream...

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Whipping cream using a blender

I have always been a fan of doing things the quick and easy (lazy) way. I will show you how to whip cream using a blender. Before you...

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How to fix the popup flash on your camera (Canon DSLR)

Here is the problem: You are trying to take a photo with your Canon DSLR camera. The lighting is a bit dark, so the flash should pop up, but...

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Cheesy Valentines - The History

Another Valentines day (or "single awareness day" as many people like to call it. It is this time of year that I make cheesy Valen...

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Tip of the Day - A smarter way to eat microwave popcorn

Don't know why it took me 20+ years to figure out how to eat popcorn this way. The photo above basically speaks for itself. I don't ...

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Cloud Storage 2013 - A look at the old and the new

By now, everyone uses cloud storage. Whether you knowingly download a program (Dropbox) to sync certain files you deem important, or unknowi...

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