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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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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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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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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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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Yunio - A new contender for cloud storage

Upon my arrival in China, I realized that a lot of the software or websites I have come to love and rely on were no longer as reliable. This...

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The Best Way to Bypass the Great Firewall of China (Windows and Linux)

FreeGate is the way to go to freely use the Internet in China Update: Click here for my review of other VPNs and Proxies If you have plans o...

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Use Gmail as a GTD tool (Getting Things Done and using Gmail more productively)

Most of us have probably used email more than a handful of times to remind ourselves to do something, or as a shopping list of sorts. I rece...

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Go Exploring to find hidden gems like Spanish Fork Disc Golf Course

OK. So I must admit, this post does not really go too well with the theme of this blog. This is  tutorialish, nor is it very geeky (unless y...

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Tip of The Day - Create an RSS feed with any Website (Create Online Classifieds RSS Feed)

Here is a hypothetical situation (not really, I was in this exact situation for the past three weeks). Suppose you are looking for a really ...

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Tip of The Day - How To Force Yourself To Exercise (lose weight)

Replacing my desk chair for an exercise bike works wonders! The other day I was talking to my brother and he had mentioned how even though h...

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Tip of The Day - Backing up files using external media

I recently did a post on different options for backing up and storing files online . Even though online storage and backup is wonderful, the...

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Tip of The Day - Use Your Email Client To Send and Receive Facebook Messages

Something happened this morning that made me super happy. I replied to a message from Facebook using Gmail and it worked! This must be a new...

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Tip of The Day - Your Best Options for File Sharing, Backup and Online Storage

Today I just signed up for another online file storage website.  http://uploadingit.com . I tend to sign up for as many different file stora...

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Tip of The Day - Subscribing to RSS Feeds

If you use the Internet for more than 1 minute a year, then chances are, you have seen an icon that says "RSS" or "Feed....

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Tip of The Day - Removing labels or glue with WD-40

For this tip of the day I am going to talk about two of my favorite things in the universe. WD-40 and hydrogen peroxide.  They both have abo...

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Tip of The Day - Buy things for the lowest possible price

People in general are alway trying to find the greatest deal possible.  Here are some tips for how you can do just that effectively. For our...

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