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There are some things that I do quite often in Safari on my MacBook Pro and other things that really don’t interest me. Customizing your toolbar to simplify doing some things in Safari is quite easy. To customize your toolbar, open Safari and select View […]
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For those who have a Microsoft ‘Live’ account, you may or may not know that Microsoft has introduced a two-step verification for all user accounts as an extra security level. It is up to you, the user, as to whether or not you turn this
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There are plenty of services available which will allow you to convert documents online, there are others which allow you to store your documents in the cloud, and still others which allow you to transfer and share your documents online, but there are very few
CometDocs: Convert, Store, Transfer & Share your documents! Read More »
MailStore MailStore is a great utility that will let you backup your online Web Mail. It will connect with web mail services such as GMail, Keiro, IceWarp, and any POP3 or IMAP services. So, this begs the question, “Why backup eMail?” The answer is pretty basic.
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The news that Firefox 22 is set to block third party cookies by default has, unsurprisingly, not been well received by the online ad industry. On the other hand, I’d expect the majority of users to greet the decision with a modicum of… ‘way to
Track or Do Not Track – What do you think? Read More »
Recently I wrote about how to get your RSS feeds in Outlook, today I am going to introduce yet another way to see your news feeds and I am sure you will find this way quite a novelty. Feed Roller docks itself by default to
Feed Roller, Another Slant on RSS Tickers! Read More »
Today, I received the following email: While my first instinct was to click on ‘Unlock it now’ out of fear that something has gone very wrong, I’ve seen and heard enough about phishing to take another look. Sure enough, the email address that sent this didn’t
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The dreaded spam emails, scourge of the internet and something which every user strives to avoid. Seems whenever we give out our email address these days we are leaving ourselves open to a deluge of emails. Whether we’re signing up for an online service, purchasing
Anti-Spam: Disposable Email Addresses from Spamgourmet Read More »
Have you ever used a colour picker tool? Yes, of course you have. OK, well most people have and that’s a fact. Have you ever needed or used a ruler online? Maybe? Well did you know that Internet Explorer 10 has these two tools built
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As with other parts of Firefox, the ‘NewTab’ or start page of Firefox can be tweaked to suit your preferences. I didn’t like the idea of nine ‘shortcuts’ as my home page in the beginning, so by mooching about in the Configuration page quickly found
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Out with the old in the with new. No sooner has Google decided to abandon Google Reader, its popular RSS feed reader, than we hear of a new service on offer from the internet giant. The net has been abuzz with news of Google’s new online sticky
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I currently have four email clients installed, why? Well, each has its own merits. Thunderbird – because I love to customize and Tbird has lots of add-ons, extensions and themes Postbox – because its slim and eager to go and I got the license for
I Like Outlook Because…. Read More »
instaGrok Versus Mainstream Search Engines instaGrok is new to me and I’m thoroughly taken by the concept. Normally, I would use a mainstream search engine such as Google or Bing to find information on the internet. They are both remarkable tools giving anyone with internet
Do You Google, Bing, or Grok? Read More »
Here’s the scenario; you have a hard copy of a typed document you want to edit but there is no digital or editable copy available. Your scanning software does not include OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and only saves scanned documents in non-editable image format. Your
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