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pcaulfield
pcaulfield
1 week ago
How to use time machine to restore a partition in OS X Mountain Lion?

How do you use time machine to restore a complete backed-up partition in OS X Mountain Lion?

Tags: mac, Mountain Lion, OS X, restore, time machine |
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spencer
spencer
1 week ago
Why won't Windows 8 apps launch?
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Tags: Windows 8 |
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maverick99
maverick99
1 week ago
How can I get side-by-side multitasking to work in Windows 8?
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aiden
aiden
2 weeks ago
What are the biggest changes with Raring Ringtail (Ubuntu 13.04)?

So what's new this Ubuntu release season....or should I ask, "What's GNU?" Any major changes?

Tags: Raring Ringtail, ubuntu, Ubuntu 13.04 |
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bralphye
bralphye
2 weeks ago
How long will official support for Windows 7 continue?

I've stuck with Windows 7 instead of "upgrading" to Windows 8. I've seen conflicting information as to when Microsoft will cease Windows...

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dbrown
dbrown
2 weeks ago
How do I get WiFi to work again after installing iOS6?

Since I upgraded my iPhone 4 to iOS the WiFi switch has been grayed out so I can't turn WiFi on. Obviously this is not good, because...

Tags: iOS6, iPhone 4, wifi |
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erictheredeye
erictheredeye
3 weeks ago
my laptop keeps restarting before i can do anything and shows blue screen with message[ DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL(vsdatant.s

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL(vsdatant.sys)

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Roewilliams
Roewilliams
3 weeks ago
My sister has an iPhone 4 and there is no update button in the settings.

How can she update the iOS so she can go to iTunes and the App Store and download things?

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JOiseau
JOiseau
5 weeks ago
What will it take for Linux to ever become a truly mainstream OS?

There are questions here and on other forums about Linux on a fairly regular basis, and sometimes I find myself automatically thinking...

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ktrope
ktrope
5 weeks ago
Upgrade to Windows 8 failed. Now what?
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