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Uninterruptible Power Supply: Using and caring for your desktop UPS

Posted Aug 26, 2010 - 08:17 am

A desktop UPS is about as close to "set-and-forget" as electronics get... but if the battery runs down, it has turned into just a big surge protector. Here's what you need to do to make sure your desktop UPS will work when you need it.
What to look for in online backups

Posted Jul 19, 2010 - 08:15 am

Selecting an online backup provider depends on your hardware, data and requirements profiles. Here's what you need to look for, questions to ask, and decisions you have to make.
Essential Joomla! extensions

Posted Sep 16, 2010 - 07:52 am

Joomla! developers offer up their favorite extensions for the open source Web content management system.
How to print from your phone

Posted Nov 30, 2012 - 04:43 pm

By Nick Barber, IDG News Service Just because you're on a smartphone doesn't mean you can't print. Just a few easy steps and you'll be printing from your mobile device in no time.
jQuery tip: Creating custom selectors

Posted Mar 20, 2013 - 02:18 pm

Writing your own selector helps you to understand their performance issues working on large data sets. And if you know how to work around these performance issues by preselecting elements, you can still take advantage of their elegant notation. Here's how to create your own selector.
Linux tip: Using an exclamation point (!) to reference events

Posted Dec 19, 2012 - 04:01 pm

Using an exclamation point to reference events is frequently more cumbersome to use than fc, but has some useful features.
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- Linux
Managing shared storage in Dropbox

Posted Jan 08, 2013 - 09:01 am

Over time, you may find it necessary to reduce the amount of shared folders, files, and other data in Dropbox. Here are some tips on how to approach shared storage management.
Must-have keyboard shortcut apps for Windows

Posted Feb 25, 2010 - 08:38 am

Don't want to take your hands off the keys? These two apps will help.
Setting up speech recognition in OS X

Posted Jan 16, 2013 - 08:58 am

Tell your Mac what to do and give your Mac a voice with the built-in speech recognition and text-to-speech features.
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Shooting an HDR photo

Posted Sep 14, 2012 - 10:16 am

By Nick Barber, IDG News Service High dynamic range photography allows your camera to capture images more like your eye sees them. It's easy to achieve impressive results. Join Nick Barber to learn how to shoot HDRs.

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