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Sort your Facebook friends into lists, for good

Posted Sep 06, 2012 - 08:57 pm

By Kerry Davis, IDG News Service
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- Facebook, privacy
Using web forms in Google Drive

Posted Apr 15, 2013 - 07:08 am

Instead of manually entering data, or copying and pasting from email replies, you can make a simple form or survey, post it on the Web and let other people do the work for you!
10 essential tips for using your new iPad 2

Posted May 23, 2011 - 04:13 pm

Today's tip comes from Wallace Wang, author of My New iPad 2.
Whether you're new to the iPad or a longtime user, here are some tips that will improve your iPad experience:
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- ipad, iPad 2
10 tips for boosting network performance

Posted Jun 09, 2010 - 08:09 am

Accelerate the pace of your business with these 10 tech tips tailored for speed.
10 Tips for Safer Browsing: Supercookies and New Dangers

Posted Jun 10, 2010 - 08:16 am

Keeping safe online used to be simple: Use anti-virus software. Not any more. There's a whole new generation of threats to your online security and privacy. We'll look at some of the newest tricks the bad guys have cooked up, and give you 10 tips to help foil them.
12 iPad tips and tricks

Posted Apr 29, 2010 - 07:56 am

Get the most from your iPad with this advice for using it comfortably and efficiently.
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- Apple, ipad
13 Productivity-boosting Outlook utilities

Posted Oct 16, 2009 - 08:45 am

Efficiently enter information into your Contact database and Calendar with Anagram. Plus utilities for updating your Facebook status, managing your Tweets, and detaching files with ease.
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- email, Outlook
13 Tips to Supercharge Your 'Dumb' Phone

Posted Jun 02, 2010 - 07:27 am

Smartphones are expensive. Ordinary, "dumb" cell phones are cheap. The trade-off is that basic candy-bar phones are inferior and no fun, and they can't perform highfalutin tasks such as play Super Monkey Ball. Well, that's what you thought.
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- cell phone, SMS
14 Ways to Supercharge Your Smartphone

Posted Jun 03, 2010 - 03:29 pm

Are you using your smartphone to its fullest? Probably not--smartphone owners typically push their devices up to only about half their potential. Here are 14 smartphone apps to help your Android handset, BlackBerry, or iPhone become all that it can be.
28 Time-Saving Tricks for Google, Facebook, and More

Posted Apr 28, 2010 - 07:48 am

Save time and money with our favorite secret tricks for Google, Facebook, YouTube, eBay, other sites you already use.
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- Facebook, Google

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