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Practical tips and tricks to take your tech gear and computing skills to the next level.

by Melanie Pinola

Melanie Pinola is a freelance writer covering all things tech-related. A former IT admin and occasional web developer, she is also the author of LinkedIn in 30 Minutes, a Lifehacker editor, and the Guide to Mobile Office Tech at About.com.

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Free Adobe Creative Suite CS2: Maybe, maybe not?

Posted Jan 08, 2013 - 05:26 pm

Adobe staff say they're not giving away Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. for free, but the CS2 software is still available for download
Adobe, adobe creative suite
Grab a year of unlimited backup from CrashPlan for free (and save $60 to $100)

Posted Apr 22, 2013 - 10:54 am

CrashPlan is one of the best services for unlimited online backup, which makes this freebie hard to pass up
Backups, crashplan
Host your website for free on Google Drive

Posted Feb 06, 2013 - 02:20 pm

It's easy to store your web pages on Google Drive and serve them up to the world
free web hosting, Google Drive
Add Windows Media Center to Windows 8 for free--for a limited time

Posted Nov 14, 2012 - 01:41 pm

For some odd reason, Microsoft decided to leave Windows Media Center out of Windows 8. The company is planning on offering Windows Media Center as an optional add-on for $9.99. Better yet, save ten bucks by downloading it for free with Microsoft's special offer.
free, Microsoft
Bypass blocked webpages and paywalls with Google as your proxy server

Posted Jul 16, 2013 - 03:48 pm

A few Google tricks will have you accessing content and downloading files otherwise blocked
blocked websites, Google
How to Bring Back Hibernation in Windows 8

Posted Apr 18, 2013 - 03:53 pm

Microsoft left out Hibernate from the power options, but you can add it back
hibernate, hibernation
How to find your forgotten Wi-Fi password

Posted Feb 15, 2013 - 05:30 pm

You set up your wireless network and devices a long time ago and now need to connect a new device. What was that password again?
password recovery, wi-fi
How to get your personal data removed from people search websites

Posted Mar 11, 2013 - 11:16 am

Data brokers collect your personal information and post it in public profiles. Here's how to get it removed--either on your own or via a service.
background checks, online privacy
Just stop 'liking' things on Facebook

Posted Mar 08, 2013 - 06:41 pm

What's the point?
Facebook, Facebook Likes
Think your Skype messages are secure? Nope, microsoft is reading Skype messages

Posted May 22, 2013 - 01:23 pm

Microsoft has been caught accessing Skype messages that are supposedly encrypted
encryption, privacy

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