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by Melanie Pinola

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

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Privacy on Facebook's new Graph Search? I give up

Posted Jan 17, 2013 - 04:55 pm

You can either dig around to check what you've set as public...or give up and consider everything you post as shared and searchable
Quick tip: Get to your most important emails and files with one naming trick

Posted Oct 17, 2012 - 02:15 pm

Do you find yourself often using the same folders, email labels, bookmarks and so on? If you use a naming convention that includes symbols, such as a dash (-), or numbers at the beginning, you can quickly pin those items to the top of an alphabetically sorted list for easier access.
Reset a Windows password with the System Recovery Disk

Posted Dec 14, 2012 - 02:18 pm

If you've forgotten your Windows password, there are several utilities to reset it. One of them is Windows' own System Recovery Disk.
So now, yes, you can transfer Office 2013 to another PC

Posted Mar 07, 2013 - 07:30 pm

Customer feedback has forced Microsoft to change its Office 2013 licensing terms
The clock is ticking for Windows XP and Office 2003 users

Posted Apr 08, 2013 - 01:18 pm

Microsoft has begun the countdown to ending support for these old versions of Windows and Office
These are the government agencies that can get your personal data under CISPA

Posted Mar 21, 2013 - 03:05 pm

CISPA, in a word, sucks. This list of agencies that can get your personally identifiable information under this bill is deeply concerning.
Turn off Windows 8's default sharing of your location, name, and web content usage

Posted Nov 07, 2012 - 02:05 pm

By default, Windows 8 lets apps use your name, location, and more. Head to the settings if you want to protect your privacy
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- privacy, windows 8
What other services will Google shut down or revive?

Posted Mar 18, 2013 - 01:16 pm

Days after disappointing us with news Google Reader is being shut down, a new note-taking app, Google Keep, has surfaced. But we've seen this story before. Remember Google Notebook, sunset a few years ago?
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5 taskbar tricks to make Windows more usable (including Windows 8)

Posted Oct 22, 2012 - 12:36 pm

Customize the taskbar to get to everything faster in both Windows 7 and, especially, the hard-to-navigate Windows 8
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- shortcuts, Windows
9 browser shortcuts everyone should know

Posted Feb 04, 2013 - 11:29 am

Ditch the mouse. Save time searching, switching tabs, and moving around in your browser with these essential keyboard shortcuts

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