Tech It Out

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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Create an email list from all of your Gmail messages

Posted Jun 21, 2013 - 03:11 pm

A handy tool for anyone who does email newsletters or email marketing campaigns
Consumerization of IT, email marketing, email newsletters
Grab over 60 free technical ebooks from Microsoft

Posted Jun 19, 2013 - 12:28 pm

And learn everything from programming to server administration
Consumerization of IT, free ebooks, Microsoft
Make a Wi-Fi heatmap to find your network's dead zones and hot spots

Posted Jun 18, 2013 - 03:14 pm

A nifty tool for figuring out where to put your wireless access points or improve your signal coverage
Consumerization of IT, heatmap, tip
Are you a 'geek' or a 'nerd'?

Posted Jun 17, 2013 - 05:16 pm

This infographic, analyzing word usage between geeks and nerds, might help you tell the difference
Consumerization of IT, geeks, infographics
Microsoft offers to "chip in" for your (or your kid's) college computer

Posted Jun 14, 2013 - 02:20 pm

If you're thinking of buying a PC for a student this summer, Microsoft wants to offer you a deal you won't refuse
Consumerization of IT, Microsoft, Microsoft Store
Turn on text expansion in Android's Google Keyboard

Posted Jun 13, 2013 - 03:59 pm

Because tapping everything out on a tiny screen is a waste of time
Consumerization of IT, Android, google keyboard
Make a Windows 8 app...with no coding required

Posted Jun 11, 2013 - 02:19 pm

You could build an app in an afternoon, no programming experience needed
Consumerization of IT, coding, tip
How long your password needs to be to really thwart hackers

Posted Jun 10, 2013 - 03:36 pm

The easiest way to upgrade your security: Add more characters to your password
Consumerization of IT, password length, passwords
Google is ditching its most affordable storage plan for Google Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos

Posted May 31, 2013 - 01:50 pm

But you can still get the old 25GB plan before it's removed
Consumerization of IT, gmail, Google
What's new in Windows 8 Blue (Windows 8.1)

Posted May 30, 2013 - 02:28 pm

Welcome back, Start button! and, hello, more touch features
Consumerization of IT, tip, updates

October is...
Unified Communications Month

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CASE STUDY: Enterprise social network moves ad agency into the future

AMD pushes forward with new video cards and a few surprises

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Microsoft's Security Essentials isn't the best antivirus program, according to Microsoft

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Valve completes its trifecta of announcements with the Steam Controller

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Keep your old Facebook posts out of search with this one settings change

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BRIC Nations Plan Their own "Independent Internet"

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