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Melanie Pinola
Member since: October 2012
Follow Melanie on Google+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.
Areas of Interest: Cloud Computing, Hardware, Mobile, Networking, Software, Virtualization
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Turn that rat's nest of cables into something attractive.
8 weeks 4 days ago
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What?! Yes, those earbuds can be used as a remote camera trigger
8 weeks 6 days ago
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Great for touch PCs: The latest browser test build will let you swipe to navigate, pinch to zoom, and more
9 weeks 2 hours ago
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Hint: People choose what they know
9 weeks 3 days ago
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Save time in Word, Excel, etc. by pinning your most frequently used documents
9 weeks 5 days ago
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Look Ma, no mouse!
9 weeks 5 days ago
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Too bad Microsoft decided to revamp the touch keyboard in Windows 8, because it's a far cry from the one in Windows 7
9 weeks 6 days ago
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Melanie Pinola wrote This season's tax-free weekends are a great time to buy electronics and office supplies You don't have to be a student to nab great deals this summer, starting this weekend
10 weeks 3 days ago
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Facebook has a hidden inbox that could contain messages you'd want to see
10 weeks 5 days ago
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Google has started placing ads within users' inboxes. Thankfully, you can turn them off.
11 weeks 22 min ago
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It's a hidden feature, but yes you can cache maps offline
11 weeks 3 days ago
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If you use "final" in your filename, you've failed
11 weeks 4 days ago
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A few Google tricks will have you accessing content and downloading files otherwise blocked
11 weeks 5 days ago
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Sick of being interrupted by annoying telemarketers and cell phone spam?
12 weeks 54 min ago
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Just $1 could change alot
12 weeks 2 days ago
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If you're into PC gaming, now is the best time to buy
12 weeks 4 days ago
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The opt-out process is ludicrous but worth it if you don't like the new privacy policy
13 weeks 3 hours ago
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Protect emails from prying eyes in one-click with this open-source extension
13 weeks 4 days ago
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Yes, real physical postcards
13 weeks 5 days ago
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Melanie Pinola wrote Along with Google Reader, Google Alerts for RSS is also dead. Use Bing instead. If you want your alerts and automated searches sent to an RSS feed, you'll need to look beyond Google
13 weeks 5 days ago
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It might not be your brown thumb. Plants placed too close to routers or mobile devices seem to get sick quickly.
13 weeks 6 days ago
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How valuable is your Gmail account to cyber crooks?
14 weeks 2 days ago
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Melanie Pinola wrote "Windows 8.1 is Windows 8 refined" but the preview is only for "experienced" PC users "Windows 8.1 is Windows 8 refined" but the preview is only for "experienced" PC users.
14 weeks 5 days ago
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Connect Gmail to your favorite file syncing service and back up all your attachments auto-magically
14 weeks 5 days ago
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Choose 18 issues or 6 mini-subscriptions for popular magazines, including Popular Mechanics and PC Magazine
15 weeks 2 hours ago
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