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HowTo: Create and Use a Windows Recovery Disk

This is a guest post by Keith McDonald of Computer Repair Vancouver. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. In the olden days, you nearly always got a separate copy of the operating system which was installed on a newly purchased computer. For example, if you purchased a [...]

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HowTo: Fix Ubuntu “Requires Installation of Untrusted Packages” Update Error

One of the first things I did after I got my Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 was to make it dual boot to Windows 7 and Ubuntu. After I have installed Ubuntu, I immediately run the Update Manager to update the system. Btw, I always update the system (either Windows or Ubuntu) before I install any programs [...]

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HowTo: Adjust Facebook Font Size

Earlier this week, Facebook rolled out several updates including the Mobile Initiative with updates on its Facebook iPhone/Android apps. However, the most noticeable update and the one that got a lot reaction/complaints is the Facebook font size. A lot of Facebook users are complaining about the smaller font size because it’s causing them to squint [...]

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HowTo: Manually Update Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

One software that I always install on my personal computer or recommend to family and friends is Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware – a free malware removal tool. It’s also one of the programs I use to fix/clean up client’s computers. Like I’ve mentioned before, I am the family desktop support person, so when family and friends need [...]

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HowTo: Disable Photo Geotagging on iPhone

Came across an article in the NY Times a while back about how Adam Savage, one of the hosts of the popular science tv show “MythBusters” revealed the actual location of his house by posting a picture of his Toyota Land Cruiser on Twitter. How did it happen? Because of the geotag information embedded in [...]

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HowTo: Unlock iPhone 4 Using Ultrasn0w

The iPhone Dev-Team recently released a new version of their carrier unlocking tool called Ultrasn0w for US based iPhone users who have the problem of being stuck with one network – AT&T. The latest version, Ultrasn0w 1.0-1 can perform a carrier unlock on iPhone 4 units running iOS 4.0.1 with a 01.59.00 baseband. It also [...]

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HowTo: Save For Your Apple Gadget Fix

This is a guest post by the Silicon Valley Blogger of The Digerati Life. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. In a world where Apple rules the consumer gadgets market, churning out drool-worthy gadget after drool-worthy gadget, how does the consumer respond? Does he run and hide [...]

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HowTo: Install Untrusted Software on Ubuntu

There are times when you have to run files or install software that aren’t part of the trusted Ubuntu repository system. In the latest version, Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid Lynx, all “untrusted” files or software are automatically not marked as executable so you can’t run or install software unless they are manually marked as executable. This [...]

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Gmail Drag And Drop Attachments

For Gmail users, are you aware that you can now drag-and-drop attachments to your emails? Last week, Google announced on the official Gmail blog the release of the new drag and drop attachments feature for Gmail. This new feature is automatically added to every Gmail account so users don’t have to install it via Gmail [...]

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HowTo: Remove Old Ubuntu Kernels

Each time Ubuntu installs a new Linux kernel (upgrade), it leaves the old one installed. It means if you update/upgrade regularly, the Grub boot menu will be filled with all the Linux kernels you installed on your system, even those you no longer need. Btw, this is done purposely to make sure that you can [...]

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HowTo: Create Your Own Minimalist Google Homepage

Have you seen, heard or tried out Google’s minimalist homepage? Word about Google’s minimalist homepage prototype first came out around October last year. Screenshots were posted and shared across the Internet, including the line of code that was used to activate the homepage prototype. By copy and pasting that particular line of code, regular users [...]

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