How to Extract Audio Track From Movie by Christopher Breen
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
How to Child Proof the Internet
How to Child Proof the Internet by Eric Geier
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Dangerous MacBooks Recalled
Dangerous MacBooks Recalled by Kim Komando
Best Buy is recalling more than 5,100 repaired MacBook Pros because of a fire risk. Faulty batteries will say "MC-MBOOK13" in the model number.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Why Your SmartPhine Battery Hates Facebook and Twitter
Smartphone Battery Hates Facebook and Twitter by Kevin Purdy
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Getting to Know Our Numerical Selves
Getting to Know Our Numerical Selves by Paul Ford
This article changed my mind on the NSA Data Gathering Scandal
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Monday, June 17, 2013
OS X Mavericks Features
OS X Mavericks Features by Caldwell and Moren
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
MS Office Mobile for iPhone App Review
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Secrets to Finding People on Facebook, Twitter and More
Secrets to finding people on Facebook, Twitter and
more by Kim Komando
The key word in social network is
social. It's not any fun to use Facebook, Twitter and the rest if you can't
find any of your friends!
With different privacy settings and
tools on each site, finding them can be tough. It's not always as easy as
typing their name into the site's search.
I'll show you how to do it, no
matter what social network you use. In no time, you'll be connected to all of
your friends so you can start sharing with them!
Before I take you through each site,
there are a few tools to use first. You'd be surprised what a Google
search can turn up! This can give you their Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and
other sites. It may even give you their personal blog!
You can use special people search
sites, too. Click here to see four great people
search sites.
Some sites won't let you find them,
though. In that case, you'll have to use the tools that the site gives
you. If you're comfortable doing so, you can import your contacts
into some of the sites to help you search.
Here's how to use search tools
on some of the popular social networks.
Facebook
Start with this link. It takes you to a page that lets you import your contacts from your email and other social networks, if you're comfortable doing so. The process varies with each service, but the tool walks you through every step. You'll find "People You May Know" on this page, as well.
Start with this link. It takes you to a page that lets you import your contacts from your email and other social networks, if you're comfortable doing so. The process varies with each service, but the tool walks you through every step. You'll find "People You May Know" on this page, as well.
These are people Facebook thinks you
might know through mutual friends. If the person you're looking for isn't
there, search for their name. If they have a common name, you can tinker with
the search results to narrow it down. Add in their city, school or place of
work if you know it.
Twitter
Click the "Discover" tab in Twitter and then click "Find Friends." You can search contacts from Gmail, Yahoo and other email services. You'll even find a "People you may know" list that's a lot like Facebook's.
Click the "Discover" tab in Twitter and then click "Find Friends." You can search contacts from Gmail, Yahoo and other email services. You'll even find a "People you may know" list that's a lot like Facebook's.
If you still can't find the person,
type their name into Twitter's search bar. If you know any online aliases they
like to use, search for those as well. Right above "Find Friends,"
you'll see "Who to follow." This suggests people that share your
interests.
LinkedIn
Click the icon that looks like a person with a plus sign in the top-right corner. Here, you can enter your email address so LinkedIn can search for your contacts. The "Network" tab has some other options to help you find people you're connected to.
Click the icon that looks like a person with a plus sign in the top-right corner. Here, you can enter your email address so LinkedIn can search for your contacts. The "Network" tab has some other options to help you find people you're connected to.
If the person doesn't turn up,
check LinkedIn's People You May Know tool. You can also
search for their name in LinkedIn's built-in search. You can search for them in
the pages for their job and school, too.
Tumblr
Click "Find blogs" from your dashboard. Choose the "People you know" tab to connect your Facebook or Gmail to Tumblr. The "Spotlight" tab lets you connect with blogs Tumblr thinks you might find interesting.
Click "Find blogs" from your dashboard. Choose the "People you know" tab to connect your Facebook or Gmail to Tumblr. The "Spotlight" tab lets you connect with blogs Tumblr thinks you might find interesting.
Your "Following" tab will
let you search for your friends by email, Tumblr URL or username. It will say
"Following X people," where X is the number of people you follow.
Instagram
Tap the three-dot icon on Androids or the gear icon on iPhones and iPads. Choose "Find & Invite Friends" if you're using an Apple gadget and "Find Friends" on Androids. You can import friends from Facebook or your phone's contact list, if you wish.
Tap the three-dot icon on Androids or the gear icon on iPhones and iPads. Choose "Find & Invite Friends" if you're using an Apple gadget and "Find Friends" on Androids. You can import friends from Facebook or your phone's contact list, if you wish.
You can tap the Explore tab to
search for friends by username or full name. It looks like a compass. You can
search tags that match your interests to find like-minded users, as well. Or,
you can search for somebody's Instagram page with Google. Just search for
"Instagram" and their name.
Secrets to finding people on Facebook, Twitter and more
The key word in social network is social. It's not any fun to use Facebook, Twitter and the rest if you can't find any of your friends!
With different privacy settings and tools on each site, finding them can be tough. It's not always as easy as typing their name into the site's search.
I'll show you how to do it, no matter what social network you use. In no time, you'll be connected to all of your friends so you can start sharing with them!
Before I take you through each site, there are a few tools to use first. You'd be surprised what a Google search can turn up! This can give you their Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other sites. It may even give you their personal blog!
You can use special people search sites, too. Click here to see four great people search sites.
Some sites won't let you find them, though. In that case, you'll have to use the tools that the site gives you. If you're comfortable doing so, you can import your contacts into some of the sites to help you search.
Here's how to use search tools on some of the popular social networks.
FacebookStart with this link. It takes you to a page that lets you import your contacts from your email and other social networks, if you're comfortable doing so. The process varies with each service, but the tool walks you through every step. You'll find "People You May Know" on this page, as well.
These are people Facebook thinks you might know through mutual friends. If the person you're looking for isn't there, search for their name. If they have a common name, you can tinker with the search results to narrow it down. Add in their city, school or place of work if you know it.
TwitterClick the "Discover" tab in Twitter and then click "Find Friends." You can search contacts from Gmail, Yahoo and other email services. You'll even find a "People you may know" list that's a lot like Facebook's.
If you still can't find the person, type their name into Twitter's search bar. If you know any online aliases they like to use, search for those as well. Right above "Find Friends," you'll see "Who to follow." This suggests people that share your interests.
LinkedInClick the icon that looks like a person with a plus sign in the top-right corner. Here, you can enter your email address so LinkedIn can search for your contacts. The "Network" tab has some other options to help you find people you're connected to.
If the person doesn't turn up, check LinkedIn's People You May Know tool. You can also search for their name in LinkedIn's built-in search. You can search for them in the pages for their job and school, too.
TumblrClick "Find blogs" from your dashboard. Choose the "People you know" tab to connect your Facebook or Gmail to Tumblr. The "Spotlight" tab lets you connect with blogs Tumblr thinks you might find interesting.
Your "Following" tab will let you search for your friends by email, Tumblr URL or username. It will say "Following X people," where X is the number of people you follow.
InstagramTap the three-dot icon on Androids or the gear icon on iPhones and iPads. Choose "Find & Invite Friends" if you're using an Apple gadget and "Find Friends" on Androids. You can import friends from Facebook or your phone's contact list, if you wish.
You can tap the Explore tab to search for friends by username or full name. It looks like a compass. You can search tags that match your interests to find like-minded users, as well. Or, you can search for somebody's Instagram page with Google. Just search for "Instagram" and their name.
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5 Services to Publish Your Book
5 services to publish your book by Kim Komando
Everyone has a story to tell. Why
not share your story with the world?
Thanks to the Internet, it's
relatively easy to publish your masterpiece. You can get noticed and maybe even
make a few bucks in the process.
With the e-book market booming,
that's great news for would-be writers! Here are some tools to get you started.
ePub Bud - This non-profit
organization helps you write, edit and publish your novel for free. You
can even sell your work through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
CreateSpace/Amazon - Easily publish a Kindle
e-book. You can also create a printed copy or an audio book. Better yet,
Amazon's reach means access to millions of readers around the world. Plus, you
can earn royalties of up to 80 percent.
Blurb - Do you have an amazing collection of
photographs that would make the perfect coffee table book? Blurb offers tools
to create beautiful photo books and sell them online. You can create
photo books from your Instagram account or Facebook profile as
well.
If you are making a photo book, I
recommend checking out my Essential Guides to Digital
Photography. It can help you to take your photos to the next
level.
Lulu - Access a wealth of resources to help
you along your way. That includes hiring an expert through the site to give you
a review. You can also get help with editing, promotional services, cover
designs and illustrations.
Papyrus - This site lets you create e-books
as PDFs, .ePub and Kindle formats. Papyrus also offers a simple online editor
and cover design tools. You can also import content from the Web, and share and
sell your book with Papyrus' very own marketing page.
5 services to publish your book
Everyone has a story to tell. Why not share your story with the world?
Thanks to the Internet, it's relatively easy to publish your masterpiece. You can get noticed and maybe even make a few bucks in the process.
With the e-book market booming, that's great news for would-be writers! Here are some tools to get you started.
ePub Bud - This non-profit organization helps you write, edit and publish your novel for free. You can even sell your work through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
CreateSpace/Amazon - Easily publish a Kindle e-book. You can also create a printed copy or an audio book. Better yet, Amazon's reach means access to millions of readers around the world. Plus, you can earn royalties of up to 80 percent.
Blurb - Do you have an amazing collection of photographs that would make the perfect coffee table book? Blurb offers tools to create beautiful photo books and sell them online. You can create photo books from your Instagram account or Facebook profile as well.
If you are making a photo book, I recommend checking out my Essential Guides to Digital Photography. It can help you to take your photos to the next level.
Lulu - Access a wealth of resources to help you along your way. That includes hiring an expert through the site to give you a review. You can also get help with editing, promotional services, cover designs and illustrations.
Papyrus - This site lets you create e-books as PDFs, .ePub and Kindle formats. Papyrus also offers a simple online editor and cover design tools. You can also import content from the Web, and share and sell your book with Papyrus' very own marketing page.
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5 Tools for Cheap and Easy Printing
5 tools for cheap and easy printing by Kim Komando
What is it about printing that
causes so much frustration? Pages don't print the way they look on the screen.
There's too much clutter. The colors are off. Paper jams and ink smudges just
make it worse.
Don't forget the cost of paper and
ink. Every hiccup is like sending money through a paper shredder.
Fortunately, there's free software
that can help. Use these five tools to make printing easier and save your
hard-earned money.
HP Smart Print - Printing information from
the Internet is often annoying. You only want the text, but you end up printing
ads, links, images and banners.
HP Smart Print helps you print only
the information you want. That saves you paper, ink and time. You don't need an
HP printer or computer to use it.
Clean Print - Want even more control over
what you print? This is the program for you.
You can automatically get rid of ads
and navigation bars. Remove blocks of text you don't want and change the font
size. Turn all the images to grayscale the save colored ink.
Print Conductor - Need to print several
documents at a time? Don't waste time opening them, hitting print and then
closing them again.
Print Conductor lets you print
groups of documents easily. Click and drag documents into the program box.
They'll print in order and you won't have to open any of them. The program can
handle most common file types.
Print Queue Cleaner - Uh oh! For some
reason, your document isn't printing! But you're a pro. You check the print
queue and see that you have a job stuck cancelling or deleting.
But no matter what you do, you can't
flush it out. Save time and effort with Print Queue Cleaner. It gets rid of
stuck documents fast.
PrintEco - Did you know that, on average, 17
percent of all printed pages are thrown away? That's a lot of wasted paper and
ink. Save that paper and ink with PrintEco.
It automatically optimizes and
formats pages for maximum efficiency. You can even customize your pages to
reduce wasteful printing. It works with major Web browsers and Microsoft
Office.
