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How to Stay Safe Online

Tools and tips to keep your online information secure. Phishing, hacking, malware, Senate bills… the Internet is a wonderful place but it has its dark side too.


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How to Watch Any Video on the iPad

Guide to being able to watch any kind of video on the iPad in just a few simple steps. Apple’s iPad has become one of the more popular portable devices for watching video on the go, leading to an increased demand for methods to allow non-iTunes acquired content to play on them.



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How to Create Secure Passwords

Your guide to creating and using secure passwords online Every Internet user has at least one, but very few know how to use them properly.


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How to Watch NBA Basketball Games Online for Free

Handy guide for watching just about any NBA basketball game online for free so that you’ll never have to worry about paying for cable TV or whether or not your favorite team’s games will be televised in your area.


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How to Master Email Encryption

Keep your personal data safe by taking the time to encrypt your emails. With the government threatening to do all kinds of things to the internet, and stories about email and phone hacking surfacing all over the world, there’s never been a better time to start protecting your online privacy.



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How to Connect Your Android Phone or Tablet to a PPTP VPN

Quick and easy guide to configuring your Android phone or tablet to connect to a PPTP-type VPN connection. The Internet always has and always will be plagued by challenges to content access and data security, and one of the of the easiest solutions around is a VPN connection.


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VPN Setup Guide: VPNHQ

Guide to setting up a VPN account with VPNHQ, and protecting your data and Internet traffic from identity thieves, overzealous copyright holders, and govt filtering regimes for $7 dollars a month. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) has never been more important it seems.


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A Beginner’s guide to downloading with uTorrent

Easy step-by-step guide that will help you start downloading movies, music, TV shows, and more in no time at all with uTorrent. For most people getting started with the whole “BitTorrent downloading thing” can be pretty intimidating.


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VPN Setup Guide: VyprVPN

A quick guide to setting up Giganews’ VyprVPN and protecting your traffic from the prying eyes of hackers and govts, and thwarting geographic content restrictions and Internet filtering regimes.


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5 Best Alternatives to Megauplaod

List of several alternatives to the recently shuttered file-hosting site Megaupload. Yesterday file-hosting site Megaupload was shuttered by US authorities, and the move left many scrambling for alternatives.


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How To: Find Out if Your Gmail Account Has Been Hacked

Several handy tips for discovering if your Gmail account has been compromised by hackers. Hackers are always trying to gain access to the email accounts of unsuspecting users, and unless you’re vigilant it can have disastrous consequences if they’re successful.


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How to Boot and Install Windows from a USB Flash Drive

Handy guide to booting and installing the Windows OS with nothing more than a USB drive – no blank CDs or DVDs required. To be honest this guide is the product of a recent inability to install Windows on a wiped HDD.


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How to Download Videos from YouTube

Guide to downloading your favorite videos from the world’s most popular video-streaming site. Everybody has their favorite YouTube videos. From the baby who only calms down when hears the music of hip hop artist the Notorious B.I.G.


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How to Reset a Forgotten Mac Password

Quick guide to regaining access to a Mac for which you’ve lost or forgotten the password to. Nothing is more frustrating than forgetting or losing the password to your computer.


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How to Use Cue Files to Split MP3s Into Individual Tracks

Guide to splitting single MP3 albums into individual tracks as they exist on a store-bought CD. Sometimes when you acquire new music it comes in the form of a single, continuous MP3 track that makes life difficult if you really love the album.


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How to Install Ubuntu in Windows 7

Learn how to install the Linux-based OS to run alongside your preexisting Windows 7 OS; simple and safe method will allow you to install and uninstall Ubuntu in the same way you would any other Windows application.


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How to Use Voice Commands to Control Windows 7

Three-step guide to setting up Windows Speech recognition; become even more productive, using verbal commands to perform tasks simultaneously, or make life more interesting by being able to access and play your favorite movies and music albums with the sound of your voice.


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How to Recover a Forgotten Windows Password

Guide to regaining access to a PC running Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 in a just a few easy steps. Remembering passwords can be a chore these days, especially as the number proliferates thanks to the wide variety of sites and terminals we use on a regular basis.


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How to Run a Disc Image Without Burning to CD or DVD

A quick guide to running a disc image without having to hassle with burning it to a CD or DVD; handy trick to know if you’re out of blank media.


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How to Download Music for Free

A beginner’s guide to the world of illegal downloading; learn where and how to download your favorite songs and albums for free. Digital music has forever transformed the way we consume and share music.










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