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How to Organize Your Music, Movies and ROMS With XBMC

January 12, 2011
How to Organize Your Music, Movies and ROMS With XBMC

So, you’ve got a terabyte of media on your home PC—movies, music, TV shows, the works. On top of that, you like to watch streaming videos on the web and listen to Internet radio. Isn’t the future great? But how are you getting at all this media? …

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Tech Tips: 15 Ways to Make iTunes Rock

December 14, 2010
Tech Tips: 15 Ways to Make iTunes Rock

It’s hard to imagine that one could really tweak or improve iTunes in any particular fashion. I say that not because the software is perfect, rather, because it’s completely closed-source. Apple doesn’t have a list of extensions that yo…

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How-To Build the Ultimate Digital Photo Studio PC

December 1, 2010
How-To Build the Ultimate Digital Photo Studio PC

We show you the complete system configuration for the photographer who wants to create more than snapshots and Facebook photos
THE MISSION As a digital photography and video enthusiast, I needed a system that could handily withstand the rigors of Photo…

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A "Happy Birthday Windows" How-To: Install Windows 3.1 on a Virtual PC

November 20, 2010
A "Happy Birthday Windows" How-To: Install Windows 3.1 on a Virtual PC

Today is (believe it or not) the 25th birthday of the Windows operating system. To celebrate, we’re going to take a little trip back in time, and relive the glory(?) days of Windows 3.1. Windows 3.1 was a lot of people’s first exposure to Windows, …

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How To Track Your Vehicle on the Cheap

November 19, 2010
How To Track Your Vehicle on the Cheap

Lo-Jack schmojack. You don’t need some spendy GPS unit and to keep tabs on that new Escalade. Uplinking your wheels to the great eye in the sky without breaking the bank is easier than you think.
Standalone GPS units can cost hundreds. And that’s not …

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How to: Upgrade Your DSL Connection Using Filters

October 26, 2010
How to: Upgrade Your DSL Connection Using Filters

With the majority of users connecting to the Internet on some form of DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), we thought it was time to give you some tips to help you streamline your DSL connection using filters. If you’re connecting to the internet using cab…

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5 Networking Tips and Tricks

October 22, 2010
5 Networking Tips and Tricks

Create an Ad-Hoc Wireless Network
What’s the best way to transfer files from one computer to another? You can use a USB thumb drive or an Internet service like Dropbox, but a network connection is almost always the most efficient choice. You might th…

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Mini How To: Host an FTP Server

October 12, 2010
Mini How To: Host an FTP Server

One of the oldest ways to send and receive files on the Internet is FTP, and although almost everyone has connected to an FTP server at some point or another, most people have never set one up.  While there are several options for FTP server softw…

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