How to create OS X 10.10 Yosemite bootable installation flash drive
The fastest way how to restore the system on your Mac without recovery partition is to use a bootable installation flash drive and this article will show you how to create such installation disk with OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
How to make bootable Windows 8.1 installation media or USB drive using Microsoft Windows Installation Media Creation Tool
Short tip how to create installation ISO image, or bootable installation USB drive of Windows 8.1 with Windows 8.1 media backup software.
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How to run Android applications in Google Chrome web browser
Chrome OS contains App Runtime for Chrome platform that allows users to run Android apps natively on their computers. Stand-alone Chrome web browser doesn't support this feature, but a developer named Vlad Filippov programmed plugin that enables users to run Android apps in Chrome.
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How to get png or jpg icon from an app on Mac
Short instructions how to use Finder and default OS X Preview app to export icons from ICNS file to PNG, JPG and other formats.
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How to change app icon on Mac
Much like Windows users, even Mac OS X users can change program icons of their apps. It's not hard at all, and we will explain it in few steps in this short article.
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How to transfer WhatsApp chats from phone to phone on same platform
This article shows you how to transfer WhatsApp chat history between old and new devices on same platform. This operation seems to be difficult, however if you follow our instructions, you can solve the problem in few easy steps.
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How to turn any YouTube video to an animated GIF
Ever seen animated picture in some Facebook or forum post and wondered how people make them? Now everyone can make such GIF, without installing any software with the gifyoutube.com
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How to set size limit for Outlook PST and OST files
The size of Outlook personal folder files are limited by the default settings of Outlook. The PST/OST file size is different for various Outlook versions. If you get too many e-mail messages with large e-mail attachments you can increase the PST file limit. On the other hand, on slower machines, or small hard drive, you can decrease the size of PST file for better computer performance. We will show how to set size limit for Outlook *.PST and *.OST files with Microsoft Windows Registry Editor.
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How to recover unsaved or corrupted Microsoft Office and OpenDocument documents
Losing unsaved work or having badly saved document can be a truly nighmare. Not all is lost however and modern office programs usually have some sort of recovery and auto save function and there are also 3rd party apps that can be used for document recovery.
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Why do I need to backup my data and files
Operating system crashes, malware, hardware fails, human factor, just a few examples of how you can lose valuable data - forever. Data recovery without backup is very difficult, time consuming and expensive process which is not in most cases 100% successful. This article covers pretty much the basics about computer and data backup solutions.
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More information about Google Android THUMBDATA files
Some digital camera, or media browsing and syncing apps on Android devices cause that .thumbdata files are generated on the storage. These can take up considerable amount of space and are pretty hard to reliably remove. This article pools all the general knowledge about this file type found on internet, together with an easy solution to cripple and thus disable this feature.
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How to print anything to PDF using virtual PDF printer
Microsoft added support for the PDF format to its Microsoft Office suite since version 2007. However, Microsoft Windows still does not natively support PDF, only Microsoft's alternative document format known as XPS or OpenXPS. If you want to be able to export any file to PDF on Windows, you have to install a virtual PDF printer.
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How to open, view and convert XPS and OXPS documents on Mac
Apple Mac OS X doesn't have support for viewing of both XPS and OXPS documents in its defaul Preview pictures and documents viewing tool. However, there do exist some solutions for both of these formats on Mac.
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How to change the default format for Microsoft XPS Document Writer in Windows 8
OXPS documents are exclusive to Windows 8 and cannot be opened in previous versions. Whilst the Windows 8 XPS Writer can save to both OXPS and XPS format, but default it saves in the new format which means users have to manually pick the older format for backward compatibility. There is however a Windows group policy that can switch the defaults so the XPS is the preselected choice in XPS Writer.
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How to securely erase data from hard drive or flash disk
One thing is to keep your data safe, the other thing is how to safely get rid of them. Simple delete usually is not enough, because dedicated data recovery software can find even deleted files and restore them. Let's review the most basic options users have to securely delete their data.
Tips and Tricks for Advanced Googling
Information searching is one of the most common things users do on the internet. Most people only know the basics of "googling" whilst there exist many special command and operators that can really help you find what you need. And this article covers the basics about the advanced search functions of Google Search.
How to use the window title bar in Mac OS X
Since OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, another option was added to the system and apps developers can also add the most used actions to a new Active Window Title Bar and we will show you how to use it. It is really simple.
How to use Google Picasa
Short review about Google Picasa photo editing tool. It is one of the most useful free picture editing tools, because its has some great features, like face recognition, geo-tagging, effects, and text overlay tools and this article will show you basic skills with it.
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Read books with Amazon Kindle
Amazon Kindle is one of the most widespread ebook readers with milions of users worldwide. It is a family of highly popular ebook readers and tablets that offer a broad range of features and services. Let's take a peak on this great digital publication platform.
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Play Nintendo Game Boy games on iPhone
Nintendo and other developers created various gaming legends, like Mario, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Pokemon, Castlevania, etc. for Game Boy that will be never officially released for other platforms as well as smart phones, but there is a solution how to make a virtual game boy for example from your Apple iPhone.
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How to play Sony Playstation games on Mac
Many gaming legends, like Tekken, Soul Blade, Final Fantasy and many more were released only for Sony Playstation 1, but,you can still play them even now on newer computers and we will show you how to enjoy this titles on your Mac.
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How to emulate older Mac OS on OS X
The new Apple Mac computers with OS X are not able to run apps and games written for older Mac OS systems. However, if you want to try this system out, you don't need to buy an old Mac, you can just install any emulation software to OS X and use your modern Mac as old Macintosh.
Why ePUB format is better than PDF for iBooks
iBooks for iPad is a great viewer for ebooks, but only those in EPUB or its own default formats. A lot of free ebooks are available in PDFs, but it would be a mistake to simply use them as they are. The best way is to convert them to EPUB, because that's the format iBooks views the best.
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How to play old game classics on Mac
The original releases of these games with simple graphics, mono sounds, FM synthesis music for first video gaming consoles from Nintendo, Sega, Atari etc. are still perfect for relax gaming. To play these game legends today, you don't need to search for old console and game cartridges. You can install a console emulator, download a game ROM and turn your modern computer to old gaming console.
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Best free software for movie subtitle editing
Movie subtitles are a popular way of watching movies and other videos in their original language, without dubbing. Most of the time you find really good subtitles, but sometimes, they might be lacking. So what are your best options for a good software for making or editing subtitles? Let's take a look on one of the better choices available.
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How to quickly change file extensions of multiple files in Windows
Renaming file extensions, or even file names of multiple files can really be a tedious work, especially when you need to do it for hundreds of files. Instead doing it one by one manually, there are ways how to save your time and do it quickly and we will show you some!
Best software to connect to your computer remotely
The original Remote Desktop service installed in Microsoft Windows is not very user friendly for common users and has some limitations as well as you need to know basic knowledge about network settings, router/firewall settings, port forwarding etc. However, they are more user friendly alternatives for common users that will help you to create Remote Desktop connection on your Windows-PC, Apple Mac and others.
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How to set default app for opening files with no extension on Mac
Mac OS X tries to open files without extension with the Terminal app, which often causes an error message that the file doesn't contain any executable data. There is a way how you can change default app for files with no file extension found on your Mac.
How to enhance OS X dekstop with Live Wallpaper for Mac
Try a powerful utility called Live Wallpaper for Mac that are able to enhance your Mac background with beautiful wallpapers, animated wallpapers, clock widget, weather widget etc.
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Software for working with PDF documents
PDF documents are one of the most basic documents you can find. They are meant mainly for persistent documents and for printing. However, users often want to edit them and wonder how to do it, because the default reader program can just view it. So what are your options if you want free or cheap software for working with PDFs that supports all the major PDF functions.
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