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Clearing up Microsoft Office licensing confusion

Orion asks: I would like to install the Office Small Business suite on my laptop and my desktop. Is this legal? I recently purchased this software. No problem. Straight from Microsoft: “You can install one copy of Office Small Business Edition 2003 on your main computer and another on your laptop computer for your exclusive, […]

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Samsung Juke review

Let’s waste no time, and get to the good stuff. We’ll talk about the Juke’s coolest feature first: the size. For any review of the Samsung Juke, the first thing any responsible reviewer must do is mention that this is a tiny, tiny phone. It’s about the same size as a pack of five sticks […]

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LG Voyager review

The LG Voyager is a solid phone, but due to some cool features, it isn’t for everyone. Three big features in LG Voyager aren’t often seen elsewhere, and are rarely found together in one phone: A physical QWERTY keyboard A “widescreen” display, great for messaging or viewing web pages Full functionality via touchscreen These features […]

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BlackBerry Curve review

With this one, they’ve got it right. By “it”, I mean “smartphone design, size and functionality”. By “this one”, I mean the BlackBerry Curve. The BlackBerry Curve (also known as the BlackBerry 8830) is among the best of the current breed of smartphones. For those who need a keyboard-enabled, corporate email-supporting, stable and functional cellphone, the Curve […]

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LG Dare review

The Dare is an impressive phone. When you hear about the device, some of its features may catch your ear. You may hear about the touchscreen-only interface including virtual keyboard, the auto-rotate feature based on the phone’s orientation, the “scroll with your finger” navigation, and you’ll think of the iPhone. I’ll answer the Dare / […]

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Stop spam: Spam filtering software

Dear Friend, are you sick and tired of SPAM in your mailbox? Want rock-solid insider secrets to save $$$? This IS too good to be true, right? Stop email with ANNOYING capitalizations and word m/sspe11ings that are blatant attempts to evade spam filters. No more wading through fifty JUNK messages to find the single important […]

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RSS readers and how they work

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The computer world is full of acronyms, from ARP to ZAK. Supposedly simplifying complex terms, acronyms often do the opposite. Computer conversations often lead to an Overdose Of Annoying Acronyms (or OOAA). Today’s star acronym comes as a pleasant surprise, because its job truly is to make things easier for everyone involved. It’s called RSS. […]

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External USB hard drive: Full system backup and data transport

Skyrocketing storage capacity of computers makes backing up difficult. Saving individual files is fine, just copy important stuff to disk. Burn CDs and frisbee them (gently) towards your fireproof safe. Ninety percent of the time, swell. But the other ten percent is critical. If you perform certain upgrades or need to reload your computer, get […]

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How to stop pop-ups

“Pop-Up Goes the Weasel” -Andy’s amendment of the childhood nursery rhyme Marnie from comcast.net asks: “For some reason I am getting those message pop-ups that I was telling you about. They are grey boxes that are message alerts to get rid of ads… I am getting a new pop-up every few minutes. Do you know […]

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