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The Make You Wanna Holla Presentation

Posted 6 weeks 2 days ago by Jabulani Leffall

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In a realm where the DJ is dead and many spend more time texting and e-mailing than talking, defeat the Borg with a little bit of imagination. And if you've got your PC or Mac joint on a reliably fast free wireless network, it costs no money me hearties.

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Cut Computer Waste in Half

Posted 9 weeks 4 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Life Hacks, Freebies, Technology, Productivity

I’ve owned my desktop PC for a little over 3 years, and most days I’m scared to look into my folders to see what I’ve been hoarding. Wading through thousands of pictures, Word documents and PDF’s to “trim the fat” is not something I look forward to. A recently discovered free program, however, has taken that task and made it completely possible.

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Boost your computer's RAM in seconds. Very easy.

Posted 31 weeks 1 day ago by Paul Michael

Life Hacks, Technology

Zzzzz

This may sound like a tech-heavy article but trust me, it's not. My own technophobic dad could do this one (and he'd better after I tell him). All you need is the goold old Notepad accessory and, let's say, about 30 seconds of your time. Ready? Let's begin.

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Asustek launching budget laptops starting at $199.

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Life Hacks

asus budget

You probably already know about the $100 laptop (One Laptop Per Child). But a company called Asustek is launching a new range of low-budget laptops this year...and the starting price is just $199.

In a recent report by the Taipei Times , it was revealed that Asustek Computer Inc., the world's largest maker of computer motherboards, is taking the technology one step further. This time, creating a complete laptop with the help of processor giant Intel.

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Hack a Mac!

Posted 1 year ago by Troy Hadley

Filed Under: Life Hacks

If you're like me, the closest you get to hacking anything is when you are allowed to carve the turkey at Thanksgiving. But lately, I've been inspired to learn how to do all those techy things that my nerdy friends seem so good at. I'm also a sucker for most Mac products, but I had heard bad things about AppleTV.

So I was happy to see tech-lovin' geeks at Wired Magazine publish a fun hack that turns AppleTV into a full-fledged computer.

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Free Ways to Keep Big Brother Out of Your Bidness

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Life Hacks

Cell Phone Madness

I just love finding out that the government can find new and unique ways to listen in on our lives. News reports and bloggers are all atwitter today about the news that the FBI can listen in on your coversations while your cell phone is off, by tapping into your microphone. It's like wearing a wireless wire!

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Best free software packaged in one CD

Posted 1 year ago by Greg Go

Filed Under: Life Hacks

computer discsSoftware for Starving Students (SSS) is a non-profit organization that takes all the best open source and/or free software that college students might need, and makes them available as one downloadable CD.

Each included program is available for free download from the Internet, but SSS has done the legwork of putting the most useful apps in one place.

The latest edition (2007.01) is available for Mac or Windows. (Software for Starving Students download page)

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