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Article | 23/05/2011
Top 5 online backup services
At DCA we regularly deal with people who come to us for data recovery. We have a pretty good track record at salvaging important files; however, in ma...
Article | 11/05/2011
Windows 7 Home Premium vs. Windows 7 Professional
People often ask us which version of Windows they should purchase for their new PC build. Generally speaking Windows 7 Home Premium Edition has everyt...
Article | 27/04/2011
Save money and trees with green printing tools
Companies and organisations come in virtually countless shapes and sizes, but one thing that tends to unite them all is at least some reliance on prin...
Article | 16/03/2011
Internet Explorer 9: A getting started guide
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 officially launched late Monday and is ready for download here.
Article | 9/03/2011
Open source FreeOTFE encrypts disks handily
FreeOTFE may sound like a political bumper sticker, but it stands for "Free On The Fly Encryption." The "Free" part is self-explanatory; "On The Fly E...
Article | 3/03/2011
Digitize your documents
The space required to store paper documents can be a problem. Digitizing your documents renders them exquisitely portable--you can store an entire lib...
Article | 23/02/2011
Should I protect my tweets?
When I signed up for a Twitter account in the summer of 2009 I spent some time thinking about whether or not I should protect my tweets. As a novice T...
Article | 9/02/2011
iPhone 4 newbies: 10 essential tips and tricks
You soon-to-be Verizon iPhone 4 customers can learn from the experiences of others. Take it from iPhone old-timers, you're about to enter a magical wo...
Article | 5/02/2011
Prepare your PC for future data disasters
Reformatting and restoring a PC is not fun--in the way spending 2 hours in the dentist's chair is not fun. You have to back up all your data (and pray...
Article | 31/01/2011
10 ways to get more out of LinkedIn
With more than 80 million users worldwide, LinkedIn has established itself as the premier social networking site for professionals. If you're job sear...
Article | 27/01/2011
Switching to desktop Linux? 6 ways to ease the migration
With all the many compelling reasons for a company to switch to Linux on the desktop, it's no wonder that businesses large and small are increasingly ...
Article | 25/01/2011
Gmail Tips: Five great e-mail timesavers
If you're one of Gmail's 193 million users worldwide, you probably rely on the service -- and its add-ons -- every day. Popular among users for its cu...
Article | 21/01/2011
How Quora could help your business
Question-and-answer sites like Yahoo Answers may offer a quick way to ask questions and get answers, but they tend to be plagued by wisecracks, poor s...
Article | 14/01/2011
Mobile survival guide: Top tips for staying connected
Picture this: You're sitting down
Article | 12/01/2011
Facebook social inbox: What you need to know about messages
Back in November 2010, Facebook announced plans for a "social inbox" -- a space that would serve as a hub for all communications that people use onlin...
Article | 8/01/2011
Videoconferencing for every budget
There's nothing like face-to-face meetings for really connecting with clients or team members, but with air travel becoming ever more expensive (and e...
Article | 12/01/2011
Smartphone security: Keep your handset safe
Once upon a time, a phone was just a phone: It simply made and received calls. The only security you worried about was if someone had picked up in the...
Article | 12/01/2011
Upload and view videos in Google Docs
Google Docs is becoming a more robust cloud-based productivity suite, and the addition of uploading, storing and viewing videos is a boon for sharing ...
Article | 5/01/2011
Overclock your smartphone, if you dare
WARNING: Overclocking is not for the faint of heart. Do not attempt to hack your phone unless you understand and accept the risks of turning it into a...
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