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Miss Your Outlook Notifications in Gmail? Use Google Mail Checker Plus

Aug 06, 2010 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

Are you a Gmail user that misses the new email alerts we’re all so accustomed to? If this is the case, there is no need to worry. If you are using Gmail as your client of choice, chances are you probably have a browser window that is open all day long, if you happen to [...]

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How to Move Your Picasa Database and Use Multiple Databases

Aug 02, 2010 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

I’ve written about tricking Windows into allowing you to access Picasa databases on other locations, but I recently found an easy to use application the allows you to not only use databases stored in other locations, but also the ability to use multiple databases for different sets of pictures. The guide below will show you [...]

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Upload Videos to YouTube? Make Sure You Use OpinionCloud to Gauge Viewer Sentiment

Jul 23, 2010 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

If you upload videos to YouTube and would like to get  a pulse as to how your viewers feel, then you need to install the OpinionCloud extension for Google Chrome. Recently featured by Google, the OpinionCloud extension allows users to view a summary of Likes and Dislikes for a given YouTube video. This summary expands [...]

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Record Videos With Your Webcam Using Picasa

Jun 17, 2010 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

Aside from being an amazing application to manage thousands of pictures, Picasa also does a pretty darn good job of capturing images and videos from a webcam attached to your computer. In this guide I will show you how to configure Picasa to capture images and video and how to save those captures to your [...]

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9 Programs to Encrypt Your Memory Key

Aug 11, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

As more of us rely on memory keys, thumb drives, and other portable storage devices to save our sensitive information, it is imperative that we ensure the stored information is secured and remains private. The list below is a compilation of various applications that are designed to encrypt the information on portable [...]

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21 Great Sites for Finding Deals Online

Jul 30, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

Sick of the PriceGrabbers of the world? Don’t fret, there is an abundance of shop comparison web sites online. The list below is the result of several hours worth of Google searches and putting together a good list of shop comparison websites. I’ve included price comparison, product comparison, and Woot! like websites on this [...]

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8 Ways to Secure Your Privacy in the Cloud

Jul 08, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

As more computer users flock to the cloud to store their information, the amount of personal information online is increasing at an exponential rate. Along with that growth is the increased risk associated with the exposure of private and sensitive information over the internet. When we upload personal data to services like Google Docs or [...]

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10 Features that Would Make Gmail Better

Jul 01, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

Ever since I made a switch from Outlook to Gmail three months ago, I’ve compiled a list of features that I think would make Gmail better. Some of these are features that are currently available in Outlook and others apply only to Gmail, but are simply missing. In this article I’ll share with [...]

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Sneak Peek: OneNote & Publisher 2010

Jun 23, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

Like I stated in my previous post, I was able to get a copy of Office 2010 and have been playing with it since. The videos below will show you the updated OneNote application and the Publisher application. As time permits I will be posting additional videos for the applications I have not [...]

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Sneak Peek: Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word 2010

Jun 16, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

Like I stated in my previous post, I was able to get a copy of Office 2010 and have been playing with it since. The videos below are just a preview of each of the applications mentioned below, more will follow. Even though it is a technical preview I found it to be [...]

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