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Six iTunes Fixes (for Windows)

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iTunes, with all its niggles and annoyances, has emerged as an indispensable media player for all iPod and iPhone owners. Although iTunes slightly redefined the way we download and listen to podcasts on the internet and changed a few other things, there are still many things iTunes doesn’t do.

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March 30th, 2009 at 7:03 pm

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Six Things You’re Yet To Back Up and How To Back Them Up

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You’ve backed up all files in your harddisk, thanks to Mozy, DropBox, SugarSync, or Carbonite. But there are some things that you’re yet to backup. What are they, you ask? Let’s check them out one by one:

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March 31st, 2009 at 2:50 pm

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What is CDAC11BA.exe?

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If you’ve come here looking for information on CDAC11BA.exe, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll discuss what CDAC11BA.exe is, if it is spyware or not and if you should get rid of it.
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September 4th, 2010 at 7:08 am

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Creating Tests Online Made Easy With Zoho Challenge

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(Full Disclosure: The author is currently working as an intern at Zoho)

Zoho Challenge is a nifty web application that will let you generate tests online in a breeze. Zoho Challenge’s test generator helps teachers by letting them create tests online. They just need to add questions in the question bank, and at the click of a few buttons, they can create tests and assign them to students. Read the rest of this entry »

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June 10th, 2010 at 3:49 pm

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Download Google Pacman

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Free Download Google Pacman, Play Offline!If you went to Google’s homepage today and got disappointed that the Pacman Google doodle is no more, don’t worry – you can download Google’s Pacman game and play it offline on your computer. All you need to do is download this file from Mediafire, unzip it and then open “Play Google Pacman” HTML file to play it offline.

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May 23rd, 2010 at 10:57 pm

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Winners of the OmniHide Giveaway

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OmniHide is a software that lets you hide files inside pictures and other documents. Last week, Killer Tech Tips ran down the features of OmniHide and announced a giveaway of five copies of OmniHide Pro.

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February 14th, 2010 at 1:08 pm

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Hide Secret Files Inside Pictures and Other Files With OmniHide; Giveaway

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There are occasions when you will want to hide files secretly to protect from or prevent unasked access. You must have heard of a handful of tricks on how to hide files inside pictures and other files in Windows.

Hide files

OmniHide is a cool little tool that will let you hide files within other files – the Pro version can hide files inside an image file, a video, an audio file like an MP3 or any text document. What’s more – you can password protect files for that extra safety.

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February 6th, 2010 at 11:35 pm

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Avast Network Shield: Blocked DCOM Exploit

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Avast Blocked DCOM Exploit

If you got a warning from Avast’s Network Shield indicating that it has blocked a DCOM Exploit attack from an IP address, you’ve come to the right place. Continue reading to know more about the Network Shield DCOM Exploit warning and what to do about it.

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January 14th, 2010 at 9:27 pm

MTS Launches MBlaze Internet Data Service In India

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MTS has recently launched MBlaze, an internet data service in about 26 cities. To avail these services, you can choose between two options: MBlaze Standard (Rs. 2999 for the data card that has 2GB inbuilt memory, provides speed upto 3.1 mbps, upload speed upto 1.8 mbps) or the Premium (Rs. 3499 for all the above plus a micro SD slot).
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November 25th, 2009 at 5:29 pm

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Get a free license key for Uniblue DiskRescue

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Uniblue DiskRescue is a system optimization tool that helps you speed up your computer by making defragmentation faster. If you want to get a free serial license key for Uniblue DiskRescue 2009, keep reading.

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July 30th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

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Shutdown Your Computer At The End Of iTunes Playlists

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If you’re like me, you probably listen to some good music before you doze off in bed. Chances are your computer will be running throughout the night even though all the songs in your iTunes playlist have finished playing.

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June 15th, 2009 at 11:36 am

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Download Anomos – Anonymous BitTorrent Client

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Anomos is a BitTorrent client that uses cryptography and lets you share files anonymously. It is currently in beta, and it just works.

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June 14th, 2009 at 11:01 am