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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

Create and Share Firefox Addon Collections

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The Firefox addons site just got a revamp and now there’s a whole new way to collect your favourite Firefox addons, bundle and share them with others. Go here and install the Addon Collection extension for Firefox.

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June 10th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

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Version History for MS Word 2007 Documents

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AutoHistory is a very useful tool for users of Microsoft Word 2007. Autohistory creates a backup of your doc files everytime you save them, so that you can restore to previous versions of a document quickly at any time.

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June 9th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

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Get Everest Ultimate Edition For Free

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Everest Ultimate Edition is a system benchmarking and diagnostics tool that displays essential system information and allows you tweak system settings quickly.
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June 9th, 2009 at 9:06 am

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Download Google Chrome for Mac

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Google Chrome for Mac is now available for download. Currently, Chrome for Mac is available for download only in the developer channel which means you should expect it to be rough and buggy.

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June 5th, 2009 at 9:01 am

Pen Drive Reminder Nudges You To Remove Your USB Flash Drive

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Pen Drive reminder is a neat little utility that nags you to remove attached thumb drives using balloon popups in the system tray notification Area.

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June 4th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

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How to clear Skype IM Chat and Call History?

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If you’re a frequent Skype user, you might have noticed that Skype keeps a record of all events including instant messages, calls, file transfers and SMS all stored and accessible from the Conversation tab by clicking on the Show History button.

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June 4th, 2009 at 2:30 pm

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Get Opera 10-Style Visual Tab Bar in Firefox

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Opera 10, the browser’s latest incarnation, ships with a visual tab bar that displays thumbnail previews when you expand it. This feature is particularly sleek and makes the browser even more beautiful.

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June 4th, 2009 at 9:39 am

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How To Backup Google Chrome Bookmarks?

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If your primary browser is Google Chrome, chances are you’ll have plenty of bookmarks saved in the browser and you probably want to back them up for obvious purposes. Backing up bookmarks in Google Chrome is pretty easy. Let’s explore the methods that can be used to backup bookmarks in Chrome:

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June 2nd, 2009 at 10:14 am

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