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10 Surefire Ways To Get Extra Disk Space In Your Android Phone

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Chances are you got an Android phone recently and you are already fed up with low disk space warnings like this one below.

There are quite a number of things that hog up your Android phone’s internal memory but if you desperately need some extra space, read on (republished from mobhip.com).
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April 25th, 2011 at 5:08 pm

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Secure your privacy on Facebook

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Facebook has slowly become one of the driving forces behind social media but the fact remains that it is still a place to be sharing all your personal information. Your friends list is often full of people you know but not all of them would be close enough to you to know everything.

For example, you might want to share photos from your Wedding with your close ones but not everyone. The last thing you need is people you don’t really know checking out your new wife Winking smile. We land up in many such situations and therefore, it is critically essential that you make sure that the things that are private remain private. At the same time, you do not want to kick people out of your Friends’ list. That’s not the right thing to do when you are part of a “social” network.

Fortunately, there are options which let you manage things properly and we are here to help you out with that.

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March 29th, 2011 at 6:52 pm

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How to combine multiple video files and subtitles?

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Ever wondered about combining these video files you download from the internet? It’s easy. All you need is a free application which will have your job done in minutes. You do not have use a complex video editing software for this. After reading through this guide, you will learn how to save a lot of time and perhaps money.
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March 9th, 2011 at 10:30 pm

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How To Manage Followers On Twitter?

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(By Ramesh) Twitter has been the best friend of celebrities trying to promote their brand on the internet. But when are you are at the other end just looking to stay updated, you gotta know who to follow and who not to follow. If you do not know what you are doing, you might end up following a guy who can’t shut up or someone who tweets once in a year.

ManageFlitter is a nifty service which helps you manage the people you follow and easily remove the ones whom you think are not interesting anymore. Here’s how you can use it:

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March 7th, 2011 at 12:00 am

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How to automatically reconnect to the Internet when disconnections are frequent?

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Many of you enjoy using the Internet without bandwidth caps, but a common problem which is faced by download junkies is frequent disconnections and not to mention, paused downloads.

Even if you have a premium account with a file hosting service which lets you resume your downloads, you cannot go to sleep or leave for class peacefully when you know your connection is going to get disconnected an hour or so after you leave your computer.

You need not worry any more. All you need to use is ReConnect – a small, free application which automatically reconnects your internet connection when it goes down.

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March 6th, 2011 at 2:03 am

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9 Quick Ways To Magically Free Up Space In C:\ Drive

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Gone are the days of low disk space warnings, you say? Not really. Many a time, the primary partition on your hard disk is loaded up to the last few gigabytes – probably because you installed too many programs and games. You can do a clean up, but you can also free up space without the hassles of Shift + Delete. Just try these workarounds to free up some space in the C:\ drive and make your computer run faster.

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January 17th, 2011 at 12:00 am

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How to pin or add new apps to Ubuntu Netbook Unity Launcher?

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Pinning or adding new applications to Ubuntu’s Unity Launcher in Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 is a piece of cake, if you know how to do it. Unfortunately, the Unity launcher lacks configuration options that it baffles you the first time you use it. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to add new software/application shortcuts to the launcher.
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October 13th, 2010 at 5:15 pm

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How to find Android version?

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Finding the version of Android that’s running on your mobile phone is pretty easy. Here’s how you can quickly find the Android version on your phone:

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September 23rd, 2010 at 9:56 am

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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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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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