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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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The Only Facebook Blocking Guide You’ll Ever Need!

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If you think you are spending too much time on Facebook, it’s time to block the site and get some productive work done. Here are five quick ways to block Facebook – the site itself, the sporadic Like buttons, or instant personalization. Read on.

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Written by Shankar Ganesh

February 13th, 2011 at 11:27 pm

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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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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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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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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Fix Error Loading: C:\Windows\System32\Shell32.dll Access Is Denied Problem

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Recently, my computer started behaving weird. Some tasks never started and launching any Control Panel applet brought this weird error dialog that displayed: “Error Loading: C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll Access is Denied”.
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Written by Shankar Ganesh

May 25th, 2009 at 1:33 pm

Remove the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ Icon in Windows 7 Permanently

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Earlier, we showed you how to remove the Safely Remove Hardware icon in Windows XP or Windows Vista. This time around, let’s see how you can hide that often-popping up Safely Remove Hardware icon in Windows 7.

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May 17th, 2009 at 9:19 pm

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Download Sample Google Chrome Extensions

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A lot of people were expecting support for extensions on Google Chrome and voila! You can now try your hands ona few official Google Chrome Extensions now. The extensions are pretty basic, but the fact that Google Chrome now officially supports them is exciting. In this post, I’m going to take you in a walkthrough on how to go about installing these sample Google Chrome addons.

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May 13th, 2009 at 6:10 pm

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