This has happened to me and can happen to you as well; I returned from a wonderful trip and, in a hurry, downloaded the photos into a folder that I later deleted by accident. Imagine the anger, the angry face and the despair. Even though I realized there must be a solution to get back the photos which were deleted, for some minutes, I stood there thinking that the memories of a wonderful trip to Italy have been lost and I won’t be able to watch them later.
How to Save Photos
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
How to Save Photos
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How To Figure Out The Day Of The Week Any Date Falls On
You know those people who somehow manage to pull the day of the week out of thin air, past or present, no matter how far off a date is? As it turns out, all it takes is a few simple mental tricks and you can wow the world with your uncanny ability to figure out any date’s day of the week.
How To Figure Out The Day Of The Week Any Date Falls On
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
When Returning From The Moon, Don’t Forget To Fill Out Your Customs Form
Despite the fact that every single facet of NASA’s moonwalks were government-controlled expeditions, astronauts were not exempt from the annoying processes involved with foreign travel. Case in point, this customs form, signed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
When Returning From The Moon, Don’t Forget To Fill Out Your Customs Form
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Monday, October 10, 2011
How to Check if a Number Is Prime
There are several methods for testing primality of integers. The best choice depends on the circumstances. Some of the methods are faster than others, while some popular tests are actually only probabilistic algorithms that will occasionally falsely characterize a number as prime or composite. The faster methods are primality tests, not factorization algorithms, so even if they show a number to be composite, they reveal nothing about its prime factors. This article will help you to explore a few of the methods.
How to Check if a Number Is Prime
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Sunday, October 09, 2011
HowTo: Setup secure and private Facebook browsing
This howto guide will take you through securing your Facebook account, enable settings for improved privacy, disabling features where your Facebook information can be shared with third-party sites, and finally setting up your browser for private sharing.
HowTo: Setup secure and private Facebook browsing
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Saturday, October 08, 2011
Teach Parents Tech, Tutorial Videos For Common PC Issues
Teach Parents Tech is a free website that you can use to send your parents or other users tech tutorial videos. The site is maintained by Google which may come as a surprise to some.
Teach Parents Tech, Tutorial Videos For Common PC Issues
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Friday, October 07, 2011
HackNotifier, Check If Online Accounts Have Been Compromised
News about big hacks and the publication of user databases have slowed down considerably in past months. Before that reports of hacks were nearly daily in the news with companies like Sony, Gawker or Ashampoo the target.
HackNotifier, Check If Online Accounts Have Been Compromised
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Fix Stuck Zippers With Windex
If your zipper’s caught on to the surrounding fabric and holding on with the jaws of life, a bit of Windex can make it slide freely once again, as Lifehacker reader Java-Princess explains.
Fix Stuck Zippers With Windex
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Australian Pricing For Apple iPhone 4S And New iPod Models
Apple’s newly-announced iPhone 4S goes on sale October 14 in Australia (with pre-orders from October 7), along with new iPod Nano and Touch models. Here’s what you’ll pay (and how much more you’ll pay than American buyers).
Australian Pricing For Apple iPhone 4S And New iPod Models
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What Australians Don’t Get With The iPhone 4S
The iPhone 4S is the first iPhone that’s going to hit Australian shelves at the same time as the US. But despite that improvement, there are some aspects of the local market it won’t take advantage of.
What Australians Don’t Get With The iPhone 4S
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Apple iPhone 4S: Everything You Need To Know
Apple’s new iPhone 4S is just last year’s design loaded with a new brain and more memory. It will run your apps faster and Apple’s new iOS5′s Assistant, an artificial intelligence program that listens and interprets your orders, and a new camera.
Apple iPhone 4S: Everything You Need To Know
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Introducing the iPhone 4S [VIDEO]
Apple announced its latest handset, the iPhone 4S, on Tuesday. Over at Apple.com, the company also posted this video showcasing the device and its new features.
Although the iPhone 4S looks almost identical to the iPhone 4, inside, the phone has been totally overhauled. Not only does it have a faster processor, higher storage capacity and better camera, it can take 1080p video, has a better battery and a redesigned antenna system.
Introducing the iPhone 4S [VIDEO]
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iPhone 5 A No-Show: Did Apple Fail To Manage Expectations?
For the past year, we’ve endured a near-daily slew of rumors about a device called the iPhone 5. When Apple delayed its release of a new phone until Fall 2011, it only heightened expectations. Surely, if we were to wait more than the usual year between versions of the iPhone, the result must be something spectacular.
iPhone 5 A No-Show: Did Apple Fail To Manage Expectations?
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Tuesday, October 04, 2011
How to Use Google SketchUp - wikiHow
Google SketchUp is a powerful 3D graphics program. It can be used to create elaborate three dimensional models of structures. SketchUp is a program with so many facets that it is not possible to simplify its use in a single article. However, it is possible to provide an overview of its many possibilities so that you can explore it in much greater detail.
How to Use Google SketchUp
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PassMyWill Sends Out Your Passwords After You Die
After we die, our social networking profiles, bank accounts and email passwords are lost to anyone who might need them. If you want to ensure your digital identity is destroyed or passed on appropriately, PassMyWill will send out emails with your passwords.
PassMyWill Sends Out Your Passwords After You Die
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Monday, October 03, 2011
Slate’s ‘Dumbest Inventions Ever’ List
Ladies and gentlemen, these are our ancestor’s infomercial products. Judge them lightly, but laugh heartily, for in 50 years’ time our great grandkids will laugh openly at our most-loved TV-bought gadgets.
Slate’s ‘Dumbest Inventions Ever’ List
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Friday, September 30, 2011
General Social Survey: Summary Results, Australia, 2010
78% of Australians aged 18 years and over were satisfied with their lives, similar to the 76% who reported being satisfied in 2001, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics' 2010 General Social Survey (GSS). In 2010, 43% were pleased or delighted with their lives, while 34% reported being mostly satisfied. Those who were married (82%), widowed (78%) or never married (76%) were more likely to be satisfied with their lives than those who were divorced (66%) or separated (56%). People who had contact with friends and family outside their household at least weekly were much more likely to be satisfied with their lives (78%) than those who either had no recent contact (33%) or who had no friends or family outside their immediate household (28%).
General Social Survey: Summary Results, Australia, 2010
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
How To Watch The 2011 Grand Finals From Anywhere
Can you watch the AFL Grand Final in HD? Can you catch the NRL Grand Final from overseas? From free-to-air to internet, here are the options (such as they are) for catching the sporting action this weekend.
How To Watch The 2011 Grand Finals From Anywhere
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The New Facebook: How to Take Control of Your Privacy
Facebook took a huge step toward ubiquitous sharing with its new timeline and sharing features. And it rightfully creeps some people out. Not everybody wants to share their life story on their profile, see their friends’ activities in real time or have their preferences in music, movies and reading shared as they’re consuming media.
The New Facebook: How to Take Control of Your Privacy
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Facebook Privacy: 3 Fights to Expect When You Get the New Timeline
As an adult, you have responsibilities — an income, maybe a mortgage, possibly children. That’s great! Congrats. Now is certainly not the time to be throwing caution to the wind — just know that Facebook will be doing that for you.
Facebook Privacy: 3 Fights to Expect When You Get the New Timeline
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