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Hotmail Account Blocked? Here Is How to Fix It

Over the last few years, Microsoft has expanded the Hotmail/Windows Live services to include a dazzling array of browser-based services. With so many features offered for free you might think that this is a pretty good deal – and it is. But what happens to your emails and data when your account is blocked? How might this happen, and is there a way of overcoming it?

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The Energy of The Future, Today: How Do Solar Panels & Heliostats Work?

Renewable resources. It’s a problem that we face every day whether we realize it or not. With every pump of a gas handle, with every press of a car’s accelerator, with every plug of our smartphone chargers, we’re consuming fuel. And one day, that fuel’s going to run out. So why don’t we use the one energy source that won’t run out - the sun? The sun is a magnificent entity. It provides the world with enough energy to power all of civilization.

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Manage And Tidy The Windows 7 System Tray

Every Windows user has seen the Windows system tray (also known as the notification area) become cluttered over time. We’ve covered disabling distracting desktop notifications in the past, but what if the icons themselves are the problem? With Windows 7, Microsoft has included a variety of tools that put you in control over which icons appear.

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Three Great Resources For Board Game Geeks

We're no longer in a world where a basic board game collection consists of Monopoly, Clue and The Game Of Life (and maybe Risk if you're lucky). No, these days collections often have more of the euro-style games in them - and more games in general. In fact, there's such a huge amount of variety in games nowadays, that if you're not keeping up with the times you'll probably have no idea which games to buy.

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Instagram Meets Life: 5 Novel Instagram Projects From Around The World

When a community based application like Instagram becomes popular, it connects the world in interesting ways. Pictures and photographs have always been great ‘focal’ if not vocal ways to communicate. The easy worldwide appeal of Instagram has also meant that people are using the photo application in unique ways. Here’s a filtered look at the world around us with these five Instagram projects.

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These Guys Didn't Back Up Their Files, Now Look What Happened

If there is anything I learned during those early years of working with computers (and the people that use them), it was how critical it is to not only save important stuff, but also to save it in different places. I would back up floppy drives to those cool new zip drives as well as the local PC hard drive. Never, ever had a single copy of anything. Unfortunately, even today, people have not learned that lesson.

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Mobee Magic Charger Review

The Mobee Magic Charger is a cost efficient solution for powering Apple's Magic Mouse. Instead of replacing the batteries in your Magic Mouse every 2 weeks, the Mobee Magic Charger utilises a rechargeable battery pack and clever induction charging technology to keep your Magic Mouse charged up and ready to go. We'll take an in-depth look at the Mobee Magic Charger today. Plus, when we're done, we're giving this review unit away!

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