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How To Keep Your Bookmarks Synced Across Computers With Firefox 4

After a year since the last major version was released, Mozilla has launched Firefox 4 with the promise of a lighter and speedier browsing experience. The latest version of the Fox offers many improvements and new features. One of the new features is "Firefox Sync" which will help users to synchronize their bookmarks across computers.

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4 Ways To Set Gmail As Your Default Email In Your Browser

As users are slowly migrating data to The Cloud, having a webmail account has become a given, with Google Mail being the top choice. Unimpressed by these developments, Windows continues to link email hyperlinks (a.k.a. mailto: links) to the default desktop mail client, such as Windows Live Mail or Outlook. Not even the Google browser Chrome challenges this practice.

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Introducing Facebook Questions – A New Way To Quiz Your Friends

With all the bad press Facebook gets these days, it’s nice to be able to preview one of the social behemoth’s newest features without worrying too much about the usual privacy and data protection implications. Facebook Questions is the company’s attempt at a service that somewhat resembles Yahoo! Answers, only it works a bit more socially between you and your friends.

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3 Minimalist Twitter Clients For Mac Users

Part of Twitter's success was based on the fact that so many applications, clients and third party sites were able to build themselves around Twitter's resounding success. there is certainly no limit to the number of clients available to access the site, leaving a lot of us constantly on the look out for the perfect client. If you're looking for a simpler, barebones, minimalist Twitter client, there are a few options available for Mac users.

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5 More Tax Refund Apps for iPhone

The deadline for filing tax returns in the U.S. is right around the corner (April 15th). If you have already filed it or if you still need to get your W-2 forms completed, a few iPhone applications can come to your aid. A few of these apps help you get an estimate of your refund or what you might owe, while others simply give you a status of your return.

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Some Great Linux Alternatives For 4 Tasks Normally Requiring Windows

Linux has been receiving plenty of attention lately and none of that is going away anytime soon. You can now do things with Linux that you might’ve thought would only work in Windows. Here are some common problems and Linux solutions that you can take advantage of right away.

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Wipe Your Mac of Sensitive Information with Washing Machine [Giveaway]

Washing Machine is a simple, single purpose app that keeps your Mac clean of personal information in this increasingly security conscious age. We've got 25 standard licenses for Washing Machine 2 -- each license protects up to 2 Macs.

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How To Diagnose Hardware Problems When Your Computer Won't Turn On

Last week I showed you some of the simplest DIY repairs and upgrades that you can do yourself, but one reader asked how to diagnose which component was the problem. Today I’d like to walk you through the process of diagnosing a faulty PC that won’t turn on.

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