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Our Daily Deal: Dell 24-Inch Monitor for $188.10
The folks over at TechDealDigger are letting us know about some of the best deals they find on gadgets every day, so we're going to pass that information on to you. After all, in these tough economic times, every little bit counts. We may not be ... Read more →
How to Shut Off Startup Programs (Windows)
8 months ago on SwitchedYou might not even realize it, but when you first log onto your PC, dozens of programs and services are starting that you most likely don't need. Some rear their ugly heads in the system tray (that little collection of icons next to the clock in ...
Real-World Financial Tips From Virtual World Investing Pros
8 months ago on Switchedvar embed_206 = '' With Wall Street in disgrace and the economy in a nosedive, where should the country turn for financial advice? Would you ever think gamers? Since 2003, players on the massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) ...
How to Disable Startup Programs on Your Computer (Linux)
8 months ago on SwitchedYou might not even realize it, but when you first log onto your PC, dozens of programs and services are starting that you most likely don't need. Some rear their ugly heads in the system tray (that little collection of icons next to the clock in ...
21 Places to Go When You're Sick of Facebook
9 months ago on SwitchedRemember the days before MySpace, Facebook, and the like, when online social networking was considered kind of odd? Now that everyone from kindergartners to grandmas have online profiles, these Web sites are officially part of our reality. ...
8 Ways to Back-Up Your Computer (and Keep Your Stuff Safe)
9 months ago on SwitchedIf there's one important task computer users regularly ignore, it's backing up their data, including important items like their office documents, music, videos, and photos. Things go wrong sometimes: Computers get viruses, hard drives fail, and ...
Tech Deductable From Taxes, Says Accountant - Here's How
9 months ago on SwitchedAs April 15th rapidly approaches, and as more and more of us become under- (if not un-)employed, one CPA named Glenn Eisenbruch is willing to ease our burdens, showing us how to strike tech from our taxes at LaptopMag.com. We here at Switched are ...
New Version of Conficker Virus Can Update Itself
9 months ago on SwitchedJust as Microsoft has decided it's done playing games, and has put a price on the head of the hackers behind Conficker, the elusive cyber-criminals have upped the ante. A new version of the malware, dubbed Conficker B++, is spreading like ...
Back-Up Your Hard Drive
9 months ago on SwitchedYou deserve no pity when your hard drive dies if you don't bother to regularly back-up your music, photos and important documents. The average drive dies after 3.1 years, so plenty die before then. A CD or DVD sells for pennies, and easy-to-use ...
HD 101: Why There Are Black Bars on HDTVs
9 months ago on SwitchedIt never fails, one of the first thing just about every new HDTV owners asks is; why are there black bars on my new widescreen TV? And this is the reason why just about every HD discussion forum has a sticked thread at the top of the forums ...
How to Turn Off Startup Programs on Your Mac (OS X)
9 months ago on SwitchedYou might not even realize it, but when you first log onto your PC, dozens of programs and services are starting that you most likely don't need. Some rear their ugly heads in the system tray (that little collection of icons next to the clock in ...
'25 Things' You Should Know About Facebook
9 months ago on Switcheddigg_url ='http://digg.com/tech_news/Facebook_101_25_Tips_and_Tricks_2'; If you're a Facebook user, then you've probably been invited to offer up '25 Random Things' about yourself in the past month. The online chain-letter-like viral ...
Donate Your Old Electronics
9 months ago on SwitchedUnbelievably, Americans throw away two million tons of electronic goods every year. Next time you're cleaning house, consider giving stuff away instead, using your local thrift store, mission or bulletin board like FreeCycle.org. In the latter ...
What You Can and Can't Sell on eBay
9 months ago on SwitchedWe haven't seen any numbers confirming this yet, but we're pretty sure people are flocking to eBay to sell whatever they have laying around in order to supplement their income during the recession. However it is important to realize that while that ...
10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now
9 months ago on Switcheddigg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2009/02/12/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-computer-now/'; There is nothing more frustrating on this Earth than a slow computer -- especially in these tough economic times, when running out and buying a new ...
Posing as Apple, Phishers Attack MobileMe Users
9 months ago on SwitchedYesterday, Cnet and Macworld reported that a new phishing scam is targeting the users of the Apple service MobileMe, and is doing so under the guise of an official Apple e-mail. Explaining that the user's monthly MobileMe payment has failed to go ...


