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4 Steps to Take when You Accidentally Delete a File

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Phil Dotree) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:12:51 EDT

Here are a few steps to take to improve your chances of a successful data recovery on an accidentally deleted file.

Contributor: Phil Dotree
Published: Jan 13, 2012

Change Facebook Social Plugin Settings

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (C.D. Crowder) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:00:08 EDT

Do you wish you could stop targeted social ads and third party applications from accessing your Facebook account? Do you want to be able to log out without other sites showing you're still logged in? Take control by changing the social plugin settings.

Contributor: C.D. Crowder
Published: Dec 05, 2011

Tips for Keeping Your Android Phone Virus-Free

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Michael Mortimer) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:19:18 EDT

An in-depth guide to show you how to keep those nasty viruses off of your Android phone.

Contributor: Michael Mortimer
Published: Dec 15, 2011

Modify Firefox's Context Menu Search Behavior with Context Search

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Eric Fleming) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:14:09 EDT

Context Search is a fantastic extension that adds an extra option when searching for a word or phrase on a website using Firefox's contextual menu.

Contributor: Eric Fleming
Published: Feb 02, 2012

Creating a Family Movie Collage With Movie Maker

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Carol Rucker) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:14:49 EDT

You don't have to be a professional to shoot and edit creative videos. All you need is a camera and a movie making program to add your favorite clips together to make a family Movie video collage.

Contributor: Carol Rucker
Published: Nov 18, 2011

How to Make Custom Ringtones for a Windows Phone

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Brett Day) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:06:02 EDT

Now that Microsoft has released Mango for its line of Windows Phones, user can now make and use custom ringtones. The process is not as easy as we would have liked, but this guide will walk you through the process.

Contributor: Brett Day
Published: Jan 06, 2012

Easy Tab Management in Firefox With Tab Scope

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Eric Fleming) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:25:22 EDT

Tab Scope is a great extension for Firefox that gives users easy tab management options. See previews by hovering over a background tab, create tab groups on the fly, and more.

Contributor: Eric Fleming
Published: Dec 07, 2011

How to Get Started With a Kindle Fire

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Andrew Riggio) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:12:31 EDT

A basic guide to getting started with the new Amazon Kindle Fire.

Contributor: Andrew Riggio
Published: Dec 08, 2011

Publishing Program Code Examples Through Google Docs

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Dave Mallisk) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:19:38 EDT

You cannot include program code examples in your online documents because online publishing tools are not compatible with code examples. However, you can upload code examples to Google Docs and then link to those examples.

Contributor: Dave Mallisk
Published: Sep 27, 2011

Download Websites to Your Mac's Hard Drive With SiteSucker

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Eric Fleming) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:42:28 EDT

With SiteSucker, you can quickly and easily download complete websites directly to your hard drive for backup, of simply to have offline access to the site when your Internet connection is down.

Contributor: Eric Fleming
Published: Nov 02, 2011

How to Create a Webpage From Scratch

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Randy Hildebrand) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:30:57 EDT

How to get started with web design.

Contributor: Randy Hildebrand
Published: Sep 27, 2011

4 Surefire Ways to Repair Your Cracked iPad Screen

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Millionaire Hoy) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:54:38 EDT

If you’ve recently cracked or damaged your iPad screen and it’s still (otherwise) fully functional, following are several options to remedy the situation.

Contributor: Millionaire Hoy
Published: Oct 21, 2011

How to Use Microsoft Excel to Create a Budget

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Andrew Riggio) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:31:27 EDT

A short tutorial showing how to use Excel to make a simple budget document from scratch.

Contributor: Andrew Riggio
Published: Oct 19, 2011

Setting Up and Testing a Google Checkout Sandbox Merchant Account

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Dave Mallisk) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:13:44 EDT

A Google Checkout sandbox is an online test environment. You create two sandbox accounts, buyer and merchant, and then make test purchases from your website online store. If these work, you can create a production environment for your online store.

Contributor: Dave Mallisk
Published: Oct 13, 2011

How to Forward Ports on a Wireless Router

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Michael Mortimer) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:56:27 EDT

An in-depth, step-by-step guide explaining how to forward the ports on your wireless router.

Contributor: Michael Mortimer
Published: Oct 17, 2011

How to Check Google PageRank for Your Site

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (C.D. Crowder) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:11:40 EDT

While we hear about Google PageRank, how many people know their own site's rank? Learn how you can check your PageRank for free.

Contributor: C.D. Crowder
Published: Oct 04, 2011

Scan for Malicious Websites/Links With VTChromizer

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Eric Fleming) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:07:11 EDT

With VTChromizer, you can scan potentially dangerous websites and links (using the VirusTotal website), right from inside Google Chrome.

Contributor: Eric Fleming
Published: Sep 21, 2011

How to Minimize Delays when Using MIDI Equipment with a Computer

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Phil Dotree) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:59:43 EDT

Even with a fast computer, you may notice some delays when recording to a computer through MIDI. Here are a few tips for minimizing and eliminating these types of delays.

Contributor: Phil Dotree
Published: Aug 22, 2011

JavaScript Made Easy With Codecademy

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (C.D. Crowder) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:12:45 EDT

Have you ever wanted to learn programming, specifically JavaScript, but other methods didn't work or were too boring? This is where Codecademy steps to make it fun and interactive.

Contributor: C.D. Crowder
Published: Sep 09, 2011