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How do I increase my wireless router range

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I have wireless G clients, but I’m struggling using a wireless G Netgear ADSL Router to get full coverage of an ‘L’ Shaped building. I assume Wireless N routers have backward compatibility i.e connect to G clients (at reduced speed). BUT does a wireless ‘N’ Router in connecting to a remote ‘G’ client have a […]

How to Reduce Image File Size with IrfanView

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“I frequently post images on my website but I want to make the files size of the pictures smaller to save bandwidth. Whats a good way to reduce image file size?” Its always a good idea to keep your image file sizes to a nice level not only to save from bandwidth but for better […]

Wii Punch Out Cheats

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The newest version of Punch Out has been released for the Wii console, here are some tips and cheats to keep you going and hopefully turn you into a champ. Circuits and Modes Unlocking Circuits – There are 3 circuits in total and you start off in Minor Circuit, win that to unlock Major Circuit, […]

Disable UAC on Windows 7

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Windows 7 makes it easy to adjust the level of annoyance to your personal liking although it’s not recommended that you turn off UAC entirely because of security reasons. But it’s your computer so do whatever you like but we warned you. Here’s how to disable UAC (User Account Control) on Windows 7 1. Click […]

What Does it Mean to Poke Someone on Facebook

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“I’m new to the whole Facebook thing and I noticed that there’s a Poke thing on my Facebook page, what is the Poke thing for and what does it mean to Poke someone on Facebook?” Facebook has a neat little feature where it allows you to “poke” another Facebook user. Poking someone on Facebook is […]

How to Unlock Protected PDF Files

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“I just downloaded a PDF file online and there were some parts of the text I want to copy and paste into Notepad for future reference but it would not allow me to copy the PDF text. Is there something I’m doing wrong here?” The PDF file that you got is copy-protected, which basically means […]

Ubuntu Grub Multiboot Repair

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If you have a Windows/Ubuntu mulit-boot computer you know how much of a pain in the behind it is when you reinstall Windows. Every time you reinstall Windows you need to reinstall the Grub menu so you can boot back into Ubuntu. With the recent release of Windows 7 RC1 I recently had to reinstall […]

How to Play ISO files in Ubuntu

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“I downloaded a ISO file and I would like to run it on Ubuntu like you would with Daemon Tools on Windows. How do I play ISO files on Ubuntu Linux without having to burn a disc?” The simplest and easiest way I know how to mount ISO files in Ubuntu is by downloading a […]