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How to Fix Your Relatives’ Terrible Computer

// November 27th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // software, technology, windows

Drop your bags, grab a drink, and grab the XP CD—it’s time for the holiday ritual of fixing up your relatives’ computer. Here are some tips and downloads to keep handy while you’re cursing all the auto-starting crapware…

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10 Platform Games for iPhone with Amazing Design

// November 24th, 2009 // Comments Off // design, games, iphone, software, technology

Th best platform games you can play on your little touch screen while waiting for the bus or ‘enjoying’ a meeting…

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Photoshop “vs.” Fireworks: Quick clarifications

// November 24th, 2009 // Comments Off // fireworks, photoshop, software

Photoshop “vs.” Fireworks: Quick clarifications…

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First Look at the New Google Operating System – Chrome OS

// November 21st, 2009 // Comments Off // google, software, technology

Back in July, Google made BIG waves in the tech industry by announcing the development of a Google operating system based on Linux…

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Google’s next big move: Chrome OS unveiled

// November 20th, 2009 // Comments Off // google, software, technology

he Chromium OS open source project has been released today and Google provided more information about their future operating system targeted at netbooks, along with screenshots of the user interface explaining the concept behind and a video with a brief demo of the OS.

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What’s In Your Design Toolbox? Part 2 Timothy Smith

// November 19th, 2009 // Comments Off // apps, design, software, technology

This is part 2 of the Design Toolbox Series where top designers are asked what design tools they use to help them complete their work. This series was largely inspired by Grace Smith’s “Show Me Your Dock Series.” It’s my hope that you can gain insight into what other designer’s are using, and hopefully find some new apps/tools to check out”.

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15 ThunderBird Addons for Better Organization and Efficiency

// November 18th, 2009 // Comments Off // plugins, software, thunderbird

Mozilla’s Thunderbird is a popular email application that is used by many freelancers and designers. Like Firefox, one of the great things about Thunderbird is the ability to extend it with a wide range of add-ons that are available. In this post we’ll highlight 15 that are likely to be appreciated by designers and developers who are looking to improve their efficiency.

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Top Five Best Database Management Tools

// November 15th, 2009 // Comments Off // software, technology, web

For a database administrator, DBM (database management) tools make tasks related to maintaining relational databases efficient and fast. Prior to the popularity of these tools, most DBA’s had to use the command line to create, edit, and delete databases.

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