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Install a New Hard Drive in a MacBook [How To] (16)
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It's easy to install a new hard drive in your desktop computer, but laptops can be a whole other ball of wax, because the drive is usually wedged deep into the notebook's innards and it takes a lot more elbow grease to swap out. MacBook owner Dwight Silverman took the plunge when he filled up his drive and doubled his available gigabytage. This process varies from notebook to notebook, so if you've successfully installed a ...Shared by CampMaster (20) Coop (25) Gabe (14) Hasan (23) HejGustav (30) JasonV (2) kidmarmite (28) Kwasi (141) m0tafa.lin (15) Manny (49) Mick (39) Olli Sulopuisto (24) paco_reyes (20) Shane (4) vraicovi (15) Zoram (19)Contribute comment -
Back To School: Best Places to Save Money on Textbooks (54)
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College tuition is expensive enough, but hitting the campus bookstore with a shopping list of textbooks is where you can really get gouged—unless you know where to find the best discounts. With the start of the school year right around the corner, we asked savvy student deal hunters the best way to save money on textbooks. Over 100 responses later, we've compiled the best sources and tips to that will get you the textbooks you ...Shared by adang001 (9) aliencam (5) Andrew Whitis (2) ani625 (85) arkiver (20) btvillarin (13) Caanan (2) CampMaster (20) Canopusoheil (7) Chris Ravenscroft (1) Chuck Reynolds (20) Dan (0) Darren (7) dave (2) Dave (5) dswinder (10) Eric (52) Erik (43) Frederik Kirkeskov (0) Hasan (23) Humberto Gonzalez (43) J. James B (41) J128 (20) Jake (10) janey (3) JasonV (2) JeDa (20) Jeffrey (26) Joe (7) Jon Host (0) Josh (24) Julianne (5) Krystal (37) Lucas (17) MrGuff (80) munir (12) outlanderbz (0) Qazwix (8) redboy (4) Robert (20) Ryan Kellett (13) seans (13) Skrud (3) Sravana (0) Stacy (46) SubEWL (23) tarman (24) thr33 (25) TO-Double-D (20) Tom (14) Tony S. (5) travis laduke (0) Whitney (0) Zoram (19)Contribute comment -
Interviews: Tips for Talking Your Way Into a Job (92)
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It takes a lot of work to find a great job, determine what it should pay and make your resume stand out, but that all led up to the big moment—the one where you stop planning and writing and start actually talking to the people you may soon work with. We're offering up a few tips on staying cool, telling your story without bragging or boring, and being prepared for any curve balls, so take ...Shared by !link (3) Aaron M. (12) Adam (5) Adam Selwood (22) Aerial (24) Ahmed (62) Alec Peden (7) Alexander13 (467) Ali M Latifi (6) AlphaPapa (11) ani625 (85) Barbara Ling (0) Becky (3) Benjamin Shyong (9) besighyawn (7) Bill (27) Brandon J. Mendelson (17) Cade (7) capt bro (19) CED (5) Charles (27) Chris (4) Christopher (23) Compuwizard123 (17) Creeva (41) Digg Boss (641) Dom Barnes (2) Dominik Lukeš (25) Dr Jones (1) Eric (12) Erik (43) Fred Schechter (75) gastaoss (14) Hasan (23) Humberto Gonzalez (43) Jan Vazquez (4) JasonV (2) JayCrossler (10) JeDa (20) Jeffrey (12) Jen (31) Jeremiah (15) Jish (4) Joannie (19) joel (6) Johan Mickelin (1) John (41) John Massaglia (14) Karsten (6) KenFan (20) kidmarmite (28) KingBee (4) kramed (2) Luis Magalhaes (27) marshall (15) Matt Penning (0) Matteo (11) Melkir (16) Mike (24) MrGuff (80) Nick (5) Noah (34) NoyzSource (2) parkylondon (32) Paul Burchfield (2) raddevon (17) rajan (7) Rami Taibah (419) rawwell (9) rd1701 (3) rich phelps (5) Robb Irrgang (13) Robert (5) rrc1987 (5) Samuel Kim (10) Selwin (22) Shankar Ganesh (59) shawnmor (33) SilverStag (3) Simone (11) SLamprecht (19) smilebit (12) Srinvard (64) st even (4) Stephen Speer (2) Tina (9) Tink *~*~* (12) Tony (8) Trey (4) virtualcourtney (6) webtime (476) Zoram (19)- JayCrossler said: Some of the tricks I frequently use in conversations are synching (mirroring, especially breathing) and footprinting.
- Tink *~*~* said: Information that might come in handy... because you just never know, do ya?
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Job Search: Rebuild Your Resume with Five Simple Fixes (141)
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Once you've spotted a great job anywhere online and figured out how much moolah to ask for, you need to get your foot in the door. In most cases, your foot is your resume, and every person you've ever met with a job has sincere, if contradictory, advice on making yours shinier than all the others. We've picked out five bits of advice that actually help you plan, write, and present your resume, rather than ...Shared by Aaron Mayzes (13) adang001 (9) Adrian (19) Adrian L (9) Alone On A Friday (4) AlphaPapa (11) Anatolie (29) Andreas Climent (2) andrewcsfan (14) ani625 (85) Anthony Romano (9) anupam (2) Austin (3) Becky (3) Ben (13) bombox (6) Brandon (43) BrendoMan (115) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (44) Cade (7) Cameron Hatfield (7) Cathy (79) CB (13) CED (5) cfohlin (9) Chandoo (9) Chris Ryall (19) Christian Santos (72) Christopher Gizzi (23) Compuwizard123 (17) Coop (0) Creeva (41) Damon (4) Daniel Kirk (14) Derek (3) deusdiabolus (93) digiSal (5) djevrek (15) dobata (366) docbaily (29) Dom Barnes (2) DrBigFresh (6) Drew Olanoff (144) Eduardo (2) Eric (12) Eric Rochester (4) Erik (43) Fay (15) Florinda P (34) Gelidity (5) Gmadz (8) graywolf (33) Haris (26) heiz (19) Hsin-Hung Kuo (0) J.R. (2) JasonV (2) Jen (31) Jenny Mackintosh (1) jer_c (10) Jeremiah (19) jeremiah (25) Job Search Log (3) Joe (7) Joey (0) John (16) John (10) John (4) Jon (2) Jon Host (0) Jonnie (7) Josh (27) Josh (24) Josh Turse (1) Justin "Uncle Bubba" Roepel (13) Karsten (6) Ke Chang (2) Keith (7) Kenneth (6) Kevin (7) Kevin Powe (7) KincaidKMF (3) Krystal (37) Leo (27) lizunlong (7) lnewcomer (38) m0d (5) Maddy Lou (12) Marc (2) Marcel (25) Mark (10) Matteo (11) MICHAEL (42) Michael (7) Michael Kauffman (5) miguel lucas (4) Mike (3) Mike (10) Nick Humphries (15) nparker13 (92) parkylondon (32) Pascal Veilleux (3) Paul Singh (3) Perry (8) PK (3) Pramod (21) Razzu (11) rd1701 (3) Rich (24) Richard (40) Riyaz Mohammed Ibrahim (0) rmorrell (47) Robb Irrgang (13) Robby Colvin (11) Romey (34) Ryan (42) Ryan (15) Scott (3) Selwin (22) Shawn (13) shawnmor (33) Sid (12) Sid (31) Steve (0) Steven Tarlow (25) StevieB (71) tarman (24) Thinh (187) Tim Visher (52) Timothy (7) TO-Double-D (20) Todd Lohenry (11) Todd Mundt (69) Travis Jon Allison (5) Trey (4) vinoth (7) vraicovi (15) Will (1) Will (8) ydant (15) Zoram (19)- Derek said: I really enjoy talking about resumes and the best way to represent yourself in different situations.
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Speed Up Your Vista Installation with vLite on a Flash Drive [Step By Step] (44)
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Sometimes the most effective way to clean up Windows is to just wipe your hard drive and start over with a fresh re-installation, and that process can be so long and tedious—unless you know the shortcuts. Power Windows re-installers already know about slipstreaming with nLite for XP and using vLite for Windows Vista to trim down your installation disk to just the bare essentials and speed up the process. If you want to speed up ...Shared by adastra (1) Amir (17) Andrew Becherer (13) azlon (6) Cade (7) Charles (2) Christian Santos (72) Christopher Gizzi (23) Compuwizard123 (17) cpqdon (6) Dimitris (59) Doug (5) GeniusBoyWonder (27) Jared (19) JasonV (2) jayman16 (61) Kevin (8) kfc (11) Lance Fisher (9) Lucas (17) Mario (3) Mark (0) Michael (0) Mike Gdovin (0) Nicholas Schiller (5) Nikki (67) Ozmandias (8) Punksolid (26) Randy (40) RaynerApe (29) Robert (5) Robert H (6) Roger (9) Sam (4) Sam (9) Sasha Kovaliov (10) Satya Boora (0) Srinvard (64) tarman (24) Tim (13) Todd Lohenry (11) Travis Tubbs (4) Ullash (23) ULTIMATE CREATOR (2)- Charles said: I should do this
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Gears of War 2 bonus disc contents revealed (3)
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OMFG, BODIES AS SHIELDS!!! Last month brought news of the limited edition GoW2 bundle that included a bonus DVD with lots of extras. Details of the bonus DVD were not disclosed, but the contents of said DVD have now surfaced on the BBFC. Who is Maria? Hit the jump for details. Consumer Advice: No consumer advice is available for this work This work was passed with no cuts made. The BBFC has placed this work ...Contribute comment -
Live from Philips Research Labs: ShapeWays: 3D printing for everyone (14)
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3D printing has been around for a while, and has traditionally been used to create small prototypes of larger products (or parts of products). The folks at ShapeWays are bringing 3D printing to you, and you don’t even need to know how to use 3D modeling software. From the ShapeWays website you can use the Creator tool to design and personalize a few stock items, like the LightPoem above, which turns your words into a ...Shared by .dean (2) aNTwNHs (78) brownpau (47) C.K. (134) Felix Banuchi (7) hoop6464 (9) JasonV (2) JUSTIN (13) philayres (5) potentato (25) Rascator (1) robie1373 (10) SethLevy (3) Tim (6)- Felix Banuchi said: very cool site
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Know What Salary to Ask For in Your New Job [How To] (130)
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Questions about salary requirements are one of the very few questions guaranteed to come up during a job interview or screening process, as well as almost always cause some severe awkwardness on both sides. Once you've found a great job, how do you demand what you're worth without sounding arrogant? What if you toss out a low number and lock yourself in at a loss, or shoot too high and scale yourself out of the ...Shared by | Balu | (0) 100rabh™ (9) AaronTN (34) adam (972) Adam (5) Adam Selwood (22) AdamB (4) AKMarietta (4) Alex (4) AlexT (4) Ali (2) Andre Siregar (4) Andrew Trinh (34) ani625 (85) Anol (6) Arvin (7) ashburn (5) Austin Brown (18) axemclion (3) Ayon J (17) Becky (3) Brandy (6) BrendoMan (115) brokekid (134) Bryan (0) Bryan (24) Bwana (71) Chad (4) Chris (3) Christopher (50) Christopher (65) Chung (111) Compuwizard123 (17) Creeva (41) Crutcher D (31) dan (0) Daniel Kirk (14) Darin R. McClure (48) dave (2) Derrik (35) Dorn (9) Dov Harrington (3) Dr Jones (1) Eric (12) Eric (6) Eric Rochester (4) Erik (43) Fay (15) FelipeC (19) Fred Schechter (75) gastaoss (14) HeNkiSdaBro (5) Humberto Gonzalez (43) J.Wo (7) J@n (3) Jake (10) James (1) Jan Vazquez (4) Jason (3) JasonV (2) Jeffrey (12) Jerry (8) Joannie (19) Joe (64) Joel (4) John (1) John Engler (2) Jon (2) Jon Erickson (7) Jon Host (0) Jon Lorenzini (17) Jorge (21) Jose (2) Jose Viveiros (3) Josh (24) Justin (17) Keith (7) Kluzter (19) Localize SEO (0) Marcel (25) Mark (10) Mary Alice (12) Mattie (10) Michael (14) MICHAEL (42) Michael (7) Michael (3) Michael Stewart (21) Mickey (0) MJ (1) mmhan (7) Mohammad Behdad (12) Narayan (35) Netbuster (2) Nick Campbell (5) Nitin Badjatia (3) nyenyec (8) Paul Robertson (5) Paul Singh (3) Peter v (14) Pierre Asselin (0) potentato (25) Punksolid (26) Radu (6) rd1701 (3) ReCoder (5) Rémy (2) Rik Catlow (7) Rob (3) RT (9) Ryan (13) Sam (9) Sam (23) Sermed (20) shawnmor (33) Sidnei da Silva (8) Srinvard (64) Steve (5) Stuart F (27) Thomas (3) Tim (13) TO-Double-D (20) Trey (4) Walt Disney Bio (22) waxattack (2) Wes Brown (11) Will (8) xavierbkk (4) Yerameyahu (21)Explore read six notes- Joannie said: Intereestttinnngg
- Michael said: for the wheeler-dealers out there.
- nyenyec said: Glassdoor made me much more content about my salary... :)
- Mattie said: This is an incredibly useful article.
- Jon Host said: i used these tools in my exit interview at my old job and everybody got raises. i'm like the robin hood of small business.
- Kluzter said: tsss nomás pa' darte el quemón de cuánto pedir de moche a la hora de chambear en los yunaiteds
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CVT i3101 iPhone Dock Doesn't Need Your Stinkin' iPhone [Cvt] (7)
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The CVT i3101 is not so different than the countless other iPhone/iPod alarm clocks we've seen on the market, but it does have a few standout features. First off, it's wall-mountable, saving you ever-precious nightstand space and giving your home that "wow, I have electronics stuck to my wall just like Tony Stark!" feel. Plus, the i3101 supports SD cards, allowing you to still play MP3s when your spouse/questionable one-night partner runs off with the ...Contribute comment -
Useful Firefox 3 Configuration Tweaks [Firefox 3] (146)
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Firefox 3 comes with several preferences baked into its options dialogs, but there are still a few you can only access by rolling up your sleeves and digging into its configuration manually. Power users have been diving under Firefox's hood to get their browser to behave just how they like since version 0.9, but Firefox 3 offers some new settings that customize its new features. Let's take a look at our favorite Firefox 3 about:config ...Shared by | Balu | (0) AbdO (3) Adam (10) Adam Selwood (22) AdamB (4) Aerial (24) alicekey (12) Amy (19) Arkayz (3) Ashish Mohta (84) Ben S (39) besighyawn (7) Blair (28) Blogbarger (0) Brendan (9) BrendoMan (115) Breyten (15) Brian Landau (20) CampMaster (20) Casey (3) charlie anzman (105) Chris Thomson (4) Christian Santos (72) Christopher (23) Christopher Gizzi (23) chusemann (4) Clay (41) Colby (6) Compuwizard123 (17) Coop (25) Corey Porter (1) craig (58) curlyfoxy (9) David Givens (6) Dean (3) dobata (366) docbaily (29) Doug Stewart (28) Dreamer (0) Dreamside (88) Duane (39) Edo (21) Elmer Thomas (141) Eric (12) Erik (43) eurotransient (1) Foomandoonian (24) Franklin (0) garraxxi (26) Gatewayy (5) gautamg (11) Glen Horton (1) History of Blogging (189) Jacob (20) Jaemi kehoe (21) Jamie (13) Jan Vazquez (4) Janyne (11) Jared (2) Jason Antoniewicz (1) JasonV (2) JC (10) Joe (20) Joel (2) Jonathan Hensley (0) Jonnie (7) Juan (1) Jukie (3) K-IntheHouse (20) Kagnar (2) Karan (8) Ken (30) Ken Sykora (2) Kevin (1) Kevin (3) KingBee (4) Klaus Hartl (10) Kourosh (21) kristin buxton (28) Leon Ridge-Cooke (34) Levi Breederland (3) LostAirman (0) Luiz Lopes (23) m021478 (20) Marc Rudkowski (0) Mario (3) Mark (29) Mathew (30) Matt (5) Meelp (5) Melkir (16) Mike D (58) Mike Davies (0) MPx (16) MrQwest (38) ndench (10) nick4eva (2) nikoleto (15) Olivier (48) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (20) pankaj (13) paul.grayson (13) Peter Bockenhauer (4) Phani (2) Phill Sparks (6) Priit^ (61) Ram (91) Randy (40) Raymond Schwartz (15) Richard (24) rodmitch (1) roedward (67) Ross V (415) Sam (9) Sid (12) SilverStag (3) Silvo (5) Simone (11) simplynutty (0) sinisterff (8) snowfallsoon (2) Sonny Cloward (6) spoon16 (37) Srinvard (64) Stalyn (17) Stephan Ainley (14) Susan (3) Talen Quickblade (0) tarman (24) Tim (2) Tim Geraghty (2) Tim Trentham (1) Timothy (7) Tommy (2) Travis Jon Allison (5) web (4) whatevernevermind (8) willdeluca (7) wwdj (9) yasha.sozo (12) yoshy (338) Фил (3) 明青 (19) 異塵行者 (29) 绯村剑心 (8) 郁也风 (3)Explore read five notes- Kagnar said: Firefox tweaks
- AdamB said: these are great tweeks & tips for Firefox 3 (best browser on earth)
- Aerial said: Sedang ditulis artikelnya^^
- Jamie said: Things to change in Firefox 3. Really, just do it. No extensions required.
- paul.grayson said: man! Getting firefox 3 to just put the cursor where I click in the URL box rather than select the whole URL -that's made my month! WOO HOO!!!!
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iBasket Laundry Concept is Clothes Hamper, Washer For The Lazy [Laundry] (18)
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Like most New Yorkers, my building has no laundry facilities of its own and, in order to get clean clothes, I have to summon the willpower to drag my brimming bag three blocks. Oh, if only I had this automated washing machine basket instead. Designed by Guopeng Liang and one of the finalists in Electrolux's Design Lab '08 contest, the iBasket is a space saving clothes hamper and washing machine in one. The device sports ...Shared by charris1980 (47) Dennis' Library (3) JasonV (2) Javier (7) Jeremiah (15) Jon (2) Josh (24) Kevin (65) kfc (11) Mark (0) Merlene (2) peterch (1) ps1160 (10) rOckY (153) Schwegler (2) Sean Blakey (12) Stacy (46) Tim (2)Explore read four notes- Kevin said: tyte
- Jeremiah said: Shnazzy idea. I am as well tired of the iThis and iThat. Leave it iLone!
- Dennis' Library said: Please make this, somebody.
- Sean Blakey said: A few potential problems: soap, unblanced loads, drying, mildew ...Interesting design concept.
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