If you use Firefox browser when connecting to your Linksys wireless router
Consider yourself lucky if you do receive the same warning message, because it's an easy fix by:
- clicking the link at the bottom of the error message, Or you can add an exception…
- then click on the Add Exception button…
followed by clicking on the Get Certificate button (on the next screen) and clicking the Confirm Security Exception button at the bottom of the page.
The invalid certificate warning will not display the next time you connect to your router.
But for those of you out there (like me) that receives an error message similar to this…
192.168.1.1 uses an invalid security certificate.
The certificate is not trusted because it is self signed.
The certificate is only valid for <a id="cert_domain_link" title="Linksys">Linksys</a>
(Error code: sec_error_ca_cert_invalid)
…here's a possible fix to get things working again when connect to your wireless Linksys router.
read more: How To Fix Invalid Certificate Error When Conecting To Linksys Wireless Routers
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Probably the best thing since slice bread, USB Drives
What used to be a device for just storing files, USB drives have become a must have computer accessory. From creating bootable drives and speeding up Windows Vista to creating a pocket recovery tool, many non-saving-data uses have been found for these handy devices.
And while the list of ways to use a USB drive continues to grow, so does the list of tips to make them more functional.
So what are some of the tips? Below are the top 10 tips that make USB drives more functional.
read more: 10 Tips To Make A USB Drive More Functional Than Just Storing Data
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Google Labs has been busy lately and recently added a new feature to GMail called Multiple Inboxes.
What this cool feature does, is allow you to have multiple views of your tags or a search result of your mailbox using any combination of Gmail search operators by add addional panes to your inbox (up to five panes).
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When trying to decide which laptop to buy, some choices are easy: weight, size and color.
But then come the tricky bits: processor, RAM, hard drive, graphics card… how do you know what to choose? Which features can you save on, and where should you splurge?
read more: CPU-GPU-RAM-HDD – Computer Terms Explained in Plain English
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If you are planning on using a free online photo album service and digital photo printing for your pictures, there are a few things that you need to know ahead of time to make sure that the results are exactly what you want.
Digital photo printing is just like regular photo processing, but the added advantage is that you can change your photos anyway that you would like, and see how they will look, before you actually get them printed.
Here's what you need to know about optimizing your pictures ahead of time.
read more: How to Optimize Pictures For Digital Photo Printing
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Windows operating systems has always been loaded with many shortcuts that can be used to perform tasks quickly and with less clicks to accomplish those tasks in fewer steps. Some of these shortcuts are well known while others may not be known to the average Windows computer user.
One example is with right click context menus. By right clicking on an object, f older or file, a menu is displayed allowing actions or commands to be executed.
But a lesser known or forgotten trick with right clicking, is to press the SHIFT key that displays extra options that are normally hidden.
read more: Uncover Hidden Commands In Windows Right Click Context Menus
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It's been a while but the RSS Feed on Watching The Net is finally working again. This also includes receiving new article updates by email (which existing RSS email subscribers may have noticed is working today 
read more: RSS Feeds And Email Are Now Working Again On Watching The Net
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Ever have an application that just hangs and never returns to normal or terminate?
So you open up Windows Task Manager, find the application process, right click on it and select End Process.
Nothing happens! The process is still running and the dead application continues to cause high CPU utilization to the point where you can't do much with your computer.
You repeat the process. Nothing again. One more time…that process just won't terminate and die.
Now what?
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