Thinking Of Giving Away Your Computer? Don't Give Away Your Identity

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computer-id-theftNow that you've gotten yourself a new computer you're considering giving away your old one. Perhaps you have a relative, or a favorite charity, or even just a recycling/donation station that will take your old computer.

There's one thing you must do before giving it away.

Securely erase the hard drive.

It seems every day we hear of computers that have been discarded or donated by banks, hospitals, or others that later turn up only to find out that all sorts of private information that should have been erased first wasn't, and is now in the wrong hands.

It happens all the time, and it's one of the easiest ways to become the victim of identity theft.

What to do is easy: erase the data. How to do it depends on how paranoid you are.

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How To Determine If Your Computer Can Run Windows 7 XP Mode Feature

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windows-7For users running Windows 7 editions - Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise, a need may arise to run older applications made for Windows XP that won't run on Windows 7.

Fortunately, Windows 7 provides a feature called XP Mode that will let you run a virtualized copy of XP SP3 on your computer in order to minimize compatibility issues.

The only problem is…can your computer run XP Mode?read more: How To Determine If Your Computer Can Run Windows 7 XP Mode Feature

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What Are The Windows 7 Hardware Requirements?

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windows-7With the release of Windows 7, comes a new list of hardware requirements to run the latest operating system from Microsoft.

If you decided to make the move, after comparing the different versions of Windows 7 (link to above article) the next item you need to consider is if you can run Windows 7 on your existing hardware or do you need to purchase new hardware.read more: What Are The Windows 7 Hardware Requirements?

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Which Windows 7 Version Is Right For You?

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windows-7While Windows 7 release date is just around the corner (October 22 2009), the question on everyone's mind, after deciding to upgrade, is "which Windows 7 edition is right for me?"

One would think the choice is simple but as always with Microsoft operating systems, there are usually more than one choice available.

First let's start with how many editions are available for Windows 7 - six (6). They are: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate.

In reality not all six editions are available to the consumer. Let's look at those editions first:

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8 Common Browser Errors You May Encounter While Surfing The Internet

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browser-errorsNo matter what type of browser you are using, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Google Chrome, one thing is for sure, sooner or later you will receive an error message that will either make sense or not.

Some, you may have seen many times, such as the typical 404 or 408 error, to others that seem obscure such as the 503 error.

In most cases, you can simply refresh the page again by hitting the F5 key on your keyboard, while other errors will have you scratching your head in confusion.

So the next time you do come across a browser error while surfing the Internet, here are some tips on how to deal with them along with an explanation of each error.

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7 Easy Steps To Create A Microsoft Excel Macro

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office2007logo.pngWhat is a Macro?

Simply put, a Macro is a series of steps to accomplish a task which can be recorded and then reused in the future.

For example: Let's say you have many steps that you use to create a report each month for your boss. Each month you may have the same spreadsheet, but with the current month's figures. Each month you setup the same Sums, Formulas, Text Formatting, Pivot Table, and maybe more.

This could be very time consuming if you completed these steps individually each month.

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Use Google Reader Send To Feature For Sharing Favorite Posts

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googlereaderlogo.gifIf it was not for Google Reader, I probably would not be able to keep up with all web sites on a daily basis. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is really the only way to quickly surf the web.

Being able to list all the sites content on one page allows me to quickly scan headlines and read what interests me.

But one feature that has been visibly missing from Google Reader was the capability to send links to an email account or social bookmark or networking sites that I want to share.

Not any more.

Google has finally incorporated this function while allowing you to add additional sites not displayed in the default list.

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Backup And Restore Vista Sidebar The Easy Way

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vistalogo1.pngIf you use Windows Vista Sidebar you probably found out on more than one occasion, how easy it can be to mess up the settings or accidentally delete gadgets.

And when that occurs, the only way to recover if you're unsuccessful with piecing things back together, is from a backup or a system restore. Neither of which is worth the time for something that is considered eye candy (for the amount of system memory it uses) on the desktop.

But after using Vista sidebar for a while, you may find yourself dependent on those little gadgets sitting on your desktop, that you just have to have everything back as they were.

So before you go messing around with tweaking a gadget or sidebar setting, here is a simple backup method which will make restoring your sidebar effortless, with out the need of any third party utility.

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