Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Page 2
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What Happens To Your Online Accounts When You Die?

Though maudlin to consider, it’s important to think about what happens to your email and social networking accounts when you die. Will your relatives be able to gain access, or will the accounts simply fade away? That depends.


Work

Opera Mobile 10 Beta Available With Tabbed Browsing, Speed Dial

Windows Mobile/Symbian: Opera has released version 10 beta of their popular mobile browser. If you put a lot of miles on your mobile browser, Opera Mobile 10 has quite a few new features and tweaks worth the update.


Fix

Make A Detachable Fish Eye Lens Adaptor On The Cheap

Purchasing specialty lenses for your camera can be costly, especially when they’re really only good for one style of photo. Stick to your traditional lens and utilise a peep-hole to create a fish-eye effect without the extra cost.


Design

Scan Tailor Cleans Up Scanned Pages

Windows/Linux: Tired of fiddling with scanned pages to remove borders, correct alignment and otherwise prettify them before storing or emailing them? Then Scan Tailor could be right up your alley.


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Office 2010 Professional Beta Available For Download

Windows: Wanna give Office 2010′s online document syncing, Windows 7 taskbar integration, and killer quick steps a go? Microsoft has thrown open the doors on a free beta of Office 2010 Professional—for those who can wait out the download.


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Do Quick Calculations With Mental Shortcuts

Even in an age where everyone has a calculator application on their mobile phone it’s a handy trick to be able to calculate in your head. Use these calculation shortcuts to crunch numbers with ease.


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How To Manage A Group Project In Google Wave

Google Wave has the potential to be used for just about anything, but Wave’s best real-world use boils down to this: it helps a group get things done together. Here’s how to manage a group project in Wave.


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Firefox 3.6 Beta 3 Available With 90+ Bugs Squashed

Windows/Mac/Linux: The folks at Mozilla continue their steady march towards the release of Firefox 3.6, today releasing an update to Firefox 3.6 Beta 3. The update addresses 90+ bugs from the beta 2 release.


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Quick Steps Looks Like Office 2010′s Killer Feature

Microsoft’s Office 2010 has rolled out to trusted testers, and among the screenshots coming back, nothing seems so promising as the Quick Steps buttons. They’re like high-powered Send & Archive buttons that can be tweaked to do any multi-step action.


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Google Holds Chrome OS Overview And Launch Plans Thursday

According to tech weblog TechCrunch, Google is hosting a Chrome OS event today in which they’ll provide a complete overview of the thus far top-secret operating system they announced in July.