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From The Tips Box: Picture Frames, iPhone Home Buttons, Windows Hibernation

Readers offer their best tips for hanging picture frames, using an iPhone with a broken home button, and waking Windows PCs up from hibernation.


April 17, 2012
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From The Tips Box: Web Chat, Shoehorns, Quiet MP3s

Readers offer their best tips for navigating chat windows on the web, putting on shoes easily, and dealing with MP3 players that are just too darn quiet.


April 12, 2012
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From The Tips Box: Louder Headphones, Text Selection, The Google Bar

Readers offer their best tips for getting extra volume from your headphones, selecting text, and making the Google bar follow you down web pages.


April 10, 2012
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From The Tips Box: Gmail Virus Filters, Alternative File Explorers

Readers offer their best tips for sending programs over Gmail, taking screenshots on Windows, and using alternative file browsers in Windows.


April 5, 2012
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From The Tips Box: Fabric Softener, Soft Drink Cans, New York Times Links

Readers offer their best tips for using fabric softener in your laundry, opening soft drink cans without making a loud noise and linking to New York Times articles.


April 3, 2012
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From The Tips Box: Lost Luggage, Water Bottles, Headphone Jacks

Readers offer their best tips for finding lost luggage in an airport, putting together makeshift lids for your Nalgene bottles, and eliminating the need for headphone adaptors.


March 29, 2012
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From The Tips Box: Faster Firefox, Serial Numbers

Readers offer their best tips for getting a better Firefox on Android, reading tiny serial numbers and storing secret files on your system.


March 27, 2012
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From The Tips Box: 7-Zip Icons, Long Conversations, Wet Weather

Readers offer their best tips for fixing 7-Zips ugly interface, getting out of conversations with long-winded people, and dealing with wet play equipment.


March 22, 2012
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From The Tips Box: XBMC TV Shows, Condiment Bottles, Credit Card Rewards

Readers offer their best tips for correctly ordering your TV shows in XBMC, keeping explosive condiment bottles, under control, and keeping track of credit card rewards.


March 20, 2012
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From The Tips Box: Smartphone Screens, Blocked Android Apps

Readers offer their best tips for avoiding blinding phone screens in the dark, downloading blocked Android apps, and improving the isolation of your headphones.