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Use your Nintendo DS for more than just gaming
If you're just playing games, you're not exploring the full potential of a Nintendo DS. Fans of the handheld are capitalizing on its capabilities. Here are three creative uses.
more >Protect the privacy of your Internet search
You're not as invisible as you think when you look for info online.
more >Use online tools to drop that excess baggage
Are you serious about finally getting rid of those extra pounds you picked up while glued to your laptop? Use that same laptop to help shed the poundage with these online tools.
more >Improve your smartphone
Sure, your smartphone is a wonder. But you can make it work even harder for you. Here's how.
more >Conduct a virtual meeting
Face time is great but not always possible. Here are alternatives for huddling with your clients and colleagues around the globe.
more >Use a wiki to build a community
Wikis are more than just a gathering place to share facts and figures. They've become one of the coolest tools for staying connected -- with all kinds of people. Here's how.
more >Promote your personal blog
Your blog is, of course, absolutely riveting. But what if you're still writing for an audience of one -- namely yourself? Well, that's about to change. Check out these ways to build an audience for your personal blog.
more >Use the Web to get feedback on your business ideas
Web-based apps and online polls make it easy to test the waters.
more >Use tech to keep track of your carbon footprint
Your carbon footprint is both created by technology and curbed by it. Here are three ways to consider your consumption.
more >Rig your laptop for the digital broadcast era
Grab free high-def video with a few easy add-ons and watch wherever you are.
more >Optimize your HDTV picture
That new HDTV looked so sharp in the brightly lit store. But now that it's home in your darkened living room, it might need some tweaking. Here's how you can make that picture pop.
more >Store and secure vital records electronically
Your vital records can now be stored digitally, making it both easier for you to manage and easier for bad guys to illegally access. Here's how to keep your will, insurance paperwork, marriage license and other critical data safe.
more >Use e-tools to improve a presentation
The standard slide presentation is a necessity in business -- but so 20th century. Here's how to caffeinate your presentations and keep your audience awake.
more >Translate another language online
Since the World Wide Web is, well, worldwide, we are increasingly in need of language translation. After all, your next co-worker could be in Indonesia or Manila. Here's how to communicate even when you don't speak the native tongue.
more >Safeguard your laptop
Your laptop stores some of the most valuable information about your life and career, so toting it everywhere comes with some real risks. Check out these three clever ways to help safeguard your life's vital data.
more >Cut your tech energy costs
In this always-on, always-connected world, it takes a lot of juice to be a geek. Here are ways to keep tech energy costs down.
more >Hide what's on your monitor at work
Got BLOS (boss looking over shoulder) trouble? Here's how to quickly hide your fantasy football league Web page, your IM conversation, or your Facebook profile.
more >Squeeze more battery life out of your laptop
You ask your laptop to do lots of things. But the harder a laptop works, the more juice it uses. Here's how to maximize battery life.
more >Customize your Web browser startup page
Your Web browser startup page can be your home base at work and at home. The trick is to cherry-pick your widgets. Here's how.
more >Stop being late all the time
Running late again and you're out of excuses? (After all, there are only so many flat tires you can have in a month.) It's time to keep better track of your commitments. Here are three ways to manage your calendar so you can show up -- and get it done -- on time.
more >Protect your personal information
Conducting your life's transactions online is convenient, but it can come with a steep price tag if you're not careful. Take these precautions.
more >Use social networking to optimize your career
Social networking sites aren't just for finding long lost classmates and friends. They can be incredibly useful to your professional life too. Here are three fast ways to optimize your career cred.
more >Take better digital photographs
Sure you could just point and shoot. But your results may vary. Here are three ways to take photos worthy of a double take.
more >Make a better Internet video
For every jewel, there are countless shaky, forgettable Internet videos floating around. But if you want to be a better director, here's how to channel your inner Steven Spielberg.
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It's official: "The Beatles: Rock Band" is coming in September
Apple Corps, Harmonix, and MTV Games made waves late last year with the announcement of a music video game based on the work of the legendary band The Beatles...
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