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So many perfectly good Bluetooth mice are sent back to the manufacturer for randomly disconnecting, when in fact they are working 100{a9f0d31f6175b3e4775e11a66c07db268fb74408d6095f6b46eeec420c0e9f62} fine. Most of the time it’s not the mouse, but Windows 8 that’s causing the problem. Here’s how I fixed it:

You need to transfer photos and files to and from your Nexus but for some reason this process is not seamless with Windows 8. Here is the workaround:

I use Grammarly all the time, for proofreading all project proposals, client emails and website content. It’s the best online proofreader – in my opinion – and also comes with a plagiarism checker, as well as a plugin for MS Office. They have a 7-day free trial for a short time so we can try

NB! This guide is for power users. DO NOT ATTEMPT if you are not comfortable using Regedit or know how to back up your registry. You make these edits at your own risk! You can save a considerable amount of time over the years by replacing the default icons in the Open Dialog box with your

Today I did some research on which encryption method is safer for securely backing up extremely sensitive data like my Bitcoin wallet. I’ve been using the most popular WinZip and the free 7-Zip for years to AES encrypt my files (as regular encryption is far too easy to crack). For a while it was very

I wrote this guide based on a tip-off from a friend for the good folks who are interested in eventually going off the grid and becoming more anonymous. IMO, this is the holy trinity of cellphone plans: 1. UNLIMITED calls, text and high-speed data 2. NO CONTRACT 3. Completely ANONYMOUS And its half to a

Any Amazon Associate knows that Amazon creates HORRIBLE, long, non-standards compliant affiliate links for you to use on your sites. Like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product /B0046GWY5S/? ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative= 9325&linkCode=ur2&pf_rd_i= 507846&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER& pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_r= 1MB2JM2NXK5KC4A3ZHHX&pf_rd_s= center-2&pf_rd_t=101&tag=omyw-20 UGH!!!!! Horrible. These have broken time and time again on me and been a major hassle, causing my sites to not validate correctly because the

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