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Feb

Free Programs… Power to the End-User

Posted by TrueStarTE  Published in Free Programs, All, Windows XP How-To, General Windows Issues

Using Free Programs for Work and Play
There are many applications that an end-consumer in the Personal Computer market will run into that can be performed with free programs. If you use your computer on a regular basis and use it for more than simply a word processor or to browse the internet, you’ve probably […]

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20

Feb

Disabling Startup Items In Windows

Posted by TrueStarTE  Published in All, Windows XP Tablet Issues, Windows Vista How-to, Windows XP How-To, General Windows Issues

My Computer is Slow
As is probably your experience, your Windows computer worked quite efficiently on the day of purchase. But sometime in the past three to six months, something has taken place that has caused it to slow down significantly.

Startup Items in Windows
There are a number of reasons why […]

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12

Feb

Should I switch from XP to Vista?

Posted by TrueStarTE  Published in Operating Systems, All, Windows Vista How-to, General Windows Issues

You’re Wondering What to do:
So, you have heard all the hype about the new Windows Vista that Microsoft is has put on the market to replace Windows XP. You are at a point where you are seriously considering making a switch and you are wondering if it would be the smart thing to […]

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6

Feb

Setting up Secure, Clean, and Proficient email

Posted by TrueStarTE  Published in All, Thunderbird

Setting Up and Maintaining Email
Setting up and maintaining a email account in your email program, should be a breeze. After you have setup your email program, you should expect a clean, intuitive, interface to help you manage your emails. Lastly and most importantly your email program should include plenty of security built in, this will […]

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2

Feb

Ubuntu, Energizing the Linux Desktop World

Posted by TrueStarTE  Published in Linux Distributions, Uncategorized

Linux Desktops Making a Splash
Linux personal desktop computers are making a splash in the home-user and end-user markets. Ubuntu, a distribution of Linux (a computer operating system), has many end-users considering the benefits of the open-source communities’ software packages. Ubuntu has pumped a lot of development into their latest Operating System (Version 7.10). […]

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2

Feb

Adding Color to Your Firefox Tabs

Posted by TrueStarTE  Published in Firefox Tweeks and Add-ons

If you are like me, you use Firefox because of it’s speed, reliability, and security. Mozilla has been offering a much better browser than Microsoft for an extended period of time now. I am providing a quick link to one of the many tweaks and plug-ins that is available for this […]

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