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Ready to Declutter Your Digital Life?

The MatrixFiles

This past holiday season, I decided to declutter my digital life. The Downloads folder on my laptop was huge! Often, I needed the files for something quick and then never again. But those files stayed in Downloads. The post Ready to Declutter Your Digital Life? appeared first on The MatriX Files.

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Share Your Green Tech Story and Win a Laptop or Tablet!

Tech Soup

Interested in winning a free refurbished laptop or tablet? Dell Core Windows 7 Laptop from InterConnection. HP EliteBook 8440p Core i5 Windows 7 Laptop from PCRR. Both laptops come preloaded with Microsoft Office 2010, a Windows operating system, and Microsoft Security Essentials. Are you … A U.S. iPad 2 from CDI.

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Share Your Green Tech Story and Win a Laptop or Tablet!

Tech Soup

Interested in winning a free refurbished laptop or tablet? Dell Core Windows 7 Laptop from InterConnection. HP EliteBook 8440p Core i5 Windows 7 Laptop from PCRR. Both laptops come preloaded with Microsoft Office 2010, a Windows operating system, and Microsoft Security Essentials. Are you … A U.S. iPad 2 from CDI.

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Keep Your Data Safe: The Joy of Locking Your Computer

Tech Soup

Let's say you're working remotely at your favorite café down the street from your apartment and you get up to put in an order for a late breakfast, forgetting to lock your laptop. On an external keyboard or older laptops, press Ctrl+Shift+Eject. Tips for Protecting Yourself. Screen Locking in macOS.

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6 Device Security Tips to Keep Your Data Safe

Tech Soup

After all, it doesn't matter how good your antivirus is if someone can get hold of your computer and snoop through your files (or load it up with cat pictures). A cable lock, like this one from Kensington , is an easy, affordable way to keep your laptop from becoming a target of theft. Password-Protect Everything.

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iPhone owners: Anyone solved the multi-Mac dilemma?

Judi Sohn

When I’m home, I sync my iPhone with my iMac, and life is good. I use Spanning Sync to keep iCal and Address Book on the laptop in sync with iCal and Address Book on the Mac (and in sync with Google Calendar and Gmail). The one problem I haven’t been able to solve in my dual-Mac life is my iPhone.

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Office Greening for the Holidays: Closing Up Shop

Tech Soup

In addition to helping the environment, you will also save money on electricity and prolong the life of many of your office electronics. Obviously, you can't shut down the server running your website or email, but do you need the file server or the print server running? Computers in sleep mode still use a lot of energy.

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