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How To Write Professional Emails In Under 5 Minutes
In your professional life email is probably one of the most important means of communication. You do it on a daily basis and if you’re anything like me, you’re drowning in it. Sure, you can dedicate a certain hour or two a day specifically to managing your email. But if you spend 10 minutes or…
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How to Find Online Jobs To Work From Home
Right now, as this is being written, about half of the world’s population is under lockdown. For many people this means a break in their income stream and, even worse, perhaps no job to go back to when it’s all over. If that’s you, now’s the time to turn those idle hours at home into…
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What Does “ITT” Mean, and How Do You Use It?
Vann Vicente What does it mean when someone comments “ITT” on a message board, and what exactly is a thread? We’ll answer all your questions about this online forum acronym here. ITT: In This Thread ITT is an initialism that stands for “in this thread.” It’s typically used on online forums, social networking sites, and…
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What is Facebook Watch and How to Use It
There’s no shortage of on-demand video streaming services today. From Netflix, to Hulu, to Amazon Prime — there are so many alternatives to cable out there, it’s becoming difficult to pick just one. If you’re on Facebook a lot, you might not need to make the choice, since the site has its own streaming platform…
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5 Best Ways to Find Someone’s Email Address
Finding somebody’s email address can be difficult because unlike phone numbers and physical addresses, there’s not a phonebook-like database of email addresses. However, there are a few tips you can employ that will make your email-finding process easier. Find an Email Address With a Search Engine Google or another search engine is a great place…
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How to Use Facebook Custom Friends Lists To Organize Your Friends
Facebook friends. Hundreds of people that include your close friends and family, as well as someone you met once or twice walking your dog in the park. Just like in real life, you don’t always want to share the same things with every one of those people. The good news is, you don’t have to. …
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How to Create and Manage To-Dos in WhatsApp Using Any.Do
BigTunaOnline/Shutterstock We often have to create to-dos from WhatsApp texts. It could be your partner messaging you to buy groceries or your colleague following up on a project. But you don’t have to leave WhatsApp anymore to update your to-do list. With Any.Do, it’s as simple as forwarding a message. Any.Do offers a WhatsApp bot…
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How to Insert Outlook Contact Information in Microsoft Word
There are a number of ways to insert contact information into a Word document. Perhaps the easiest is just adding an Address Book button to the Quick Access Toolbar so that you can add contacts on-the-fly and at the touch of a button in any Microsoft Office application. Adding an Address Book Button to the…
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How to Pair Two Amazon Echo Alexa Speakers for Stereo Sound
Amazon Like Google Nest audio products, two Amazon Alexa smart speakers can be linked together as a stereo pair! It’s a great way to easily upgrade the audio experience from just a single Amazon Echo device. Here’s how to do it! How to Pair Two Amazon Echo Alexa Speakers First, choose the two smart speakers…
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Come up With the Perfect Plans in the Best Strategy Games Out Right Now
Firaxis Games, Chucklefish Pretty much every game you play will have you make decisions about how to tackle a situation or what loadout will ensure victory—but some games take that idea to the extreme. The strategy genre is full of brain-testing titles loved by players young and old. And whether you’re a veteran of the…
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Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.: How to Stream the Fight Live
Leonard Zhukovsky/Shutterstock.com On November 28, 2020, Mike Tyson will come out of retirement to fight Roy Jones Jr. at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Here’s how to watch the exhibition match between these two boxing legends online. When Is the Boxing Match? The fight will take place on Saturday, November 28, 2020. The…
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How To Set Up Donations on Twitch
Twitch is one of the most popular streaming platforms on the web, with more than 15 million unique daily viewers and over four million streamers. For many of these streamers, Twitch is not only a way to have fun and share a passion with fans—it’s a way to generate revenue. While one way to make…
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5 Reddit Subreddits You Wouldn’t Believe Exist (Which Are Not Porn)
Reddit bills itself as “the front page of the Internet” with communities (subreddits) on every conceivable subject. Reddit is the natural evolution of the old-style forums which dominated Web 1.0 and the voting buttons democratizes what gets seen and what doesn’t. The fact that you can start a subreddit on any legal topic means there…
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Why Aren’t Viruses a Problem on Chrome OS?
Chrome OS has a reputation for being virus-proof. Google likes to boast about how secure its operating system is compared to others. Are Chromebooks really immune to viruses, though? And, if so, how do they achieve this? Allow us to explain. What Is a Computer Virus? First, let’s consider what a computer virus actually is.…
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The Three Best Android Emulators
The Android operating system is indisputably the biggest, most successful operating system for mobile devices. Pick any smartphone at random and the chances are that it will be running Android. This also means that plenty of applications are exclusive to this operating system and that it’s a hot platform to develop for. An actual phone…
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How to Send Self-Destructing Messages in Facebook Messenger
Ever used disappearing ink to write messages to your friends so you never have to worry about your secret getting out? That’s what Facebook Messenger’s self-destructing messages do for the texts and photos or videos you send from your device. Also known as ephemeral messaging, these messages ensure that any content you send is erased…
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How to Use the Windows 10 Camera App
Windows 10 has an app called Camera that lets you use your webcam to record videos and take photos. It’s definitely better than having to download spyware/malware-ridden third-party webcam recording software. In this article, I’ll walk you through the process of using the app and adjusting the various settings. One of the problems with the…
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Use Deep Freeze to Restore Your PC on Boot
Ever wish you could undo all the changes your kids have made to your PC at home? Or maybe you would like to install some software on your system to test it before purchasing, but you don’t know exactly what it will do to your system? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just restart…
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How to Check if Your Android Smartphone Has RCS
You may have heard about RCS and how it’s a huge upgrade over SMS, the old standard for text messaging. But how do you know if you can actually use RCS? We’ll show you how to easily check. In short, RCS (Rich Communication Service) is the future of text messaging. It brings many features you’ve…
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The Gift of Giving: 21 Charities to Donate to That Help Children and Families
Igor Bukhlin/Shutterstock You’re (almost) done buying Christmas gifts, but something’s still missing. If you want to really feel the spirit of giving, then you should put your money toward children and families that are in need. Here are 21 charities and non-profits that’ll use your money to improve or save people’s lives. Spread the Cheer…
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How to Find Which Apps Are Accessing a Permission on Android
Monster Ztudio/Shutterstock When you have dozens of apps installed on your phone, it’s easy to lose track of which permissions each of them has access to. Therefore, it’s best to ensure only the apps you trust can access sensitive data like your microphone. Here’s how with Android’s built-in permission manager. Do note that this feature…
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Holiday 2020: Gifts You Can Send Remotely, No Shipping Needed
Disney, Steam, Spotify Shipping items during the holiday season is hardly predictable. If you didn’t get your orders in early then you may be dealing with late shipments or items being out of stock. But why deal with all that? After all, there are plenty of useful or entertaining gifts you can purchase for your…
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How to Customize the Safari Start Page on Mac
Khamosh Pathak With a gray background and a couple of links, Safari’s start page is quite bland. But it doesn’t have to be! You can add more sections and change the background. Here’s how to customize the Safari start page on Mac. Safari’s customizable start page is available in Safari 14.0 or higher if…
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How to Choose Which Extensions Appear on Your Edge Toolbar
Extensions in Microsoft Edge can make your browser more useful or powerful. But sometimes you might not like icons for each extension taking up space on the toolbar. Here are two easy ways to manage which extension icons appear on your Edge toolbar. Hide Extension Icons in the Menu The simplest way to hide or…
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