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XP/Vista: How to Remove Arrow Links to iTunes Store in iTunes 8

Contributed by tipmonkies on September 10, 2008 under Windows

When selecting music in iTunes, arrow links appear that redirect to the iTunes store. If you don’t like them, here is how to get rid of them.

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XP/Vista: How to Remove Genre from Browser in iTunes 8

Contributed by tipmonkies on under Windows

In iTunes 8.0 no option exists for removing genre from the browser view. This tech-recipes tutorial describes how to do it manually.

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Automatically Forward Important Emails to SMS

Contributed by tipmonkies on July 21, 2008 under Internet

In this “always connected” world, responding to emails quickly can be essential. Would you like to get SMS notification of important emails? Imagine if you got a text message the instant you received an email from your boss. Here is how to do it.

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Windows Backup: How to Back Up Files for Free

Contributed by tipmonkies on October 11, 2007 under Windows

Everyone touts the importance of antivirus and antispyware software in order to protect your system from damage, but another important application you should have on your system is a good backup utility. There are various pieces of software available to do such a task, but fortunately, Windows comes with its own backup utility built into the operating system. In this guide, we’ll show you how to use it to back up your data and keep it safe from possible corruption or drive failure.

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Increase or Decrease Windows XP Menu Bar and Title Bar Size

Contributed by tipmonkies on under Windows

Menu bars and title bars take up a lot of space in XP. If you want to increase your working area, you can consider decreasing their sizes. People with new large monitors may want to increase these sizes for better visibility. Changing these aspects of the XP desktop is a basic way of customizing your system.

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iWork Numbers: How to Open Tab Delimited CSV Files

Contributed by tipmonkies on October 2, 2007 under Apple Mac

Google adsense and many other programs export data into tab delimited CSV files. Numbers will not open these files with the correct formatting. However, with some minor preparation, Numbers will open the files perfectly.

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Vista / XP: How to Remove and Add Item Types to the New Menu

Contributed by tipmonkies on September 29, 2007 under Windows

We all know the new menu, you see it there when you right click on the desktop or in a folder. There are “new” file types in the menu that we don’t use. In this tip I will get rid of the Briefcase option in XP and the Bitmap option in Vista. I will also show you how you can add new filetypes to this menu.

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Use GMail as a Personal Organizer

Contributed by tipmonkies on September 23, 2007 under Google

There are some really great features about GMail which I really love: labels, fuzzy address, and filters. Using these tools, you can use your GMail account as your very own personal organizer tool. I will use this tutorial to show you how to create and organize notes within gmail.

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