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		<title>Skype for Windows: Disallow Usage of Your Information for Third Party Ads</title>
		<link>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/12037/skype-for-windows-disallow-usage-of-your-information-for-third-party-ads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Rogers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instant messaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[3rd party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opt-out]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By default, Skype allows the usage of &#8220;non-personally identifiable information&#8221; about you when serving third party ads.  If you are uncomfortable with this do to privacy concerns, you can change the default setting to disallow this.

1. Open the Skype application.
2. Go to the menu at the top, click Skype and select Privacy.

3. In the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Live Messenger 2011: How to Prevent Ads from Displaying</title>
		<link>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/8967/windows-live-messenger-2011-how-to-prevent-ads-from-displaying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Rogers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instant messaging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are tired of having to see the ads that appear at the bottom of Live Messenger's window, you can prevent these ads from appearing without having to touch your registry or install any other software.]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Live Messenger 2011: How to Disable Notifications</title>
		<link>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/8343/windows-live-messenger-2011-how-to-disable-notifications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/8343/windows-live-messenger-2011-how-to-disable-notifications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Rogers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instant messaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instant messenger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[live messenger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notifications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the notifications from Windows Live Messenger can becom overwhelming, especially if you use it for chatting with your Facebook friends.  Each time a friend signs in, you will be notified.  You can disable some or all notifications and stop the interuptions.]]></description>
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		<title>Trillian 5.0: Prevent from Starting When Windows Starts</title>
		<link>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/6951/trillian-5-0-prevent-from-starting-when-windows-starts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/6951/trillian-5-0-prevent-from-starting-when-windows-starts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Rogers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instant messaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trillian is a multi-chat client that allows you to be logged into multiple networks at the same time.  By default, Trillian starts when Windows does.  To stop this from happening and to speed up your system's boot up, follow these steps:]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Live Hotmail: How to Disable Messenger Integration</title>
		<link>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/6896/windows-live-hotmail-how-to-disable-messenger-integration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/6896/windows-live-hotmail-how-to-disable-messenger-integration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Rogers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instant messaging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has integrated Messenger into the latest version of Hotmail.  If you don't like being interupted by incoming chats while you're trying to perform your email tasks, you can disable the integration.]]></description>
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		<title>Google Talk: Create Desktop Shortcuts for Contacting Each of Your Friends</title>
		<link>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/4123/google-talk-create-desktop-shortcuts-for-contact-each-of-your-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/4123/google-talk-create-desktop-shortcuts-for-contact-each-of-your-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Rogers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instant messaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contacts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gtalk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[im]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shortcut]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Instead of going into Google Talk, hunting for your Friend's name, and selecting it to begin a chat session, you can create a desktop icon for each Friend that you frequently chat with.  Clicking on the desired shortcut will open a chat window with the associated Friend.  Saves you some time and let you get right to the chat.]]></description>
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		<title>Digsby: Prevent from Starting When Windows Starts</title>
		<link>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2824/digsby_prevent_from_starting_when_windows_starts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2824/digsby_prevent_from_starting_when_windows_starts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Rogers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instant messaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digsby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that also acts as both an email notifier and social networking tool.  Since all of this functionality takes up quite a bit of memory, you are wasting resources by leaving it running when you don&#8217;t need it.  If you took the default settings during the setup, Digsby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo! Messenger: Prevent from Starting When Windows Starts</title>
		<link>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2530/yahoo_messenger_prevent_starting_when_windows_starts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2530/yahoo_messenger_prevent_starting_when_windows_starts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Rogers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instant messaging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By default, the Yahoo! Messenger starts when Windows does. If you don&#8217;t use Yahoo! Messenger regularly, you are wasting resources by having it run when you don&#8217;t need it. To stop Yahoo! Messenger from starting when Windows does:

1. Open Yahoo! Messenger.
2. Click Messenger and select Preferences.

3. Select General from the left pane.
4. Under When I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skype: Backup Your Contacts</title>
		<link>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2514/skype_backup_contacts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2514/skype_backup_contacts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Rogers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instant messaging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since your Contacts play in important role in the functionality of Skype, it only makes since to back them up.  That way, if disaster strikes, you simply restore the contacts and you&#8217;re off and going.

1. Open and login to Skype.
2. Click Tools, mouseover Advanced and select Back up Contacts to File.

3. Browse to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Talk: Prevent from Starting When Windows Starts</title>
		<link>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2510/google_talk_prevent_from_starting_when_windows_starts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2510/google_talk_prevent_from_starting_when_windows_starts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Rogers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instant messaging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By default, the Google Talk application starts when Windows does. If you don&#8217;t use Google Talk regularly, you are wasting resources by having it run when you don&#8217;t need it. To stop Google Talk from starting when Windows does:

1. Open Google Talk.
2. Click Settings.
3. Make sure that General is selected from the left pane.
4. Uncheck [...]]]></description>
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