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Search Google from your Cell Phone Using SMS

contributed by David Kirk on January 31, 2012 under Google

Find the nearest gas station, discover the definition of a word, or find out flight information. Even when you are without internet access, you can access the power of google using only text messages.

Reddit: How to message a moderator

contributed by David Kirk on January 30, 2012 under reddit

When sending messages within reddit, a very cryptic message appears: “send a message to (username, or # followed by the reddit name).” What does this mean and what does it have to do with reddit moderators? Keep reading to discover its power.

Always open Google Search Results in a new tab

contributed by Lê Hoàng on under Google

When you open a new Google search result by default, it will open in the same tab. This may be time consuming when you have to go back and forth trying to find what you really want. To be more productive, you may want to always open the result in a new tab, and then close it if that is not what you want. Luckily, you can set this to the default behavior in Google Search.

Yahoo Messenger: Always allow specific users to view webcam

contributed by Lê Hoàng on January 29, 2012 under Internet

With the default setting, when someone wants to view your webcam in Yahoo messenger, you have to manually accept the request. If you usually share your webcam with a group of close friends, then this is unnecessary. To get rid of the Permission window when your friends send requests to view your webcam, you can add them to a “white list”. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how.

Google Chrome: Reopen Closed Tabs

contributed by David Kirk on January 28, 2012 under Google

We have all accidentally closed a tab in Google’s Chrome browser. This can be a very frustrating situation. Chrome is quite forgiving and allows you to easily reopen the closed tab, even if you have closed other tabs after it. These instructions for windows and mac computers will show you the different ways for restoring or undoing an accidentally closed tab. Updated with new methods and to point out the different methods used on Windows and OS X systems.

How do I prevent my children from seeing and buying inapproriate apps in the Android Market?

contributed by Lê Hoàng on January 27, 2012 under Android

Unlike the Apple App Store, the Android Market has no approval process for apps or games before they appear for purchase. Not surprisingly, unsuitable apps or games will be visible to your children when they access the Android Market. By using Content Filtering you can protect your children from seeing these inappropriate apps. This tutorial will also show you how to block your children from purchasing any apps or games.

IE9: Disable “Speed up browsing by disabling add-ons” notification

contributed by Lê Hoàng on January 24, 2012 under Internet

If you use many add-ons in IE9, you will properly be welcomed by the “Speed up browsing by disabling add-ons” notification every time you launch the browser. If you sure that all your add-ons are essential, this notification is annoying. This tutorial will show you how to disable this warning.

Google: How to disable Google+ posts in search results

contributed by Rob Rogers on January 20, 2012 under Google

Google’s search includes personalized posts in your search results. This means that it will include posts and images by people that are in your Circles in Google+. While you may enjoy reading their posts, their information may not be useful to your searches. Here’s how to keep these posts from cluttering up your search results.

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