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How to Use Windows System Restore from Command Prompt

contributed by ryanramsey23 on January 10, 2012 under Windows

Viruses, malware, and spyware often block antivirus and recovery tools from running. Corrupted files or drivers may prevent your desktop from loading correctly. If you can at least boot to a command prompt, you have a good shot of restoring your system with Windows System Restore.

Windows 7: Prevent themes from changing icons and mouse cursors

contributed by Lê Hoàng on January 9, 2012 under Microsoft Windows 7

By default, Windows 7 allows themes to change desktop icons and mouse cursors. Although changing these icons will let you fully enjoy the beauty of the theme, it may also drive you crazy as you have to get used to the new icons and cursors as well. If you think this is unnecessary, you can follow this tutorial to disable these features.

Invite new members to your Call of Duty ELITE clan

contributed by Aaron St. Clair on January 8, 2012 under Games

You have just created your new Call of Duty ELITE super uber clan. Now you want to invite all your buddies. There are a few things that they need to do before you can invite them. Here’s the whole process.

Kindle Fire: How to display .mobi files as books and not documents

contributed by Rob Rogers on January 6, 2012 under Android

At some point you will run into the situation where you have transferred an ebook in .mobi format to your Kindle Fire and it is displayed as a document instead of a book. This creates an inconvenience since now your books are in two locations instead of just one. Here is how to make your .mobi files be registered as books on the device.

How to create your own MW3 ELITE clan

contributed by Aaron St. Clair on January 5, 2012 under Games

So we all know that Infinity Ward has been slacking when it comes to ELITE, but for now it seems to be stable. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to create your own clan for you and your friends? It’s been a difficult task to actually get clan registrations to work in the past, but recently they have been working much better. Here’s how to do it.

These are the Android tutorials you are looking for

contributed by Jimmy Selix on January 4, 2012 under Android

Continuing with the holiday season’s arrival of new devices and gadgets, today’s post is a round up of some our most popular and helpful guides helping Android owners get their new devices up and running.

Photoshop: Add Rain Effect to Photographs

contributed by Sangram Wairkar on January 3, 2012 under Graphics

Adding the appearance of rain to a photograph can really change the artistic feeling of the image. This tutorial demonstrates the steps required in Photoshop to create a rain effect.

How to feature a video on YouTube channel page

contributed by Lê Hoàng on January 2, 2012 under Internet

With the recent changes, YouTube allows users to feature a video from their playlists on the channel page. This is a great way to impress new visitors with some of your best content. Here is how to enable and use this feature.

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