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Windows 8: Increase Notification Display Time

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When the metro apps in Windows 8 are minimized, they will display a small notification at the top right of the screen whenever there are changes inside the apps. The default display time for each notification is just five seconds. Therefore, if you are concentrating on other windows or if you have too many notifications at the same time, you may miss an important one. This tutorial will show you how to increase the display time for notifications.

XP: Edit the Support Information Listed in the System Properties

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Many companies label their computers by listing their information for assistance in the system properties screen. Here is how to edit that information.

Office 2003/XP: Remove Personal Data from Word, Excel, and Powerpoint Files

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Microsoft Office keeps personal information in your document files. Here is how to remove it.

Unfollow Facebook Posts after Commenting

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Facebook automatically sets you to follow a post after you have commented. Thus, you will get notified when additional people comment under you. However, if the post becomes an active debate, the notifications can become overwhelming. This tech-recipes will explain how to unfollow these noisy posts.

Open Explorer Window from Command Prompt to Your Current Location

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You are eight directories deep in the terminal, and you want to open an Explorer window exactly where you are. By following these steps, you can accomplish this easily! This works in all modern versions of Windows including XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

PHP: Break Apart Strings with explode

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PHP has a built-in function knows as explode which breaks apart a string using substring separators. This tech-recipe describes the use of the explode() function.

Illustrator: Increase the Number of Recent Fonts

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By its default configuration, Illustrator remembers only the five most recent fonts that were used. This is a disadvantage when working on several large documents where font switching is required frequently. Configuring Illustrator to remember more fonts will improve efficiency.

CSK/SK2: Uploading Ringtones Via Hiptones XP/Hiptones XP Tips

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This tech-recipe explains how to use Hiptones XP to upload ringtones that you have created for the Color Sidekick or the Sidekick 2.

XP: Change the Default Folder View/Make all Folder Views the Same

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Do you prefer all your folders to have certain appearance, but you do not want to change them one by one? The following Tech-Recipes tutorial explains the quickest and simplest way to make all your folder views the same.

Android ICS: Control and Limit Data Usage without 3rd-Party Applications

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On limited data plans, Android users have to worry about the amount of mobile data usage. Many apps exist within Play store to help control data usage, but most of them of them are inadequate. Luckily, there is a data usage feature included in Android ICS that will let you view, control, and limit your data usage painlessly.

Android ICS: Warn When Approaching Data Caps and Overage Fees

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With Google’s latest mobile operating system Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Data Usage monitoring has been added.  By setting up alerts and limits that trigger before the monthly data cap is reached, users can avoid expensive overage feeds.