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What is Anti-Alias? What Settings Should I Use when Gaming?

Most modern games have the ability to change the anti-alias settings. However, lots of us have no idea what the anti-alias settings actually do. What is FSAA? Do you need 2x, 4x, 8x, or more? Learn why you may be able to safely lower this setting an increase your frame rate. End your world of aliasing artifact jagged confusion.

Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age II for Mac: Display FPS

Displaying your frames per second in Dragon Age helps to optimize your video settings. These directions describe how to display fps in Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age II.

Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011: Disable Photo and Video Previews in Tooltips to Improve Performance

If you are using an older computer or one with a low-end video card, Windows Live Photo Gallery may run a bit sluggish for you. By disabling previews of photos and videos in the tooltips, you can increase the performance of the software.

Office 2010: Change AutoRecover Location

AutoRecover feature in Microsoft Office can be really helpful. It can be a lifesaver when you are working on a document your app or system system crashes. However, the autorecover files are always saved to your system drive which is not always ideal. This tech-recipe guide will show you how to change the default AutoRecover locations for the applications included in Microsoft Office 2010.

iPhone/iPad: Disable Click when Locking or Unlocking

Sitting in a quiet environment, I often hear the clicking sound when people unlock or lock their iOS device. Do you really need that audio feedback? These directions will allow you to open or close your iPhone or iPad silently.

Firefox 4: Notify Websites That You Don’t Want To Be Tracked

A lot of websites track their users behavior and then sell or give that info to advertisers. Firefox 4’s Do not track feature tells websites the you don’t want your browsing tracked.

Firefox 4: Disable Hardware Acceleration to Improve Performance on Low End Computers and Laptops

By default, Firefox has hardware acceleration enbabled. If you are using a low end video card in your system, this can cause performance issues. By disabling hardware acceleration and relying on the software, you can actually increase the performance on your computer. Instruction are now updated for Windows and Mac versions of FF4.

Windows 7: Prevent Users from Changing Screensaver

If your computer is frequently used by other people, you may want to block the ability to change the screensaver. This tech-recipe describes how to change the registry to prevent screensaver changes.

Windows 7: Share Wi-Fi Internet with LAN Users

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Windows 7 allows you to easily share your wireless internet access to those who are on your wired network as well. These directions will get you started.

Firefox 4: Set Master Password to Protect Your Saved Passwords

You can add another level of security in the new Firefox 4 using the Master Password feature. If you tell Firefox to remember all your passwords, then anybody using your computer can access them. With a Master Password, one would have to enter a password before being able to view your saved passwords.

Nintendo 3DS: Create QR Code Image of Mii for Sharing

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You can export a QR Code image of your Mii that can be used to import your Mii on any other 3DS.   Just by taking a picture of this exported QR Code image, your Mii will be imported onto another device!

Nintendo 3DS: Finding Your 3DS Friend Code

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Nintendo has still not moved towards using a name or avatar based online system yet. Thankfully they have made it so that you will only need ONE friend code for your 3DS versus each game using a unique code.  This tech-recipe will explain where to find your Friend Code once you have a Mii setup on your new Nintendo 3DS.

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