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Adding SkyDrive Or Any Other Website To Your Taskbar

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After using Windows 8 for seven months, I’m still finding new tricks all the time. This past week I found out how to pin SkyDrive to the taskbar. It’s easy to do and very convenient.

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Five Productivity Tips For Using Windows 8

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Windows 8 debuted nine months ago and advisors are just starting to adopt it. I’ve been using Windows 8 daily for six months and like it a lot. The more I use it, the better it gets. Here are five Windows 8 ideas that can make you more productive.

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How To Remove Those Distracting Email Notifications From Outlook

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As if you don’t have enough distractions, Microsoft by default notifies you whenever an emails arrives in your inbox by playing a sound, briefly changing your mouse-pointer, and popping up an “envelope” in the lower right corner of your screen. By default, the settings for all of these alerts are checked off in Outlook. But it’s a bad idea to leave these settings in place as is because they can be very distracting.

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Maximize Free SpaceFrom Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, And Other Cloud Storage Solutions With Tablet And Phone Apps That Consolidate Them All In One Interface

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  All of the major cloud storage services give away free storage space in an effort to get you hooked on their system. Of course, you could pay for an account allowing you to store all your documents, photos, music, and video on one cloud solution. But why pay when you can easily use multiple cloud storage solutions to maximize free storage?     Dropbox nominally gives you 2GB of space but you can up to 16 GBs by recommending Dropbox to friends. Plus, if you enable uploads from your camera, you’ll get another 3GB. SkyDrive gives you 7 GBs of free space. Google recen

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With Google Reader Shutting Down July 1, Which Replacement Will Be The Best?

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With Google Reader shutting down July 1, you may be looking for alternatives. Here are some for finding a replacement:

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