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BuddyPress Get WordPress Single Install Friendly

1. March 2010

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BuddyPress is another awesome open source forum project that works great with WordPress MU.
BuddyPress reached version 1.0 last year but it was friendly only with the multi-use version of WordPress – WordPress MU. Those with single installations of WordPress, like myself, were unable to use BuddyPress with the same ease as WPMU users.
With the release [...]

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Let Clicker Be Your Guide to Internet Television

26. February 2010

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More and more of us are starting to watch television shows and movies streamed via various websites such as Hulu, Netflix, Vimeo, YouTube, iTunes, Amazon Video on Demand and even Network TV websites such as CBS, ABC, etc.
But, the TV shows and programs that are being streamed online are from disparate sources and it can [...]

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Social Networking for Gadget Heads – GDGT.com

18. February 2010

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Are you a gadget head?
Gdgt.com (like gadget or g-d-g-t) is a social gadget platform site that connects you to the community through gadgets you own and want.

If you are passionate about your gear, gdgt lets you create your own profile with all the gadgets you own. Then there is a community discussions [...]

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Failed SATA Drive? Replace With A SSD Instead

16. February 2010

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Are you upgrading your computer’s hard drive becuase it failed or because you want to increase capacity?
Before you go looking for a SATA hard drive, look at a great new option that is becoming common place in newer computers – Solid-State Drives aka SSD Drives.
Solid State Drives are more durable than the mechanical SATA hard [...]

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Miranda IM Client Gets Facebook Chat

15. February 2010

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Miranda IM is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows. This venerable instant messaging client has recently added support for Facebook Chat making it even more attractive.
Miranda IM supports a wide variety of protocols such as

AOL Instant Messenger
Gadu-Gadu
IAX
ICQ
Internet Relay Chat
Jabber
MSN
Netsend
Tlen
Yahoo and more..

Miranda IM is based on a powerful plugin-based framework and has over 350+ plugins [...]

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Quick Tip: Unclutter Gmail Inbox From gBuzz Mails

11. February 2010

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Google Buzz is creating quite a buzz since Google introduced it a couple of days. It appeared in my Gmail yesterday and I started playing with it.
First thing I noticed was that any buzz update was coming to my Gmail inbox.
No, no, no, no. I am trying to do a ‘Inbox Zero’ by archiving all [...]

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Access Dropbox Easily With Google Chrome Extension

10. February 2010

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If you use Dropbox and Google Chrome, you can now easily access your Dropbox files from the Chrome browser.
Dropbox extension for Google Chrome is a free and unofficial extension for accessing your Dropbox files.
Once installed, the Dropbox extension adds a small Dropbox icon on your Chrome toolbar. You click on the icon and enter [...]

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