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Top 5 Tips For Learning How To Make Your Own Web Sites

Gnomie Ryan Peden writes:
Hello Chris,
I am 14 years old and I have just started learning how to make Web sites. Over the past couple of months I have made a few mistakes and also learned a few things that I’d like to pass on. Here are five tips (in no special order) for learning how [...]

Crying Over Spilled Liquid (In The Notebook)

In response to this old post, Gnomie and Front 242 fan Don Dickinson writes:
I work at a laptop repair shop and have dealt with liquid spills a lot.
Especially with sticky fluids like coffee, soda, or wine, simply letting the machine “sit and dry out” will make things worse because the fluid oxidizes on the main [...]

Top 5 Tips On Building A New Computer

Gnomie Bowler writes:
Hey Chris, it’s Bowler and I thought I would share some tips for building a new computer with the community. I recently finished building my new PC a couple of days ago and it runs like a dream.

Make sure before you order the parts that they will work with each other. If they [...]

Keep It Real. And Safe. And Fast.

Gnomie Randy Sage writes:
Hi, Chris! I thought I would come up with some tips on how to keep your computer safe and fast.

Make sure you download only stuff that you really, really need. If you know that you are only going to use something for a few days and just not use it anymore, then [...]

10 Handy Firefox About:Config Hacks

If you really want to fine-tune your Firefox functionality, you have to roll up your sleeves and tinker with the about:config page. Jack Wallen shares some simple hacks at TechRepublic to make Firefox work the way you want.
Unless you’re a Firefox power user, you may not be familiar with the about:config page. The Firefox about:config [...]

Windows 7 Superbar Tip

Gnomie g-dawg from our chat room writes:
I read this tip from the “Engineering Windows 7″ article published by Microsoft about the time build 7064 was out. It says that there’s a new shortcut that will attempt to “alienate” mice.
In the quick launch part of the superbar, you can push the Windows key + the [...]

Top 5 Tips For Building A Gaming PC On A Budget

To build a gaming PC without spending a year’s salary, Razor512 from our chat room recommends these five tips:

Pick a good CPU for gaming. High end doesn’t always mean better performance in terms of you noticing it. When it comes to gaming, video card requirements increase much faster than CPU requirements. Many companies will try [...]

5 Tips For Staying Green With Your PC

Gnomie Stephen writes:
Happy Earth Day, Chris! I noticed you have not been making videos based on top five list in a while, so I thought I would send one in. Without further ado, here are five tips on how to stay green with your PC.

If you have a mega awesome speaker system (as I do), [...]

Top 5 Tips For Improving Your Windows Experience

Gnomie RazerSauber writes:
Hey, Chris! As an avid user of Windows operating systems, I have come across a few tips which can improve the overall feeling of Windows — this includes XP, Vista, and the new Windows 7.

Turn off unnecessary animations. When maximizing and minimizing windows, Windows does a little animation before the window goes away. [...]

Top 5 Wards Against Bad Teachers

Gnomie Joe Spinogatti (jojospaghettio in our chat room) writes:
Hey Chris,
Here is my top five list on how to deal with bad (or mean) teachers.

Do all the work that they ask you to do. Nothing ticks teachers off more than if you do not do your homework. If you just do your homework, you will save [...]

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