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Computer geek from the age of 7, which amounts to 30 years of computer experience. From the early days (when every computer company had their own OS) of DOS, Windows 1.0 through Seven...

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Nature Wallpapers

Posted by Thomas On October - 31 - 2012Comments Off on Nature Wallpapers

 

As you know. We love wallpapers here at windows guides. This time I bring you a set of spectacular nature images, found floating around on the net somewhere. Enjoy.

 

 

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[Survey] Windows 8 has gone viral – Have you ?

Posted by Thomas On October - 29 - 2012Comments Off on [Survey] Windows 8 has gone viral – Have you ?

What are your inital thoughts on the new and improved OS? Do you like it? Love it? Hate it? Did you delete it?

We would love to hear your thoughts on the new OS. I’ve put together a short survey that I hope you will take your time to fill out. All answers will be published (anonymously of course) next monday.

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Internet Access is an essential feature on smartphones promising to make our daily lives easier, simpler and more fun. And by all means they might be right. However, there is of course a downside to being permanently online. Data Usage may cause your phone bill to skyrocket without you even knowing how, when or why. Every Smartphone (not only iPhone) are a potential threat to your economy. Sometimes the phone will download huge amounts of data, without any apparent reason. Why? No one knows for sure. Some some say that the OS developers (Apple or Google) use faulty code. Others blame it on APPs that continue to stay online – even when they are supposed to be offline or “shut off”. No matter the cause, even if you are tech-savvy or not, you can do a lot to prevent costs from rocketing.

8 tips to reduce your costs

The word Android in this article refers to all phones using Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) as OS tho many of the settings may still be available in older versions of the OS as well. The Settings for iPhone are tested on iOS5.

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Windows – 8 steps to get it right ? [Part 2]

Posted by Thomas On August - 3 - 20128 COMMENTS

Windows “version 8” is upon us. Bringing changes to the old and safe, the familiar. Some say the changes are for the best, others dread them, swear to keep the Seven for a long time yet (some even say they will never abandon XP as long as there’s hardware to support it). That is how changing things works. But, the awful truth is, that, what seems new and daunting will undoubtedly after a while seem like the most natural thing in the world, something you just can’t imagine life without. Do you think that the changes in “Version 8” are overwhelming ? Then try imagine being back when Windows was first introduced…  

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The giveaway has ended. Winners have received their free license by email. Congratulations to the winners. More than 400 contestants entered and we had way to few licenses to give out. Thank you for your interest in our giveaways and if you didn’t win this time, good luck next time. 

Aimersoft Video Converter Ultimate is an all in one fully loaded yet easy-to-use program to help you easily and quickly convert video and DVD, burn video to DVD, download online videos and edit your home videos so that you can play and share videos anywhere you like.

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[UPDATE]  Winners have been picked. We received a total of 153 entries for far too few licenses. Winners will receive their license by email. Congratulations to you all. If you didn’t win this time, please try our next giveaway – coming to you soon!

Have you ever wanted to transfer your holiday photos and videos to a DVD or a social website? No need to look any further than to Wondershare Fantashow.

Wondershare Fantashow is a great product for creating videos from still images, combined with movie and music clips. Drag and drop your files into the wizard and press the button. In matter of minutes you have your own video file ready to burn to disk or upload to YouTube. The program is very easy to use, and works right out of the box.

Wondershare is now offering 5 full licenses to the readers of Mintywhite. Read on to find out how you may get your own copy.

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