Author: Evan Wondrasek
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How to Bypass the “Welcome to” Android Phone Activation Screen
When you turn on an Android phone for the first time (or after resetting your device), you’ll be greeted with a “Welcome to <Your Phone Model>” screen which shows you how to activate your new phone. If you’re checking out a phone in a store (or just don’t want to activate your device yet), this…
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A Personal Appeal from Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales to Read This Blog Post
If you’ve checked out Wikipedia lately, you’ll notice that there’s a large, dramatic picture of a man named Jimmy Wales at the top of each page. This guy is the founder of Wikipedia, and he wants you to give the Wikimedia Foundation some money to keep the lights on at Wikipedia. So why does this…
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The Ultimate .vimrc Configuration File for the Vim Text Editor
Vim is a versatile and powerful text editor for command-line environments in Linux/UNIX systems. Vim is free, open source, and is available on many different platforms, but it does have some quirks out of the box. If you’re comfortable working in a regular text editor you might find yourself lost, but in this guide I’ll…
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Google Adds Instant Previews to Your Search Results
Hey Googlers, if Instant Search wasn’t enough for you, Google has been rolling out a new feature called Instant Previews. Instant Previews show you a visual preview of your search results, and let you quickly locate the information you wanted. Instant Previews isn’t turned on by default yet, but you can try it for yourself…
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Crack the Lid on Gmail’s Canned Responses to Dish Out Quick Replies
If you find yourself writing impersonal, repetitive emails often, Gmail’s Canned Responses feature is a great way to streamline this tedious process. Canned Responses allows you to save pre-written messages, so next time you need to remind Ted that the wireless network’s ID is “Potato1” you can take care of it with just a couple…
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Ask Techerator: I Think I’m Being Spied on with Dynamic DNS, What Should I Do?
Techerator team: My (techie) husband mentioned that he can track the location of our laptop with a “dynamic DNS”. He also said something about being able to remotely connect to it with this tool. Should I be worried? Is this spyware? The service he is referring to is indeed called dynamic DNS. This service can…
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US Election 2010: Use Google to Show You the Closest Voting Location
If you’re in the United States, today is election day. Whether you’re excited to cast your vote, or relieved the political television ads will be over, you can use Google to show you the closest voting location. To find voting locations, search Google for where to vote and enter your location in the Find your…
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Ask Techerator: How Can I Search Gmail for Specific Attachments?
Techerator team, I love Gmail, but I’m tired of digging through my inbox to find important attachments from a long time ago. Is there an easier way to find them? Absolutely. Gmail has some fantastic search features (just like the search engine that powers it), and you can use those to make quick work of…
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Score Great Deals on Woot.com with Firefox and Chrome Browser Extensions
If you don’t know what Woot! is, it’s a site sells a single item each day (usually at an exciting price). There are several different versions of the site – selling things like shirts, wine, and stuff for kids – but the original Woot! is the place where most of the action happens. Every once in…