Tutorials

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  Saving Google Maps destinations for easy navigation

  Saving a destination in Google Maps makes it easier to navigate to and also lessens the chance for error when entering or trying to remember an address.

  By Nick Barber | 22 May, 2013 17:54

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, applications, Google, Maps, software, internet

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  Tech Tip: Advanced Google search functions

  Searching Google is a quick way to find information, but more advanced functions can help users find more helpful information faster.

  By Nick Barber | 15 May, 2013 17:10

  Tags: Google, internet, search engines

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  Free Amazon Web Services -- and how to make the most of them

  If you avoid some gotchas and keep a close eye on resource usage, you can have a handy server in the Amazon cloud for free

  By Serdar Yegulalp | 10 April, 2013 10:16

  Tags: Amazon Web Services, iaas, cloud computing, internet

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  Cyberstalking with LinkedIn

  You just left cocktail hour or a networking event and forgot to grab a business card from the person you'd been chatting with. Don't kick yourself. Instead, log on to LinkedIn to do some cyberstalking. It's a much better resource than Facebook, because with just bits and pieces of information, you're still likely to be able to find your target.

  By Nick Barber | 12 February, 2013 22:28

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, LinkedIn, social networking, internet

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  How-to: Get started with Amazon EC2

  Amazon cloud skills are in high demand. This easy, step-by-step guide will help start you on your path to cloud mastery

  By Sean Hull | 24 October, 2012 10:15

  Tags: amazon.com, iaas, cloud computing, internet

• Should I protect my tweets?

  When I signed up for a Twitter account in the summer of 2009 I spent some time thinking about whether or not I should protect my tweets. As a novice Twitter user, I had to decide whether the benefits of protecting my tweets outweighed the drawbacks. Looking back, I do not regret my decision to protect my tweets, and I'll tell you why.

  By Phil Shapiro | 23 February, 2011 09:14

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, LinkedIn, Consumer Advice, social networking, twitter, internet, Facebook

• Stop Facebook from cluttering your inbox

  There's a fine line between awesome and annoying. Take Facebook: Most of the time, it's great, but a few things about the service drive me crazy.

  By Rick Broida | 02 February, 2011 04:02

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, applications, e-mail, software, social networks, social media, internet, Facebook

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  Gmail Tips: Five great e-mail timesavers

  If you're one of Gmail's 193 million users worldwide, you probably rely on the service -- and its add-ons -- every day. Popular among users for its customization features, Google constantly adds to its arsenal of Labs and brings new features mainstream to simplify processes and save users time.

  By Kristin Burnham | 25 January, 2011 07:36

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Google, Mail, internet

• How Quora could help your business

  Question-and-answer sites like Yahoo Answers may offer a quick way to ask questions and get answers, but they tend to be plagued by wisecracks, poor spelling, and generally low quality. On the other hand, a new site targeting this niche, Quora, is going to great lengths to keep quality high.

  By Katherine Noyes | 21 January, 2011 12:00

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Yahoo, Web-based Applications, productivity, social networks, internet

• How to clean up your online reputation

  If you own a small or medium business, a good reputation--online and offline--is clearly key to your success.

  By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 11 January, 2011 13:02

  Tags: online security, Microsoft, online privacy, productivity, social networks, internet

• Facebook social inbox: What you need to know about messages

  Back in November 2010, Facebook announced plans for a "social inbox" -- a space that would serve as a hub for all communications that people use online or via mobile phones, ranging from text messages and chat messages to e-mail messages, too.

  By Kristin Burnham | 12 January, 2011 10:25

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Mail, social networking, internet, Facebook

• Top 5 free Google Apps add-ons for business

  Google launched its Apps Marketplace back in March, effectively inviting companies to create business software for the cloud that would sit alongside the standard set of Google Apps.

  By Keir Thomas | 25 November, 2010 05:48

  Tags: applications, apps, Google, productivity, software, cloud computing, internet

• Get 5GB of free cloud-sync storage from SugarSync

  Wouldn't it be cool if you had a "magic" folder on your PC, one that automatically synced its contents with the Web, your other PCs, your cell phone, and other devices?

  By Rick Broida | 11 November, 2010 09:42

  Tags: application development, Web services development, web, Cloud, Utilities, web services, backup, software, cloud computing, internet

• Facebook Ads secrets from an insider

  Many people log on to Facebook primarily for fun, but businesses are increasingly turning to the social networking site as an advertising gold mine. By placing ads on Facebook, you can zero in on a select portion of some half a billion users according to their interests and demographics.

  By Elsa Wenzel | 16 September, 2010 15:05

  Tags: Google, internet, Facebook

• How to get 150,000 Twitter followers

  Despite sharing every banal aspect of my life in mind-numbing detail, I remain some way short of 150,000 Twitter followers.

  By Matt Egan | 27 August, 2010 03:39

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, twitter, Internet & broadband, social media, internet