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Site News – got some bad cookies

Hello Readers! We’ve gotten a few messages from you guys regarding some problems with accessing the site. Not everyone is experiencing these issues but for those that have (or if it starts up in the future) we have an easy fix and you can use it for other sites too. If you’ve gotten the “400 Bad Request” error, here’s how to solve it.


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Site News – got some bad cookies
Hacks & How to August 7, 2014 posted by

Android Primer #2: SyncDroid – the easiest free way to back up and move your stuff from an old Android phone to a new one [Freeware]

Transferring or upgrading from one phone to another can be a real nightmare, especially if you’ve collected a lot of personal files and data on the old phone, which you would like to transfer easily across to the new model. It’s easy to transfer your Google account information, just make sure you do a Backup and Restore function from the phone Settings first, but for things like SMS messages, contacts, photos and your call history etc, it’s really difficult.


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Android Primer #2: SyncDroid – the easiest free way to back up and move your stuff from an old Android phone to a new one [Freeware]
Hacks & How to June 16, 2014 posted by

How to make plugs easier to use – Get a grip

Our lives are filled with cords and plugs these days, with just about everything we use requiring electricity. Sometimes, it can be a pain (literally) to remove plugs from the outlet or power bar, especially if our fingers are suffering from arthritis or some other ailment. Fortunately, there’s a way to make getting a grip on those plugs easier and less painful.


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How to make plugs easier to use – Get a grip
Hacks & How to February 24, 2014 posted by

How to get a refund for your Google Play purchase even after the 15 minutes time limit [How To]

The Google Play app store is a wonder making treasure chest of goodness. We’re long past counting how many apps there are on there, but suffice to say it’s enough to keep you busy for a weekend. However not all apps are as great as they should be, but even when they deserve to be returned you only have 15 minutes to make up your mind, after which you can’t get a refund of your money. Or can you?


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How to get a refund for your Google Play purchase even after the 15 minutes time limit [How To]
Hacks & How to February 11, 2014 posted by

How to print long documents on both sides without a double sided printer to save paper and money [How To]

Printing at home may be on the decline, but there are still times when we need to print out a document of some sort, even if it’s just the odd school play script. That’s when a double sided printer would be handy, to save paper and money, but you can actually get the same result even without one.


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How to print long documents on both sides without a double sided printer to save paper and money [How To]
Awesome January 31, 2014 posted by

The Best Little Windows Hack You’ve Probably Never Heard Of – How-To

I’m a little worried about raving over this little trick I learned a couple of days ago. Mostly because I know some folks are going to call me stupid for not knowing about it before. So I apologize in advance to the experts, but this simple hack is going to save me so much time, and hopefully others too, that I’m not going to worry about their scorn.


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The Best Little Windows Hack You’ve Probably Never Heard Of – How-To
Awesome January 28, 2014 posted by

35 Ways To Make Money With Your Web Browser [How-To]

[image-shutterstock] So it’s the new year and one of your resolutions is to sort yourself out and try and earn a little extra cash to support your Pokemon habit? No biggie, nowadays everybody needs a bit of extra cash, and there’s plenty of ways to make it happen. One method is to get yourself a second job, but what if you don’t want to – or can’t – commit to a fixed schedule and just want to ‘earn as you…


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35 Ways To Make Money With Your Web Browser [How-To]
Hacks & How to January 9, 2014 posted by

How to Childproof An Old Digital Camera For Your Kids – a cool bouncy recycle so your little shutterbugs can keep shooting

When it comes to letting children explore their passion for photography, an internal battle is usually waged. Do you make the budding photographer settle for a kiddie camera that really might not let your little shutterbug reveal their true potential, or do you give them an actual grown-up camera… and then cry when they drop it? You can now call a truce with yourself by taking an old camera and making it childproof with a few easy modifications.


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How to Childproof An Old Digital Camera For Your Kids – a cool bouncy recycle so your little shutterbugs can keep shooting
Hacks & How to December 31, 2013 posted by

How to make an iPad cover from an old book – transform your tablet into a classic reader

Did you get an iPad for Christmas? Looks like somebody tricked their way onto Santa’s ‘Nice’ list. If you don’t want to be stuck with the same old iPad covers everyone else is using, there’s an easy way to make an iPad cover from an old (or not-so-old) book. This should also work with any other tablet computers you may own.


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How to make an iPad cover from an old book – transform your tablet into a classic reader
Awesome December 18, 2013 posted by

How to Force Google Search To Stick to Your Home Country When You Search Abroad – [How To]

One of the singularly most annoying things about Google is when you try and do a search while you’re abroad for work or on vacation and Google insists on delivering the local language page of results for the country you are visiting. [image – shutterstock]


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How to Force Google Search To Stick to Your Home Country When You Search Abroad – [How To]
Hacks & How to December 18, 2013 posted by

How to make a neat and easy custom-fit earbud/ in-ear monitors – DIY comfort for your ears [How To]

Earbuds are great but their generic nature usually doesn’t result in a fit that’s both snug and comfortable, and you have to really like music to shell out some of the $$$ wanted for custom jobs. Fortunately, there’s a way for you to take your existing earbuds and customize them for a comfortable fit.


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How to make a neat and easy custom-fit earbud/ in-ear monitors – DIY comfort for your ears [How To]
Hacks & How to December 5, 2013 posted by

9 Hacks for Courageous Campers – how to make your camping experience go smoother with a little DIY love

Ahhhh! Nothing beats camping, that time-honored tradition where we leave our comfy homes to live in the wild for a little while. Camping can be a great experience but the main thing that determines if your time in the Great Outdoors will be a dream or a nightmare is the level of preparedness you use. These 9 hacks will show how something as simple as a self-setting rubber like sugru can make the camping experience a little more fun.


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9 Hacks for Courageous Campers – how to make your camping experience go smoother with a little DIY love
Free Software November 26, 2013 posted by

Android Primer #1 – how to quickly move multiple apps from your old Android phone to your new handset [How to]

Lovers of Android phones will know how easy and tempting it is to swap out your handset every few months, especially when you can get such good deals on SIM free handsets for a fraction of the price of locked in phones. But one big hassle is moving all your old favorite apps across from the old phone to the new one, without having to spend hours scrolling through the clunky Google Play interface.


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Android Primer #1 – how to quickly move multiple apps from your old Android phone to your new handset [How to]