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Friday, January 8, 2010

Blast from the Past: 10 Most Popular Articles



Hey there, after analyzing MakeUseOf stats we came up with a list of most popular articles over the last couple of years. Check them out. (1) 15 Free Guides That Really Teach You Useful Stuff
	Over the past months, we've written quite a few PDF manuals for you, on all kinds of subjects, including BitTorrent, iTunes, iPhone, Twitter, Mac, Linux, Photoshop and many other topics. After releasing 15 manuals and now nearly a million downloads we thought it was about time to look back and review what has been published so far. Read: Full Article
(2) 10 Solid Tips to Safeguard Your Facebook Privacy
	More than 1 billion photos are uploaded every month on Facebook, over 70% of whom use applications like games and quizzes. Unfortunately, most users don't know the implications of entering personal information, making friends, and playing games on Facebook. This guide will show what you can (and cannot) do to safeguard your Facebook privacy. Read: Full Article
(3) 10 Ways To Speed Up Torrent Downloads
	Torrent users would attest to the fact that half of our time is spent looking for 'healthy' torrents and the other half trying to download at the maximum speed. If you are the one who thinks that your torrent download speeds could do with a boost then keep reading. Read: Full Article
(4) 10 Youtube URL Tricks You Should Know About
	Youtube - You know that site with videos and all. Yeah! It turns out that its quite popular and you happen to visit and use it quite often. Instead of just searching and playing here are some top Youtube URL tricks that you should know about. Read: Full Article
(5) 10 Websites To Make You A Photoshop Ninja
	Photoshop is hard. There's all kinds of menus, commands, and shortcuts that you've got to figure out. Once you learn how it works, it's an unbelievably useful and powerful tool. Using the Web, you can learn how to do just about anything in Photoshop, and either become great at it or just get really good at faking it. Here are ten sites to get you Photoshopping like a champion: Read: Full Article
(6) The Ultimate Guide To Speeding Up Firefox 3.5
	I like Firefox but it's not as fast as it used to be. This is a comprehensive, safe guide to optimizing Firefox 3.5 for speedy browsing. For each suggestion, your mileage may vary. Before you proceed, create a new profile. Quit Firefox, run "firefox.exe -profilemanager", and create a new profile to experiment on. Use the new profile as your default only if your performance improves. Read: Full Article
(7) Tips To Effectively Boost Your Wireless Router Signal
	Is your Linksys wireless router refuses to give you signal? Since you decided to place it in a corner to gather dust, using it only for its relay capabilities, it has decided to constantly bring up the feared "Limited Network Connection" bubble. Regardless of what the issue, there are some proven ways to try to remedy the situation of a weak Wifi signal. Read: Full Article
(8) 10+ Best Firefox Security and Privacy Addons
	Security and privacy are some of the major concerns these days while choosing a web browser to use. So much so that all the major players in the "browser wars" are providing or developing a private browsing mode. Firefox with the myraid of add-ons that it has to offer is never far from action. Here are some of the top Firefox security and privacy addons that you should install for safer browsing. Read: Full Article
(9) 20 Ways To Increase Laptop's Battery Life
	Mobile computing has got better with lighter components, better chips and faster processors. But the Achilles heel of a laptop has remained its battery. So here are we are going to look at ways to increase laptop battery life. Read: Full Article
(10) Top 8 Sites to Identify The Owner Of A Phone Number
	Phone numbers are a little like fingerprints. They can reveal a lot about a person, for example their name or where they live. If you have a missed call from an unknown phone number, you may want to identify the phone number of the person who tried to reach you before you dial that number. There are several free online tools to reverse lookup and identify a North American phone number. Read: Full Article


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