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Friday, January 29, 2010

This Week's Best Tech Tips from MakeUseOf.com



Another week goes by and we are back with a choice morsel of posts. 'Choice' is a relative term because we tend to bring you what has been popular this past week.

But when you know that we cover Mac tips and tricks, Apple iPhone apps, Linux and few really geeky articles, there's a high chance that some relevant posts can slip through the net. That's why drop in to MakeUseOf.com and use the Topics section to find what you need. Or there's the handy search at the top.

But that's for later perhaps. Now, let's check out what has been happening the past week at MakeUseOf.com



The 5 Best Posts From Last Week



Which is the Microsoft product that you absolutely never want to use? Is it the browser you are using to read this newsletter?

The selection of the Top5 just goes to show that even the mighty sometimes have no takers. If you agree with the list, pass it on. If you don't, then drop us a comment with your choice (or should it read 'mis-choice'?).

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The good follows the bad. If you had IE8 in the WORST list, then products like Windows Live Writer and Bing more than make up for it.

Which is your favored Microsoft Product? Maybe, there's one in the list you aren't using yet...though that's a slim chance.

The launch of the iPad is crowding out a lot of Twitter conversations these days. But we still carry around the tried and the proven iPod Touch.

Look at these 10 productivity apps to strengthen your love affair with the iconic product. The apps come with the added advantage of offline use.

With these 10 free apps, keep your productivity going when you are away from the web. 


There is something called as free online faxing. Here are 5 free services that let you send an email to a fax machine.

Our suggestion is to bookmark this article, because the need for these kind of things arise when you least expect it.




If you want your video viewing to be an educational experience, consider watching entire university courses online.

All around the world top-tier universities are offering videos of entire college courses for free. Here are six of them.


The 5 Others That Deserve a Click

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