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Getting Business Cards into your Contacts has Never Been Easier

Amplify’d from vitamincm.com Highest Rated Card Reader Apps for Apple Devices Getting Business Cards into your Contacts has Never Been Easier Click Here to Share The Highest Rated Card Reader Apps for Apple Devices Veer_Pan December 22, 2011 1:33 am Gadgets , Product Reviews Edit Getting Business Cards into your Contacts has Never Been Easier Business cards are tools which allow business professionals to communicate with each other. The storage of these cards has over the years become a burden, transforming the once helpful contact tools into troublesome stacks of papers. Most people are likely to lose a number of these cards, which ultimately leads to wastage. In recent years, the rise of virtual business cards has grown in use for a number of reasons. Virtual business cards are easier to store, organize and access the contact tools. Virtual business cards also discard the need to carry business cards around, therefore allowing users

How to Prevent Windows 7 From Using So Much Memory

How to Prevent Windows 7 From Using So Much Memory Amplify’d from vitamincm.com How to Prevent Windows 7 From Using So Much Memory – Guest Post 1. Superfetch Video Tutorial – Disable Superfetch How to Prevent Windows 7 From Using So Much Memory – Guest Post Rebeccajones December 10, 2011 3:25 am Software , Technology Edit Save some Memory and Speed up your Computer GOAL: Learn a few helpful tips to stop Windows 7 from using too much memory and speed up your computer. The Windows 7 browser, installed on many computers, has features slightly different from its past counterparts. If you think that your computer has slowed down after installing windows 7, you need to fix the problem. Firstly, use the control + shift + escape key to find out how much space windows takes up on your computer. All tasks carried out on your computer are retained in the physical memory called RAM, every open and running program takes up some space on it. Even

Lifehacker.com - 50 Free Apps We’re Most Thankful For

Pretty good roundup of free apps. I use almost all of them. Amplify’d from lifehacker.com 50 Free Apps We’re Most Thankful For The 50 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For When we asked you last week which free apps you're most thankful for , you offered hundreds of votes for great apps (so thank you ). We're back now to present the top free apps you nominated and a few of our own favorites. So without further ado, here are 50 free apps for your downloading feast. Dropbox Google Chrome Firefox Evernote Notepad++ Skype Read more at lifehacker.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ixbq

Top 10 Ways to Customize Your Technology, Both Inside and Out

Top 10 Ways to Customize Your Technology, Both Inside and Out Amplify’d from lifehacker.com Top 10 Ways to Customize Your Technology, Both Inside and Out 10. Add Custom Keyboard Shortcuts to Your OS 9. Use Icons and Wallpaper to Get Organized 8. Customize Your Smartphone's Home Screen 7. Make a Chrome Extension 6. Get a Better Android Keyboard 5. Repurpose Older Technology to Create Newer, More Unique Gadgets 4. Make a Custom Case for Your Smartphone, Tablet, or Laptop 3. Customize Your Favorite Websites with Userscripts and Userstyles Completely 2. Completely Customize Your Smartphone's Interface 1. Create an Amazing Customized Interface with Rainmeter (or Similar Tools) Read more at lifehacker.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ikz9

Basic Best Practices For Capturing Quality Audio

Basic Best Practices For Capturing Quality Audio Amplify’d from oliviatech.com Basic Best Practices For Capturing Quality Audio 1) Optimize the signal to noise performance. 2) Select the right type of microphone. K 3) Optimize your recording equipment. Ro Read more at oliviatech.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1i77e

Building the Ultimate Media Center PC – Software Setup

The thing that turns your computer into a powerful media center is the right software. Here is the collection of applications that I installed to do more. Amplify’d from vitamincm.com Building the Ultimate Media Center PC – Software Setup I have the software grouped into the following categories: All-In-One Media Centers Apps Software for Watching Video Software for Viewing Pictures Software for Acquiring Media Miscellaneous The thing that turns your computer into a powerful media center is the right software . Here is the collection of applications that I installed to do more. Read more at vitamincm.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1hxbr

Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget

Overview: Learn how to build an amazing Media Center PC on a shoestring budget in this series of tutorials. Amplify’d from vitamincm.com Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget Overview: Learn how to build an amazing Media Center PC on a shoestring budget in this series of tutorials . My goal is to build a small computer that can handle all of your home media needs for Less Than $400. (Much less in some cases.) Choosing an Operating System for your Media Center PC Going with a Fully Built System My Build Selecting the Hardware What We Will be Doing This is part one in a six part series on Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget . View the rest of the series: Read more at vitamincm.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1hoku

Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget

Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget Amplify’d from vitamincm.com Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget Overview: Learn how to build an amazing Media Center PC on a shoestring budget in this series of tutorials .   Building the Ultimate Media Center PC on a Shoestring Budget Christopher Masiello October 29, 2011 2:57 am Gadgets , Movies , Music , Product Reviews , Software , Tutorials , TV , Video , Web Surfing Edit   Super Cheap Computer for your Living Room Overview: Learn how to build an amazing Media Center PC on a shoestring budget in this series of tutorials . Read more at vitamincm.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1gg6a

Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world

This is a pretty interesting read Amplify’d from www.newscientist.com Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world AS PROTESTS against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters' worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies , mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy. The top 50 of the 147 superconnected companies 1. Barclays plc 2. Capital Group Companies Inc 3. FMR Corporation 4. AXA 5. State Street Corporation 6. JP Morgan Chase & Co 7. Legal & General Group plc 8. Vanguard Group Inc 9. UBS AG 10. Merrill Lynch & Co Inc 11. Wellington Management Co LLP 12. Deutsche Bank AG 13. Franklin Resources Inc 14. Credit Suisse Group 15. Walton Enterprises LLC 16. Bank of New York Mellon Corp 17. Natixis 18. Goldman Sachs Group

10 Infographics for Learning

Pretty cool roundup Amplify’d from gettingsmart.com 10 Infographics for Learning 1. “Blended Learning: A Disruptive Innovation” 2. “Are We Wired for Mobile Learning?” 3. “Why infographics accelerate decision making” 4. “Mapping the Nation’s Well-Being” 5. “The Evolution of Online Education Technologies” 6. “How the Internet is Revolutionizing Education” 8. “Are Flashcards an Effective Learning Tool?” 9. “What Is Social Learning?” 10. “Education 2.0: Social Networking & Education” Read more at gettingsmart.com   See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1eu0h

How to Turn Any Song Into a Ringtone for Your iPhone or Android (for Free)

How to Turn Any Song Into a Ringtone for Your iPhone or Android (for Free) Amplify’d from lifehacker.com How to Turn Any Song Into a Ringtone for Your iPhone or Android (for Free) Nokia may have released a dubstep version of their iconic ringtone , but undoubtedly the coolest ringtone you can have is one you made yourself. Here's how to turn any MP3 into a ringtone for free on both the iPhone and Android. Bell Icon by Everaldo Coelho via Iconspedia . Make an iPhone Ringtone with iTunes While you can convert songs to ringtones in iTunes for $0.99, you can just as easily do it for free with a few more clicks. you'll need an unprotected song in iTunes for this to work (that is, a .m4a or .mp3 file, not .m4p). To turn it into a ringtone: Find the section of the song you want to use as a ringtone, and mark down the starting and ending time of that section. It should be less than 30 seconds long. Right click on the track and hit "Get Info". Und