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The 10 Best GPS Devices

The death of the dedicated GPS device has been greatly exaggerated. Sure, today’s mobile devices integrate talented—and sometimes free—navigation apps, but not everyone wants to use a phone or a huge tablet for driving directions. With a standalone GPS, you can just leave it in the car and forget about it, until, of course, you’re […]

The 10 Best Apps for Android 3.0 Honeycomb

BARCELONA—This year’s Mobile World Congress is the first big coming-out party for tablets running Google’s Android Honeycomb operating system, and Google’s huge booth was crammed full of Honeycomb apps. I was impressed by how some of the apps leveraged tablets’ big screens to offer new experiences that are impossible on phones. That’s the kind of […]

Nintendo Wii Sales Down 31.5 Percent from January 2010

January has just not been a pleasant month for video game sales. At least, that’s according to new numbers released by NPD. Total January 2011 sales for gaming accessories, portable systems, and games for PCs and consoles fell to $1.16 billion from last year’s total of $1.22 billion. And the $1.22 billion figure for January […]

Egyptian Man Names Daughter ‘Facebook’

I suppose we’ll never see a MySpace Smith or a Quora Doe (unless it’s in a first-person sci-fi shooter on a gaming console), but Facebook can now add yet another “first” to its already impressive series of accomplishments: First child. Microsoft MCTS Certification, MCITP Certification and over 2000+ Exams at Actualkey.com Facebook didn’t have a […]

Who Owns Who in Tech

The tech industry is full of big brand names, but the business does not have as many independent players as it used to. Companies frequently gobble up smaller companies, creating larger conglomerates. So while you may see a bunch of different brands, they may have a lot more in common than you think (like their […]

Unwanted keyboard shortcut with dual monitors

Problem: I have a computer setup with dual monitors (desktop extended). When I have a window open, e.g., Microsoft Word 2007, after I type “1” on the keyboard, the Word Window and mouse relocate to the second monitor. When I type “2” the Word window and mouse relocate to the main monitor. In the word […]

Microsoft and Nokia Partner on Smartphone Future

Microsoft and Nokia on Friday announced an alliance that pairs the world’s largest phone maker with the software giant in a marriage of convenience as the two combine forces to compete more effectively again Apple and Google in the fight for smartphone dominance. Best Microsoft MCTS Training – Microsoft MCITP Training at Certkingdom.com Nokia says […]

Two of top five fastest growing careers are in IT

In a look at five of the fastest growing occupations, in terms of numbers hired, through 2016, the CareerGuide site reports that the top two are in IT. According to the article, these are the top two fastest growing IT careers through 2016: Microsoft MCTS Certification, MCITP Certification and over 2000+ Exams at Actualkey.com Network […]

10 hot areas of expertise for IT specialists

My recent article 10 Ways to become an IT superstar generated a lot of feedback. Quite a few IT pros out there apparently want to increase their visibility (and paychecks). One thing that drew a lot of attention in the piece was the advice to specialize. Okay, readers replied, but what area should I specialize […]

Ten Tips for Microsoft Word and Excel

Microsoft Office 2010 tips collection continues, this time with ten tips for Word and Excel users. Most of these tips are fairly straightforward, and most apply to the most recent versions of Office. Some of them, however, offer new twists for the latest version of Office. Expert users will be familiar with some of these […]

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