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Spotify and Grooveshark: Get Free Music – legally

Posted by Thomas On December - 11 - 20109 COMMENTS

I’ve stopped buying music.

Now hold on, before you jump to any wrong conclusions – I don’t illegally download it either. I rent it … sort of.

These day it seems, the music industry are doing what they can to make it harder for honest people to get the music they want (and according to some, encouraging them to “steal”). Some smart people have come up with a great solution: Legal Streaming. Almost with the industry’s blessing.

There are several online solutions for streaming music legally – but in my book there are only two worth checking out: Spotify and Grooveshark. Both of which give you all the music you can ever listen too, free (ad-supported) and legal. Both also provides a paid service without ads and commercial breaks.

Mini Review.

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Turn off GPU rendering in IE9 [Quick Tip]

Posted by Stu On December - 8 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Turn off GPU rendering in IE9 [Quick Tip]

The GPU rendering feature in Internet Explorer is great.  But as IE8 had problem with displaying some websites, so does IE9.  You may find, in some cases this is due to the GPU rendering.  You can turn this feature off easily if you’re experiencing problems which will utilise software rendering instead.

This Quick Tip will show you how.

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In order for us to deliver interesting articles it is sometimes necessary to ask about your likes and dislikes. Looking at the latest Photoshop tutorial by Rich, I was wondering if this is something you would love to read more about ?

So fill out the questionnaire below and let us know. If the response reflects a wish to see more tutorials we will set up a permanent Tutorial request in the Forum.

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This is a guest article written by Bituser from bituser.com. Find out more about Bituser at the conclusion of this guide.

This is a simple guide that will show you how to create that awesome looking Windows Aero effect in Photoshop. If you are using another image editing program, then you may need to change some steps, but it is possible to create the following in most modern programs.

If you want to skip the tutorial and download the file for yourself, get it here:

Download Photoshop Aero Effect PSD

Download Photoshop Aero Effect PSD

Otherwise, improve your Photoshop skills by following this tutorial:

Step 1

Start by creating a new document. Match the settings of your window to that of the screenshot.

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IE9We’ve had a look at IE8 and its ability to block ads without add-ons using InPrivate Filtering before.  What’s new i hear you cry.  Well, I’ll let you see for yourself.

Todays Quick Tip shows how to start IE9 in InPrivate Filtering mode every time you start the browser, as opposed to turning it on manually.  Something I think Microsoft should definitely implement.  (Alt+X > K)?

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One of the new great features in Outlook 2010 is the added support for Email Database files. Making it easier to use different database (PST-file) for each email account. When you setup a new account you can choose whether to use the existing PST-file or create a new one. With this functionality comes another great feature. I have archived PST-files from way back which on occasion prove invaluable – In order to use these files I have always added them to an existing account. The result is a large email account which is tough to handle (for me and my computer).

The good news is that you can add the existing PST-file to Outlook without connecting it to an account.

Why would you do that ?

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