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What to make with ripe bananas?

  » Food & Drink


Peel banana and freeze in a baggy. Add frozen banana to smoothies. It gives a smooth consistency and mild flavor. Especially good in green smoothies.

Tip Credibility: 5


submitted by MaryAustin 2010-02-15 08:59:04 pm    

How to save money when dining out.

  » Dining Out


Have water with your meal rather than tea or sodas. Its free and better for you.

Tip Credibility: 5


submitted by MaryAustin 2010-02-15 08:56:47 pm    

China Pot Stickers Easy Exotic Dish

  » Food & Drink


Put pot stickers into soup for a taste treat. They are quite yummy and add substance to make soup stick to your ribs.

Tip Credibility: 4


submitted by MaryAustin 2010-02-15 08:54:59 pm    

Reasons NOT to buy a Flip Camera

  » Consumer Electronics


My RCA Small Wonder mini camcorder is the best investment I ever made. Capturing myself is easy with rotating screen, the resolution is great. It is point and shoot easy. Upload to YouTube or other video sharing site. And it fits in my purse or pocket.

Tip Credibility: 4


submitted by MaryAustin 2010-02-15 08:47:53 pm    

Backup, Backup & Backup Some More

  » Computers & Internet


I love www.mozy.com Its inexpensive and reliable and automatic. Every night at the time I set, Mozy quietly backs up everything to their remote servers.

Tip Credibility: 5


submitted by MaryAustin 2009-07-23 02:52:27 pm    

Tips for Better Internet Browsing

  » Computers & Internet


To see more of a webpage, just press the F11 key. This action hides the browser toolbars and the webpage will fill your screen. To get the toolbars back, press F11 again. This works in Microsoft IE, Firefox and probably others.

Tip Credibility: 8


submitted by MaryAustin 2009-07-20 06:50:50 pm    

Best Keyboard Shortcuts

  » Computers & Internet


Press the Windows Key plus the E key. With the window that opens, you can quickly access your files and folders. On XP and earlier systems this was called “Windows Explorer.”

Tip Credibility: 6


submitted by MaryAustin 2009-07-20 06:47:33 pm    

How To Get The Most Benefit the First 90 Days in Renegade Professionals

  » Computers & Internet


Set aside the time to go through the first tutorials by making an appointment with yourself. Mark off one or more hours on your scheduler/calendar every day and STICK TO IT.

Tip Credibility: 2


submitted by MaryAustin 2009-07-19 03:44:19 pm    

How To Get Free Traffic To Your Website

  » Business & Finance


Create a Squidoo Lens that gives helpful and genuine content around your niche topic.

Tip Credibility: 6


submitted by MaryAustin 2009-07-19 02:56:04 pm    

Top Free Productivity Tools

  » Computers & Internet


I use Microsoft One Note (included in MS Office for Home & Student) to capture notes and links during webinars, that I want to check later . Tabbed and sectioned like a three ring notebook so its familiar to use.

Tip Credibility: 1


submitted by MaryAustin 2009-07-18 05:49:35 pm    

Top Free Productivity Tools

  » Computers & Internet


Iresize is a free online tool to resize photos. Great when a membership or social networking site requires a specific size.

Tip Credibility: 4


submitted by MaryAustin 2009-07-18 05:39:26 pm    

Best Keyboard Shortcuts

  » Computers & Internet


Press Windows Key plus the M key to minimize all open programs and get back to the desktop. Press Windows key plus Shift plus M to restore everything.

Tip Credibility: 4


submitted by MaryAustin 2009-07-18 03:41:18 pm    

Top Free Productivity Tools

  » Computers & Internet


I couldn’t work without SnagIt. Capture what’s on your screen, then resize, change format, add text and graphics, and send result to email or a document. Easy to use.

Tip Credibility: 5


submitted by MaryAustin 2009-07-18 03:33:21 pm    


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