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Read some of our most popular tips, tutorials and hacks around software and web apps.

Use Google Sidewiki without the Google Toolbar

This article describes how you can use Google Sidewiki without installing the Google Toolbar. You can add the Sidewiki bookmarklet to your web browser or your iPhone and read Sidewiki entries or annotations for any web page.

Which Edition of Windows 7 Should You Buy?

Windows 7 is available in Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate editions. This detailed buying guide for Windows 7 will help you pick the right edition of Windows 7 for your needs at the right price.

Find Software Updates for your Windows PC Automatically

Windows Update will only finds fixes and security updates for Microsoft software but there are some free tools that will help you discover new updates for software applications and hardware drivers on your computer.

Find Public Domain Content via Creative Commons

Learn how to to find copyright-free, public domain content on the Internet using Creative Commons Zero. A web page or photograph under public domain is not protected by copyright and can be freely used by everyone.

How to Publish Screenshot Images on Twitter

Learn how to share screenshot images of web pages, error messages or anything else on your desktop screen on to your Twitter account quickly and effortlessly.

Decide Which Email Program to Use For Sending Mails

Should the computer using a web email program (like Gmail or Yahoo Mail) or a desktop mail client (like Outlook or Thunderbird) for composing email messages when you click mailto hyperlinks on a web page or a document.

Know What People Are Saying about a Web Page

If you want to know what people are currently saying about any web page on the Internet, try any of the following bookmarklets. They load conversations from Twitter, Blogs, FriendFeed, Digg and other places.