How to record phone calls

How to record phone calls Whether you're conducting an interview or just want to capture a bad customer-service call for posterity, these are your options. Photo by Steve Jurvetson With all the recent kerfuffle over Comcast's horrendous customer service (and the recorded calls that let the world share in the unpleasantness), it stands to reason you might...

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Staying safe on public Wi-Fi

Staying safe on public Wi-Fi Free public Wi-Fi is incredibly convenient, but security can be an issue. Here's how to minimize the risk, whether you use a laptop, smartphone, or tablet. div class="cnetVideoPlayer" data-cnet-video-options="{"video":null,"videos":[{"id":"91cece27-3d13-459f-bbc8-6abfb655861b","title":"Tips...

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How to podcast Submitting your show to iTunes and promotion

How to podcast, Part 5: Submitting your show to iTunes and promotion In the final installment of this series, you'll get your show on iTunes and make sure everyone can find your podcast. Maybe your show will get featured by Apple.Sarah Tew/CNET Congratulations, you've done a lot of work to get this far in this series. After you get done with this part, your show will...

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Annotate Gmail attachments with Chrome extension

Annotate Gmail attachments with Chrome extension The Annotate Attachments in Gmail extension lets you annotate attachments right in Gmail and creates cloud-based files for easier collaboration. Matt Elliott/CNET If your workflow involves sending loads of email attachments back and forth, the aptly titled Annotate Attachments in Gmail extension for Chrome can...

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How to quickly unsubscribe from 'liked' Facebook pages

How to quickly unsubscribe from 'liked' Facebook pages Facebook Cleanser can help you scrub your feed clean, but you can accomplish much the same thing in Facebook's settings. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET I think one reason people get so fed up with Facebook is that their feeds get so cluttered with junk, they rarely see the things they actually care about -- you know,...

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Chrome extension adds bookmarks to right-click menu

Chrome extension adds bookmarks to right-click menu The Context Bookmarks extension lets you keep your bookmarks bar hidden but its contents readily available. Matt Elliott/CNET On most laptops -- my 13-inch MacBook Pro included -- screen real estate is at a premium. To gain more space, I normally keep my bookmark bar hidden. With Chrome extension Context Bookmarks,...

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Get quick translations on websites with Google's Translate extension

Get quick translations on websites with Google's Translate extension ​This extension lets you skip the copy and pasting from one tab to another by offering an easy-to-use right-click menu that translates words or phrases. The Google Translate website lets you manually input text that you want to translate to another language. Unfortunately, if you're translating a lot...

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How to fill out a PDF form without software

How to fill out a PDF form without software Need to add text to a PDF that doesn't support editing? No problem -- and no extra software required. Rick Broida/CNET Not long ago, my wife called from work. "I have to get this form turned in before 5, but the printer's broken. It's a PDF. I can open it, but there's no way to fill it out. What do I do?" Been there. PDFs...

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Trick Amazon into giving you $1 Instant Video Credit and free two-day shipping

Trick Amazon into giving you $1 Instant Video Credit and free two-day shipping A Reddit user found a way to hack Amazon so that Prime members get both free two-day shipping and the $1 video credit. Matt Elliott/CNET Amazon may change its policy at any time and there are likely ethical considerations for you before proceeding, but for the moment it would appear that Amazon...

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How to change your Dropbox password

How to change your Dropbox password Hackers say they've stolen millions of Dropbox passwords, though the company says it wasn't hacked. Either way, now may be a good time to update your password. Dropbox Another day. Another hack. On Monday, a group of hackers claimed to havestolen the login information for almost 7 million Dropbox users, threatening to release the password...

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