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How to send & receive Yahoo Mail (free version) from POP applications

Normally to send and receive email from Yahoo via an POP application like Outlook or Thunderbird you must upgrade your yahoo email account to a premium account. Apparently yahoo is (unofficially) allowing pop access via their free mail in some situations.

Here are some ways to possibly access your free yahoo email account via Outlook, Thunderbird or other POP applications:

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Password Stealing Malware Skyrocketing

Password Stealing Malware Skyrocketing:
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2250104/password-stealing-malware

Story from V3.co.uk

See my page on how to protect yourself from these threats:

http://www.av1611.us/spyware.html


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Dual-screen laptop on sale by Christmas

The world’s first truly dual-screen laptop, which will allow computer users to multi-task while on the move, is due to go on sale by the end of the year:

See article

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Computer Geek Tip – How to quickly change the font size in the current window you are viewing.

If you want to change the size of the text on your screen in almost any window, hold down the Control Key (Ctrl) and roll the scroll wheel on your mouse up or down to adjust the font size in the active window.

Neat aye?

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See a review on Epson new PP-100 CD DVD Discproducer printer

Review: Epson PP-100 Discproducer -

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Do you know about Google Sky & Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope?

Google Sky – see the sky, moon and mars.

Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope – See the universe live!

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Various tips & tweaks to improve Papyrus Nascar 2003 Racing performance

[Info needs to be organized. It is here for my easy access.]

This information was gathered from various Sim Racing sites.

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