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	<title>RileyTec Tips</title>
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	<description>making IT easy for you</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Vista User Account Control</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Among many nice features in Vista, one of the more annoying is User Account Control (UAC). This is a system gatekeeper, which is a good idea, but UAC just goes too far. It doesn&#8217;t just want permission to install software but pops up when adding, removing or renaming any Start Menu folders, or setting the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Windows start up performance</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the more frustrating problems with Microsoft Windows is its start up performance. It has been a problem since day one really and remains so even with Vista, in fact Vista could well be the worse offender thus far. There are, however, a few things you can do to improve the situation.
Device DriversYour computer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enable the Safari Debug menu</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Safari]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why would you want to? Well, one of the most useful facilities in the Debug menu is one that lets you change the User Agent. This enables you to tell the website you are using different browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape and Mobile Safari. This is useful for website development testing. In addition, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deleting files from Time Machine backups</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/19/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/19/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Time Machine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are working with confidential files and you may want to make sure they are erased from your Time Machines backups when you delete them as well as your live file system. It is, fortunately, very easy to do so. Launch Time Machine, then navigate to and select the file you want to erase. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leopard Quick Look</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the neatest new features in Apple OS 10.5 (aka Leopard), is Quick Look. The feature enables you to take a peek at most files from within the Finder window, including images, text files, PDF documents, movies, Keynote presentations, email attachments, Microsoft Word and Excel documents. Just select the item and tap the space [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vista activation crack</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of pirated software is illegal. The following procedure is described purely for the purpose of education. Additionally, do not use this crack if you have already tried another, or have used the re-arming technique documented on Windows Secrets. This crack will stop the activation timer, permanently leaving the time left for you to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make your favourite MP3 your ringtone</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/16/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[iLife]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iTunes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GarageBand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So you want to use your favourite MP3, or a part of it, as your ringtone? Why pay Vodafone, O2 or anyone else for a second-rate offering? All you need is an Apple computer, iLife (06 or 08) and a mobile phone that supports MP3 ringtones (that rules out the Reliant Robin disguised as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reset Outlook nicknames</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/15/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Outlook]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Office]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Outlook maintains a nickname list that is used by the automatic name checking and completion features. The nickname list is automatically generated as you use Outlook. If the nickname cache becomes corrupted, Outlook may not be able to identify recipients, may offer incorrect recipients when automatically completing the e-mail address, or may send the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remove the Internet Explorer Links folder</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/14/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Internet Explorer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To remove the Links toolbar from Internet Explorer, you can simply right-click any area of the toolbar and deselect it from the menu. However, doing this will not remove the Links folder from your Favorites. Do not just delete this folder as at best, it just will not go away and at worst, it will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple OS 10.5 Leopard</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/13/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Apple OS 10.5, aka Leopard, was released last Friday and is full of new features. The best review we have seen is from John Siracusa, it is very deep and covers pretty much everything there is to know. For a higher level quick and slick overview, check out Apple&#8217;s guided tour. As with any software, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Run Linux from a USB flash drive</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/12/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Linux is a relatively lightweight operating system and can be run quite effectively from a USB flash drive. This can be very useful when trying to retrieve files from a PC with a corrupt OS or boot sector. Most PCs manufactured in the last couple of years will allow you to boot from a USB [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Screen capture</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/11/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To capture a screen image in Apple OS X, you have two options. Firstly, to capture an image of your entire screen, select Command-Shift-3. You will hear a camera click sound and a PNG file will be created on your desktop containing the image. To capture a particular section of your screen, select Command-Shift-4. Your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show ungrouped Address Book contacts</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/10/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Address Book]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When using groups in the Address Book, you may want to see which contacts are not assigned to any of your groups. This is a pretty convoluted method but until Apple provide a smart group option in Address Book to accommodate this requirement, you can do the following:


Backup your Address Book by selecting File then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cycling between windows</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/9/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[To quickly cycle through open applications in MS Windows, hold down Alt and repeatedly press Tab. Just let go of all keys once the desired application is highlighted. Similarly, in Apple OS X, hold down Command and repeatedly press Tab. Another option in OS X is to use Expose. Press F9 to invoke it and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MS Office XP menus</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/8/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Office]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most irritating things I find about Microsoft Office XP is its insistence on automatically customising all the menus based upon how often you use each command, leaving all the other menu options hidden under those infurnal double-arrows. To turn this off and have your MS Office XP applications show their full menus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Character palette</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/7/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you ever used a System 7 Mac, you will probably remember the character palette. Just like the character map in Windows, you can find all sorts of symbols that are not easily reproduced on a keyboard. Strangely, this feature seemed to have disappeared in OS X. However, it does still exist, it is just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navigate dialogue boxes using the keyboard</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/6/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When a dialogue box appears, there is usually one choice highlighted and pressing Enter will just accept that default choice. You may like to be able to select different options in the dialogue box using Tab and Shift-Tab as you can in Windows. To enable this functionality open System Preferences, select Keyboard &#38; Mouse and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Website screenshots in Keynote</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/5/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[iWork]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Keynote]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is pretty straightforward to take a screenshot and bring it into a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation. But that is longer than necessary, you will end up with an additional file on the desktop and the website in your presentation will not update automatically. A more dynamic way of doing this involves loading the website [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating aliases without renaming</title>
		<link>http://tips.rileytec.com/4/</link>
		<comments>http://tips.rileytec.com/4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple OS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What are known as shortcuts in Windows environments are called aliases in Apple OS but, frankly, the process of creating them can be a pain. When you use the Make Alias menu item or Command-L shortcut in Finder, it creates the alias in the same folder and adds alias to the name. You then have [...]]]></description>
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