Make Any New Browser Tab More Useful With 5 Custom Tools

Start a new tab on any modern browser and you meet the speed dial, a collection of your most visited sites. It’s handy, sure, but the new tab page can be much more useful. The key to productivity is finding out what works for you. Don’t just apply what a productivity guru says without thinking
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How to Build Your Own Custom Ubuntu Installation

Ubuntu is a rock solid operating system, which can be installed on just about any PC and “just work.” There are many great derivatives of Ubuntu, each with a different desktop environment built on top of the same great core found in the flagship Ubuntu Desktop, but they all come preloaded with oodles of software
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How to Create and Install Custom Minecraft Textures

Minecraft never ceases to amaze me. The game entertains millions of users daily with its simple interface and cubic graphics. This is due, in large part, to its active modding community. Minecraft’s modding community has given the original game a world of new possibilities. For instance, did you know you can change the look of
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Tweak Your Own Custom Linux Distro with These Four Tools

Like Windows and Mac OS X, Linux offers a wealth of options for anyone wanting to tweak their operating system. But the nature of the open source world means that you can also create your own distro, burn it to disc and install it. These four tools will get you started. Tweaking Linux the Easy
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How to Set Custom Volumes for Different Apps in Android

We use all kinds of apps on our phones for different functionality. By default, there’s no way to reflect this in the volume of Android apps, though. You might want Spotify on full blast every time you open it, but want to suppress a game’s annoying audio for when you open it on the bus.
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