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April 28, 2010
Hassle-Free PC
Simple Tips Banish Computing Hassles
This week I tell you how to use Ctrl-Z for just about anything, add events to Google Calendar with your phone, and wrangle Windows 7 taskbar icons. - Rick Broida, PCWorld
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