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PSAT Practice Test – Format, Structure, and Tips to Help You Succeed

Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT), also called National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT), is an examtaken bythe10th grade students preparing for college life. The body that administers this exam is the College Board, and it co-sponsors this test with the US National Merit Scholarship Corporation.The PSAT exam is a precursor for the SAT test and also acts as a scholarship …

Guide / System Center

Creating Current User Registry Keys in a SCCM Package

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We were asked recently about how to use a SCCM package to amend current user registry keys (HCU). To be honest, we didn’t really know, HCU registry changes have always been a bit of a nightmare to manage. However, we started to have a look around and found an excellent guide on how to carry this out using a mixture …

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Apple / General Tech

IOTransfer – An Excellent iPhone Manager

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iPhone users have iTunes as their premium media player and library tool. However, due to some limitations of iTunes, users are restricted from enjoying most of the features of iPhone. Fortunately, IOTransfer is an excellent iPhone manage that you can rely on. In this article we will review this iPhone manager and help you to understand how to make the …

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General Tech

Tech Opportunities: What You Need To Know

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The ever-growing technology sector is only set to rise further and further, hence why it’s sensible to get involved as soon as possible. Yet where should you look to for opportunities? There are thousands of facets to technology, and the process of starting to get involved can be bewildering. There are great jobs to be secured in tech, just as …

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Test your SMTP server using Windows Telnet Feature

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If you want to test your SMTP server is working correctly, you can use the telnet feature within Windows. The following guide will walk you through the steps to carry this out. Telnet to test your SMTP server Just open up an elevated command prompt then enter these commands in turn: This should then connect to your domain and you …

General Tech

Securing Your Internet Connection

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Wireless Networking, commonly known as WiFi, has made the Internet easier to use now than it ever has been. It has been made faster, stronger and far more accessible, and everybody can attest to this making their life far easier. With all of these positives, however, there does come a downside to WiFi connectivity, and this downside is that it’s …

Blogging / Guide

Submit Your Website to Search Engines But Which Ones?

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Use our guide to submit your website to the largest search engines on the internet.

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Social Media Platforms for TechyGeeksHome

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We have recently been signing up for a large number of different social media sites. This is mostly so that we can try and keep up to date with all available platforms, that way we can add more helpful guides to our blog. But we thought that you may like to join us on some of these new social media …

Gaming

How To Save Money When You’re A Gamer

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Gaming can be an extremely expensive hobby if you don’t pay attention to how you are purchasing and utilizing your equipment and games. If you shop smart and play smart, the price of gaming goes down, and the worth of your hobby goes way up! It is important to use some simple tips and tricks when shopping for your gaming …

General Tech

Using Technology To Advance In Your Career

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If you are going to advance in your career, it is essential that everything is working in your favour. You need to ensure you have an edge over your competitors and that you are standing out for all the right reasons. You can achieve this by using technology to your advantage. In this digital age, there is no better way …

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Technological Tools for Smart Startup Management

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Start-up businesses face their fair share of challenges. They are required to break into existing markets, encourage new customers to try their service, and manage the highs and lows with business with little experience or expertise. On the other hand, they are able to implement the newest technologies while existing businesses have a hard time converting their legacy tech into …

Guide / Microsoft

Broken Microsoft Update – KB4338818

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You may have installed Microsoft Update KB4338818 during Patch Tuesday and now your Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is broken right? Maybe even some Windows 7 machines? Well guess what? You are not the only one! Yes, Microsoft have done it yet again, released a dirty update that this time hits your Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 machines and Microsoft …