How to reset iTunes Match, How to delete duplicate playlists

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There are some very helpful iTunes Match tips in the second half of this Wired article: I restored my up-to-date offline library and left this machine without Match enabled for a few days while I looked up how you reset your iTunes Match account. And that’s where the fundamental problem with the service rears its head: you cannot reset it. I contacted Apple to find out if this was true, and it is. Fact of the matter, I was told,

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Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 RAID setup?

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My Inspiron 17R has no RAID option in the BIOS. I believe to access the Intel RAID settings it is necessary to have a mSATA drive installed (which I do not have installed at this time).  When a mSATA drive is installed it seems that the acceleration option (mSATA SSD caching) may be enabled in the BIOS, after which you can also do some RAID stuff. I ordered a nice mSATA drive to install in my 17R to see if

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Does Dell Inspiron 17R SE have two hard drive bays? YES

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The Dell Inspiron 17R SE (‘special edition’) laptop is a lovely machine. One of my favorite features is the two 2.5″ drive bays which are easily accessible: So far RAID is not initially an option in the BIOS, but I think there is a workaround available and will be posting that soon… Top Search Terms:dell inspiron 7720 (41)inspiron 17r se (30)dell inspiron 17r se (30)inspiron 17r special edition (22)dell inspiron 17r se-7720 (18)dell inspiron 17r special edition (17)dell inspiron 17r

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Getting your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to read your emails to you

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You can’t tell Siri to read your emails and web pages, but you can use Apple’s iOS voiceover feature to read your emails and web pages out loud 🙂 More info here: Tip: How to Make Siri’s Twin, VoiceOver, Read Your Email on iPhone | iSourcehttp://isource.com/2011/11/12/tip-how-to-make-siris-twin-voiceover-read-your-email-on-iphone/That’s odd, I thought, I know I could get my 3GS to read my emails to me! You may be curious how. It’s an Accessibility setting called VoiceOver. So what I tried… Will Siri ever read

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Best place to buy an iPad 3

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My dad needed a new iPad and there was a question of the best place to buy it. For this post we’ll discuss the 64GB ‘new iPad’ with WiFi or just the iPad 3 as I like to call it. My recommendation for purchasing an iPad online is to purchase from Amazon and here is why: #1 no sales tax in many states, saves you money! Of as September 28th 2012 customers in CA, KS, KY, ND, NY, PA, TX and WA

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Find Chase check routing number online at Chase.com

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I recently had an issue with an incorrect routing number while setting up an online EBT for a Chase checking account. Apparently it was due to some checks having the incorrect routing number, so I needed to find a definitively good routing number for one of my checking accounts.  Here is the pertinent info: Complete account numbers for checking and savings accounts can be found in three places: Your statements Your checks Your deposit slips   Statements Your account number is typically shown

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Epson WorkForce Pro WP-4530 All in One Printer Driver

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Epson WorkForce Pro WP-4530, Drivers & Downloads – Technical Support – Epson America, Inc.. Top Search Terms:epson wp-4530 driver windows 7 (3)epson firmware downgrade (2)outlook 2013 crashes after installing epson wp-4530 (2)installed epson workforce 4530 and it crashes word (2)epson 4530 stuck (2)adding an epson wp-4530 to a dell inspiron 13 laptop (2)wp-4530 server unknown error (1)epson firmware downgraden (1)downgrade epson printer firmware (1)epson 4530 printer driver (1)

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