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Yes, that is TWO Peek Prontos sitting on my couch.  One was the test unit which, of course, is basically brand new.  The other Peek Pronto is brand new and waiting to be held in your hands.

You only have to do three very simple things to enter the contest.  They are as follows:

1. Subscribe to LostInTechnology
2. ReTweet, Stumble, Blog or use any type of social network to share this or any previous article on LostInTechnology.
3. Leave a comment on this post showing your social sharing and desire to enter the contest.

The two Peeks will be given away at random to two people that comment on this post.  You can enter as many times as you like, but you must complete steps two and three to enter additional times.  The contest ends July 15th.

Good Luck to everyone and make sure to check out my Peek Pronto review from yesterday!

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To schedule a meeting at work is not very difficult, provided it’s at your workplace. All you have to do is pick up the phone and pass on the message, right? You could also send an internal mail or message and walk up to the people for a confirmation.

But, what if you have to schedule a meeting where associates from all over the country are required to meet at a particular date? The task gets daunting, doesn’t it? People might not be available when you call them up, your message might end up in a voice-mail box, and even if you do get them, verbal communication is not considered the most effective medium.

So you fall back on your trusted e-mail client to push the message across. But then, there is more to Microsoft Outlook than just Send/Receive. There are tons of features built into this nifty utility, which can help you manage your work-related tasks.

Thankfully, there’s a way to reach out to multiple recipients and schedule meetings. You can also keep a tab on the run-up to the meeting, and make changes, either in the agenda or the timing.

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Here at LostInTechnology we just keep finding great writers and just keep having to hire them.  Our newest in the bunch is Alex Braz.  His first article,Top 5 Video Applications You Have to Know is a fantastic article that taught me a few things.  Here is what he had to say about himself.

I’m a student of English Literature and Philosophy from Slovenia, but that does not mean I can’t be obsessed with the Net. I like technology as a whole, but mostly I am occupied with the Internet. My soft spot are also gadgets and contraptions.

You can find Alex in the following places:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sasobraz
Blog: http://www.rentonblog.net
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rentonblog

Help me welcome Alex to the family!

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Browzar is a free web browser that uses the IE shell. It lets you surf with all the privacy you want by having no cache, history, cookies, or auto-complete. Browzar also comes as an extremely small executable.  This allows you to put it on your thumb drive and take it with you to have private browsing anywhere you go.

Lets see what else Browzar has to offer.

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A month or so ago, I was selected to participate in a Peek Pronto review program.  I was sent two Peek Prontos to review and test out for a month.  Well, that month is over and now I’m going to tell you about my experience with this little device.

You may have caught in the opening paragraph that I received TWO Peeks.  Why would I need two?  Well, to give one away of course!  And if you’re me, to give BOTH away!!  Look for details on how to enter the giveaway tomorrow.

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LostInTechnology is happy to introduce you to Brian Ross, our newest writer.  He has already contributed a great article,How To Dual Boot Windows 7 and Windows XP.  Here is what he had to say about himself.

I am a technology enthusiast with a small PC repair & brokerage company in Ohio, United States of America.  I am fascinated with computers and the Internet, with a particular interest in the open-source movement.

You can find Brian at Google, Facebook and his business.  Help me welcome Brian to the LostInTechnology family!

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This is my weekly round up of the links I have followed over the past week. You can get this list every week by subscribing to my RSS feed or subscribing through email. You may also follow me on Twitter or FriendFeed to get some of these links throughout the week. As usual, catch the links after the break.

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Have you ever noticed that the more you add and subtract videos, documents, MP3s, pictures, games, and so on to your computer the slower it gets?  This is partly due to what known as fragmentation of your data.  Windows does a few funny things with your files when you uninstall and install programs all the time.

The easiest way to get your computer back up to speed is to defrag it.  Performing regular defragmentation of your hard drive will certainly improve your file and application load time.  However, in the hurry of our daily tasks we often forget about doing this, so here is a way to schedule your PC to do do it for you.

WARNING:  It is not recommend, nor is it necessary to defragment solid state drives, which includes flash drives.  Doing so may cause damage to the drive.

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