Mysticgeek’s Week Review

We had a very some very exciting days this week and covered a lot of great content.  I am making a few tweaks and changes to my blog.  Most notably you can now sign up for an email subscription to receive my daily articles.

Also, with the help of CrossLoop you can contact me for personal tech support for your PC!  If you have any questions on how to initiate that type of request, just click on my CrossLoop Gadget or send me an email.  I will respond to your request within 24 hours.  The Geek has written a couple very informative articles on what CrossLoop is and how it works.

Remotely Control Somebody’s Desktop The Easy Way How To Make Money From home Using Your Tech Skills CrossLoop Marketplace

In case you happened to miss anything here is a review of topics covered for the week of July 28th through August 1st.

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Add me to your social network profile!  I have been slowly getting around to creating profiles on some of the more popular social networking sites.

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Finally I would like to thank all of you!  Without our readers and your comments and helpful suggestions none of this would be possible.  Moving forward into this fall and winter, you can expect even more top notch how-to articles, helpful tricks, and product reviews!  Again thank you all!  And be ready!  Great things are coming soon!

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