Items Tagged with tricks
How Do I? Using Android 2.3 Gingerbread on the Nexus S
#2 / 2011-02-08 10:00:00 / 5:14 min.
Gingerbread lets you see detailed data on what processes and apps are chewing through your battery. With the Super AMOLED screen on the Nexus S, Gingerbread is the most-power friendly version of the OS yet. The color scheme, look and feel have been overhauled and not just for looks; the darker color scheme is perfect for power savings on AMOLED screens.
Tutorials
#636 / 2010-03-30 09:30:00 / 1:48 min.
Once you've installed programs on your Android phone, you'll want to know when there are updates so you're always running the most current version. Your Android phone lets you know and makes it easy to update every program on your device.
Tutorials
#630 / 2010-03-25 09:30:00 / 1:36 min.
When you're browsing the Web on your Android phone, you have a rich, colorful browsing experience. If you should see a photo you like, you can even download it. Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan shows us how it's done.
An introduction to online dating video tutorial series
#4 / 2010-02-11 09:00:00 / 3:00 min.
Let's face it, for every prince charming, there's a few frogs. For every princess, several ugly stepsisters.
Looking for love online
can be disheartening unless you're selective and careful. Even thebest online dating sites
can't guarantee all their users are winners. Theseonline dating tips
will help you weed through the sea of wannabes to find a winner.
Tutorials
#424 / 2009-10-05 09:30:00 / 2:28 min.
Many people who love Gmail don't like the fact that they can't have the hierarchy they had with folders. Well, we can't magically give you folders, but we can give you the same kind of hierarchy with this handy
Gmail power user tip
.
Tutorials
#422 / 2009-10-02 09:30:00 / 1:10 min.
Many users have gotten used to
opening web links
in new pages on their desktop browsers. Many also think this isn't possible in Safari on your iPhone, but it is. And here's how it's done.
Tutorials
#414 / 2009-09-28 09:30:00 / 1:43 min.
Perhaps a hard drive on your Mac is acting a bit funny. You may not be sure if your data is really safe. One way to be sure is to use the Verify command to check the status of your drive and the data. Sometimes, you can even repair an ailing drive within the
Disk Utility
application.
Tutorials
#401 / 2009-09-17 09:31:00 / 1:59 min.
Sometimes you want to
highlight text
just to call more attention to it. Other times you can use highlighting when you work on a document with others. Either way,Microsoft Word 2007
offers easy to usehighlighter tools
that let you mark up a document.
Understanding and Editing the Windows Registry
#1 / 2009-07-20 09:00:00 / 2:15 min.
The
Windows Registry
is actually a database that stores all the information about your computer. The software, the devices, the files and much, much more has a home here. It's perfectly safe to work with the Registry as long as you understand certain things about it.tweaking the Windows Registry
can alsospeed up your computer without buying software
, canfix computer problems
and more. Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan runs through thisbeginner's guide to the Windows Registry in this video series
, complete with handyWindows Registry tips and tricks
.
Gmail 201: Intermediate Studies
#10 / 2009-07-03 09:00:00 / 2:25 min.
One of the many benefits of Gmail is the ability to archive your email. Not on some remote hard drive, but as part of Gmail itself. All messages that you archive are searchable. All attachments that are archived with email are still available. This is a huge benefit over traditional email and email clients.
Tutorials
#262 / 2009-06-12 09:30:00 / 1:42 min.
If you want to give your BlackBerry a rest during the night, but have it ready to go in the morning when you wake up, it's easy-to-do. Just
have your BlackBerry turn itself off when you go to bed and back on when you rise
.
Tutorials
#258 / 2009-06-10 09:30:00 / 1:23 min.
If your BlackBerry is on a GSM network (like AT&T or Rogers / Fido in Canada), then it uses a SIM card for network authentication. You can
find out the information contained on your SIM
card with these simple steps.
Tutorials
#257 / 2009-06-09 09:31:00 / 1:29 min.
Have a lot of music on your home or home office computer? Too bad you can't easily listen to it on other computers in the house. Well, with
Windows 7
you will be able to.Windows 7
has some pretty handy media streaming functions built right in. Here's how to use them.
Lab Rats
#173 / 2009-06-01 17:00:00 / 17:39 min.
iTunes is powerful software for managing your movie and music collection. However, incorrectly tagged songs and albums that you've downloaded or ripped, digital rights management (DRM) and other issues can hamper the experience. To cure your iTunes and iPod Shuffle ills, Sean and Andy show you some ways to bend iTunes to your will, so you can use it more efficiently!
Advanced Twitter Tips
#11 / 2009-05-22 09:00:00 / 14:27 min.
You've followed our Beginner's Guide to Twitter and you're regularly updating your followers on what you're up to. Now it's time for some more
advanced Twitter tips
. In this series, Molly McDonald covers everything from posting pics with your tweets, finding celebrities on Twitter, using the advanced search capabilities of Twitter and even changing your Twitter username.
Advanced Twitter Tips
#10 / 2009-05-22 09:00:00 / 1:42 min.
Twitter's popularity has grown to the point that celebrities are jumping aboard the bandwagon. Everyone from US President Barack Obama to Ashton Kutcher, Britney Spears to Shaquille O'Neal, Jimmy Fallon, Demi Moore, Arnold Schwarzenegger (or, in some cases their team) and more are sharing their thoughts.
Advanced Twitter Tips
#8 / 2009-05-20 09:00:00 / 2:28 min.
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then pictures have never been more useful than they are on Twitter, with its 140-character posting limit. Molly McDonald demonstrates how to share a picture with your Twitter network using TwitPic, Flickr or Photobucket. In fact, if you're already on Twitter, you don't even need to sign up for TwitPic; you have a login!
Advanced Twitter Tips
#7 / 2009-05-19 09:00:00 / 2:08 min.
With tens, probably hundreds of thousands of tweets being sent every day, there's a lot of raw data for to search through if you're looking to find a specific topic. Twitter, apparently, agrees and so has a robust advanced search engine you can use to drill down and find just the info you're looking for.
Tutorials
#218 / 2009-05-13 09:30:00 / 1:49 min.
Using a standard Google search, it's easy to do a quick currency conversions from your native currency to another country's currency when you're traveling. From US dollars to Euros, British pounds, Aussie dollars, Japanese yen or Chinese yuan and back again, currency conversion is easy with Google.
BlackBerry Basics
#11 / 2009-05-08 09:00:01 / 21:06 min.
Jay Goldman, host of Mr. Mobile, offers advice to BlackBerry owners new and old. This 10-part series runs through BlackBerry basics on the BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry 8800 , covering everything from using the Storm's on-screen keyboard to getting music, movies and pictures on your BlackBerry.
BlackBerry Basics
#6 / 2009-05-04 09:00:00 / 2:00 min.
While the BlackBerry offers a number of ways to stay in touch with your contacts including email, SMS and instant message, it's also a very capable phone. Jay Goldman leads us through using the phone functions on the BlackBerry while offering some valuable tips and tricks.
BlackBerry Basics
#5 / 2009-05-01 09:00:00 / 2:22 min.
The BlackBerry's killer app is email. The BlackBerry uses what's called "push email" which automatically sends new emails to your device as they arrive. It also handles common email attachments. In this installment of the BlackBerry Basics series, we'll show you how to use the email on the BlackBerry Storm, along with some useful tips and tricks.
Tutorials
#201 / 2009-04-30 09:31:00 / 1:30 min.
There are times when the mouse cursor can be elusive. It gets hidden under windows or in a corner. To make your mouse cursor more visible you can turn on mouse trails. This leaves a trail of mouse pointers as you move it.
Tutorials
#200 / 2009-04-30 09:30:00 / 1:48 min.
The browser on your BlackBerry will come with a default home page. Often this depends on the carrier you got your device from. It doesn't have to stay that way though because you can change the homepage easily. Here's how!
Tutorials
#197 / 2009-04-28 09:31:00 / 3:13 min.
When using a computer you may use lots of programs. If you have a crash programs can be easily reinstalled. What isn't easily replaced is your data. Documents, spreadsheet, photos, music, text files, presentations and more can be lost in the blink of an eye. That's why it's so important to keep your data backed up.
BlackBerry Basics
#2 / 2009-04-28 09:00:00 / 2:57 min.
BlackBerry's oft maligned Storm smartphone does away with the hardware QWERTY keyboard that made BlackBerry smartphones the business device of choice. Jay Goldman runs us through an introduction to the Storm, using the software keyboard and navigating menus.
Tutorials
#194 / 2009-04-27 09:30:00 / 2:43 min.
Your keyboard probably has a Windows logo key sitting in the bottom row on either side of the spacebar. But what the heck do these keys actually do? Turns out, quite a lot! Learning a few quick Windows key shortcuts, you'll be a power-user in no time.
BlackBerry Basics
#1 / 2009-04-27 09:00:00 / 2:58 min.
The BlackBerry is the business smartphone of choice. Using a BlackBerry 8800, Jay Goldman gives an overview of the basic functions of this full QWERTY keyboard mobile smartphone.
Tutorials
#193 / 2009-04-24 09:31:00 / 2:08 min.
Microsoft frequently releases patches for the Windows operating system. The updates and patches are designed to fix bugs, plug security holes, and make the operating system more stable. Many worms take advantage of computers that have not applied these updates. Here we'll show you how to make sure Automatic Updates are on.
Tutorials
#189 / 2009-04-22 09:31:00 / 2:51 min.
When you're trying to put a photo album together, either online or in software, you want to get photos in a particular order. Photos right
from the camera have strange names like DSC-37.JPG, or worse. By taking
advantage of the way your computer sorts files by name you can rename photos pretty quickly and have them in exactly the order you want.
from the camera have strange names like DSC-37.JPG, or worse. By taking
advantage of the way your computer sorts files by name you can rename photos pretty quickly and have them in exactly the order you want.
Tutorials
#187 / 2009-04-21 09:31:00 / 2:27 min.
Sending SMS text messages to your friends, coworkers and family is a great way to relay a quick message bite when a phone call is not convenient or necessary. Cell phone service providers know this too and charge (sometimes hefty) fees for sending text messages. Here are a few ways to avoid those fees by sending text messages to mobile phones, right from your PC.
Tutorials
#186 / 2009-04-21 09:30:00 / 1:44 min.
I work on a dual monitor system. Every now and then I can't find my mouse cursor. I wiggle it, I jiggle it, and still it eludes me. Ahh, but
if you turn on the option to show you where your mouse cursor is you'll
always be able to find it!
if you turn on the option to show you where your mouse cursor is you'll
always be able to find it!
Essential Yahoo
#11 / 2009-04-17 09:00:00 / 16:34 min.
Molly McDonald, AKA DemoGirl, runs through
everything you need to know about Yahoo!
. From signing up for an account, using power-searching tricks and techniques, getting your Yahoo! Mail on your mobile, finding your way with Yahoo!'s powerful mapping service, creating your own personalized Yahoo! home page and more.
Essential Yahoo
#7 / 2009-04-14 09:00:00 / 2:44 min.
Along with your Yahoo Messenger, your Yahoo Mail and your Yahoo Answers logins, a Yahoo account also gives you a My Yahoo home page. We'll show you how to make your Yahoo home page a little more you by customizing what you want to see on it.
Essential Yahoo
#2 / 2009-04-07 09:00:00 / 2:00 min.
Before it grew to offer the array of services it does today, Yahoo search was Yahoo's killer app... by virtue of the fact that search was its only app. Times have changed and Yahoo now offers a wide array of other online services too, but its powerful search engine still stands and is sure to help you find what you're looking for.
Lab Rats
#166 / 2009-04-06 17:00:00 / 25:40 min.
A personal web site can be a place to update friends and family on your exploits or can be a virtual meeting place for peers and colleagues. It can host your writing, music, photos and videos, it can be a place you list your professional achievements. In short, it can be anything you want it to be.
The Lab Rats run us through the basics of marking our online territory, from registering a domain to posting our first content page.
The Lab Rats run us through the basics of marking our online territory, from registering a domain to posting our first content page.
Tutorials
#147 / 2009-03-24 09:31:00 / 2:54 min.
Bookmarking sites has become an easy way to remember the addresses you love. If you do a lot of surfing you can get a huge number of bookmarks pretty quickly. So, the best thing to do is to figure out a smart way to get and then keep them organized before they overwhelm you.
Tutorials
#146 / 2009-03-24 09:30:00 / 1:44 min.
Years ago your parents would gather their friends around a projector and bore them with pictures of their trips. Now it's your turn, but instead of a projector you can use Mac's preview application to show your friends your latest adventure... and hopefully you can steer clear of the boring part.
Lab Rats
#164 / 2009-03-23 17:00:00 / 21:05 min.
Andy and Sean take a look at alternative ways to keep your gadgets all charged up, including solar energy, wind power... and they even talk a little bit about hydrogen and the hydrogen economy.
Tutorials
#144 / 2009-03-23 09:30:00 / 1:31 min.
Sometimes you just need to take a peek in order to see if you have the right file. That's what Quick Look is for. It gives you a way to quickly see files without having to open up their native applications.
Tutorials
#143 / 2009-03-20 09:31:00 / 1:35 min.
Sometimes you have folders you use a lot, like your Documents or movie folders. If you like you can put folders into the Dock and at that point they're called a "Stack." Stacks are handy to have and you can have as many as you want. They are a great way of getting quick access to the folders you use on a regular basis.
Tutorials
#142 / 2009-03-20 09:30:00 / 3:20 min.
You install programs, you create shortcuts, your programs create shortcuts. Before you know it your neat Windows Desktop is a battleground. You have to hunt to find anything other than the things you use most. Ah, but there is a solution.
Tutorials
#141 / 2009-03-19 09:31:00 / 3:14 min.
Every time you install a program it creates a folder. In general, you seldom if ever need those folders. If you keep the icons of the program you need most on your Desktop, then you can hide away all those folders. That makes your Start menu much easier to navigate.
Tutorials
#140 / 2009-03-19 09:30:00 / 2:01 min.
Mac folder icons suffer from the the B's: Blah, Bleh, and Blue. They're not very appealing to the eyes, but we don't have to live with them if we don't want to. It's a simple process to replace the blah icons with some colorful, sexy icons that tell you at a glance what the folder contains.
Tutorials
#139 / 2009-03-18 09:31:00 / 2:41 min.
Your start menu can become cluttered; folders, program icons, documents, all of these can lead to a messy directory tree. Before you know it your Start menu can stretch across the screen and it's often difficult to balance the Start menu while you try to launch a program. On top of that many users insist on using the "classic" start menu and that supports disorganization. Let's clean it up!
Tutorials
#138 / 2009-03-18 09:30:00 / 2:30 min.
You have a lot of data on your Mac. Text files, documents, music, graphics, spreadsheets, presentations and more. The Spotlight gives you a way to find just about anything on your Mac quickly and easily and even searches the contents of some files to return reliable results.
Lab Rats
#163 / 2009-03-16 17:00:00 / 22:10 min.
Andy and Sean take a close look at online shopping: How to make sure you keep your credit card safe, how to make sure you're getting the best deal, how to protect your personal information and more. If you've ever wondered about online shopping, this is the episode for you.
Mr. Mobile
#12 / 2009-03-11 17:00:00 / 4:13 min.
Mr. Mobile keeps up the BlackBerry love with a look at some BlackBerry power user tips. Jay gives us five of his favorite tips for getting more out of your RIM mobile. From getting rid of BlackBerry apps you don't use to creating keyboard shortcuts and even getting rid of that annoying blinking LED, Jay Goldman has you covered.
Lab Rats
#162 / 2009-03-09 17:00:00 / 23:52 min.
Inspired by a New York Times article Sean and Andy will transform you into MacGyver as they show you how to use common household equipment to fix your high-tech gadgets and gizmos. See how tinfoil, rice, or a book can fix many common problems.
Tutorials
#89 / 2009-01-22 09:30:00 / 2:02 min.
Photos can be very large files and sending large files via email can be a problem. One way to reduce the size of your photos is to squeeze or compress them with WinZip. It makes the files smaller, puts them all into a handy ZIP file package and allows you to deliver them to friends and familiy without having your email "bounce back" and without overloading the recipient's inbox or internet connection.
iPhone Basics
#9 / 2009-01-15 09:00:00 / 4:36 min.
Thanks to the iPhone's big touch screen, you will have noticed the distinct lack of buttons on the device's face. In fact, there's only one button on the front of the iPhone. Here, we'll show you how to access and make the best possible use of the iPhone's often maligned on-screen keyboard.
Get Twittering - Twitter for Beginners
#10 / 2008-12-12 09:00:00 / 1:58 min.
Power-users in the Twitter community use special language and symbols in their updates. This language allows these power-users to alert a fellow Twitterer that you're addressing them specifically, repost a tweet, let people know something you overheard and more. Our video will demonstrate some of the Twitter language. You can also use the help section of the Twitter page to find out more about Twitter language.
Lab Rats
#66 / 2007-03-26 17:00:00 / 15:30 min.
Andy and Sean show you hot Windows Vista tricks including how to use your USB key to boost system performance.
BlackBerry Basics
Jay Goldman, host of Mr. Mobile, offers advice to BlackBerry owners new and old. This 10-part series runs through BlackBerry basics on the BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry 8800 , covering everything from using the Storm's on-screen keyboard to getting music, movies and pictures on your BlackBerry.
The Finer Points of Facebook
Molly McDonald runs us through the Finer Points of Facebook. She demonstrates everything from Facebook family page, adding a
untagging yourself from unflattering photos
,super charging your privacy settings
, creating your ownFacebook family page, adding a Facebook badge to your site or blog
and even hiding parts of your profile
from certain people, like your boss, your co-workers... or your Mom
. In this 10-part series, Molly runs down tips that will make you a Facebook power user
in no time.
How Do I? Using Android 2.3 Gingerbread on the Nexus S
Running an unadulterated Android 2.3, AKA Gingerbread, the Nexus S is the new flagship phone running Android. This unlocked Android phone showcases Gingerbread the way Google developers meant for it to be. No carrier add-ons, no manufacturer-specific modifications and the latest Android updates as they're released. We take an in-depth look in this How Do I? series on using Android 2.3, AKA Gingerbread, on the Nexus S.
Lab Rats
Hosts: Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers
Lab Rats demystifies technology in a fun, friendly and understandable style. Hosts Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers discuss everything from practical ways to combat identity theft to keeping kids safe online, from wall mounting a flat panel TV to fixing a broken iPod. It's tech made simple, and slightly funny.
Lab Rats demystifies technology in a fun, friendly and understandable style. Hosts Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers discuss everything from practical ways to combat identity theft to keeping kids safe online, from wall mounting a flat panel TV to fixing a broken iPod. It's tech made simple, and slightly funny.
Understanding and Editing the Windows Registry
The
Windows Registry
has long been the domain of geeks and PC tweakers. However, it's nowhere near as complicated as you might think. With thisfive-part video how-to
, Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan explains and shows youhow to edit the Windows Registry
safely and effectively.Control which programs and services start with Windows
,speed up a slow PC
and just generallytake control of the Windows Registry
. With thesepractical Registry tips and tweaks
, you'll go from Registry editing newbie to pro in five video steps.
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