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How To: Organize applications in Mac OS X Lion using Launchpad
One of the many new features in Mac OS X Lion is the new Launchpad utility. Launchpad allows you to gain access to all of your apps quickly by showing an overlay on the screen with several different icons. You can organize the icons into different catagories such as "Music" and "Photography." This way, all of your apps are just a click away on your Mac computer!
How To: Use the Maps gadget on a Nokia Booklet 3G netbook to identify your location
The Nokia Booklet 3G netbook is capable of utilizing GPS when the 3G network connection is active. If you want to find your location and see a map of the area around you, try out the Maps gadget available as part of the Ovi Suite.
How To: Use the Nokia Social hub with your Nokia Booklet 3G netbook
The Nokia Social hub is a fairly useful piece of software available to owners of the Nokia Booklet 3G netbook. From the Social hub, you can connect to facebook and access several of the social network's functions, including posting an update. If you have a SIM card inserted with an active 3G connection, you can even send a text message from the netbook.
How To: Connect a Nokia Booklet 3G to the internet via a network or 3G connection
If you hit the FN + F10 keys on your Nokia Booklet 3G, you'll see the available internet connections methods for your netbook including Bluetooth, wifi, and 3G.
How To: Use Bluetooth to synchronize your data with a mobile device and a Booklet 3G
Calendar data, images, sounds, videos, and messages can be easily synchronized between your Nokia Booklet 3G netbook and supported mobile devices and phones when the two are connected using Bluetooth. To find out how to use Nokia's Ovi Suite software to synchronize your data, take a look at this tech support video from the company.
How To: Install a SIM card, memory card, or plug in a charger on a Nokia Booklet 3G
It's easy to install a SIM card or a memory card in Nokia's Booklet 3G netbook. This tech support video overviews the processes of inserting either of the cards, plugging in the charger to the notebook computer, and turning on the laptop with the power button.
How To: Connect a Nokia Booklet 3G to a HD TV or monitor using an HDMI cable
If you have pictures, videos, or a presentation you want to share with a larger audience, or enjoy on a larger screen than the one that your Nokia Booklet 3G comes equipped with, grab an HDMI cable.
How To: Set system shortcuts in Max OS X to the hotkey of your preference
If you want to create a shortcut in Mac OS X, or if you want to change the default hotkey for a function on your Mac computer, check out this quick tip from Tekzilla. It will help you learn how to access the system preferences on your Mac and gain access to the full list of keyboard shortcuts, allowing you to remove, add, or change all the hotkeys on your Mac.
How To: Rotate your Windows desktop images with photos from Flickr with a free utility
Having cool photos as your desktop can make your computer a welcome sight, but having to find a fresh one every so often can get pretty stale fast. Thankfully, freeware utility Flickr Wallpaper Rotator for Windows PC's can import images for your desktop from Flickr automatically at intervals you set. You can even set it to use photos from a Flickr search or show favorites from a specific user.
How To: Improve the windows management on your PC with free utility 'Window Manager'
Want to add a little extra control to the windows on your desktop? With Chameleon Window Manager, you can add buttons to the title bars of your windows that will allow you to customize the transparency, force a window to always be on top, and more.
How To: Maximize windows to fill your computer display with WinMaximumize
If you want to instantly resize your active window so that it fills any extra window space on your screen, try the free utility WinMaximumize featured in this Tekzilla segment. Hit the default hotkey (Ctrl+F1) or remap it to whatever keybind you want.
How To: Easily print files on your Windows PC with Drag&Drop and Print
Check out this free Windows utility that allows you to print files directly from the file system by dragging and dropping them onto an icon conveniently placed on your desktop.
How To: View traffic reports on your PC desktop with Traffic Info for Windows Gadget
While you can always view traffic information by visiting Google Maps, wouldn't it be better to be able to see what the traffic is like in your area all the time, simply by glancing at your desktop?
How To: Install a cool screensaver on your Mac or PC computer with PolarClock
Spice up your computer's appearance with a cool looking screensaver like PolarClock. PolarClock works on OSX or Windows and replaces a dull screensaver with one that doubles as a clock. Now when you step away from your mouse and keyboard you can keep track of the time in style.
How To: Copy a file's location in Mac OS X with free utility Copy Path Finder
Copying a file's path on your Mac isn't always an easy task. Thankfully, this cool little OSX utility called Copy Path Finder helps solve this problem and lets you copy the path of a file in your file system to the clipboard so that you can paste it into a text editor later.
How To: Blacklist websites across all browsers on your computer with Any Weblock
You may wish to block websites from being accessed on your computer for any number of reasons. Maybe you're a concerned parent who wants their kids to browse the internet safely. Maybe you're an employer who wants to secure office computers or blacklist innapropriate websites.
How To: Install Linux on a USB With Unetbootin
There are lots of Linux distros out there. Normally, you'll have to download the ISO and then burn the image onto a CD. But nowadays, it's easier and cheap to install it on a USB drive.
How To: Convert .Cdr to .Iso Image on a Mac
For Mac users, a built-in program called disk utility can copy CD or DVD as an image in .cdr format and store them on your hard drive.
Coming Soon: The World's First Glasses-Free 3D Laptop (aka Toshiba Qosmio F750)
Glasses-free 3D is devouring the United States, one mobile device at a time. First, gamers experienced autostereoscopic play with the Nintendo 3DS, then smartphone users got the HTC EVO 3D, and now laptops users can enjoy glasses-free 3D technology with Toshiba's upcoming Qosmio F750, available this August.
How To: Install a custom shutdown animation on your Android device
If you have a rooted Android phone, you can change the shutdown animation to anything you want. Watch this video to learn how to do it. This video explains how to use root explorer to change the shutdown animation on an Android device.
How To: Install Android OS on a PC
Download the ISO and follow along with this video to learn how to install Android OS on a PC. Using Virtual Box, you can run Android directly on your desktop computer or laptop. Watch this video to see how it is done.
How To: Change your start orb in Windows 7
Watch this video to learn how to download newStart Orbs and replace the one you have on your Windows 7 PC right now. This video covers downloading, extracting, and installing the new start orbs, using Windows 7 Start Orb changer.
How To: Build a Hackintosh Mini for less than $600
Check out this awesome video to learn how to build a Hackintosh, from scratch, that's the same size as a NAS. This article will walk you through the video and if you follow all the instructions you'll have a Hackintosh Mini in no time.
How To: Use VB 6.0 to make a basic web browser
Trying to get started with VB 6.0? Here's a video guide to using VB 6.0 to make a simple web browser. This web browser only has a couple of functions, but for someone just starting out it is a great learning experience.
How To: Build a USB hard drive
If you are looking for a data storage solution that's portable, but also durable, you should watch this video to learn how to build a USB hard drive. Take apart your external hard drive to find out what kind it is and then build a new one.
How To: Replace the graphics card in your PC
Ready to upgrade the graphics/ video card in your PC? You can do it yourself. Watch this video to learn how to remove the old graphics card from your computer and install a new one. Get your hardware up to date.
News: High School Grad Builds 8-Bit Computer from Scratch
Age doesn't matter in the world of programming, only skills, and recent high school grad Jack Eisenmann definitely has them. He recently built a homebrew 8-bit computer from scratch, calling it the DUO Adept. A worn television makes up the monitor and speaker system, an old keyboard acts as the input controller and the actual computer itself is housed inside a clear Rubbermaid container, consisting of 100 TTL chips and a ton of wire.
How To: Boot Ubuntu on a Macbook From USB
For Windows laptops and PCs it's easy to install Linux. However for Macs, it's a different story. There are people installing Ubuntu on Macbooks and so far I've noticed that they are using 9.10. I've remastered my own Ubuntu 10.04 complete with playing flash videos and other applications already pre-installed on a DVD. Plus, it can boot on laptops with Nvidia graphic cards. If you'd like to see my workaround for Nvidia check out my article on remastering Ubuntu.
How To: Get a Mac OS X Lion theme in Snow Leopard
Maybe you don't have Mac OS X Lion yet, but you can dress Snow Leopard up just like it with this Lion theme. Watch the video to learn how to get a Mac OS X Lion theme on your Mac Snow Leopard machine.
How To: Get JumpPad the Windows version of Mac OS X Lion LaunchPad
Want to have one of the features of Mac's newest OS, OS X Lion, on your Windows PC? With JumpPad you can. Get the Windows version of LaunchPad from Mac OS X Lion on your PC by downloading JumpPad.
How To: Change the taskbar icons in Windows 7
Getting tired of seeing the same old taskbar icons on your Windows 7 PC desktop? Make a change! Watch this video to learn how to edit your taskbar icons. Customize your Windows 7 desktop by adding new icons to the taskbar.
How To: Apply thermal paste to bitcoin mining cards
Is the bitcoin gold rush on? Are you are trying to set up a bitcoin mining operation? You'll want to make sure to apply thermal paste to your cards so that they will cool better and last longer. If you are going to try bitcoin mining, you've got to do it right.
How To: Use an SD card to install Mac OS X Lion
Apple has announced that Mac OS X Lion will only be available as a download from the App Store. But what if you don't have high speed internet? You'll want to watch this video to learn how install Mac OS X Lion on an SD card.
How To: Sync all of your iDevices with iCloud
So, you've got a MacBook, an iPhone 4, an iPad 2... how do you keep track of everything? With Apple's new cloud computing service iCloud. iCloud allows you to store and share files and information between all of your iOS devices.
How To: Install Mac OS X Lion on a PC
Warning: this video presents a complicated bit of computing, and it is not recommended for any noobs. If you are trying to set up your hackintosh with Mac OS X Lion, watch this video. Downloads: archive and
How To: Install Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Beta
Insterested in checking out the developer's preview of the newest Mac OS, Lion? Watch this video to learn how to install OS X 10.7 Lion using uTorrent Software. You'll be able to get an early look at the new Mac OS.
How To: Share windows between computers with iCloud
iCloud is a very convenient service that allows you to share windows between two computers. To learn how to use iCloud, watch this video. With iCloud on your PC you can share information simply and efficiently between multiple workstations, or friends.
How To: Protect your Mac from malware like MAC Defender
Worried about the MAC Defender that's been going around? Don't let your Mac get infected, watch this informative video to learn how to keep it virus free. If you are concerned with malware attacking your OS X Mac, you should watch this video.
How To: Make a harmless virus for Mac OS X
Admit, you're curious. You want to know just what does it take to make a virus for the Mac OS X operating system. Check out this video to learn how to write a harmless virus for computers running Mac OS X.
News: Microsoft Releases Sneak Preview of Touch-Friendly Windows 8
Microsoft recently released the first sneak peak of their new operating system, Windows 8, and it's a pretty big departure from the last few major updates. The new Windows 8 was built from the ground up, and is designed primarily as a touchscreen interface, which is perfect for the expanding tablet market. They've ditched the clunky start screen that's dominated Windows 95 through Windows 7, replacing it with grids of application tiles, similar in functionality to an iPad or Android tablet, a...