Tag archive: How-To

By now you’ve heard of Ultrabooks: those lighter than air, sleek and slim, chromified, laptops. After only just being introduced, the market is already bursting at the seams with at veritable overload of the MacBook Air-inspired PC versions. While you might be able to spot one (if you can see it, that is), Ultrabooks remain something of a mystery to consumers. Here’s a quick introduction to the minimalist PC, and a guide to choosing a good… Read More

If you were lucky enough to unwrap an iPad 2 this holiday season, we've got all the information you need to turn yourself from iPad novice to ninja before the turn of the New Year. Before we get started with the really fun stuff, let’s go through some of the basics of the getting started checklist. Update or download iTunes If you are already an iOS device (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) or Mac owner, this will all likely be familiar to you so… Read More

You can hook up monitors to your MacBook laptops for more screen space to tool around or just to make your screen much larger. We'll show you how to hook up a second monitor to your laptop and we'll also discuss mirroring which lets you use the same mouse and keyboard on both screens.  You can use both monitors together or you can just make the larger new monitor your main screen. Hooking up the monitor: 1. You'll need a couple… Read More

Perhaps you're sitting there staring at your iMac and thinking, “You know what? This single monitor is not enough.” If so, go no further because we've got the steps to get you hooked up with dual monitor computing. You'll need a few items for this process so gather that following items: - A monitor with a DVI input - A mini DVI adapter - A DVI cable  Now that you've gathered the necessary items, we can get… Read More

Accidents happen. You're going along and then suddenly your favorite app is gone. Whether you've purposely or accidently deleted an app from your iPad, it's a surprisingly simple process to get it back, and you can do it all from your iPad. Before we get into the process, we do recommend that you back up your iPad in general. This will help prevent loss of data and apps. This is recommended generally for most of your important… Read More

Most — but not all — Android phones come with a micro SD or SD card slot to expand the memory or just to allow you to put your own music, photos, and videos on the phone. SD cards are nice because you can make it accessible on your phone or you can pop it out and work with it on your PC.  This step-by-step How-To shows you how to access your SD card through your Android device on any Windows computer.  Mounting the Android device: 1.… Read More

Accidents happen and sometimes you happen to delete a contact on your phone on accident. It could happen because you're trying to enter a new e-mail address or phone and accidentally remove a previous one.  Don't worry too much, you can get those lost numbers back. It's not lost forever to the ether.  1. Open iTunes on your computer. 2. Plug your iPhone in to your computer using the USB connector cable.  3. Go to… Read More

After you first buy an iPad Apple will ask you to register the device. Now, you don't have to register you new iPad. If you don't you can still download and use the iPad or take advantage of your warranty. Mostly it helps if your device is lost or stolen. Registration also helps Apple keep you up to date with the latest software updates and product releases. Registration is pretty easy and will only take up a few minutes of your… Read More

Occasionally, you want a reset on your computer. You may want to do so to update your operating system or to help in installing new hardware.  Note: Before you start with your restore you'll want to back up any information that you want saved to a flash drive or external hard drive. The install process for Macs allows you to transfer current files to the fresh OS. However, things do go wrong from time to time so we recommend that you back… Read More

Sometimes you just don't want people calling you, from telemarketers to former relationships and even that crazy uncle that no one in the family really wants to talk to. Learn how to block calls on an iPhone to solve all your caller woes. Unfortunately, if you have an Apple iPhone there is no native option to block incoming calls. If you want to get an app that blocks calls you'll have to jailbreak your phone. If you'd like to… Read More

If you're tired of Facebook or just want a refresh and a restart on the social networking website deleting your account seems like a pretty easy process. Unfortunately, it can be a little bit complicated.  One note before we begin: It takes 14 days for Facebook to officially delete your account. If you log into your account before those 14 days are up you'll need to restart the deletion process. This is the most complicated part of… Read More

There a tons of apps for the Apple iPhone and the iPod Touch. Some of them let you purchase additional content — generally these are games like Angry Birds. The content can be more levels, character designs in games, added functionality, or expansions. Most apps with additional content for purchase let you buy from inside the app. Unfortunately, some of apps aren't as up front about or make it really easy to accidentally purchase… Read More

One of the nice features on Apple's iPad and iPad 2 is the screen rotation which flips the screen from portrait to landscape when you turn the iPad or orients the screen to whichever side of the iPad you've designated as down.  However, there are times when you don't want the screen to rotate when you move the iPad. We've got some simple instructions to help you lock the screen down. 1. Before you lock the screen… Read More

Before we go anywhere with this, let it be known that Apple iPads do not natively allow you to turn them into Wi-Fi HotSpots. However, if you're willing ( and brave enough) to jailbreak your iPad, or you've already done so, then this guide will help you along your way.  What we're doing here is making your iPad a Wi-Fi Hotspot. This lets you link other mobile devices to a Wi-Fi connection through the hotspot, or in this case… Read More

In the last couple of years the touchscreen has become king. Along with that comes the question of how to properly clean a touchscreen device. This is helpful for people with tablets and smartphones, especially those with kids who will probably forget to wash their hands at some point and get something sticky on your iPad or Galaxy tablet. It also helps for the general wear and tear that your devices will go through from use.  A couple of… Read More