Archive for the 'How-To' Category
The IE Blog has some information regarding things to watch out for when installing XP SP 3 over different versions of IE.
Internet Explorer 6 Users
XPSP3 will continue to ship with IE6 and contains a roll-up of the latest security updates for IE6. If you are still running Internet Explorer 6, then XPSP3 will [...]
May 8th, 2008 | Posted in How-To, Internet Explorer, Security, Software, Windows, XP | No Comments
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools
(tags: microsoft windows vista troubleshooting)
May 8th, 2008 | Posted in How-To, LinkBlog, Vista | No Comments
Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time
(tags: windows vista fix)
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC
(tags: windows vista fix)
Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Memory Hacks
(tags: memory)
May 1st, 2008 | Posted in How-To, LinkBlog, Vista | No Comments
Another excellent video in the ‘in plain English’ series. This time, Common Craft shows us Podcasting in Plain English
April 22nd, 2008 | Posted in How-To, Plain English, Podcasting | No Comments
One of my favorite features of Google Calendar is the ability to overlay other calendars on top of mine. Through the magic of the iCal standard there are lots of public calendars available that you can easily add to your Google Calendar.
If you are into follow a sport of any kind you can find your [...]
March 19th, 2008 | Posted in Calendar, Google, How-To, Mashup, Yahoo, iCal | 2 Comments
In the tradition of Google Docs in Plain English and RSS in Plain English (the best explanation of RSS ever) comes Twitter in Plain English.
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March 5th, 2008 | Posted in How-To, Plain English, Twitter | No Comments
Just because one media-storage format suffers a merciless death, it doesn’t mean the media itself still can’t be enjoyed in some other form. Follow Wired’s How-To Wiki guide to rip, convert and burn your now-obsolote HD DVDs to the Blu-ray format.
Go to:
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Convert_Your_HD_DVDs_to_Blu-Ray
February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Gear, How-To, Software, Utility, blu-ray, hd dvd | No Comments
Here is a video that shows a handy way to help eliminate camera shake.
$1 Image Stabilizer For Any Camera - Lose The Tripod - The most amazing bloopers are here
February 3rd, 2008 | Posted in DIY, Gear, How-To, Photography, Video | No Comments
There is a lot of confusion about the reply settings in Twitter. I have created a Flash demo with Wink to help try and explain it. You can vies the demo here: Twitter Replies Demo.
Technorati Tags: Twitter
January 7th, 2008 | Posted in How-To, Software, Twitter | 2 Comments
The US Digital Television conversion is February 2009. You have a little over a year to help your parents figure this out. Go to this website for help. You can also apply for a $40 coupon for a converter box should you need it.
People seem to think that companies will just raise the price [...]
January 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Gear, How-To | 1 Comment