Here’s a quick OS X tip – but only works if you’re using OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). You’ve always been able to drag items from the Trash to your Desktop (or any other folder) if you decide not to delete them. Now you can move some (or all) files from your Trash back to their original location on your Mac.
To do so, select the items you want to move back to their original locations from the Trash, then right-click (or ctrl-click if you have a single-button mouse) and select Put Back.
Now all the files you selected will be relocated back to their previous locations. No need to manually move files around one by one anymore 
Posted in Mac.
By Ross McKillop
– August 28, 2010
This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to confirm a program or file is the correct “version” by comparing it to its MD5 hash. This can be very useful if you’re downloading a program from a 3rd party, and want to confirm it hasn’t been tampered with etc. Continued…
Posted in Windows.
By Ross McKillop
– August 26, 2010
This very brief tutorial will show you how to add quick access to your Control Panel from your Windows 7 desktop – without having an ugly “shortcut” icon. Continued…
Posted in Windows.
By Ross McKillop
– August 25, 2010
This very brief tutorial will show you how to display all of the Windows 7 System Tray icons (also referred to as “System Icons”) – rather than the few that Windows chooses to display. Continued…
Posted in Windows.
By Ross McKillop
– August 24, 2010
This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to edit the hosts file in OS X. Continued…
Posted in Mac.
By Ross McKillop
– August 23, 2010
Do you own an iPad, an iPhone, or an iPod Touch and enjoy watching movies on any of these devices? If you have a big collection of movies on your computer and would like to be able to watch these movies on any of these devices I have the perfect solution for you – Air Video. Continued…
Posted in iPad, iPhone, iPod.
By Sukrit Dhandhania
– August 23, 2010
One of the great new features in Safari 5, for both Windows and Mac, are Extensions. These are similar to the “Add-On’s” that Firefox has had for years – they allow you to alter the behavior of Safari to better suit your needs. This brief tutorial will show you how to enable Extensions in Safari, so that you can install and use them. Continued…
Posted in Mac, Windows.
By Ross McKillop
– July 25, 2010
This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install Jolicloud – a Linux based operating system made specifically for Netbooks – along with Windows. Continued…
Posted in Eee PC, Linux, Windows.
By Ross McKillop
– July 21, 2010
This is a screenshot simulation of Google’s “Chrome” web browser. Click here to launch the simulation in a new window/tab.
If this is the first time you’ve used/seen a screenshot simulation, you should check out complete list of screenshot simulations on Simple Help.
Posted in Screenshot Sims.
By Ross McKillop
– June 30, 2010
During the course of Internet connectivity troubleshooting, local network troubleshooting and/or various app testing, there may come a time when you need to disable IPv6 for your Network Adapter. This very brief tutorial will show you how to do just that. Continued…
Posted in Home Networking, Windows.
By Ross McKillop
– June 30, 2010
Update: all 3 licenses have been given away. If you subscribe to the Simple Help RSS feed, you’ll always be notified right away when contests like this happen.
The really good folks over at Cat Pig Studios noticed how quickly and how much interest my previous review/tutorial of their software (Radium) generated. So they graciously offered to give away another 3 licenses to Simple Help readers!
Once again, the first 3 people who leave a comment on this post will be sent a license (a $16 value). Please remember to use your correct email address when filling out the comment form so that I can email you the license code. Thanks Cat Pig Studios!
Posted in Mac.
By Ross McKillop
– June 30, 2010
This very brief tutorial will guide you through the steps required to change the background color in Finder. Continued…
Posted in Mac.
By Ross McKillop
– June 29, 2010
The folks over at Cat Pig Studios asked if I would review their Internet Radio streaming software for OS X, Radium. I agreed on the condition that they offer 3 free, permanent licenses (Radium is free to try for 30 days, and then costs $16 to continue to use). Keep reading for a step by step explanation of how to use Radium, my personal review, and how you can get a free license from Simple Help. Continued…
Posted in Mac.
By Ross McKillop
– June 28, 2010
This brief tutorial will show you how to increase (or decrease) the font size of the documents you create/edit in Pages for the iPad. Continued…
Posted in Office, iPad.
By Ross McKillop
– June 23, 2010
This brief tutorial will guide you through the steps required to add PDF files to iBooks on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, using Dropbox. Continued…
Posted in iPad, iPhone, iPod.
By Ross McKillop
– June 23, 2010
