Common questions, simple answers
Oftentimes my Ubuntu desktop loses track of time. Really. What happens is that the time it maintains goes a few minutes here and there every month. So I like to use a very useful Linux service called NTP to help keep the clock on my Ubuntu desktop in sync with well maintained clocks over the Internet. Let’s look at how to set this up. Continued…
Posted in Linux.
– November 6, 2009
This tutorial will guide you through blocking people on Facebook. Continued…
Posted in Other.
– November 5, 2009
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Posted in Mobile Phones, Other.
– November 4, 2009
This brief tutorial will show you how to test the speed of your Internet connection. Continued…
Posted in Other.
– November 4, 2009
If you have a blog or a website with a lot of content sometimes the images can take a toll on the load time of the pages. There are a number of steps you can take to speed things up. If you analyze the loading of your website you might notice that the images take up a huge part of the load time. Let’s take a look at how you can compress your .png images to improve on this figure. Continued…
Posted in Linux, Web Design & Dev.
– November 3, 2009
When Apple released iTunes 9, they finally changed the behavior of the green zoom button to match most other apps in OS X. Then in iTunes 9.0.1 – and almost certainly due to customer feedback (it really annoyed me to have to learn yet another keyboard shortcut to switch back to the mini-player) – they changed it back. Clicking the green zoom button once again ‘minimizes’ iTunes to the mini-player. Continued…
Posted in Mac.
– October 14, 2009
This brief tutorial will introduce you to a new service from Secure by Design Inc. that allows you to select from a slew of popular (and free) software, and then have it all installed at once – in the background. Keep reading for an invite to this private beta and an overview of the service. Continued…
Posted in Windows.
– October 8, 2009
This brief tutorial will guide you through upgrading CyanogenMod 4.1.99 to 4.1.999 on your Android G1 phone. Continued…
Posted in Android, Mobile Phones.
– October 6, 2009
This tip will show you how to quickly view the properties of any file in Windows – whether it’s a regular file, a shortcut or a system item (like your Recycle Bin etc). Continued…
Posted in Windows.
– October 6, 2009
By default, Internet Explorer 7 and 8 “hides” the Menu bar. This tip will show you how to quickly toggle it on and off. Continued…
Posted in Internet Explorer.
– October 5, 2009
This tutorial will take you every step of the way through installing CyanogenMod 4.1.99 on your G1 phone – the first “legal” version of CyanogenMod (after Google sent cyanogen a cease and desist). Continued…
Posted in Android, Mobile Phones.
– October 4, 2009
This tutorial will show you how to stop iPhoto from launching each time you plug in your iPod Touch (or iPhone, or any device with a camera) – and still allow iPhoto to automatically launch when you plug in your digital camera. Continued…
– September 29, 2009
This video tutorial will show you step-by-step how to create iPhone ringtones from almost any audio or video source. Continued…
Posted in Mobile Phones, Screencasts, Windows, iPhone.
– September 28, 2009
This tutorial will take you step by step through the process of partitioning the SD card in your Android phone so that you can save (and run) applications on/from it. Continued…
Posted in Android, Mobile Phones, Windows.
– September 28, 2009
For anyone familiar with the Linux or UNIX command line interface it’s quite likely that grep has crossed your path sometime. grep is a wonderful command line tool that helps you search for a word or words through files. It ships with almost all flavors of Linux by default. For those who aren’t familiar with grep here’s a quick primer. Continued…
Posted in Linux.
– September 28, 2009
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