Common questions, simple answers
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…
– 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.
– July 21, 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.
– 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.
– 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.
– 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.
– 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…
– 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…
– June 23, 2010
This brief tutorial will show you how to add PDF files to iBooks so that you can read them on your iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone. Continued…
– June 22, 2010
Please note: at this time, the ‘contest’ is for folks living in the US only. I’ll do an International version of the ‘contest’ soon.
The first 50 people that become a fan of the Simple Help Facebook Page and fill out this form, will be sent a free Simple Help sticker (or two.. or three..). Nothing to pay on your end – I’ll cover postage, the envelope etc. If you’re already a fan of Simple Help on Facebook, you just need to fill out this form.
When 50 people have signed up for free stickers, I’ll take this post and the submission form down. The 50 ‘winners’ have their sticker mailed out by the end of this week.
Posted in Blogging.
– June 21, 2010
You know all those annoying “apps” that your friends use (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, Gift Creator etc) and end out showing up in your Facebook News Feed? This tutorial will show you how to use F.B Purity to clean up your Facebook News Feed by blocking those particular entries, plus much, much more. Continued…
– June 21, 2010
Apple recently launched the version 5 of its Safari Web Browser for the Mac and Windows platforms. Other than being faster than previous versions the new release also brings in some new features. Two of these features are pretty amazing – the Reader, and the support for extensions. Let’s look at these two feature in a bit of detail. Continued…
– June 18, 2010
This brief tutorial will show you how to download and install new themes for your Windows 7 PC. Continued…
Posted in Windows.
– June 17, 2010
Earlier we looked at how to get started with using Windows Live Writer to write blog posts to a Wordpress blog. Now let’s look at some more advanced features that Windows Live Writers has to offer for Wordpress users. Continued…
– June 16, 2010
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