Common questions, simple answers

This tutorial will guide you every step of the way through installing and setting up Jinzora, a very robust streaming media server - in OS X. [click to continue...]

Using MAMP, you can quickly and easily install Apache, PHP and MySQL on your Mac. Installing each package separately is totally possible, but MAMP offers a number of advantages vs. individual installations. MAMP will not alter or interfere with an existing version of Apache already running on your Mac. If Apache/MySQL/PHP are no longer needed, delete the MAMP folder and everything returns to its original status. Keep reading for a walk-through of the installation and initial setup. [click to continue...]

Double-tap the space button in any application (with the on-screen keyboard) and it will add a period, a space, and automatically switch to upper-case for the next key. Yep, that’s it.

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This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install and setup Netbook Remix on your Eee PC. Netbook Remix is an alternate interface of the standard Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. It’s an interface that allows you to work more easily on a smaller screen devices (such as the Asus Eee PC).

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This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to dual boot your Asus Eee PC with Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux. [click to continue...]

Using the excellent Bookmarks Menu extension for OpenOffice.org, you can easily bookmark files, commands, shell commands and macros from within the OpenOffice.org apps - and quickly access them from those same apps. [click to continue...]

This brief tutorial will guide you through installing OpenOffice.org extensions. [click to continue...]

If you’re having problems setting up the Remote software for the iPhone and/or iPod Touch, follow the steps outlined in this tutorial and you should be up and running in no time. [click to continue...]

Does your Mac suddenly wake up, often just for a brief moment, when it should be in sleep mode? The instructions outlined in this brief tutorial will resolve the problem. [click to continue...]

This tutorial will guide you through adding your DVDs to Windows Media Center (part of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate), so you don’t have to get up off the couch and switch discs each time you want to watch a movie. [click to continue...]

Below you’ll find 20 resources that contain a total of over 15,000 wallpapers for the iPhone and iPod Touch. [click to continue...]

Now that you’ve installed Ubuntu on your Asus Eee PC, you’ll want to customize it a bit. Though the following instructions apply to any new installation of Ubuntu, they’re particularly helpful if you’re using an Eee PC.

1. Slow down the cursor
2. Change the appearance
3. Uninstall programs you’re not going to use
4. Install Webcam software
5. Clean up the menus
6. Install Netbook Remix

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This tutorial will guide you through editing the Services menu in OS X. Unfortunately, if you’re using Leopard, only some of the items in the services menu can be modified (as explained here). If you’re still running Tiger, you’ll be able to completely customize the Services menu.

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Using the free software VideoSpec, you can determine which audio and video codecs are required for watching a video file, the audio and video bitrates, and much, much more. [click to continue...]