This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to backup your Windows Live Contacts (the Contact Manager that comes with Windows Live Mail). Continued…
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How to display your Flickr photos on your Facebook wall
This brief tutorial will show you how to display your Flickr photos on your Facebook wall. Continued…
Posted in Other.
– July 6, 2009
How to view live updates in a file under Linux
If you administer a Linux server or are a developer it is quite likely that you might need to watch a file to check for live updates to it. It could be a log file which you want to keep an eye on to see if any errors or messages appear, or it could just be a file with some data written into it. Here’s a way you can have that file update itself rather than your having to hit the refresh button constantly. Continued…
Posted in Linux.
– June 30, 2009
How to password protect files in Linux
If you store important information on your Linux server and want to make sure it is for your eyes only you need to password protect these files. Let’s see how you can do this with Linux. Continued…
– June 29, 2009
Qimo – an Operating System designed for kids
From the Qimo home page:
Qimo is a desktop operating system designed for kids. Based on the open source Ubuntu Linux desktop, Qimo comes pre-installed with educational games for children aged 3 and up.Qimo’s interface has been designed to be intuitive and easy to use, providing large icons for all installed games, so that even the youngest users have no trouble selecting the activity they want.
Qimo needs a minimum of 256MB of memory to run from the CD, or 192MB to install. At least 6 GB of hard drive space is recommended, and a 400MHz or faster CPU. Because of its very minimal system requirements, it’s a fantastic OS to install on that old PC sitting in your closet and put in your childs room.
This tutorial will guide you through installing Qimo, and give a brief overview of the apps that are included, as well as instructions on removing some of the ones you may not want your child to access. Continued…
Posted in Linux.
– June 29, 2009
How to backup your PSP game data to your PC
This brief tutorial will guide you through the steps required to backup your PlayStation Portable game data (saved games, characters etc) to your PC. Continued…
Posted in PSP.
– June 16, 2009
How to change the timestamps of any Windows file
This brief tutorial will show you how to change the Created, Modified and Accessed timestamps for any file in Windows. Continued…
Posted in Windows.
– June 15, 2009
How to restore all your IE Bookmark Favicons at once
This brief tutorial will show you how to quickly restore all the favicons (the small images next to the bookmark name that can help you quickly identify the site) in your IE Favorites. Continued…
Posted in Internet Explorer.
– June 12, 2009
How to convert videos to play on your PSP
This tutorial will guide you through the steps to convert video files – movies, TV shows etc, to play on your PlayStation Portable. Continued…
Posted in PSP.
– June 11, 2009
How to organize your Windows Desktop for maximum efficiency
If you’re at all like me (or my mum) – your Windows desktop can quickly become cluttered with shortcuts and files. Using Stardock Fences you can not only organize your desktop for maximum efficiency (makes finding programs/files a snap) – it makes your desktop look great. This tutorial will guide you through setting up and using Fences. Continued…
Posted in Windows.
– June 10, 2009
How to get a free copy of Everest Ultimate Edition
For a limited time, you can get a free copy of Everest Ultimate Edition – a system diagnostic, benchmarking, optimization and tweaking utility for Windows. Continued…
Posted in Windows.
– June 9, 2009
How to download and install Themes on your BlackBerry
This tutorial will guide you all the way through installing themes – both “over the air” and manually, on your BlackBerry. Note: I have a BlackBerry Pearl 8120, so the screenshots and exact steps in this tutorial are using that model. However, I suspect they are nearly identical for most BlackBerrys. Continued…
Posted in BlackBerry, Mobile Phones.
– June 8, 2009
How to change your BlackBerry Theme
By default, a lot of mobile providers include a rather ugly and “branded” theme for your BlackBerry. This brief tutorial will show you how to change BlackBerry themes. Continued…
Posted in BlackBerry, Mobile Phones.
– June 8, 2009
How to enable the root user account in Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu Linux ships with the tool sudo all setup for you to use to perform any administrative tasks instead of giving you root user privileges. If you have used other flavors of Linux and performed any administrative tasks on them you will quite likely feel a bit constrained by sudo, even though you can do just about anything you can as root with sudo. In such cases you can enable the root user account which has been disabled by Ubuntu by default. Note: this could pose a security risk and is not recommended for beginners. Continued…
– May 28, 2009
How to stop Ubuntu from asking for your sudo password
If you use Ubuntu Linux it is quite likely that at some point or another you may have been frustrated at its asking for your password when trying to perform an administrative tasks, such as installing programs or changing system settings. Ubuntu uses the sudo tool to manage administrative rights rather than letting users easily log in as the root user. This is actually a good security measure. However, if you need to perform administrative tasks frequently it can get rather annoying. Here’s how you can set Ubuntu to not prompt for your password when using sudo. Continued…
– May 27, 2009
