Fix for iTunes Setup Assistant Drivers Error in Windows
If you install a lot of different CD & DVD burning software on your PC, and are running iTunes…you may get an iTunes Setup Assistant warning. Here’s how to solve this annoyance.
How To Set Up a Desktop To-Do List with GeekTool in Mac OS X
If you’re one of those people who need to know what you need to do all the time, then putting a todo list on your desktop will help you immensely. Here’s how to create your own as a constant reminder.
Convert Live TV Recordings from Windows 7 Media Center To Watch on Your iOS Device
If you use Windows 7 Media Center to record Live TV, you might want to bring shows with you on your iPod. Today we take a look at how to convert Recorded TV files and sync with your iPhone / iPod Touch….
Convert DVDs, ISOs, and AVI Videos to Play on Your iOS Device
If you own an iOS device, you know that by default it only plays certain video formats. You probably have other video formats in your collection you’d like to add, and here we look at how to convert them to play on yo…
Use Your iPhone or iPod Touch as a Document Scanner
Remember the days when scanning a document required a big, ugly, space wasting device connected to your computer? Today we take a look at a free app that will turn our iPhone or iPod Touch (with camera) into a convenient docu…
Ask How-To Geek: What’s Wrong With Writing Down Your Password?
Recently a reader asked me why she wasn’t supposed to write down her passwords—which is a very good question. Ignoring all the geeky password manager talk, why can’t a home user write down passwords? Let’s examine thi…
How to Trim the Clutter and Set Up a Minimal Mail.app in Mac OS X
Getting through thousands of emails is tough when your mail client is bloated and cluttered. OS X’s default mail client, Mail.app, is a pretty minimal application by itself, but how can we make it more minimal, and by extensi…
Access Your Entire Media Collection from Anywhere on Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch
If you have too much media in your collection that you want to access remotely, sometimes even the largest size iPods won’t do. Here is how you can use ZumoCast to access your entire digital library from virtually anywhere….
How to Reset Your Forgotten Mac OS X Password
It happens to everyone at some point—you create a new password and don’t remember to save it somewhere, and then before you know it you’ve forgotten what it was. Here’s how to reset the password on your Mac OS X compu…
How to Trigger Torrent Downloads from Anywhere with Dropbox
Say you want to download a torrent on your home computer, but you’re away from home. Sure, you could just take a laptop and download it on that, but that’s hardly ideal most of the time. So how do you accomplish this?…
Transfer Music, Apps, and Other Data from an Old Gen iPod to a New One
Recently Apple released their new 4th generation iPod Touch & iPhones, and if you get the new generation you probably want to transfer your data. Here we show you how to do it easily using iTunes.
Wirelessly Sync / Share Your Music Collection with Any Mobile Phone
Have an iPhone or Android phone and a music collection too large to sync to it? Want to share your library with friends? Here’s how to sync your library with your smartphone over the internet, or stream it in any browser….
Beginner: Group Similar Apps Using Folders on Your iOS 4 iPhone or iPod Touch
Do you have a lot of apps on your iPhone or iPod Touch and are tired of moving through screens to get the one you need? Here we look at a new feature in iOS 4 that let’s you group apps together in folders….
Here’s Five Alternatives to iTunes 10 for Easily Managing Your iPod
When you think of iTunes, you might think of clunky, slow, and bloated software that isn’t always the easiest to use. If you’re looking for something that allows you to manage iPod content easier, today we look at some fr…
Use Your iPhone or iPod Touch to Remotely Control Your PC
Have you ever wanted an easy way to remotely control your PC? Here we take a look at using Touch Mouse from Logitech which works over Wi-Fi so you can control your PC from anywhere in your house.
Navigate Sites With Keyboard Shortcuts With gleeBox
Are you wasting time switching back and forth between your mouse and keyboard while browsing or using webapps? Let’s look at how gleeBox can streamline your browsing experience with innovative keyboard shortcuts and promp…
Record Videos of Your Desktop on Any OS for Free
Sometimes screen shots just aren’t enough to explain how to do something or to show the steps you took to reproduce an error. There are a few tools available that will let you record your desktop but none are as easy, free, o…
How to Create a Drop-Down Terminal in OS X
Depending on what you use your Mac for, you might spend a lot of time in the Terminal, so today we’re going to show you a way to create a terminal that drops down from the top of the screen like the old Quake console did….
Too Much Clutter? Here’s 15 Minimalist Wallpapers for Your iPhone, iPad, Android, or Desktop
Busy wallpaper images don’t work very well on your iPhone, iPad, or any device where you need to have lots of icons on the screen. Here’s a set of minimalistic wallpaper images that won’t clutter up your desktop….
Step-by-Step Guide to Installing iTunes Without Extra Bloatware
Last week our friend Ed Bott wrote up an excellent article on how to install iTunes 10 on Windows without extra bloat. Today we take a look at doing a minimal install with a step by step tutorial.
How to Create a Mobile Version Of Your WordPress Blog
Would you like to make your blog look great on all devices, not just computers? Smartphones and other mobile devices are increasing in popularity, so here’s how you can make sure your blog looks great no matter what p…
Help Computer Users Remotely with TeamViewer
Before remote software, helping your friends and family with computer problems often meant hours on the phone trying to remember what a menu looked like or where a file was saved. Here we look at helping them remotely with Te…
How to Transfer Your iTunes Collection from One Computer to Another
If you’re an iTunes user, when you get a new machine you probably want to transfer all of your content to it. Here we show you a few different ways to everything from one computer to another.
Watch Netflix On Your iPhone or iPhone Touch Without a Jailbreak or Hack
To watch streaming Netflix content on your iPhone in the past you needed to jailbreak and hack it, but no longer. Today we look at the new official Netflix app that will now stream content to your iPhone or iPod Touch….
Create Keyboard-Friendly Contacts for Easier Mobile Emailing
Typing email addresses into your mobile phone’s tiny little keyboard isn’t always the easiest task, but with a simple trick, you can make your most frequently used contacts a lot easier to deal with….
