Archive for the ‘Computer Advice’ Category

Take a Screenshot on a Windows Device

Thursday, August 6th, 2015

CNET recently published an article by Associate Editor Dan Graziano that details how to take a screenshot using any flavor of Windows. I thought I would re-post the article so it would be easy to find when it is needed. CNET Article

Autodialing Extension Numbers With iPhone

Monday, March 25th, 2013

Some of the numbers that you have listed under your contacts may require the use of extension numbers to reach the contact. Fear not, iOS can automatically dial those extension numbers for you if you know how to set up your contact. All you have to do is launch your ...

Safely Click On Shortened Links

Monday, March 25th, 2013

Micro-blogging sites like Twitter limit the length of messages so it is a common practice to shorten web links using services like TinyURL. However, hackers can also hide malicious websites or programs behind these generic links. Unfortunately you won't know until you click. Before you click on a shortened link, ...

Send Your Docs To Your Kindle

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

My Amazon Kindle has become one of my favorite tech gadgets. I have the Kindle keyboard 3G but if you are just looking for a great e-reader to use at poolside, I would go with the basic Kindle. The 6" E Ink display reads just like real paperback ...

Hide Suggested Videos On YouTube

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

If you embed YouTube videos on your website, you know that they display a list of recommended videos at the end of your video. Sometimes the videos aren't appropriate for you audience. You can turn off recommended videos when you embed a YouTube video on your website. Open your video ...

Burning An ISO Image On A Mac

Monday, January 16th, 2012

ISO images are the format of choice for transfering large programs like Linux distribution. Without going into the specifics, you must download the data in an ISO format then burn it to a blank CD-ROM or DVD. If you are using a Mac, you are in luck since the OSX ...

File Too Large? JustBeamIt

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

One of the things I have never understood is the 50 MB limit many email systems put on file transfers. Unfortunately, when you try to send files like videos, it isn't hard to go over the limit. If you find yourself in this situation, surf on over to ...

Copy and Paste Exactly – If You Want

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

I have always subscribed to the "if it isn't broken, don't fix it" school of thought. That is why I am not quite sure I agree with the way that Lion now handles the keyboard commands for copy/cut and paste. Apple has always followed the same copy/cut and paste convention ...

Avoiding Cell Phone Messages

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

I hate listening to voice mail messages - especially over and over again for friends that I call often. Thankfully there is a way to avoid listening to your buddy's cute little voice mail message for the 100th time or any other message. Unfortunately, the key to press ...

Extender Printer Toner Cartridge Life

Monday, September 5th, 2011

Many printers just stop printing when the toner cartridge reaches a certain point, even though toner is still present. Try this trick before you ditch your old cartridge. On the toner cartridge, there are two small windows on each side where the printer can look inside and gauge the ...

Taskbars On All Your Monitors

Friday, February 4th, 2011

I have read some studies that suggest adding a second monitor can improve your productivity by as much as 30%. I use a 21 inch Dell monitor in addition to the monitor on my MacBook when I am at home and the extra screen real estate sure make it ...

Increase Font Size In Firefox Menu

Monday, July 19th, 2010

If you are tired of having to put your reading glasses on to read the menus as you surf the net, I have a fix for you. Check out the Theme Font Size Changer add-on for Firefox. You can instantly change the font size of all windows, menus, ...

Convert Videos For Any Device

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

You are getting ready to take a trip and would love to use your iPod Touch to watch that video you have on your laptop but it just doesn't work. Unfortunately, your Touch (or Android or PSP or whatever your device of choice happens to be) and your computer ...

MacFuse Issue With Parallels Desktop

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

I upgraded Mac OSX Tiger to Snow Leopard and all went well. However, I have Parallels Desktop Version 5 installed on my MacBook and I am running Windows XP. When I started Win XP using Parallels, it started OK but I got the following warning message: Operating System too old The ...