Fresh Tutorials
Posted March 22, 2012 by David Kirk
Disable Black Bezel on Sony Touchscreens
The black bars around Sony’s touchscreens are programmed to perform various functions. Accidentally pressing this bezel can cause unexpected results. These actions can be disabled by these simple steps.
Category Windows
Posted March 22, 2012 by Lê Hoàng
Windows 8: Set the Live Tile Picture for the Photos App
The Photos app tile in Windows 8 cycles through your pictures by default. However, many users will have images that they do not want displayed on the Metro screen. Likewise, the rapidly changing tile can be distracting. By following these steps, you can set an image for the Photo applications’s tile.
Category Windows 8
Posted March 20, 2012 by Jimmy Selix
Playstation Vita: Enable Parental Controls
Parents frequently need to set limits on handheld gaming devices. Considering the PS Vita can browse the internet and run a wide variety of applications, parental supervision is even more important. This tech-recipe describes how to limit what content that can be accessed by use of a password.
Category playstation vita
Posted March 19, 2012 by David Kirk
iTunes 10: Remove Columns from Browser View
In prior versions of iTunes, users had to go to great lengths to remove the genre column. In iTunes 10, the browser view is much more configurable.
Category Music
Posted March 19, 2012 by Lê Hoàng
Windows 7 and 8: Simplify Drag and Drop with Trackpad
For many people using a laptop drag and drop requires use of both hands. One holds down the trackpad button while the other slides to move the content. If you find this set up uncomfortable, Windows can be configured to drag and drop content without holding the left mouse button. This works in both Windows 7 and 8.
Category Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8
Posted March 17, 2012 by Lê Hoàng
Windows Media Player: Create shortcuts to Play All Music or Resume Previous List
For many users “play all music” and “resume previous list” are the two most valuable features in Windows Media Player (WMP). Microsoft makes these two features available in the Jump list of WMP in the taskbar. However, for users who do not pin WMP to the taskbar, there is no quick way to access these features. In this case, a shortcut which start the tasks directly from the desktop is very handy.
Category Microsoft Windows 7
Posted March 16, 2012 by Lê Hoàng
Powerpoint 2010: Change the Laser Pointer or Pen Color
By default both the laser pointer and pen color are red. However, if your slide show theme also has many red area, your viewers can get very confused. Luckily, you can change the colors of these two features. Continue reading to find out how.
Category Microsoft Powerpoint
Posted March 16, 2012 by David Kirk
Manually Adjust Buffer Rate in Netflix
Although Netflix does an excellent job at adjusting the amount of buffering, you can manually adjust the buffering rate to cause Netflix to buffer more or less before displaying the video.
Category Entertainment
Posted March 15, 2012 by Lê Hoàng
How Can I Secure Dropbox Files on my Android device?
The Dropbox application for Android offers an easy way to store and access your Dropbox files. However, if a thief gains physical access to the mobile device, all of your private dropbox data is easily accessed and stolen. Here is how to secure it.
Category Android
Posted March 14, 2012 by Jimmy Selix
Gmail: Check Recent Logins and Sign Out of All Sessions
While visiting the Apple store, you quickly check your Gmail. You get distracted and leave yourself logged in. Later while at home, you start receiving some strange email and become concerned that somebody is accessing your account. By using these directions you see that you are still logged in at the Apple store, and you immediately close the sessions preventing anybody from accessing your account there.
Category Google
