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Why can’t I use gloves with my touchscreen phone?

One of our visitors dropped me an email asking an interesting question. While out running and wearing gloves, she noticed that her iPhone would not respond to her touches but her exercise touchscreen watch had no difficulties. As touchscreens become commonplace on our devices, understanding how they work will save you a lot of aggravation.

IE/OE: Customize Icons, Logos and Title Bars

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You can change the appearance of Internet Explorer and Outlook Express to suit your tastes and needs. Read on to find out how.

Photoshop CS6: Text of Grass and Earth

The final product.

Imagine creating text that appears to be cut out of blocks of sod. With Photoshop anything is possible.

Windows Registry versus OS X Property List Files

Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s OS X store configuration files in very different methods. By comparing and contrasting these mechanisms, the advantages and disadvantages become rapidly apparent.

Windows XP / Vista / Win7 : Setup a secure remote desktop tunnel / connection with SSH (Copssh) and Putty

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This tech-recipe will explain how to securely remote desktop into a computer or server using Copssh / SSH and Putty (free, open source) to Remote Desktop. Remote desktop (aka Terminal Services in the corp landscape) by default is not necessarily the most service to have running on your Windows machine due to the number of exploits available that use the RDP port (port 3389) or you may have a business need to secure such a connection between two offices or sites.

OS X: How to Install Symfony into MAMP

Installing the open source php framework Symfony into an OS X box can be a challenge. By using MAMP and these directions, you will be up and running in no time.

Windows 8: Automatically Shut Down Computer at Night

By using Window 8’s Task Manager you can easily schedule your computer to turn itself off at night when not in use.

SQL Server 2012: How to Use IIF() Logical Function

SQL Server 2012 has introduced the new logical function IIF(). The behavior of function IIF() is quite similar to CASE and IF statements in SQL Server. Using IIF(), you can use fewer lines of code, and your code will be more readable.

How Do I Use a Windows Phone 8 Device as a Wi-fi Hotspot?

If your current area does not have a Wi-Fi network connection, you can use your mobile device as a Wi-Fi hotspot to connect your laptop to the internet. This tutorial will show you how to set up a Windows Phone 8 device as a hotspot.

XP: Registry Hacks (Scripts Included)

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This tech recipe contains a few Windows XP registry hacks. Included here are script codes for most modifications to apply the keys if you are not comfortable with regedit.

HowTo: Registry Hacks by Script

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If you want to modify or add keys to your registry using scripts instead of regedit.exe, follow the steps in this tech recipe.

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