Computer How To Guide

4 Simple Ways to Cut Printing Costs

Joel Arnold — Fri, 25 May 2012 03:17:51 +0000

Guest post by Joel Arnold. One of the surprisingly large costs for many small businesses is printing. If you want to represent yourself to customers well, you’ll need good-looking materials; to keep things moving efficiently, you’ll need the flexibility to print from anywhere; to eliminate hiccups, you’ll need good reliability and quick response when problems [...]

Tips on How to Buy Your First Laptop

Peter Lee — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:11:26 +0000

Your very first laptop is your introduction to all the wonderful and liberating opportunities that can only be offered by a portable, virtually do-it-all device. To make your experience that much more satisfying, here are some tips to help you buy your first laptop: What do you need the laptop for? Never buy because a [...]

How to Sync Files Between Two Computers

Wes Burns — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:37:35 +0000

Guest post by Wes Burns. Automatic file syncing is one of the most time-saving computer tricks I’ve ever learned. Back when I was in school and early in my writing career, I dealt with a lot of Word documents and excel spreadsheets. It was always a pain to transfer these documents from one computer to [...]

How to Use Social Media as an Educational Tool

Melissa Crossman — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:51:53 +0000

Guest post by Melissa Crossman. To the untrained eye, social media may seem like it has little place in the classroom. It can be argued that when used simply for the exchange of gossip, social media isn’t educationally beneficial and, in fact, can even be detrimental to the learning process. However, when used properly, social [...]

Why You Should Update Your Antivirus Software Frequently

Guest Author — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:48:24 +0000

Guest post by Stuart Edge. So you have installed antivirus software to protect your computer from threats. However, when was the last time you updated it? Your antivirus software will likely come up with a little pop-up on your screen which will notify you that it needs to be updated. If you have been failing [...]

What to do if Skype is not working?

Nikolay Nikolov — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:25:00 +0000

Guest post by Nikolay Nikolov. Most of us use Skype every day. It is a good, easy and free way to communicate. But what if it’s not working? What to do then? Well, here are few steps to take in your quest to resolve the issue. 1. Check the basic stuff First you need to [...]

5 Tips You Must Consider When Designing Phone Apps

Peter Lee — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:59:49 +0000

When designing an app to be used by mobile phone users, there are some considerations that must be met. While some of these are rather obvious, many app designers do not stop to contemplate their applicability to the design of their app. By taking the time to think through these considerations, your app is more [...]

Tips on Selling your Old iPhone Online

Maristella de Asis — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:52:13 +0000

This is a guest post by Maristella de Asis. So, you want to know how to sell your old iPhone online. Your phone might be broken or missing important components, but odds are you’ve simply upgraded to a newer model. What should you do when you want to sell your old iPhone online? Step 1 [...]

How to Install Mobile Spy on Android Phones

Guest Author — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:29:02 +0000

This is a guest post by Cynthia Tolliver. Today’s technological world has seen the advent of a plethora of devices. More and more people are also seeing the need to monitor and spy on another person’s phone activities. The perceived needs for such stealth monitoring are diverse: Monitoring a child’s phone usage to keep him [...]

The Cocorobo – A Talking Vacuum Cleaner

Peter Lee — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:03:56 +0000

It looks just like iRobot’s Roomba vacuuming machine, except the new circular roaming vacuum cleaner from Sharp Corp. is trilingual, and even knows a hip humorous dialect. Cocorobo, which can also send photos taken from your home to your cell phone, says 36 phrases including “Long time no see” and “Hello” in Japanese, English and [...]