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How to Convert an Old PC into a Modern Server

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How to install Windows 8

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Taking the iPhone abroad? Avoid data roaming charges

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  • 21 May 2012

  • How-Tos: How to secure Windows 8

    We often use our computers to store sensitive personal information, so it’s vital you keep it secure from prying eyes. Here's how to secure Windows 8.

  • How-Tos: Create faded and monochrome photos in Photoshop Elements

    Digital photos don't fade, so if you want to inject some character and fun into your snapshots, try out this easy technique in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. We also show you how to turn colour photos into punchy black and white shots.

  • 17 May 2012

  • How-Tos: How to install Windows 8

    You can install Microsoft's latest operating system on any Windows 7 PC. Here's how to install Windows 8.

  • How-Tos: Convert video for free using Freemake

    Video is rarely in the format you need, but there's a great free application - Freemake Video Converter - which does a great job and is easy to use.

  • 16 May 2012

  • How-Tos: How to Convert an Old PC into a Modern Server

    Your old desktop PC gave you years of reliable service, but eventually it couldn't keep up with modern tasks and applications; so you went out and bought something newer and faster. Now you need to decide what to do with the old clunker.

  • How-Tos: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Top 5 Clingiest Online Services

    Increasingly, online services act like roach motels: They make it easy to check in, but nearly impossible to check out. By hiding their opt-out pages deep within their settings menus, by using deliberately confusing graphic design, and by presenting emotional appeals that declare how much the site will "miss you," these services make the simple process of deactivating your account a complicated trial.

  • How-Tos: Fine-Tune Google Searches, Send Texts With Google Voice

    A couple weeks back I told you about getting started with Google Chrome and Google Voice--and that went over pretty well. So this week, more Google tips.

  • 15 May 2012

  • How-Tos: How to upgrade to Windows 8

    You can still get Windows 8 even if you don't want to splash out on a new PC or a new laptop. Here's how…

  • 14 May 2012

  • How-Tos: Create an RSS feed of a YouTube search

    There used to be an RSS button on YouTube that allowed users to create RSS feeds of YouTube searches with a single click. Even though that is no longer the case, creating an RSS feed of a YouTube search is straightforward. Our Helproom Expert explains how.

  • How-Tos: Sync Gmail contacts with Thunderbird automatically

    Need to know how to sync Gmail contacts with the Thunderbird email client? Let our Helproom Expert explain.

  • How-Tos: How to Partition Your Hard Drive to Optimize Performance

    Solid-state drives are all the rage lately, thanks to their high transfer speeds and ultrafast access times, but most people still use cheap, spacious mechanical hard drives. Unfortunately, mechanical hard drives also constitute one of the most significant performance bottlenecks in modern computer systems. Even when paired with the fastest processors and lots of memory, a slow hard drive will drag down the a system's overall performance and responsiveness, which is why upgrading to an SSD usually yields such significant performance gains.

  • 11 May 2012

  • How-Tos: How to choose a strong secure password

    Do you use the same password for every online account? It's easy to become lazy and do just that, but using these simple techniques, you'll be able to remember strong passwords for different websites.

  • How-Tos: Manage your passwords with KeePass

    Everyone has to remember scores of usernames and passwords these days. We show you how a simple free utility - KeePass - can store and manage them safely for you.

  • How-Tos: Resources for Building Your Facebook Storefront

    As giant retailers such as Gamestop, JC Penney, and Nordstrom opened--and quickly shuttered--Facebook storefronts over the past six months, many analysts declared Facebook's e-commerce effort to be a failure. People come to Facebook to catch up with family and friends, they reasoned, not to shop for goods and services.

  • How-Tos: How to Control Your Facebook Privacy Settings

    Facebook's privacy settings are confusing by design, often hiding similar settings in totally different menus and defaulting to unnerving levels of public sharing. Ensuring that you share the right information with the right people can be difficult, and Facebook even has a few specialized settings that will override your other privacy settings if you aren't careful. Luckily you can take control of your privacy on Facebook fairly quickly once you know what you're looking for.

  • How-Tos: Speed Up Searches--And Reduce Typing--With Drag and Drop Search

    Drag and Drop Search is a free Chrome extension that offers an elegant solution to a common problem: Searching on the website that will give you the answers you need. Google is a great engine, but there is no reason to go through it for everything. If you're after quick facts and figures, you might be better off searching Wikipedia directly; if it's videos you're after, then a direct YouTube search might let you find them faster. If you'd like to get a sense for a place, searching for it on Flickr will show you what it's like. With Drag and Drop Search installed, you only need to select a term, then drag and drop it on the name of the search engine you'd like to use.

  • 10 May 2012

  • How-Tos: 6 Ways to Use Multiple Displays With Your Laptop

    Dual monitors improve productivity, but it can be hard to get laptops to use multiple displays. It's not impossible, though. Check out these six tips for connecting laptops to external monitors.

  • How-Tos: Motherboard Port Guide: Solving Your Connector Mystery

    If you've ever opened a PC case and stared inside, or looked at a bare motherboard, you may be taken aback by the number and variety of connectors, pins, and slots that exist on a modern PC motherboard. In this guide I'll identify some of the most common (and a few uncommon) connectors on motherboards used in most home PCs. I won't cover server- or workstation-class boards here, just what you might find in a typical midrange or high-end home PC.

  • Video: Video: Sharp's new robot vacuum talks back, takes pictures, streams video to your phone via Wi-Fi

    The "Cocorobo," which goes on sale in Japan from June for about 130,000 yen, or £1,012, navigates with three ultrasonic sensors and includes Sharp's Plasmacluster air filtering technology. The company plans to develop hardware add-ons so it can interact with other appliances.

  • 09 May 2012

  • How-Tos: Taking the iPhone abroad? Avoid data roaming charges

    It's time to pack your suitcase and go on vacation, or away on business. Don't forget your iPhone or Android phone - but do read our Top 10 tips for saving money on smartphone data-roaming charges.

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