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• 10 April 2013

• How-Tos: How to use a BlackBerry as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot

  Quickly and easily set up your BlackBerry smartphone as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot.

• How-Tos: How to use an iPhone as a Wi-Fi hotspot: configuring Personal Hotspot

  Connect to the internet when you're on the go by using your iPhone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. Learn how in our step-by-step guide.

• 09 April 2013

• How-Tos: How to get Google's new Play Store app right now

  Google has begun rolling out an updated Play Store app on Android devices which is expected to be available "over the next few weeks". Here's how to get the app right now.

• How-Tos: How to use a Windows Phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot

  Connect to the internet when you're on the go by learning how to use your Windows Phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot.

• How-Tos: How to use your smartphone as a Wi-Fi hotspot: a guide to tethering

  Connect your tablet (or laptop) to your smartphone and get internet access on the move. In this guide we explain everything you need to know to use your phone as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot

• How-Tos: Collaboration in Microsoft Office: Painful but not impossible

  Microsoft Office has long been the gold standard for creating, editing, and formatting serious documents. Google Docs and other Web-based competitors, however, have outpaced Office by making it easy to share and co-edit documents in real time.

• How-Tos: 5 tips for running a successful crowdsourcing campaign

  Kickstarter might be the poster child of crowdfunding, but the space is vastly larger than you might imagine. And according to a recent report, it's ballooning like crazy.

• How-Tos: How to use Windows 8 File History: Time Machine backup for Windows

  We all need to back up our important files, and Windows 8 makes that task easier than ever with its new File History feature. Here's our step-by-step guide which explains how to set it up.

• 08 April 2013

• How-Tos: How to check broadband speed on a Mac

  Want to learn how to check your broadband speed on a Mac? Don’t panic, it’s really easy. Here’s how to check broadband speed on a Mac.

• How-Tos: How to recover accidentally deleted photos from your camera or memory card

  Here's how to recover photos you've deleted from your camera or memory card.

• 05 April 2013

• How-Tos: Give computer mouse the correct level of accuracy; laser mouse or optical mouse?

  Our Helproom Editor explains how to ensure your PC or laptop's mouse has the correct level of accuracy.

• How-Tos: How to get Facebook Home on your Android smartphone

  Here’s how to get Facebook Home onto your smartphone.

• How-Tos: Will Wi-Fi printer slow down my broadband network?

  Will adding a wireless printer to your home network slow down the broadband connection? Our Helproom Editor explains.

• How-Tos: How to retrieve VPN settings from an old PC or laptop to make your new PC work for you

  Our Helproom Editor explains how to get back all the VPN settings you had on your old PC or laptop.

• How-Tos: What monitor cable should I use? Connecting PC to monitor

  Our Helproom Editor offers advice to those people who are looking to connect their PC or Mac to a display.

• 04 April 2013

• How-Tos: How to thoroughly wipe all data from your devices

  Nothing lasts forever – especially not in the realm of hardware. If your Smartphone, Tablet or hard drive has long passed its prime and you plan on selling it, you should make sure to permanently erase your data from it. Here's how to do so for each individual device.

• 01 April 2013

• How-Tos: 8 secrets to super-productive telecommuting

  Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's recent ban on telecommuting sent shockwaves across the business world. Pundits were quick to take sides, with supporters of the work-at-home option insisting that such arrangements "can make you more productive," and naysayers denouncing telecommuting as "the worst of everything."

• How-Tos: How to install a new CPU cooler – step by step

  If your PC quite literally never fails to make itself heard, you might want to take a look at the usual suspect for persistent fan noise: Your CPU cooler. Here's a detailed, visual guide on how to replace it with something better.

• How-Tos: How to find out who provides broadband in your area

  Our Helproom Editor explains how you can find out about ISPs and broadband providers in your area.

• 30 March 2013

• How-Tos: How to switch between Ribbon views in Office 2013

  The more I use Office 2013, the more I like some of the little interface tweaks Microsoft made to the suite.

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