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  • 25 April 2013

  • How-Tos: How to Recover From a Twitter Hack

    Do you know what to do if your Twitter account is hacked? Here are four steps to take to regain control of your account and ensure it doesn't happen again.

  • How-Tos: How to wipe a Mac: erase your Mac's hard drive

    We explain how to wipe a Mac's hard drive, and then reinstall OS X.

  • How-Tos: USB drive has changed from FAT32 to RAW: how to get files back

    What do you do when you can no longer access files on a USB flash drive? Our Helproom Editor explains how to recover files from a drive that has been reformatted from FAT32 to RAW.

  • 24 April 2013

  • How-Tos: Switch to Mac: Buying your first Mac

    You've thought long and hard about it and have decided to make the switch from your Windows PC to a Mac. The hard part's over, right? You just traipse down to a promising-looking electronics boutique, slap down your credit card, learn the secret handshake, and you're a Mac owner.

  • How-Tos: How to transfer Sticky Notes to a different PC

    Sticky Notes can be a really useful program. But what happens to all your useful Notes when you upgrade your PC or laptop? Here's how to take your Sticky Notes with you wherever you go.

  • How-Tos: Unable to create bootable Windows 8 installation USB stick

    Trying to create a Windows 8 bootable disk using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool? It should work with Windows 8, but if it isn't working our Helproom Editor can help.

  • How-Tos: How to set a data usage limit on Android phone or tablet

    Here's how to set a limit to the amount of data your Android phone or tablet can use each month. This could save you money!

  • 23 April 2013

  • How-Tos: How to minimize noise in digital photos

    In the days before digital photography, seemingly every corner store had rack upon rack of film on display. Each roll of film was marked with a speed--measured in ISO--such as 100, 200, or 400. Higher-speed film was handy for low-light photography, but it had a serious disadvantage: grain.

  • How-Tos: Typography for all: Demystifying text for high-impact messages

    Text is incredibly powerful--whether you're making a business card or a garage-sale sign, you're sending a message. The look of that message influences the way the receiver reacts: If the message is visually pleasing, the reaction is generally positive, but if the text is hard to read, that feeling of difficulty transfers back to you, the messenger. Here we'll cover the basics of everyday typography, font pairings that are pleasing to the eye, practical formatting tips that work with a variety of software, and common mistakes to avoid.

  • How-Tos: The 21 worst tech habits--and how to break them

    You bite your nails. Your house is a sty. You never signal before changing lanes, and when you finally reach your destination, you're 30 minutes late.

  • How-Tos: 6 Big Data Analytics Use Cases for Healthcare IT

    Making use of the petabytes of patient data that healthcare organizations possess requires extracting it from legacy systems, normalizing it and then building applications that can make sense of it. That's a tall order, but the facilities that pull it off can learn a lot.

  • How-Tos: How to get the Start menu back in Windows 8: install the slick, free Pokki

    Pokki is one of the best free replacement start menus for Windows 8 users. Here's how to install and use it.

  • 22 April 2013

  • How-Tos: Recycle your old tech gear

    In springtime, people's fancies may turn to love, but their to-do list turns to cleaning. Make this the year that you finally recycle all the ancient MP3 players, toner cartridges, ethernet cables, and bulky monitors out of the closets, garages, and spare rooms where they've been lurking. Your home will feel more modern, and you'll be doing your part to boost the 27 percent electronics recycling rate in the U.S.--just in time for another spring constant, Earth Day.

  • How-Tos: How to change App Store on iPhone to UK

    What do you do if the App Store on your iPhone thinks you are in a different country? We show you how to change the App Store on your iPhone to the UK. It's really easy when you know how.

  • How-Tos: Fact or fiction: Eight Mac energy-saving techniques tested

    We're all interested in saving energy. Maybe you conserve to be a better global citizen or to save money on your utility bills. Maybe you use your laptop on the go and want to squeeze every possible minute of battery life out of it. But what if the daily computing practices you follow to save energy end up wasting it instead? What if your assumptions about Mac power usage are wrong? To investigate this possibility, Macworld's lab compiled a list of eight widely held opinions about energy conservation, grabbed our trusty power meters, and started logging power usage.

  • How-Tos: How to set a song as your ringtone on Windows Phone 8

    Here's how to set your favourite song as your ringtone on Windows Phone 8.

  • How-Tos: How to use System Restore to fix a Windows 8 PC or laptop

    System Restore is one of the features that makes Windows worth having - the ability to roll back Windows to a point where you know it was working well can rescue your PC or laptop from all manner of ills. Here's how to use System Restore in Windows 8.

  • How-Tos: How to remove HomeGroup icon from the Windows 8 desktop

    If you like to keep your Windows desktop neat and tidy, you may not want the HomeGroup networking icon to be shown on your Windows 8 desktop. Here's how to remove it.

  • 21 April 2013

  • How-Tos: Shoot now, focus later: Change the focus after you take a photo

    The line separating reality and science fiction continues to blur. Whereas 40 years ago, cameras that focused themselves were unfathomable, auto-focus lenses have been a routine part of photography since the 1980s. Fast forward to today, and you can purchase the Lytro camera, which does away with the idea of focusing entirely: You can change the focus of Lytro photos after they're taken. The coolest part? I'm going to tell you how to simulate Lytro photos with the camera you already own.

  • 19 April 2013

  • How-Tos: How to manage and repair your Android apps

    Tablets, smartphones, and PCs look different on the outside, but on the inside they rely on the same components: a processor, a GPU, memory, and a storage volume that holds an operating system, device drivers, and applications. Your phone and tablet have smaller screens and fewer peripherals than a typical PC has, but you still end up tapping and clicking your way through your data before pulling out a keyboard--albeit a virtual one--to get real work done.

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