Latest Audio How-To

• 04 May 2012

• How-Tos: Get started with SoundCloud

  Whether you're looking for new music to listen to or want to upload your own for critique, SoundCloud is one of the best online resources. We show you how to get started with the free service.

• 01 May 2012

• How-Tos: Seamless transitions your music from Mac to iOS effortlessly

  Back when I had a morning commute, I would often pop in some earbuds before hopping on the bus and rock out to one of the many tunes on my iPhone as we rode through Chinatown. The problem, of course, came when I reached my desk mid-song: Did I pause and try and find the song on my Mac's iTunes library? Or did I continue to listen through my iPhone, only to look up hours later and realize I'd drained my phone's battery when I should have switched to my desktop?

• 24 April 2012

• How-Tos: Windows 7 volume control moves to centre of screen

  When you click an icon in Windows 7's taskbar, does it move to the centre of the screen? That's what happened to one reader. Our Helproom Expert solved the problem.

• 05 March 2012

• How-Tos: Changing your Apple ID's email address

  A reader who wishes to remain anonymous would like help with his Apple ID. He writes:

• 09 February 2012

• How-Tos: How to enjoy better-quality digital music

  Uncompressed or lossless audio offers much higher quality than regular MP3. We show you how to enjoy a better listening experience.

• 30 January 2012

• How-Tos: Retrieve Your Entire Music Library from Your Google Music Account

  For a while now I've been using Google Music as a kind of cloud-based backup for my music library. Except that it wasn't really a backup, because I couldn't easily retrieve all the songs I'd uploaded. In the event of a system failure, I'd have to download tunes in batches of 100. Bleh.

• 26 December 2011

• How-Tos: Ten things to do with your new Mac

  Perhaps you lucked out this holiday season, and instead of unwrapping an itchy sweater or a Dunkin' Donuts gift card, you tore the wrapping paper off a brand new Mac. And perhaps this is the very first Mac that you've owned. Don't be afraid of your new computer; you're leaving behind a world of headaches, and this new Mac is your Excedrin.

• 17 December 2011

• How-Tos: Create a perfect holiday playlist

• 16 December 2011

• How-Tos: How to create a perfect Christmas playlist

  Christmas music and eggnog have this in common: they should only appear during the proper season. Break them out during a mid-summer celebration only if you want to immediately poop the party. Fortunately, you can ensure that your festive music is played at the right time - and in the right way - at Christmas. The avenue for doing so is iTunes's smart playlists.

• 14 December 2011

• How-Tos: How to change the sound effects in Windows 7

  Microsoft's Window operating system offers plenty of ways to customise your PC.

• 01 December 2011

• How-Tos: How to install and use Spotify apps

  Music-streaming service Spotify has launched an app platform that offers access editorial content, concert and gig information and even recommendations of other tracks without leaving the software.

• 30 November 2011

• How-Tos: Converting protected iTunes tracks through iTunes Match

  Reader Curt Forsyth is yet another person flummoxed by iTunes Match. He writes:

• How-Tos: Creating the perfect Pandora holiday station

  It's been demonstrated that the average listener can tolerate exactly 27 days of holiday-themed music per year. At the same time, very few of us are willing to pungle up the dough necessary to obtain 648 hours of eggnog- and reindeer-themed tunes. Thanks to Pandora--the ad-supported streaming music service--there's no need to. Construct your Pandora stations correctly and you can fill your home with holiday music for nothing more than the occasional Geico commercial.

• How-Tos: How to set Parental Controls in iTunes

  Apple's iTunes is great software for organising your digital music collection.

• 29 November 2011

• How-Tos: How to listen to radio in iTunes

  Apple's iTunes is great software for organising your digital music collection.

• 28 November 2011

• How-Tos: How to get album artwork in iTunes

  Apple's iTunes is great software for organising your digital music collection.

• 24 November 2011

• How-Tos: How to use the Genius sidebar in iTunes

  Apple's iTunes is great software for organising your digital music collection.

• 22 November 2011

• How-Tos: How to create Genius playlists in iTunes

  Apple's iTunes is great software for organising your digital music collection.

• 21 November 2011

• How-Tos: How to create playlists in iTunes

  Apple's iTunes is great software for organising your digital music collection.

• 18 November 2011

• How-Tos: How to import music into iTunes

  Apple's iTunes is great software for organising your digital music collection

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