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  • 17 May 2013

  • How-Tos: 8 essential features you need in a business router

    A router is the heart of your network, so it deserves to be chosen carefully. Any router will share your Internet connection amongst your computers and other networkable devices (smartphones, tablets, and so on), but better models provide features that will enhance your network and its performance. Whether you're seeking a business- or consumer-class router, here are the eight most essential features to look for.

  • 09 May 2013

  • How-Tos: Set correct font size for display

    We explain how to make sure text displays at the best possible size on your monitor screen, regardless of how big that screen is.

  • 08 May 2013

  • How-Tos: How to add multiple displays to a laptop

    Most modern laptops come with the means of adding an external monitor or projector. Here's how it works

  • 26 April 2013

  • How-Tos: How to make Windows 8 Modern UI look good on a large display

    Windows 8's Modern UI can look great, but those live tiles can be a little too big on a large monitor. Here's how to make Windows 8 look good on a big monitor.

  • 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: 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.

  • 29 March 2013

  • How-Tos: Monitor connection problem: Connect DisplayPort to DVI with Dual-Link DVI

    Our Helproom Editor explains how to connect a DisplayPort output to a DVI monitor input via an adaptor, supporting Dual-Link DVI.

  • How-Tos: How to add USB 3.0 to a mini PC

    Our Helproom Editor advises how to add USB 3.0 to a mini PC.

  • 25 March 2013

  • How-Tos: How to troubleshoot unrecognized USB sticks

    Almost every PC user has probably been in a situation where they needed to copy files on an USB stick for quick transport, only to be stopped dead in their tracks by the plain lack of the latter in the Explorer. But why does Windows fail to recognize USB sticks? Here's how you can solve the problem.

  • 22 February 2013

  • How-Tos: 'OSD is now locked' message on monitor

    If your monitor keeps displaying the message 'OSD is now locked' or 'OSD is now unlocked' it is likely you have an internal hardware problem, a software problem or just a sticky button. Our Helproom Editor can assist.

  • 17 January 2013

  • How-Tos: Answer Line: I've got a dead key on my keyboard

    Vaibhav Jadhav's keyboard won't type the letter T.

  • 02 January 2013

  • How-Tos: DVD-less Snow Leopard installation on older Mac

    Reader Steven Harris is trying to do the right thing by his family, but technical barriers prevent it. He writes:

  • 28 December 2012

  • How-Tos: Washed-out graphics when using HDMI with PC display

    If you find that picture quality is reduced when you connect your display to your PC via HDMI rather than DVI, our Helproom Editor can help.

  • 22 December 2012

  • How-Tos: Bugs & Fixes: Turning power off turns trouble on

    Sometimes, you can't win. The very thing you do to prevent potential trouble winds up causing you grief instead. Such was the case for me in today's episode of Bugs & Fixes. It's a story that also features a surprise ending.

  • 17 December 2012

  • How-Tos: Black borders on external monitor

    If you are seeing a black border around your PC content, it is likely that your graphics card thinks the screen is a TV. It's easy to solve: our Helproom Editor explains how. Updated 17 December 2012.

  • 10 December 2012

  • How-Tos: Make DVDs as holiday gifts

    Apple has almost entirely abandoned DVDs—remember, those shiny discs that no longer fit into many modern Macs? But despite the shift to online photo and video services, not everyone is capable of streaming media over the Internet. A DVD (and increasingly, a high-definition Blu-ray disc) is still a near-universal way to share the photos and videos as a holiday gift. Besides, friends and family members can’t unwrap a pipeline of bits and bytes.

  • 26 October 2012

  • How-Tos: Mac 101: Your input devices

    For the last few weeks I've casually thrown around phrases like "hover your cursor over," "press the Command key," and "swipe to the side on your trackpad." And while I'm fairly confident that such suggestions are well within your powers to understand, it's possible (likely, even) that you, your keyboard, mouse, and trackpad are not on entirely intimate terms. Let's do something about that now.

  • 10 October 2012

  • How-Tos: Master VLC, the ultimate Windows media player for power users

    Let's just rip off the Band-Aid and get the bad news out of the way: The standard version of Windows 8 won't include Windows Media Center or the ability to play DVDs by default.

  • 27 September 2012

  • How-Tos: Monitor cable problem

    Our Helproom Editor helps out a reader who is having problems with his display.

  • 10 September 2012

  • How-Tos: How to keep your office organized

    There's little hard information on the subject--and some of the evidence is conflicting--but it seems logical to say that a disorganized office leads to a lot of nonproductive time spent looking for stuff. One study from Brother found that workers waste, on average, 76 hours per person per year looking for misplaced items on their desks. And years ago, NEC-Mitsubishi said that cluttered desks can cause mental and physical stress, both as a result of frustration with the mess and owing to poor posture while working around all the junk.

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