Latest Software How-To
- 20 May 2013
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How-Tos: Clearing up Mac App Store confusion
Reader Jack Sanford is being lied to by the Mac App Store and would like to do something about it. He writes:
- 17 May 2013
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How-Tos: Get Adobe Flash Player for Windows 8
If you have a Windows 8 then you might want Flash Player to fully appreciate some websites on the internet. Here's how to get Adobe Flash Player for Windows 8.
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How-Tos: What to do when you have more content than room on your iOS device
This week, I take an in-depth look at just one question. I get a lot of emails about syncing music to an iOS device, and many people find it difficult to sync when their music library is larger than the space available on their iOS device. So here's a question about checked tracks, playing albums, and syncing.
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How-Tos: Add bookmarks to home screen on iPhone, iPad
Here's how to bookmark a website on iPhone and iPad. Put a website bookmark on your iOS homescreen.
- 16 May 2013
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How-Tos: Change Safari's search engine
If you're using Apple's Safari web browser on a Mac, you may prefer to use a more familiar search engine than its default Bing. In just a couple of clicks you can change the default search engine to Google or Yahoo, or you can do so on the fly for individual searches. Here's how.
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How-Tos: Change default search engine in IE
Here's how to change the default search engine in Internet Explorer from Bing to Google.
- 15 May 2013
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How-Tos: How to install Linux on a vintage 68K Mac
If you're like me and happen to have a bunch of vintage Macs powered by Motorola 680x0 CPUs lying around, then you probably like to tinker with them. And what better way to tinker with obsolete hardware than by installing an obsolete version of Linux on it? It's a difficult and time-consuming procedure with no practical purpose, of course, but when has that ever stopped us?
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How-Tos: 5 New Gmail Tips for Power Users
Gmail's newest features include ways to search for old emails, quickly add meetings to your calendar, send large files and more. Here's a look at five of Google's latest email features to help you make the most of the popular Web-based service.
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How-Tos: ESB Persists As Application Integration Tool
The tried-and-true enterprise service bus--long the foundation of now-dated service oriented architecture deployments--is back in style thanks to the increasing need to integrate disparate applications. The secret to ESB's future success, some say, is a close tie to API management tools.
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How-Tos: Edit default search engines on Firefox
Here's how to change the search engine Firefox uses by default, both in your browser's search bar and the main address bar.
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How-Tos: Set default search engine in Chrome
We explain how to change the default search engine in the Google Chrome web browser.
- 14 May 2013
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How-Tos: How to watermark images
Not everyone owns a copy of Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements, so here's how to add a watermark to batches of photos using the free uMark Lite utility - no need to upload your photos to a website: this tool runs in Windows.
- 13 May 2013
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How-Tos: Take a screenshot in Android
If you want to take a screenshot on your Android smartphone or tablet, forget what you may have read online: if you're running Android 4.0 or later (that's Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean) then the ability to capture, edit and share screenshots is built directly into the mobile operating system.
- 09 May 2013
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How-Tos: How to create a Flipboard magazine
iOS users have long been able to read personalised news, but now they can curate it too. We explain how to use the new features in Flipboard 2.0 to create your own personalised magazine.
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How-Tos: Stop programs launching when Windows 8 boots
Stop programs automatically loading when you boot your Windows 8 PC or laptop and PC and it will launch a lot quicker. Here's how to launch your Windows 8 PC faster by removing unwanted programs from the bootup process.
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How-Tos: Can’t install iCloud on a Mac
Here’s what you need to do if you can’t install iCloud on your Mac.
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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.
- 07 May 2013
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How-Tos: How to share files on Android over a network
Send and receive files over a network between your Android smartphone or tablet and PC.
- 06 May 2013
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How-Tos: How to Add Video, Images to Your LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn's newest feature lets you showcase your professional achievements by uploading presentations, documents, images and video to your profile. Here are step-by-step instructions for improving your LinkedIn brand.
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How-Tos: Boot into Media Center on Windows 8
Here's how to make your Windows 8 PC or laptop boot directly into Media Center.
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Downloads
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BetterDesktopTool 1.6
Bring Expose and Spaces style features to Windows
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SteganPEG 1.0
Hide files inside images using steganography
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Disk Sorter 5.2.18 Free
Find out exactly what's tying up all your hard drive space
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Free YouTube MP3 Converter 3.5.1
Convert YouTube videos into MP3 files or video with a few clicks
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eBay for iPad 2.3.0
Buy and sell on the famous auction site from your iPad



