This article describes the advantage of using the layers feature in Photoshop Elements, and provides methods for adding layers and adjusting their size. Continue reading
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Thursday, April 12th, 2012Android Automatic App Updates Part 2
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012If you have trouble setting up automatic app updates on your Android phone, the issue may be the location of the menu button on your phone. Continue reading
Veign Usage Monitor
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012Windows Task Manager analyzes processes, but it doesn’t do anything about resource consumption. For that, there’s the free Usage Monitor from Veign. Continue reading
avast! Free Mobile Security
Friday, March 30th, 2012Highlights of this mobile security suite from avast! include Antivirus, Privacy report, Web shield, Call/SMS filtering, Anti-Theft, and Application Manager. Continue reading
Simple Weather Alert: Android Tornado Warnings
Thursday, March 29th, 2012The tag line in the Simple Weather Alert description sums it up pretty well, “When all you care to know about the weather is if it’s about to kill you or not.” Continue reading
Android Automatic App Updates
Monday, March 26th, 2012On Android devices, either selected individual apps–or all apps–can be set to update automatically. In addition, in order to conserve data usage, when updating all apps, there is an option to update over Wi-Fi only. Continue reading
Photoshop Elements: Crop and Lighting
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012The second article in a series about Photoshop Elements takes a look at two photo editing basics; cropping, and adjusting light and contrast. Continue reading
Rearranging the Android Favorites Tray
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012On Android 4.0, make often used icons more accessible by dragging them to the Favorites Tray, located above the Navigation buttons. Continue reading
Android Easter Egg
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012Google’s Easter eggs (hidden digital amusements) are not limited to search engines or email, as these nuggets can also be unearthed in some Android devices. Continue reading
Keeping Up with Google
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012Google’s constant state of flux, controversial new privacy policies, and an apparent desire for technological world domination makes writing about them a challenge. Continue reading
Do Not Track Plus
Monday, March 12th, 2012Do Not Track Plus is a free browser extension which prevents ads, sites, and social networks from tracking Internet users. Continue reading
Dolphin Browser HD: Setup
Thursday, March 1st, 2012Dolphin offers desktop style tabbed browsing, speed dial, and a very intuitive interface. This article is a brief overview of the setup. Continue reading
Internet Explorer: Remove Manage Add-Ons Notification
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012If your Internet Explorer 9 add-ons are already managed, and the Manage add-ons reminder continues to pop up, your IE shortcut may be the cause of the problem. Continue reading
Gmail Labs
Monday, February 27th, 2012Recent changes by Google have led many to believe that Gmail Labs has been discontinued. That feature is still alive and well, but in a different location. Continue reading
Photoshop Elements: The Basics
Friday, February 24th, 2012Photoshop Elements is more limited than its big brother, Photoshop, but it still offers many of the complex features found in the larger program. Learn some of the basics here. Continue reading
Disable Automatic Sync in Windows Media Player
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012Windows Media Player may be set to automatically sync to a phone, or other device. Read this for a quick way to disable this feature. Continue reading
Watch Later on YouTube
Monday, February 20th, 2012Learn how to set up a Watch Later list of videos, from the suggested video list offered by YouTube. Then, when time allows, watch them at your leisure. Continue reading
Android Phone Lock
Friday, February 10th, 2012Locking a smartphone screen is the first step toward securing it. In this article, we take a look at several different Android screen lock methods. Continue reading
Gmail Spam
Thursday, February 9th, 2012Gmail serves up more than just a bunch of unsolicited messages in their Spam folder. Read this to learn just what else they have to offer. Continue reading
Disabling Google Instant Predictions
Monday, February 6th, 2012Google Instant returns links as text is entered in a search. For some, that’s more confusing than convenient, but it can be disabled, and we’ll show you how. Continue reading
In Search of a Smartphone Part Four: The Phones
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012In the fourth in a series of articles chronicling the search for a smartphone, we finally get a look at the phones. Continue reading
Chrome Tab Navigation Shortcuts
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Here are a few Google Chrome tab navigation shortcuts for the keyboard enthusiasts out there. Continue reading
Add an Image Folder to Kindle
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012This article describes how to add and view pictures on a Kindle Keyboard (Kindle 3). Continue reading
In Search of a Smartphone Part Three: Carriers and Cost
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012In the third in a series of articles chronicling the search for a smartphone, we look at major cellphone carriers and the costs of their plans. Continue reading
