Tip of the Week: Customize the Windows 8 Start Screen
The look of Microsoft's Windows 8 Start screen can be rearranged to match personal preferences.
View ArticleQ&A: Getting Passes for Passbook
You do not need a special iOS app to get coupons, tickets and other digital documents that work with Apple's Passbook electronic wallet.
View ArticleQ&A: Protecting Your Mail Account
A few simple precautions can help keep your e-mail account safer from intruders.
View ArticleQ&A: Monitoring Multiple iTunes Downloads
Apple's iTunes 11 program moves the Downloads icon to a new location.
View ArticleQ&A: Sending an Automated Vacation Reply With Outlook.com
Summer-vacation season is here, and Outlook.com can send an automated reply to people who e-mail when you are away.
View ArticleHow to Help Google Plus Help Your Photos
In the long list of improvements rolled out during Google’s developer conference last week were many improvements to its photo editing and sharing tools. To get the most out of your photos on Google...
View ArticleQ&A: Pruning the Mac’s Font Collection
OS X includes Font Book, a program for viewing, deleting and managing the fonts on the Mac.
View ArticleTip of the Week: Make a Mac Screen Recording
Recent editions of Apple's Mac OS X operating system include the QuickTime Player program that can record a video of desktop screen actions.
View ArticleQ&A: Choosing a Windows Tablet
Microsoft has two versions of Windows that can run on tablet computers, but Windows 8 is more generally versatile than the more mobile-oriented Windows RT.
View ArticleQ&A: Backing Up Photos in the Cloud
Those photos taken with your smartphone could be gone forever if you lose the phone or it breaks, but you can back them up online without having to physically sync with a computer.
View ArticleQ&A: Streaming Videos From PC to Tablet
If your iPad doesn't have enough room to store a lot of movies, you can wirelessly stream the video files from the iTunes library instead with Apple's Home Sharing feature.
View ArticleMonoprice Introduces an LED Monitor
Monoprice, the Web retailer best known for its low-priced cables, continues to expand its product line with a low price 27-inch high resolution LED computer monitor.
View ArticleTip of the Week: Blog More Efficiently on Tumblr
Sharing content on the blogging platform Tumblr is being made easier by a collection of Tumblr's own tips and tricks as well as third-party browser add-ons.
View ArticleQ&A: Experimenting With Gmail Labs
Gmail Labs, those inventive little optional features that can enhance Google's mail program, are experimental and may be unreliable at times.
View ArticleQ&A: Finding a Long-Lost Web Site
The Internet Archive Wayback Machine has been collecting and preserving past and present Web sites since 1996, and can be used for both research and amusement.
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