Tutorials

• Article | 11/05/2012 6 ways to use multiple displays with your laptop

  Here we highlight six ways to use multiple displays with a laptop, including a couple of portable solutions suited to traveling executives and alterna...
• Article | 29/03/2012 Free up space on your iOS device

  The iPad and its new Retina display have arrived. And so have the larger apps.
• Article | 15/07/2011 iPad power: How to print

  Among other things, the iPad is a great way to save paper: It lets you carry around all kinds of digital documents that you might otherwise have had t...
• Article | 8/02/2011 Laptop not charging

  Reader Bballgurl84life's laptop battery isn't charging.
• Article | 15/01/2011 Connect an old game console to your PC

  Reader Keith wants to squeeze some extra life from his old PlayStation and PlayStation 2 systems, noting that many of his games "don't have comparable...
• Article | 22/09/2010 Build a kickass home theater for under $1000: a guide for students and gamers

  There's no way around it: Home theater gear is expensive; and while "The Ultimate Home Theater" sounds great, most people don't have enough spare cash...
• Article | 14/08/2010 How to use touch to control your Windows 7 PC

  QUESTION: I want to use touch to control my Windows 7 Home Premium PC. Is it as simple as plugging in a touchscreen display? I'd also like to view a 3...
• Article | 3/08/2010 Initialise your PC's microphone

  QUESTION: My Windows 7 PC plays audio through headphones but is unable to pick up sound from them. I've got a Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi card and a Lo...
• Article | 31/07/2010 How to troubleshoot your home-built PC

  Building a PC is a little like walking a tightrope without a net. Okay, it's not quite that dangerous, but unlike buying an off-the-shelf system, you ...
• Article | 21/07/2010 Laptop tips: Add RAM, recycle a hard drive

  It's been almost a year since I served up some nice, hot laptop tips--and that's inexcusable. I'll make it up to you this week with some useful advice...
• Article | 17/07/2010 Add RAM to a laptop

  So my dad was griping that his Acer Aspire 9300 laptop takes forever to boot. I inspected it for spyware, excessive startup programs, and the other us...
• Article | 1/07/2010 Jailbreak Your iPad (Plus 8 Things to Do With It)

  Apple's iOS 4 enables multitasking and other new and useful features, but the iPad can't join the party until this fall. If you jailbreak your iPad, h...
• Article | 3/07/2010 Part Seven: Building a PC -- configuring the BIOS

  This article is the seventh and final in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.
• Article | 3/07/2010 Part Six: Building a PC -- inserting the drives

  This article is the sixth in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.
• Article | 2/07/2010 Part Five: Building a PC -- connecting the PSU

  This article is the fifth in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.