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Article | 18/05/2012 Delete linked calendar entries In Android

The calendar on Jstanaway's Android phone displays appointments that he never made--hundreds of them from someone else's calendar. He can't delete the...

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 | 8/05/2012 Remotely transfer iPhoto images to iPhone

Reader Robert Zavod would like greater access to his photos from his iPhone. He writes:

Article | 27/04/2012 How to migrate from BlackBerry to Android

Finally jumping ship, huh? For better or for worse, you’re not alone: If market reports are anything to go by, Android phones have carved out about th...

Article | 24/04/2012 Expand your smartphone's battery life

The battery in Marjorie Hoosier's smartphone doesn't last through the day. She asked the Cell Phones, Mobile Devices forum for advice.

Article | 17/04/2012 How to capture video from an iOS device

Reader Andrew Lane is interested in the technique I used to capture video from my iPad's screen. He writes:

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 | 6/03/2012 Changing your Apple ID's e-mail address

A reader who wishes to remain anonymous would like help with his Apple ID. He writes:

Article | 18/10/2011 How to create custom notification tones in iOS 5

Apple's latest iOS 5 operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices went live last week and one of its new features is custom notification t...

Article | 22/07/2011 How to convert videos for a phone or tablet, for free

If you've got a library of downloaded videos and want to watch them on your smartphone or tablet, you might find out they're the wrong file type. Some...

Article | 21/07/2011 How to install Mac OS X Lion

For over a decade, installing the latest major version of Mac OS X meant buying a disc and slipping it into your Mac's optical drive. No longer. Mac O...

Article | 21/07/2011 How to install Mac OS X Lion over Leopard

One of the requirements for installing Lion is that you already have Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) version 10.6.6 or later installed. The main practica...

Article | 21/07/2011 Should you do a 'clean install' of Lion?

With some previous major releases of Mac OS X, upgrading over an existing OS X installation -- for example, installing 10.3 over 10.2 -- entailed some...

Article | 19/07/2011 How to clean a TV

A dirty HDTV screen won't give you much pleasure -- or much information. Screens are delicate, however. Clean them the wrong way, and you ruin them fo...

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 | 2/06/2011 Plants vs Zombies tips and tricks

So you’ve found your way into the addictive netherworld of Plants vs Zombies but a few of the undead are playing for keeps and you’re wondering how to...

Article | 26/05/2011 How to insert an image into a Gmail email

Want to send someone a photo, screenshot, or other image? If you're a Gmail user, there's only one option: attach the item(s) to the message. That's a...

Article | 25/05/2011 Installing a SSD in a MacBook Air

The MacBook Air has won over a large number of Apple laptop users. But in order to offer such extreme portability, the MacBook Air comes with a few tr...

Article | 24/05/2011 Edit spreadsheets on an iPad

As the iPad ecosystem expands and matures, it becomes easier to leave your laptop behind and accomplish much of your business work on Apple's tablet c...

Article | 23/05/2011 Top 5 online backup services

At DCA we regularly deal with people who come to us for data recovery. We have a pretty good track record at salvaging important files; however, in ma...