Turn your smartphone into a wi-fi hotspot
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03 Nov 2012
- Written by Stephen Fenech
We live in a connected world and being able to maintain that connection with all of our devices can be challenging and expensive. But our smartphone can help.
With today’s smartphone contracts there are now always talk, text and data components.
It’s that data component, combined with the smartphone’s ability to connect to both the 3G or 4G networks, which can connect your other devices like laptops, tablets and portable gaming devices.
How to sync your iPhone, iPad to multiple computers
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06 Apr 2012
- Written by Stephen Fenech
Can you sync your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to more than one computer? Yes you can and doing this will allow you to share and manage content stored on multiple computers.
To achieve this users need to make a setting change on iTunes.
By default any device connected to iTunes is set to “Automatically sync songs” and the contents of that particular computer’s iTunes library is automatically synched.
Read more: How to sync your iPhone, iPad to multiple computers
How to connect more devices to your network
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03 Mar 2012
- Written by Stephen Fenech
Users with access to broadband are finding new ways to utilise that high-speed connection. Apart from your computer there are now a number of products which can take advantage of a connection to the internet.
Not all of these products are Wi-Fi compatible and need a physical connection via their built-in Ethernet port. Even some Wi-Fi products work faster and more reliably with a physical connection.
Connecting a router to a modem achieves two things – it creates a wireless LAN (local area network) and provides usually four extra Ethernet ports.
How to send an iPhone/iPad app as a gift
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20 Feb 2012
- Written by Stephen Fenech
Often when we are searching for new apps in iTunes for our iPhone or iPad we sometimes come across various selections we think would be perfect for other people.
We can pick up the phone or send an email to that person and kindly give them a heads up about the app.
But another way is to “gift” the app – in other words pay for, if it’s not free, and send it as a surprise.
Choose the right size TV for your room
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07 Feb 2012
- Written by Stephen Fenech
Apart from getting a lot slimmer the latest TVs are also getting wider. The square box has been replaced with a widescreen display which has an aspect ratio of 16:9.
For the many viewers who are looking to replace their old tube TV or perhaps buy a second flatscreen for another room, one of the many questions being asked is just how big or small should the panel be to suit the room and assure comfortable viewing.
The first thing you need to do is establish how far it is between the screen and the couch – this is called the viewing distance.
Connect two monitors to the same computer
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- Category: Computers
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28 Jan 2012
- Written by Stephen Fenech
Our computers can be used in so many different ways that there are times when it would help to have more than one screen.
Having that extra screen space can really help productivity, organising files and sorting through digital photos, videos and music.
It can also be helpful to display a number of websites at the same time or even dedicate one screen for email and social networking and the other screen for everything else.
Turn your PC or Mac into a multi-region DVD player.
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24 Jan 2012
- Written by Stephen Fenech
Many users view their computers as much as an entertainment device as it a communication and productivity tool.
With every regular laptop and desktop computer now shipping with a built-in DVD drive it makes it easy to pop in a disc and enjoy a movie when the opportunity arises.
But the problem we find is that the DVD drives on PCs and Macs bought in Australia are locked to Region 4 which also covers Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and New Zealand.
Read more: Turn your PC or Mac into a multi-region DVD player.
Erase a hard drive
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- Category: Computers
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24 Jan 2012
- Written by Stephen Fenech
How to erase a computer hard drive.
There comes a time when a user needs to completely wipe the hard drive on their computer.
It may be because the computer is being sold or handed off to a friend or family member.
Another reason may be because the user simply wants to make a fresh start or install the latest operating system.
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