Read on to see our fixes for this week’s reader dilemmas. We have a couple ways you could tackle your photo problem. First, we’d suggest setting the default privacy configs for your Flickr photos to Private. To upload your photos you have a couple options. You candownload it here. One thing to keep in mind when running Foldr Monitor; it only uploads new additions to a folder. Is there any way I can do that in Windows now?...

Quick Links Ever get the urge to try out a bunch of Linux distros at once? Maybe youre hosting a Linux installation party. Heres an easy way to get a bunch of Live CDs working from a single thumb drive. 10 Distributions, You Say? I actually went with an 8 GB SD card (used via a USB adapter). Here are some of the popular and interesting distros I used. Installing MultiSystem Head over to theMultiSystem Download Page, and grab the installation script....

Quick Links You are probably very familiar with the startup programs function of Windows. Note: this tutorial should work for any version of Windows, including Windows Server. WinPatrol makes this process very easy. After selecting this option for all the target applications, hit the Delayed Start tab. Now set the delay time and any respective parameters. Since WinPatrol initiates the launch commands, the delay time is respective to when it opens....

Quick Links Ever get the urge to edit some audio but youre not sure where to start? Oh, the Audacity! Its free, which is always optimal. Its open source, and thats always appreciated by geeks like us. Audacity can help you understand simpler concepts of audio editing that can be transferred to those more powerful programs. If you use Linux, you’re able to just grab it from your repository. Well leave the extra add-ons for another day....

If anything, youd be better off making the notifications happen sooner in that case. Once youre there, you could tweak the current plan by clicking the Change plan parameters link. Next youll want to hit the Change advanced power prefs link at the bottom of that dialog.

We’ll show you how to move the buttons back to the right. HTG Explains: Which Linux File System Should You Choose? Here’s how to make an educated decision on which file system to use. HTG Explains: What is the Linux fstab and How Does It Work? Here are a few ways you could make the tense OS situation a little more unified and copacetic. You’re not alone. What is the Linux Kernel and What Does It Do?...

Quick Links Every week we bring you interesting trivia from the annuals of geekdom. Read on to learn more about each event. Back in 1982 Q*Bert hit the arcade scene with simple but addictive gameplay. Have an interesting bit of geek history trivia to share?

The keys are right next to each other, and way too easy to accidentally hit! Heres how to change it. If you arent careful, youll accidentally hit Cmd+Q instead, and your entire web app gets closed. Unfortunately, youll need to customize this for each system separately, but at least its not that hard. In my case, there was really only one or two applications to bother with.

Here’s the fifty best Windows articles that we wrote in 2010. Or what if you’re using drive encryption that would wipe out your files if you changed the password? Here’s how to get rid of it.How To Uninstall, Disable, and Remove Windows Defender. Ever wonder how Windows chooses which one to use? Here’s how to improve your performance, at least a little bit.Antivirus Slowing Your PC Down? How many of them did you already know about?...

What if you’re away from home or not sitting at your system? What about when you forget or when the syncing process for your unit is a bit of a hassle? (We’re looking at you, iPad.) What You’ll Need You’ll need a couple things to make this books-at-a-distance trick work. see to it you have: If you’ve never used Calibre before you’re missing out. While you’re at it check out our guidesusing Calibre to convert PDF eBooks to ePubandWord documents to ePub....

Image bysfxeric Why Do So Many Geeks Hate Internet Explorer? Debunking Myths: Is Hiding Your Wireless SSID Really More Secure? What is Cloud Computing and What Does This Stupid Buzzword Mean? What’s Wrong With Writing Down Your Password? Ignoring all the geeky password manager talk, why can’t a home user write down passwords? Let’s examine this topic more closely.Ask How-To Geek: What’s Wrong With Writing Down Your Password? Why Do program Installs Make You Reboot and Close Other Apps?...

Windows includes a screen capture/screenshot tool that is actually pretty decent. you could take region captures or full screenshots and easily save them using this tool. Note: The snipping tool doesn’t exist on every version of Vista. The only problem with this tool is that there’s no hotkey to bring up the window. But we’ll fix that… Bring up the Start Menu, and then tap on All Programs. hit the Accessories folder, and you’ll see the Snipping Tool....

Quick Links Its Christmas Eve and if youre lucky youve got some time off ahead of you. Lets put that time to good use with some holiday-centered geeking out. Come on in for LEGO ornaments, Darth Vader snow flakes, and Christmas light hacks galore. Visit the link above to grab LEGO building templates and crank out LEGO block ornaments. Check out the Link and Zelda links above to grab the PDF files for the project....