Delicious is Shutting Down. Here’s How to Migrate to Diigo Instead

To export your data, log into Delicious, and punch the options link at the top-right. On the configs page, tap on the link to Export / Backup Bookmarks. Click Export when youre done. Your bookmarks will be exported as an HTML file that can be read in any web web client. you’re free to easily import your Delicious bookmarks into Diigo. Naturally, youll need to head to their site and sign up for an account so that use it....

December 16, 2010 · 1 min · 147 words · Mr. Luis King

The Beginner's Guide to Linux Disk Utilities

SMART hard disks internally monitor their own health and performance. The ‘SMART data’ button lets you see the SMART features of your hard disk. The ‘Attributed section’ lets you see the errors and self-test information. Fixing a mounted file system with FSCK could end up creating more damage than the original problem. The FSCK command is pretty straightforward: This command checks an ext4 file system (/dev/sdb) for inconsistencies. You should replace /dev/sdb with your own partition....

December 15, 2010 · 1 min · 103 words · Jason Shaffer

The Twelve Days of Geekmas

Quick Links Looking for some last minute shopping for your favorite geek? confirm that you read through the list to the tune of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Yes, we’re really being silly today. [link] 10 Thousand RPM This is one incredibly fast drive. [link] 9 Chemistry Cocktails Drinking is scientific, too! [link] 6 button touch tablet Both finger- and pen-friendly! [link] 5 Synced web browsers The complete surfing app package for even the geek-challenged!...

December 15, 2010 · 1 min · 130 words · Alexis Wilson

Is Your Desktop Printer More Expensive Than Printing Services?

In this simple How-To, learn how to compare the cost per print to commercial options. Many commercial printers may offer services that are cheaper, even at small quantities. How Much Do Your Consumables Cost? For the purposes of demonstration, well be using consumables for the Canon PIXMA printer. On a similar note, this How-To is not an endorsement of this printer, or of Canon products. If you have actual cartridges in your home, the packaging may have yield information....

December 14, 2010 · 2 min · 341 words · Joshua Sims

Ask How-To Geek: Fix Annoying Arrows, Play Old-School DOS games, and Schedule Smart Computer Shutdowns

Quick Links You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. We get tons of emails with every kind of technology and computer question under the sun. Today we’re answering some reader emails and sharing the solutions with you. I don’t remember them being so in-your-face back in earlier versions of Windows. What can I do to get rid of them? Sincerely, Arrow Hatin' in Omaha Dear Arrow Hatin'– You’re in luck....

December 13, 2010 · 1 min · 167 words · Joshua Hall

How to Use Breaks in Microsoft Word to Better Format Your Documents

Lets look at each break and see how you’re free to use them in your documents. Where are all the breaks hiding? If youre using Office 2007 or 2010, you could insert a Page Break from the Insert tab. All the other breaks are listed in the Page Layout tab. Ok, now youre ready to add breaks to your document. A better way is to insert a Column Break. This will move you to the next column, leaving your previous text in the first column....

December 13, 2010 · 1 min · 200 words · Kenneth Lawson

20 OS X Keyboard Shortcuts You Might Not Know

Here are some lesser known OS X shortcuts to help you become a keyboard ninja. Fn-Deletedeletes one character to the right of the cursor, same as forward-delete on a PC. Ctrl-F2moves focus to the Menubar. you’re free to use the arrow keys to select menu items and enter to apply them. Ctrl-F3moves focus to the Dock. Ctrl-Cmd-Ddisplays a popup dictionary for a selected word. Just hover over the word with the cursor and hit the shortcut....

December 12, 2010 · 1 min · 178 words · Patrick Price

Dig Deeper in Windows Defrag via Command Prompt

Windows Disk Defragmenter was turned into a very stripped down utility in Windows Vista and 7. you’re free to alsochange the defragment schedule. But that’s all you’re able to do with the Defragmenter app. To dig deeper, we need to head over to the command prompt. To dig deeper, open command prompt in Administrative mode. To use the defrag tool, just enter defrag followed by the parameters you want to use....

December 9, 2010 · 1 min · 143 words · Stacy Gray

Set Up Anti-Brick Protection to Safeguard and Supercharge Your Wii

Today we’re going to walk you through hardening your Wii and giving it the best brick protection available. Download the zip file above and extract it to the root of your SD card. The files will automatically extract to the correct directories. To backup the Wii NAND we’ll be using the BootMii app. When you go to install BootMii you have two options. you could install BootMii as Boot2 or an IOS....

December 9, 2010 · 2 min · 389 words · Kevin Fitzgerald

The 50 Best Registry Hacks that Make Windows Better

Don’t believe us? Here’s a list of the top 50 registry hacks that we’ve covered. Also, you shouldcreate a System Restore pointbefore doing so. Otherwise, keep reading. There’s a couple of ways that we can disable this behavior, however. You’ll still get the prompt, but it won’t force you to shut down. Here’s how to do it. Whether you use the GUI or the command line, it takes far too many steps....

December 9, 2010 · 3 min · 507 words · Stanley Wilson

Create Your Own Geeky LED Holiday Lights with Old Bottles

Quick Links Who needs to go buy store-bought lights? First, we lined the inside neck of the bottles with some aluminum foil to direct the light downwards. Remember to roll them with the shiny side on the inside. Next, we put some of the thin string around the bottles to hang them. Its also called a jug sling knot, but you could use anything else thatll hold the weight. We dropped the lights into the bottles and taped over them....

December 8, 2010 · 1 min · 118 words · William Sweeney

The Beginner’s Guide to Managing Users and Groups in Linux

Heres a beginners guide to how it all works. Linux stores a list of all users in the ‘/etc/groups’ file. Give the appropriate name that identifies the other user and tick the encrypt checkbox to secure their home folder. poke the Advanced configs button to configure the user’s privileges. The user management module lists Anna’s privileges under the User Privileges tab. We recommend that you remove the Administer System privilege from other user accounts....

December 7, 2010 · 1 min · 143 words · Samuel Brown

The How-To Geek Holiday Gift Guide (Geeky Stuff We Like)

Though really, it’s just a list of the geeky stuff we want. Stocking Stuffers Here’s a couple of ideas for items that won’t break the bank. LED Keychain Micro-Light Magcraft 1/8-Inch Rare Earth Cube Magnets Best little LED keychain light around. If they don’t need the penknife of the above item this is the perfect gift. I give them out by the handfuls and nobody ever says anything but good things about them....

December 7, 2010 · 2 min · 334 words · Ronald Rodriguez