What's the Difference Between HDMI and DVI? Which is Better?

Quick Links Are you confused by the barrage of video cables available today? Related:Do You Really Need to Buy Expensive Cables? Our screens were smaller, the quality was worse, but the world was simpler. If there’s ever been a confusing time to choose cables and connectors, it’s now. Why Cables Anyhow? For now, we’re stuck streaming our media through wires. Why not VGA or Composite Video Cable? While this works great for CRT screens, it isn’t preferable for newer LCD screens....

October 20, 2010 · 2 min · 307 words · Adam Erickson

Fix for iTunes Setup Assistant Drivers Error in Windows

Here’s how to solve this annoyance. check that youre closed out of iTunes and install it as administrator. Then run through the quick wizard accepting the defaults. This is how we solved the error with iTunes 10.1 running on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit version. Have you needed to fix this error before? Leave us a comment and let us know how you did it.Download Gear Driver

October 19, 2010 · 1 min · 66 words · Mrs. Kathleen Daniels

Use Verbose Boot Messages to Troubleshoot Windows Startup Problems

This article shows the process on Windows 7, but it still works exactly the same on Windows 10. This can be helpful to see what is taking a long time to load. Note: this option does seem to make booting take longer. You should probably shut down the option once you are done. To troubleshoot this part of the process, you’ll have to flip a registry switch.

October 19, 2010 · 1 min · 67 words · Ricky Jacobs

Mount USB Devices in Virtualbox with Ubuntu

Install Virtualbox The first thing you should probably do is install Virtualbox from Oracle’s website. Note: Any VMs you made with Virtualbox OSE will still work with the standard version of Virtualbox. Uninstall Virtualbox OSE before installing virtualbox from Oracle. Turn the virtual machine off and go to the configs for the VM. choose USB on the left and check the top two boxes in the window shown. Along the right hand side there will be a few icons to set up USB filters....

October 18, 2010 · 1 min · 131 words · Zachary Ho

Sync Your Rainlendar Calendars For Free With Dropbox

To do this, right-punch Rainlendar, and select Options. Copy this file, then browse to your Dropbox folder and paste it there or in a Dropbox subfolder. Apply the changes, and you’re ready to sync. Hat tip toRichard Guayfor the tip. Links Download Rainlendar Lite Signup for and Download Dropbox

October 18, 2010 · 1 min · 49 words · Lisa Gould

Getting Started With the New Windows Live Mesh 2011

Quick Links Recently Microsoft has been indecisive with it’s Live Mesh / Sync cloud based services. The following is an excerpt from their email. “You’re receiving this message because you used the Live Mesh beta from Microsoft. Your files will also stop syncing between your computers and your Live Mesh online storage. kindly read below for actions we recommend you take.” Keep reading for how to install and use the latest version of Live Mesh....

October 15, 2010 · 2 min · 404 words · Brittany Lee

Kodu Teaches Your Kids to Visually Program Their Own Video Games

The motorcycle is programmed to always wander the terrain and it should avoid any tree on its path. Let’s add more more objects on the landscape and have the motorcycle chase and shoot them. A wisp is one of the many characters we can create in Kodu. Kodu will automatically import the game when we load the game from the main menu. That’s all there is to it.

October 15, 2010 · 1 min · 68 words · Angela Stafford

Secure Your Windows Live Account on a Public PC with a Sign-in Code

Heres how it works. Once youve verified that your account change is correct, you might proceed to actually using the feature. Then youll need to hit the Get one here link next to Dont have a code?. Enter in your email address and phone number, and go for the Send text message button. Check your phone, because you should get a code very shortly after this. And now you’ve got the option to use the code to login....

October 15, 2010 · 1 min · 78 words · David Torres

Beginner: How to Assign Tasks to Other People in Outlook 2010

Heres how to assign tasks to other people easily. This should work from any of the Tasks views. Now you just need to enter the email address of the person who youre assigning the task to. Then the person you assigned the task to can add it to their list and send updates on it.

October 14, 2010 · 1 min · 55 words · Meredith Calhoun

Hidden Keyboard Trick Makes Non-Curly Quotes in Windows Live Writer

For instance, heres how it works.

October 14, 2010 · 1 min · 6 words · Jasmine Shepherd

How to Batch Resize Groups of Photographs Using XnView

Install XnView and navigate to your folder with your group of images. Select each one you intend to resize. when you obtain them selected, right-click and choose Batch Processing from the contextual menu. Youre given this Dialog Box. it’s possible for you to also edit the Overwrite options, like Ive done. Other helpful option is asking it to Open output folder in Explorer. Click to the Transformations tab. Were going to apply a Resize action....

October 14, 2010 · 1 min · 180 words · Heather Smith

What is Cloud Computing and What Does This Stupid Buzzword Mean?

What is Cloud Computing? So what’s a definition for real people? Cloud Computing = Web Applications That’s all there is to it. Think there’s more to it than that? Don’t believe me? Those marketing drones are inventive, aren’t they? And now the nightmare is finally almost over. How Is Cloud Computing Different for Businesses? This obviously requires a lot of maintenance and money to keep everything running, upgraded, and secure....

October 14, 2010 · 1 min · 128 words · Deborah Velazquez

Create 8-Bit Style Graphics with Authentic NES, Gameboy, and Sega Colors

My first How-to on creating 8-Bit graphics is still available, andshows the process in greater depth. Again, iconic images with good contrast can be very helpful to creating a better final product. once you nail your image, simply head to Image > Mode > Indexed Color as before. This loads up theColor Tablefor your image. It has generated one automatically, but we have no interest in that right now. poke the “Load…” button....

October 13, 2010 · 1 min · 203 words · Drew Hall