Feb 8th, 2010 by grooveDexter
I recently was borrowing an iPod Touch (3rd generation) from a friend and I realized that whenever I connected to the network it was displaying his creative but highly inappropriate device name. This had to be changed! After looking through all of the settings on the iPod and also on my iPhone I realized that there wasn’t any way to do this from the device itself. Then it hit me, “iTunes!”
Feb 8th, 2010 by grooveDexter
Keeping your data backed up is a fundamental part of computer use. Unfortunately it’s also the one thing most computer users either don’t know how to do or forget to do… Well all the excuses are gone now that Windows 7 has really taken the complexity out of the process and actually bugs you until you setup a backup process on your system! Let’s jump right into it!
Feb 8th, 2010 by grooveDexter
Once you’ve created a Windows 7 system image, you’re probably curious how to use it to restore your computer. If Windows 7 is still operational, it can easily be done using the Backup and Restore tool however, if Windows just won’t boot up correctly, there is an alternate method to get things back up and running and luckily for you, the simple step by step is below!
Feb 7th, 2010 by MrGroove
All versions of Windows including the latest Windows 7, file extensions are hidden by default. Perhaps it’s because Microsoft did some case study in the past and found that people don’t like being able to see file extensions??? who knows. All I know is, with hidden file extensions, it’s not easy A – Finding a file at times and B – Renaming files (specifically their extension) which is why the below Step-by-Step to configure Windows to display file extensions is one of the first things I do on new systems.
When you run into a situation where Windows Media Player won’t cut it, rather than going on a codec hunt, jump over to the free Media Player VLC. The VLC media player is one of my favorite media players (did I mention it’s free?) that’s super light-weight and able to play just about ANY video content. It’s groovy features make it a groovy free alternative when put up against Windows Media Player.
Feb 4th, 2010 by grooveDexter
Knowing all the Keyboard Shortcut keys / Hotkeys for Adobe Photoshop can really be a time saver especially if you know your way around the keyboard. In-fact, I personally find myself frustrated with new applications until I master all the Shortcut keys and with Adobe Photoshop, knowing the Photoshop Hotkeys can greatly increase the overall experience and performance for pumping out quality imagery not to mention you’ll look “’pro” in-front of your friends!
Previously we covered how to use Gmail in Outlook via IMAP and today were going to review the process of configuring Outlook 2010 to download the entire email rather than just the Subject and header information. It’s actually an intricate process to force Outlook to download entire emails however once you know where to look, it’s simple. Let’s take a look!
Feb 2nd, 2010 by MrGroove
Google’s mobile GMail webapp is optimized to run seamlessly as if it were it’s own mail client on your mobile device / iPhone. One problem I’ve always encountered however is that for some unknown reason I’ll intermittent performance issues where the app / site runs really slow. Good news! I have the Root Cause and the Fix!
Feb 1st, 2010 by grooveDexter
Last month Google announced you can now upload ANY file type to Google Docs making it easier than ever to share files and folders with friends, family, collaboration etc… Well, I have even more good news! Google has upgraded the previous 250mb file upload limit to 1GB.
Feb 1st, 2010 by grooveDexter
In order to save system resources in Vista, Microsoft disabled the Last Access Time Stamp. With Windows 7, the time stamp remains disabled however being that most people have better hardware and Windows 7 isn’t the system hog Vista was I think it’s time we turn last access time back on! Are you with me!