Tips

For some BlackBerry users, it’s not easily apparent on how to BCC somebody in on an email message. It’s easy though. Just perform the following steps.
When writing an email message:

Press the Menu button.
Select Add Bcc.

Today I wanted to convert a YouTube video to an animated GIF so that I could give some of the Minnesota Vikings fans a little trouble. I liked the video of Tavaris Jackson getting leveled. So I wanted to make an animated GIF of this so that I could use it as my avatar. That [...]

You don’t have to download a new copy of Google Chrome from scratch to update it. Simply follow these steps:
1. In Google Chrome, select the wrench in the upper-right corner.
2. Select About Google Chrome
3. If a newer version is available, an Update button will appear. If not, just click OK to get out of the [...]

Yesterday I had about 50 icons cluttering my desktop. Today that number is down to about 10. Yes, I have been one of those people that are guilty of saving everything to my desktop and just leaving it there. I also launched all of my programs from Deskop icons. People that saw it made fun [...]

Here are some great shortcuts to know when you’re typing on your BlackBerry device.
Insert a period - Press Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.
Capitalize a letter - Hold letter key until capitalized letter appears.
Type an alternate character on a key - Hold Alt key and the character key.
Type an accented or special character [...]

I love my Apple TV, but typing using the dinky remote they include is a pain. I discovered that if you run the Remote App on an iPod Touch or iPhone you can use it to type into fields on your Apple TV. The same screen will appear on the screen of the device.
The Remote [...]

The spell check feature in Firefox is a favorite of many users. This capability isn’t built into IE 7, but you can enable it using a plug-in.
IE Spell is a useful plug-in that will enable spell check capability in any forms you fill out within Internet Explorer. Download it here.

Slipstreaming a service pack is the act of taking old Windows installation files and creating a new installation that is updated with the latest service pack. For years, I have been manually slipstreaming Windows service packs, but I recently discovered a new tool that takes all of the grunt work out of the process. nLite [...]

I’ve decided to go green, and I have many ideas for things I can do to reduce waste. Here is my list to scrub the planet.
Eat out less
Eating out is convenient, but it’s amazing the amount of waste it produces. The wrappers, boxes and cups from fast food restaurants take up an amazing amount of [...]

It amazes me sometimes how lazy people are with their passwords, especially when it comes to email passwords. The password to your email account is possibly the most important password you could have. The passwords for all the things you use on the Internet can be reset and sent to your email account. Yet some [...]