If you have an iPhone but use a Windows computer, then you gain a great deal more compatibility if you use iCloud. Thankfully, there exists an iCloud client for Windows, so you can sync your photos and manage your…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you use OS X, you probably have perused its security preferences on several occasions. These preferences are fairly straightforward, but there are some notable features about them that merit further exploration. System security should always be one of a…
I’ve just spent half an hour with Excel, trying to get a formula to calculate whether a date is later (or larger) than another date. The cell F1=1/1/2013 and the date in cell C2 is variable. Formula =IF(C4>$F$3,”Yes”,”No”) Now this…
Apple’s new Photos app bridges the gap between Macs and iOS devices with photo syncing to iCloud. It’s a great little feature, but it’s safe to say some people may not want it.The convenience of iCloud photo sharing isn’t immediately…
When learning more about computers and how they work, you will occasionally run across something that does not seem to make sense. With that in mind, does emptying disk space actually speed computers up? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the…
[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]our Mac includes a built-in partition manager and disk management tool known as Disk Utility. It’s even accessible from Recovery Mode, so you can partition your Mac’s hard drive without any special bootable tools. There’s no need to hunt down…
Want to keep an old Windows or Linux installation around without keeping the hardware around? Convert that physical Windows partition to a virtual hard drive, allowing you to boot it in a virtual machine program like VMware, Hyper-V, Parallels, or…
Use Microsoft’s own Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool to create a bootable drive you can install Windows 7 from. You’ll need a Windows 7 installer ISO file to run this tool. If you don’t have one, you can download Windows 7 installation media…
You can use iCloud or iTunes to back up the content on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. When you have a backup, you can restore this content to your device anytime. Choose a backup method Use iCloud to back…
