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How I Self-Published My Magazine Online And In Print
In August 2013 I reached the end of a project that had its origins over two and a half years earlier. I finally self-published my magazine online, but how did I manage it?
How to Create a Windows 8 Recovery Disk
The days of reinstalling Windows when it acts up are long since gone. All you need to fix Windows 8 is a recovery disk, either on CD/DVD, a USB or an external hard disk drive.
YouTube Video Uploading on Windows Phone Solved
You would think uploading a video to YouTube was easy. Not so on Windows Phone! Until now. Finally, apps have arrived and the days of fiddly and pointless email uploads have come to pass.
VNC, SSH and HDMI: Three Options for Viewing Your Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a remarkable little computer, but it can be time consuming to set it up and connect it to your monitor.
Doctor Who? Enjoy The Show's 50th Anniversary With These Mobile Apps
British TV series Doctor Who celebrates its 50th anniversary in November, marking a half century of time travelling adventure. Express your love for the show with these great mobile apps!
Missing Media Tools in Windows 8? Easily Burn Audio and View DVDs
Windows 8 makes it hard to burn audio and watch video DVDs thanks to hidden apps and missing licences. This is part of the move away from optical media – fortunately, we can share some easy workarounds.
How to Choose and Optimise Your Raspberry Pi Browser
Whatever your current Raspberry Pi project, you might need to access the web. Unfortunately, speedy browsing isn't a strength of this small computer - is there any way to speed things up?
7 Awesome Uses for an Old SD Card
Whether your old SD card is a meager 64 MB or a massive 64 GB, various projects exist for you to make use of these storage cards.
How I Watch TV On My Smartphone
The tide is turning against the traditional TV model of schedules and weekly serials. Not only can you watch most TV shows online, either live or on your own schedule, it has also become easy to watch television on your smartphone. A handful of web services, mobile apps and the increasing availability of fast and affordable data connections enable you to stream your favorite videos whenever and wherever. Here is how I watch TV on my smartphone and what I have learned along the way.
Fraudsters Still Clone Credit Cards: Keep Plastic In Your Pocket
If you regularly pay by credit or debit/cheque card (and who doesn’t these days?) you should be aware that your card can be cloned. But how is this done, and what types of business are particularly vulnerable to criminals hanging around pinching your card details? Speaking personally, I had a credit card cloned back in 2007 at a popular pizza restaurant chain in the UK – by a member of the serving staff. When I next checked my balance I saw that I had been shopping in Liverpool later that day – a good 100 miles away from where I ate the pizza.
How To Remove Ads From Native Windows 8 Apps
In-app adverts have become a bit of a problem for Windows 8 users, particularly for those native Microsoft apps that you’ve already paid for. With third party apps you get the option of upgrading to remove the ads; this isn’t the case with apps like Bing News. Ads can be distracting and disruptive, and when found within apps that you’ve already paid for, their presence can become pretty galling. Fortunately, there is a very good chance that you are able to remove the adverts from native Microsoft apps.
Use Your Raspberry Pi Like a Desktop PC
There are so many amazing things that you can do with a Raspberry Pi, from running your own space program to building a media centre. Although ostensibly intended as a compact computer that can be produced cheaply in order for students to learn programming basics, the Raspberry Pi has developed into something of a phenomenon. But what about using it as a desktop PC?
Kindle Giving You Trouble? Three Easy Fixes and Troubleshooting Steps
The Kindle range of e-readers from Amazon are excellent, lightweight devices that enable you to carry your library of books around wherever you go – but what happens when a Kindle goes wrong?
How to Replace or Upgrade the SSD in Your Windows 8 Tablet
With less than 4 GB of storage remaining on my Windows 8 tablet – and the majority of useful applications, cloud storage and games installed on my external USB 3.0 drive – I decided that it was time to upgrade the tiny 64 GB mSATA SSD. Without the advantage of an SD card slot on my Acer Iconia W7 series tablet, opening the device and replacing the mSATA SSD with a high capacity replacement was really the only option, short of buying a new computer.
Game On: 10 Windows 8 Metro Games You Don't Want To Miss
Gaming on Windows 8 has also proved a provocative talking point, with people such as Valve chief Gabe Newell declaring that the platform would be "a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space." Naturally, the vast majority of games that run on Windows 7 will also run on Windows 8 in desktop mode – but what about games for the touchscreen, Modern/Metro mode? In fact, there is a good selection of titles, from platform-specific strategy games to titles ported from iOS and other platforms.
How The Next Web Was Born: A Talk With Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten
Part event, part website, The Next Web is among the most influential blogs and can easily be described as an online juggernaut. Founded in 2006 as a technology conference (which now runs annually), the popular TNW blog was launched in 2008. There are few overnight successes in business, but the positive reaction the then 24-year-old Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten and his colleagues Patrick de Laive and Arjen Schat experienced following the first conference showed them that they had created something.
Four More Superb Games from the Raspberry Pi Store!
If you thought gaming on the Raspberry Pi was limited to setting up emulators with RetroPie or watching other gamers on YouTube (perhaps via the RaspBMC media centre solution) then prepare to be surprised. While you won’t find Halo running on the Raspberry Pi you’ll certainly find some fascinating gaming alternatives.
Storing and Accessing Data Using Raspberry Pi: What Are Your Options?
We're looking here at the different storage uses that your Raspberry Pi can be put to, from configuring it as a NAS box controller with an external hard disk drive connected to creating your own cloud storage system and using your Raspberry Pi as a web server. Each of these is easily achievable, straightforward to setup and can provide you with excellent storage benefits on your home network and beyond.
How To Share A Windows CD Or DVD Drive On Your Network
"How do you share a CD or DVD drive across a network?" This was the question that dropped into my head recently as it became apparent that I would need to access data on some archive DVDs. If I was using a standard PC this wouldn’t be a problem; as it is, I’ve been the owner of an Acer Iconia W700 for several months now and one of the key drawbacks of a tablet computer is that they don’t come with integrated DVD drives. Surely there must be a way to share the DVD drive on my wife’s laptop across the home network?
Self-Employment Works: 6 Tips To Set Up Your First Online Business From Home
With the explosion of digital technology and fast Internet speeds, more and more people are looking for a way out of the drudge of the commute and the threat of short-term contracts to work from home, running their own businesses where they can be in greater control of the way money is made and spent. Unfortunately, it isn't as easy as quitting your job on Friday and booting up your PC or Mac the following Monday. There are various things you need to have in place.