Latest SMB Tech How-To
- 08 January 2014
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How-Tos: How to change Wi-Fi channel
If you find your home Wi-Fi connection is slow or drops out, it's worth changing the channel your router uses: it will likely fix the problem. Best of all it will take just a couple of minutes. Here's how to do it.
- 18 December 2013
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How-Tos: How to Mitigate Business Risk Using SAM and SLM Tools
Most companies understand the risks associated with disaster recovery and business continuity and plan accordingly. Few can say the same thing about the software they own -- or don't own, as the case may be. That's where software asset management and software license management tools can make a difference.
- 05 December 2013
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How-Tos: Use VirtualBox virtual PC to run Windows XP
We show one reader how to keep running Windows XP on his Windows 7 PC, even after Microsoft stops supporting XP.
- 29 October 2013
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How-Tos: How to connect printer to iPad or iPhone
We explain how to print from an iPhone or an iPad using AirPrint, and via third-party printer apps.
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How-Tos: 10 Mobile Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
Consumers are increasingly using their mobile devices to connect to businesses of all shapes and sizes. From optimizing your website to capturing holiday sales on mobile devices, these tips will help improve your mobile marketing strategy.
- 19 September 2013
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How-Tos: How to Overcome Small Business Data Recovery Challenges
Data recovery has mattered ever since businesses started relying on PCs in the workplace. Today's common storage options for small businesses all present some disaster recovery challenges. Here's what your organization should do to address them.
- 09 September 2013
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How-Tos: Your Twitter account has been hacked! Here's what to do about it.
Kirsty woke up to find that someone else had taken control of her Twitter account. I tell her how to get it back.
- 21 August 2013
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How-Tos: Fix colour balance on old display
We explain how to improve the colour balance on an older CRT display.
- 15 August 2013
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How-Tos: Use a netbook as a server
We explain how to use a netbook as a server, as well as some of the down sides of a netbook/server. Here's what you need to know about using a netbook as a server in your home or office.
- 09 August 2013
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How-Tos: Split a PDF for free
How to edit a PDF so that you have single PDF documents for each page.
- 25 July 2013
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How-Tos: 6 Google Analytics Tips for Online Marketers and Small Business Owners
Google Analytics lets organizations of all shapes and sizes measure the performance of their websites. There's a lot of data in there--and even more that you can do with that data once you've extracted it. These tips will help you get started with Google Analytics.
- 23 July 2013
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How-Tos: How to get a full-screen Gmail compose window every time
Last week we talked about Gmail's spiffy new inbox-sorting tabs. Today let's look at another new feature, one that's just starting to roll out to users: a full-screen new-message window.
- 22 July 2013
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How-Tos: How to enable or disable Gmail's new tabs
Gmail just rolled out one of its best features in years: Inbox tabs. (Actually, the feature was announced back in May, but is only just now starting to roll out to users.)
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How-Tos: Big Data ROI Will Take Time, Clear Goals and Talent
The big data market is expected, by one estimate, to grow more than 30 percent annually until the end of the decade. But more than half of big data projects fail--and even those that do succeed can fall apart if the findings aren't applied to operational efficiencies. Ron Bodkin, CEO of Think Big Analytics, offers advice to help you prevent your business from becoming just another statistic.
- 09 July 2013
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How-Tos: Get a disposable email address from MailDrop
Your email address is like your home address: Never give it out unless absolutely necessary.
- 08 July 2013
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How-Tos: Add checkboxes to an Excel spreadsheet
Tgood37 asked the Answer Line forum how to add checkboxes to Excel spreadsheets, and how to make sure that checking a box will have an effect.
- 26 June 2013
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How-Tos: In-Memory Technology Speeds Up Data Analytics
Long the purview of financial firms looking for an edge as they make lightning-fast transactions, in-memory technology is starting to catch the attention of many firms that conduct real-time analysis.
- 03 June 2013
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How-Tos: Find messages you deleted in Hotmail
Here's how to find an email you accidentally deleted from Hotmail or Outlook.com.
- 30 May 2013
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How-Tos: Restore a corrupted Excel file
Our Helproom Editor helps a reader use Restore Previous Versions and then ShadowExplorer to rescue a corrupted Excel file.
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How-Tos: 6 Practical Predictive Analytics Tools
Most analytics tools put data in an historical context. That's all well and good, but if what if you want to use past data to gauge future performance? That narrows your analytics options. These six tools will help you make practical use of your data in order to make business decisions.
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Moto G vs Moto X comparison review: What's the best Motorola smartphone?
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17 best smartphones: The best phone you can buy in 2014
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Nexus 5 vs Moto X comparison review: Which Google Android smartphone should you buy?
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Motorola Moto G vs Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone comparison review: which is the best budget Android phone?
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New smartphones of 2014: best new phones launching in 2014
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New Fitbit Force wristband adds missing Flex features - display, altimeter, time, Caller ID; UK release date
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iPhone 6 release date: When will the iPhone 6 be launched?
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The 26 best role playing games ever
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Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 to launch in September
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Kurio Phone is first smartphone for kids with stacks of safety features for parents
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Moto G vs Moto X comparison review: What's the best Motorola smartphone?
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Nexus 5 vs Moto X comparison review: Which Google Android smartphone should you buy?
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Motorola Moto G vs Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone comparison review: which is the best budget Android phone?
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New Nexus 7 review (2013); the new 7-inch Google tablet is very good
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LG G2 review: The best smartphone you can buy
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How to set any song as a ringtone on your iPhone: including in iOS 7
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How to format a write-protected USB flash drive or memory card
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Can you retrieve deleted texts from iPhone? Restore deleted SMS messages on iPhone
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How to play PS3 games on PS4: Is it possible?
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How to close running apps in iOS 7: iPhone now works like Android
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The Misfit Shine is a wearable activity monitor aimed at getting you to do that bit more exercise. It costs £99 and can be worn both as a watch and over your belt. Here's PC Advisor's Misfit Shine video review (includes 'acting').
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Downloads
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QuickMove 1.5
Quickly get your PC organised with this handy file management tool
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PDFFill Tools 11.0
Create, convert, watermark, encrypt and process PDFs
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StereoPhoto Maker 4.52
Create, view and work with 3D images
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V-Radio 2.5.0
Browse and listen to 1,000 radio stations
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Google Play Movies & TV 1.0.1 for Android
Watch Google Play movies on your phone/ tablet