how-tos

Mac/Windows tip: Put your desktop wallpaper on shuffle

by ben patterson on May 21, 2013

Getting tired of the same old Windows wallpaper, or can’t decide which baby picture to plaster all over your Mac desktop?

Tagged as: Mac, Mac OS X, Mac OS X "Mountain Lion", Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8

Android tip: How to add a contact to your home screen

by ben patterson on May 20, 2013

Who needs phone favorites when you can just add a one-touch shortcut for your most important contacts, friends, and loved ones to your Android phone’s home screen?

Tagged as: Android

Pinterest for iPhone tip: Pin goodies on the web (finally!)

by ben patterson on May 16, 2013

Until just recently, the official Pinterest app for iPhone did practically anything you could do on the Pinterest web site, from browsing and sharing pins to creating new boards—anything, that Read More

Tagged as: iPhone, Pinterest

Microsoft Office tip: Hide the “ribbon” until you really need it

by ben patterson on May 15, 2013

One of the most intimidating new Office features has to be the so-called “ribbon”—the thick stripe of settings and commands that sits at the top of every Word, Excel, Outlook, Read More

Tagged as: Mac, Microsoft Office, Office 365, Windows

iPhone/iPad tip: Create a calendar event or contact directly from email

by ben patterson on May 14, 2013

An invite to a can’t-miss event just landed in your inbox, and you want to mark it in your iPhone’s calendar before you forget—and while you’re at it, you’d like Read More

Tagged as: iPad, iPhone

Mac tip: 4 ways to right-click on a Mac trackpad

by ben patterson on May 13, 2013

Nicole writes: In your article about changing a default program you say, “The first step is to right-click a PDF on your desktop.” But how do I right-click by tapping Read More

Tagged as: Mac, Mac OS X, Mac OS X "Mountain Lion", MacBook, Reader mail