Is your PC running out of hard drive space? Has it been ages since you backed up your Mac? Ready to declutter your desktop? Get your system back under control with these 11 tips and how-tos. 1. Back up your Windows PC Windows 7 boasts an easy-to-use utility that’ll...
So, you logged into your Facebook account on your friend’s laptop, or on a PC in an office conference room … and now you can’t quite remember if you ultimately logged out. Not good. Why? Because if you didn’t log out of that other PC...
One of the biggest complaints I’ve heard about the much-reviled “new look” of Gmail is that the icon-only buttons along the top of the page are way too confusing. What does the folder icon with the down-arrow do, for example—and how is it different...
Had it up to here with Facebook? You can always delete your account, but it’ll require a little work—and patience—on your part. First, we need to make a clear distinction between merely “deactivating” your account and actually deleting it....
Outraged that Google has pulled the option to revert to the “old” Gmail look? If so, there’s still a way to revert to a version of Gmail that at least resembles the old-fashioned one. While the “Revert to the old look temporarily” option...
Hate the look of the “new” Gmail? Bad news: Google has yanked the option to “temporarily” revert to the old Gmail. Looks like Google wasn’t kidding when it said everyone would have to switch to the new Gmail look eventually. That said,...
So, one of your closest friends just emailed, warning you that someone’s posting very, very bad things about you online. Whatever you do, though, don’t click that all-too-tempting link in the body of the message. Why not, you ask? Because your pal probably...
Want a copy of each and every status update you’ve ever posted to Facebook, along with all your photo albums, videos, chats, and even comments? All you have to do is ask. Facebook has a “Download Your Information” feature that will pack all your...
Want to pause your Netflix subscription without losing your DVD queue, or all those recommendations you’ve built up over the years? You can, although you’ll need to get the timing right to save the most money. Update [6/22/12]: Netflix has now completely...
So, quick question: when was the last time you updated your Mac’s system software? Yesterday? A week ago? Sometime last year? Or, worst of all, never? It’s easy to understand why you might only check for Mac system updates once in a blue moon. For one...
