How to Connect XBMC Linux to Synology Diskstation NAS
One problem you may face with an XBMC Linux installation (or appliance running XBMC) is connecting to and scraping your media that resides on a...
Category: How-To Guides
Instructions on how to tweak and fix things with Windows, Linux, and hardware
Replacing an APC UPS Battery
If you have a Uninterruptable Power Supply for your PC or server, then you already know that the batteries eventually die. Here are some things...
How to Keep Game Saves from Overwhelming My Documents Folder
We need to find a way to manage the problem so that you still have your saved games but doesn't clog up your folder. Here...
How to get Task Manager Back to Normal
If you've ever opened Task Manager in Windows 7 or below, you may have been surprised to see only the graphs of your CPU cores...
How to fix VLC’s “Font Cache is Being Rebult” Message
Sometimes if you run VLC player you will see a "Please wait while your font cache is rebuilt" message. If this takes longer than a...
Windows 8 Task Manager: Restore Logical Processors
Even though you may have an 8-core or 12-core CPU, you may have noticed that the Windows 8 task manager just shows you one big...
How to Take a Screenshot in Windows
Don't laugh... you'd be surprised how many people don't know how to do this... Here we cover how to take a snap of your entire...
Quick way to delete all Gmail
Here's a quick way to delete all email within your gmail account....
How to center two inline images in WordPress
WordPress is a great content management system, but one of the weirdest quirks about its WYSIWYG editor is inserting two or more centered images side-by-side....
How to Shut Down Windows 8
Since the new Windows forces a "tablet" experience onto all users regardless of their platform, they must assume that most people will let their PCs...
Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows 8 has added 16 new keyboard shortcuts, thanks mostly to its confusing Metro UI. We have for you the complete list of Windows keyboard...
Split Linux Log Files by Day or Month
Unless your admins took the extra care to automatically separate your log files by date, then you may have noticed one huge-ass log file in...
Fix Broken Custom Background on WordPress
You can easily fix this yourself in a few minutes. You just need to update your theme's tag in the header.php file. Go to Appearance...
RAM Upgrades for Noobs
Not everyone knows how to build a computer scratch, and many more are completely clueless when it comes to something as simple as upgrading a...
Emulate an Android Tablet on Your PC
Do you want to test-drive Android apps before you buy a tablet or phone? Is your phone too slow to play the latest Android games?...