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  • How to add a background image to your Google Calendar on Nov 23, 2009 in Office

    This brief tutorial will walk you through the steps required to add set a picture as the background to your Google Calendar. The default Google Calendar view can be rather… dull. click to enlarge To make it a bit less boring, add a backgr...

  • How to easily upgrade CyanogenMod using CM Updater on Nov 17, 2009 in Android Mobile Phones

    This tutorial will show you how to use CM Updater to easily update your version of CyanogenMod on your Android phone. Start out by opening your Settings. Scroll down to the Applications section and select it. Make sure there’s a “ch...

  • How to tweak your Linux machine’s history command on Nov 11, 2009 in Linux

    If you are somewhat familiar with using the Linux or UNIX command line interface it is quite likely that you have used the history command. For those not familiar with it the history command allows you to search through the commands you have already...

  • How to convert HTML pages to PDF in Ubuntu Linux on Nov 10, 2009 in Linux

    A really neat tool I was introduced to a few days back is wkhtmltopdf, a freely distributed tool that allows you to convert HTML pages into PDF documents. This is not something I’ve found a lot of use for too often, but when I’ve needed...

  • How to setup Ubuntu to synchronize its time over the Internet on Nov 6, 2009 in Linux

    Oftentimes my Ubuntu desktop loses track of time. Really. What happens is that the time it maintains goes a few minutes here and there every month. So I like to use a very useful Linux service called NTP to help keep the clock on my Ubuntu desktop in...

  • How to block someone on Facebook on Nov 5, 2009 in Other

    This tutorial will guide you through blocking people on Facebook. Whatever the reason – a stalker, an ex – just someone you don’t want to have any contact with – you can quite easily cut them out of your Facebook life. Follow...

  • How to test your Internet connection speed on Nov 4, 2009 in Other

    This brief tutorial will show you how to test the speed of your Internet connection. Many Internet Service Providers are playing the “we’re faster” game. That is, they claim to have faster speeds than their competitors. Common clai...