- Estimating LAN Performance Requirements
- Dec 13, 2000
- Choosing your physical LAN installation requires you analyze the network traffic and the characteristics of that traffic. This article describes an approach for that analysis, helping you choose the technology that best supports your network load.
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- Expanding Your Screen Real Estate with MaxiVista
- Jul 7, 2006
- Kulvir Bhogal shows you how to set up multiple monitors for your laptop across a network using software called MaxiVista. No new hardware required.
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- Exploring the Game Hub for the Galaxy Tab 2
- Feb 14, 2013
- The Game Hub app is the place to find games for your Galaxy Tab 2 that you can install and play by yourself or against other game players through your Wi-Fi connection. Eric Butow shows how the app displays a list of installed games you can play by tapping on the game tile.
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- Fax Servers: Serving Faxes More Than Ever!
- Sep 3, 2004
- The continued—and still growing!—reliance on faxes for secure, easy document transmission has more and more businesses moving from traditional fax machines or PC-based faxing programs to dedicated fax servers. Should you join them?
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- Finding Other Useful Business Apps for your iPad 2
- Nov 17, 2011
- This chapter provides a preview of general business-related apps as well as ideas for expanding how to use your iPad with other types of apps.
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- Finding Uses for Old 2.5" Hard Drives
- Nov 19, 2012
- Do you have any extra 2.5-inch hard disks lying around? Ed Tittel shows you how to make them useful with some accessory housing devices (internal and external).
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- Five Innovative Ways to Use an iPhone or iPad When You Travel
- Apr 17, 2014
- In this article, Jason R. Rich offers a handful of useful tips that will help you get the most use from your iPhone or iPad when traveling, especially when on a business trip or while vacationing overseas.
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- Five Reasons to Upgrade to the iPad Mini with Retina Display
- Apr 10, 2014
- Jason R. Rich focuses on the iPad mini with Retina display and explains some of the reasons why you might want to upgrade from the original iPad mini to this new model; upgrade from a full-size iPad to the new iPad mini; or get your first taste of using an iPad with this new, thin, and lightweight tablet.
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- Five Reasons to Upgrade to the New iPad Air
- Jan 24, 2014
- Jason R. Rich offers five compelling reasons why you should consider upgrading to the iPad Air, and offers an overview of this tablet's new features and functions.
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- Five Ways to Increase Your Wi-Fi Network's Range
- May 15, 2009
- Eric Geier shows ways to extend your wireless network, from things you can do without spending a dime to adding additional APs.
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- Fixing Windows
- Dec 21, 2001
- When restoring a Windows PC to reliable operation, the key is to do so in the least amount of wasted time. Pete Moulton helps you determine the source of the trouble and take appropriate action to fix Windows in the shortest possible time.
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- Fixing Windows Devices That Can't Start
- Oct 29, 2014
- If you have a windows desktop or tablet that won't start, Mark Edward Soper will help you troubleshoot it, in this excerpt from The PC and Gadget Help Desk: A Do-It-Yourself Guide To Troubleshooting and Repairing. Mark covers BIOS configuration settings, Windows configuration issues, BIOS startup error messages and solutions, and Windows 7 and 8 error recovery and advanced boot options.
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- Fixing Your Computer Absolute Beginner's Guide: Troubleshooting Device Problems
- Aug 23, 2013
- Paul McFedries covers some of the built-in Windows tools that can help you troubleshoot problematic hardware.
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- Free Tools for Troubleshooting and Fixing PC Issues
- Mar 29, 2011
- Eric Geier shares free utilities to diagnose and repair the most popular computer issues.
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- Future Portable Displays
- Jan 22, 2001
- Jef Raskin, inventor of the Apple Macintosh and author of The Humane Interface (Addison-Wesley, 2000) talks about much-needed improvements for portable computer displays.
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- Get Caller ID Information on Your PCs via YAC: Yet Another Caller ID Program
- Jan 6, 2006
- In this article, Kulvir Bhogal shows you how to use a free program called Yet Another Caller ID Program (YAC). YAC allows you see who's calling you immediately—right on your computer screen.
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- Get Started Using iCloud with Your iPhone/iPad
- Jul 17, 2013
- Jason R. Rich helps you set up and begin using some of iCloud’s core features in conjunction with your iOS mobile device.
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- Getting Started with Siri
- Mar 11, 2013
- This chapter shows how to get started with Siri: how to enable it, launch the service, and try it out.
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- Getting Started with the Kindle Fire
- Dec 24, 2012
- In this chapter, you learn how to connect your Kindle Fire to your Wi-Fi network and register it with Amazon, and you discover the basics of navigating and using your tablet.
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- Getting the Most from Microsoft Window's Encrypted File System
- Aug 12, 2005
- Built into Windows 2000, 2003, and XP is a clever system for easy encryption of files and folders. The Encrypted File System (EFS) is fast, free, and easy to use. Rick Cook's rapid-fire overview of EFS covers how it works, what it does, what it doesn’t do, and what you need to know to make the best use of EFS to protect your precious data.
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