Adding Album Cover Art or Images in iTunes
Scan or download album cover artwork from CDs that you rip into iTunes in a graphics format that iTunes understands and link those graphics to the songs and albums you play on iTunes. [more…]
Load an Application onto Your BlackBerry
To load applications onto your BlackBerry, you need to work closely with your PC. On your PC, you use an application called BlackBerry Desktop Manager [more…]
Setting Up iTunes for Windows
Before installing iTunes for Windows, make sure that you're logged on as a Windows Administrator user if you're using Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Quit all other applications before installing and disable [more…]
Using Graffiti Letters and Numbers
You can see the letters abc in the lower-left corner of the Graffiti area. That's to remind you that you have to write letters on the left side of the box. The numbers [more…]
Ripping Music from a CD with Zune
The Zune desktop player wouldn't be a true, top-flight player if it couldn't rip CDs — it kind of goes with the territory. The Zune software uses WMA (Windows Media Audio) file compression as the default [more…]
Switching from One BlackBerry to Another
So you just got a new BlackBerry and want to jump-start it with the programs and data you have on your older BlackBerry. Basically, you just back up your old BlackBerry and then load that backup to your [more…]
Choosing a Calendar View on Your BlackBerry
To open your BlackBerry Calendar, go to the Home screen, press the menu key, and then select Calendar. The first time you open Calendar, you'll likely see the Day view, which is a default setting, as shown [more…]
How to Set Up Email Accounts in Blackberry
Set up an email account on your BlackBerry without problems, even for a college account. This tutorial guides you through corporate or personal account setup so you can send and receive mail on your BlackBerry [more…]
How to Add New Contacts to Your Blackberry Address Book
Adding a contact to your BlackBerry address book can be done via incoming email or from scratch. Update your BlackBerry contact list so calling with your BlackBerry is even easier. This tutorial shows [more…]
How to Customize Your Blackberry Screen
Customize your BlackBerry home screen with these instructions. Choose built-in themes for any BlackBerry models - Pearl, Curve, 8820 - or download other themes for your touch screen. [more…]
How to Synchronize Your Blackberry with Your PC
Sync your BlackBerry with your PC - laptop or desktop - with BlackBerry Desktop Manager. Synching your Outlook address book contacts is easy with this instructional video. [more…]Setting Up Your Pocket PC Wireless Network Connection
Even if you have set up your own wired network in the past, you probably aren't familiar with setting up a wireless network. The whole process is fairly simple, and you can be up and running in just a [more…]
Setting Up Your BlackBerry for GPS
For GPS to work on your BlackBerry, it needs navigation maps, which are usually downloaded in little pieces as required. And because these maps are downloaded, you must be subscribed to a data plan and [more…]
Navigating Web Pages with a BlackBerry
Using the Browser on a BlackBerry to navigate a Web page is easy. Note that hyperlinks on a BlackBerry are highlighted on-screen. To jump to a particular hyperlink, scroll to the highlighted link on your [more…]
How to Surf the Web with Your BlackBerry
Browse or surf the web with your BlackBerry wireless handheld. The Internet service browser works with any BlackBerry model: Pearl, Curve, or 8820. From your home screen you can surf the Internet and even [more…]
How to Install and Remove Applications on a BlackBerry
Downloading, installing, or removing applications for your BlackBerry takes a few steps. Load or unload your BlackBerry with Facebook, Yahoo! Messenger, or XM Radio Mobile — depending on your model: Pearl [more…]Freeing Up Memory in Your iPAQ
An old saying claims that you can't be too thin or too rich. When it comes to iPAQs, you can say that you can't have too much memory. Your iPAQ differs in one very fundamental way from your desktop PC: [more…]
Backing Up Your iPAQ Files
Synchronizing your files is a great way to keep your iPAQ and your desktop PC working together, but synchronization has one big problem: It doesn't protect you from losing important data. It's easy to [more…]
How to Set Up Appointments and To-Do Lists in Your BlackBerry
Setting up appointments on your RIM BlackBerry is much like setting up a to-do list in your handheld. Schedule meetings in your BlackBerry calendar and stay on task. [more…]Why Go Wireless?
Wireless technology — from home phones to cellphones to computers — has been developed in response to the unmet needs and desires of those wishing to roam freely while staying connected. Wireless phone [more…]
Sending E-Mail from Your BlackBerry
Send an e-mail from your BlackBerry to everyone who needs to know that you now have a BlackBerry. Here's how to share your notable news:
1. Open the Messages application. [more…]
Syncing Your Pocket PC with Your Desktop
If your Pocket PC and your desktop PC are going to be partners, they need to be able to share your data. You wouldn't want to have to retype everything just because you wanted to use it on both computers [more…]
Taking Tablet PC for a Spin
Different Tablet PC models put that all-important power switch in different places. For example, the Acer model has a slider button on its right edge — you push the slider forward to turn the power on. [more…]
The Nuts and Bolts of Over-the-Road Wi-Fi
To put it very simply, Wi-Fi uses a two-way radio signal instead of wires to complete the connection between your computer and the wired connection to the Internet. Also, instead of using slow dialup, [more…]
Beaming an Item from Your Palm
Beaming is a Palm Computing feature that enables you to send information from one Palm device to another by directly pointing the two units at one another. As long as the units are within about three feet [more…]
