Gadget Hacks How-Tos

How To: Fix any reception issues with your iPhone 4G HD

So.. you spent 200, 300 or even 600 bucks on your new iPhone and now you have no reception! It seems as though Apple was so busy developing cool new apps for it's latest creation that it forgot about the fact that its.. oh right.. also a PHONE. If your new iPhone 4 cuts out every time you hold it, check out this clip. This tutorial will offer some awesome tips and speedy solutions to this annoying problem. So, if you are about to run up to Cupertino and tell Steve Jobs where he can stuff his ...

How To: Use the iMovie app on your iPhone 4G HD

One of the many apps that is currently only available on iPhone 4G HD is iMovie. This app is just like the program on your computer and offers all of the same capabilities. You can even record clips at the last minute with your phone and add them into your Timeline. You can edit a whole movie in the palm of your hand - how cool is that? This app will NOT work on iPhone 3G, 3GS, 2G or iPod Touch, so do not waste your money if you haven't bought the new iPhone 4. Have fun!

How To: Save money on your phone bill & upgrade early for free

In this clip, learn how to make the right phone calls and press the right buttons to "trick" your phone company into giving you a free phone upgrade before you are due. You will also learn how to save money on you phone bill by using a few choice words on the telephone. This trick works for Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T, so not matter who your carrier is you will be golden. This clip is hosted by an ex-employee from a cell phone company, so it is full of insider tips.

How To: Make & receive free phone calls with Google Voice

Google Voice was recently made available to the general public and now everyone will be able to use it. If you are looking for a way to stay connected to your friends and family for free, check out this clip. Voice will redirect calls straight to your home phone or cell and allows you to text, too! You can connect up to four phones to your account, as well, so you can use Google in the whole house. Enjoy!

How To: Use Google Voice to make cheap phone calls

Google Voice is the newest release from the experts at Google. Google Voice is a low-cost Internet phone service that redirects calls to your home phone and works over your WiFi connection. This service is very exciting and useful for those that are looking to save some money on long distance. Google Voice was in limited use for a while and is now available to everyone, so check out this clip and learn how to use it!

How To: Hear the vuvuzela sound in back of any YouTube video

can't get enough of the vuvuzela, the traditional horn that sounds like a swarm of bees at every game of the 2010 World Cup? Check this out! YouTube has added a mini-app to all of their videos that will allow you to push one button and turn on the sounds of the horns in the background of any clip! If you can't wait to watch your videos like you are sitting in the stands at the big game - today is your lucky day! Enjoy!

How To: Get started playing the new Farmville on iPhone app

Farmville is one of the most popular games to ever be played on the Internet and Facebook and now you can play it on your iPhone, too! Take your farm with you wherever you go by installing this free app and connecting it to your Facebook account. Your phone farm will look exactly like your Facebook farm and you will get all the good stuff: push notifications, gifts, crops and everything in between. This tutorial will walk you through the installation, basic set up and controls so you can get ...

How To: View pictures on your Apple iPad with the Photos app

The Photos app is used to view pictures on your iPad that you sync from iPhoto or iTunes. Although the app is very limited, photos do look great on the iPad screen. In this video guide from MacMost, you'll learn how work view and manipulate digital photos on an Apple iPad. For detailed instructions, and to get started sharing and displaying digital images on your own iPad, take a look.

How To: Make a cheap stylus for an iPad or other touch device

Interested in making a custom stylus suitable for an Apple iPad or most any other touch device? It's much easier than you might think. So easy, in fact, that this guide can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in just under six minutes' time. For detailed instructions, and to get started making your own DIY iPad stylus, take a look.

How To: Create multiple inboxes in Gmail using filters

See how to set up multiple inboxes within Gmail and use filters and labels to have mail sent to different addresses automatically sorted (and mail sorted using other criteria too, like subject, or containing certain words). It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this Gmail user's guide can present a complete overview of the process in just over four minutes time. For details, and to get started using Gmail's useful filtering feature yourself, take a look.

How To: Get started with new iPhone 4 & learn the new features

In this tutorial, learn everything you need to know about how to use the new iOS4 on your iPhone 2G, 3G or 3GS. In this clip, get a walkthrough of the update and learn how to use all the new features: multitasking, folders, wallpapers and so much more. If you are unsure how to get up and running or would like to see if updating it right for you - have a look at this helpful video.

How To: Control your computer from your iPad with LogMeIn

LogMeIn is an application that will let you control and view your computer from an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Learn how to use it with this free Apple user's guide. It's easier than you might think! So easy, in fact, that this guide can present a complete walkthrough of the process in just over five minutes' time. For more information, and to get started using LogMeIn yourself, take a look.

How To: Convert a coaxial jack into a Ethernet jack

This video shows you how to use any coaxial jack in your home to convert into a ethernet connection. It's simpler than you might think. So simple, in fact, that this video guide can present a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of the process in just under five minutes' time. For instructions, and to get started converting your own cable jacks, take a look.

How To: Fix a WordPress database connection error

See how to resolve a WordPress MySQL database connection error with this free video tutorial. Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about its features through videos like this one. Take a look.

How To: Navigate your Nook e-reader

In this tutorial, learn all about how to use a Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader from top to bottom. This helpful clip will walk you through every single feature so that you will be reading wirelessly in no time. Not only is the Nook easy to use and carry around, it is also inexpensive (as of June 2010), why not give it a try?

How To: Play Farmville on your iPhone or iPod Touch

If you are a Farmville junkie, then you know the pain of being separated from your farm while at work, weddings, or other occasions that demand being away from your computer. This video was made for you. It will teach you how to play Farmville on your iPhone using a free app called CloudBrowse that circumvents the iPhone and iPod Touch's lack of Flash capabilities. If you have one of these powerful tools, you need never let you farm languish again.

How To: Play Farmville on your iPad

If you play Farmville, you want to have access to it wherever you ware so that your crops never need go unharvested! Unfortunately, the iPad will not allow you to play Flash games out of the box. Well now it can! This video will show you how to use an app called CloudBrowse to play Farmville on the iPad. It doesn't work especially well, but it will enable you to harvest your crops anywhere that you can get online with your iPad.