Easy on Ice Cream Sandwich, harder on older versions
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, especially if you’re trying to describe something on your smartphone or tablet to someone else. Luckily, taking a screenshot on your Android device is pretty simple, for most devices anyway.
Well…. You could cheat?
This is a nice simple one to answer.
Open source firmware could bring your router back to life
Most people are quite happy with their home broadband routers, but sometimes you can be left wishing for features that simply aren’t available with your current hardware. Say your router comes with a USB port for connecting a printer, wouldn’t it be nice to also use that port for storage space, and share your data amongst all devices on your network? Maybe you want to be able to access your network remotely using a Virtual Private Network so that you can securely access your data or use services like BBC iPlayer while overseas.
Quick and easy guide to turning Blu-Rays into Full HD movie files
I like Blu-Rays. They give an excellent viewing experience for typically quite a small outlay when compared to DVDs.
Adjust your central heating from anywhere using your smartphone
British Gas have announced an awesome new system which allows you to manage your central heating from anywhere in the world using your smartphone or computer.
All your software installed in a near-instant
One of the most annoying and time consuming parts of building up a new PC or reinstalling Windows is adding the large array of software and applications that you use on a daily basis. It can take some time to notice that particular video codec or browser plugin is missing and there is also the frustration when you realise you forgot to un-tick the option to download and install the tool bar that comes with it.
