July 4, 2009

How to Unlock an iPhone 3G with OS 3.0

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How to Unlock an iPhone 3G with OS 3.0

Preview: Although it isn't as easy as the old one, there is finally a solution to jailbreaking an iPhone with the 3.0 OS. Even if the firmware and baseband were upgraded, you can still unlock it for use with any carrier. Let's break it down to some simple steps...

How to Podcast Using Blogger

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How to Podcast Using Blogger

Preview: A lot of people use Wordpress to Blog, but I've actually found Blogger to be the superior platform. The blogspot takes a bit more work to setup, but it simplifies everything a ton. This tutorial isn't going to waste any time - assuming you've already signed up for a free blog, we're going to get right to minimizing the role of a web hosting service and using Blogger for all the rest...

How to Use a Hard Drive Wirelessly Over Airport

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How to Use a Hard Drive Wirelessly Over Airport

Preview: Apple's newest line of Airport routers allows you to connect an external harddrive that can be accessed by any computer on the network. If you've never used a "wireless" hard drive solution like this, it can be a little tricky. Follow these steps carefully and you should have any problems hooking up your external harddrive...

How to Increase the 50 Item Limit in Your Blogger Blogspot RSS Feed

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How to Increase the 50 Item Limit in Your Blogger Blogspot RSS Feed

Preview: "How do you show more than fifty items on your Blogger RSS Feed?" Google's Blogger site is great for setting up a blog. The software is easy to use, and even generates an RSS feed of the content. One complaint a lot of people share though is that the feed only shows your most recent 50 items. What if you do a podcast and want hundreds of episodes to show up? What if you want your RSS feed to go all the way back to your first entry? There's a fix for that...

July 2, 2009

How to Backup Your Blogger Blogspot

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How to Backup Your Blogger Blogspot

Preview: If you've had a Google Blogger blog for a while, you've probably starting wondering - How do I backup my blogspot? What do I do if something happens to it? What if I accidentally delete something? By creating an offsite backup - that is, a backup you keep on your home computer - you can guard against possible failures. Google has implemented some features that makes creating an offsite backup of your blog easy...

How to Download Individual Files from a Torrent

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How to Download Individual Files from a Torrent

Preview: Everyone has faced this problem: You're trying to download movies and you notice you're getting all these extra files you don't want - or maybe you have a "collection" torrent, forcing your into downloading movies you aren't interested in just to get the one you want. Let me show you how to pick and choose what to download from a torrent...

How to Forward Hotmail to Gmail

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How to Forward Hotmail to Gmail

Preview: A lot of people have been long time Hotmail or Windows Live Mail users, but want to start using Gmail. Rather than try to change your email address with every site you've ever registered, why not forward that Hotmail or WLM email hosting to Gmail? This article uses recent POP features added to Microsoft's email hosting to deliver all your email from their accounts to a Gmail address...

July 1, 2009

How to Make Gmail a Free Online Storage Drive

Every since Google launched Gmail, they've been adding more free storage. Recent counts put the total space over 7GB. An online backup service can be pretty pricey, but if you're feeling adventurous you can actually convert your Gmail to an online backup service! Best of all, it's free.

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June 30, 2009

How to Avoid Useless eHow Habits

There's a lot of really backwards group think on eHow - I like to call it "eHow voodoo". It's totally understandable; much of way eHow works is shrouded in mystery. While I've written a lot of articles about increasing your eHow earnings, I've never really written about what NOT to do on eHow. I spend a lot of time talking to top earners, doing research and conducting my own experiments, so I'd like to add my own thoughts to the mix. It's time to dispel some of the most common eHow myths.

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June 28, 2009

How to Transfer Money Between Banks Online (For Free)

Say you want to move money from one bank account to another account at a completely different bank. Sure you could use a wire transfer, but those cost money. There is a safe, free way to transferring money between bank accounts online, and you might even already use it: It's called Paypal.

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June 27, 2009

How to Take Better iPhone Camera Pictures

Your iPhone may not be a DSLR, but under the right circumstances it can take some pretty fantastic digital photos. It wasn't more than five years ago that three megapixel cameras were extremely common in basic consumer photography. Now you have one built into your cellphone! By manually taking the steps most cameras now do automatically, you'll be able to take digital photos that look as great as any point-and-shoot.

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June 26, 2009

How to Use RedGage to Promote eHow Articles and Make Money

RadGage aims to be an all purpose hub for collecting your various online content. You set up a profile, link to everywhere you post, and give people a unified source for following your work. As an added bonus, RedGage even pays you when people view your content! Best of all, you don't have to post actual articles - only links to the ones you already have online. Get paid, help your Google pagerank, and get more eHow views all at the same time! Let's go through everything the site offers and how it can help you.

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June 25, 2009

How to Get a Free iPhone Upgrade (Even Under Contract)

Every time a new iPhone comes out, previous owners feel cheated. They're no longer on the cutting edge. Try Googling the phrase "I just bought my iPhone" and you'll see what I mean. While the secrecy of Apple product launches has always caused this problem, it has been compounded as of late due to phone contracts. If you're the kind of person who always upgrades to the latest model, you're going to pay more for the phone because of the terms of your contract. Here's what you can do about it: Get your current phone to sell on ebay in order to fully pay for a new one. You probably thought it wouldn't sell for that much, but these steps will show you otherwise.

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June 23, 2009

How to Convert an Image to Text

If you have scans of a book, magazine, or some other kind of document, they may be in image form. They probably scanned in as a JPG or TIFF. With some elusive document scanning software known as OCR (Optical Character Recognition), you can convert those image files into text documents. You'll be able to edit the text, copy it, use the find function, etc.

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June 22, 2009

How to Increase Page Views Through Backlinks

So you had this great idea for an article, blog, etc. You put it online, polished it, and then...no one saw it. What gives? You need to increase your page views, and search engine optimization is the secret to doing that. Let's keep it simple - what are backlinks, how do they relate to SEO, and how are they going to solve your page view problem?

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June 21, 2009

How to Avoid Taking Overexposed Photos

Also considered the title "How to Shoot Manually on a Bright Day". Being outside on a bright sunny day is probably the most ideal time to take photos - but that doesn't mean it's free of problems. What if your photos keep coming out overexposed? What if you're trying to achieve a particular look on manual? You can always mess with the photo's brightness in photo editing programs, but working around physical brightness can present a challenge.

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June 20, 2009

How to Reduce the File Size of a DVD Image

Lots of people save full DVD images on their computers so they can watch movies without the disc. Maybe it's an iso, dmg, VIDEO_TS folder or .dvdmedia file - they're all basically the same thing. These files can max out at nearly 9GB, so even just a few will eat up an enormous amount of space. Thankfully you can use some DVD copier software to shrink down the file size.

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June 19, 2009

How to Natively Tether an iPhone Without Jailbreaking

It is now possible to tether your iPhone without really hacking into the software. Tethering will allow you to use your iPhone's internet connection on your computer! This is really helpful if you're on a laptop and there's no internet around. This method is simple - no unlocking and no jailbreaking.

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June 16, 2009

How to Turn One eHow Article Into Many

The longer you write eHow articles, the more likely you are to become stumped. No matter how long you've stared at that page, you just can't come up with a new idea. As you might imagine, this is very common in online writing jobs. So how to do the pros have so many articles? One of the secrets to online writing is expanding on previous concepts. With a little practice, this method promises to give you more ideas than you know what to do with.

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June 14, 2009

How to Make Your Mac Faster

So you want to make your mac faster without buying new hardware. You want it to run fast like it used to. Everyone knows you can increase speed with some more ram or an SSD - but there are actually a ton of ways to speed up your Mac without having to spend any money! Don't give up on your slow poke Apple machine yet. This article will show you how to fix your computer by making it speedy again.

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June 12, 2009

How to Write an Article Title with the Best SEO

When you write the title for your eHow article there's a lot to think about. While many people overlook the title, it's just as important as any other part of the article. See, the main way people find eHow articles is through search engines. Having the best SEO (search engine optimization) will make sure your article ranks higher thank the other search results. That's the biggest key to an article's success. While there are several components to getting the best SEO, it all starts with your article title.

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June 10, 2009

Retroactive Continuity: How to Retcon

Retcon stands for "Retroactive Continuity." It's a writing device used to change or undo previously established mythology. It's most commonly found in long running franchises where scriptwriting duties have changed hands. Perhaps a major plot point doesn't go over well with audiences. New writers may wish to undo decisions of the previous staff. Maybe sloppy scriptwriting created a plot hole that needs explanation. Whatever the reason, the Retcon is here to help!

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June 7, 2009

How to Optimize Old eHow Articles

If you notice some of your old eHow articles aren't earning very much, you can go back and optimize them! There's no reason each and every article shouldn't be making you money. This guide is going to focus on getting the right ads (known as keyword ads) into your article so it can start making money. We'll also see what we can do to drive some traffic to it!

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June 5, 2009

How to Backup Your Twitter Account

Everyone is always wondering how to backup their twitter account. It's a good idea, as backups are one of the many things twitter doesn't actually provide themselves. I'd recommend everyone with a Twitter account check this out. Backup your Twitter!

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May 31, 2009

How to Shop for Groceries Without a Car

If you recently moved to a big city or found yourself without a car, you've probably noticed that getting groceries is a nightmare. Going to the supermarket isn't so much a problem, but getting back can prove to be a real struggle. How do you carry all that stuff all the way back? How on earth are all these people getting their food home?

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