ITworld - The Daily Tip

Getting started with Google Slides

ITworld tips — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:35:20 +0000

Learn some basic commands for Google Slides.

Using web forms in Google Drive

ITworld tips — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:08:45 +0000

Instead of manually entering data, or copying and pasting from email replies, you can make a simple form or survey, post it on the Web and let other people do the work for you!

Turn your iOS devices into security cameras

ITworld tips — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:52:39 +0000

The Presence app by People Power turns unused devices into surveillance cameras and can email you updates, as well as short video clips.

How to revert to an old version of a Google Drive file

ITworld tips — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:55:40 +0000

Google Drive allows users to resurrect old versions of files. Here's how to do it.

Discovering space hogs on your hard drive

ITworld tips — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:09:18 +0000

Sorting through files and folders is a really time consuming process. Fortunately, there's an easier way.

How to collaborate using Google Drive

ITworld tips — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:38:57 +0000

Google Drive makes it easy to invite collaborators to work on a shared file or folder. Here are your step-by-step instructions.

jQuery tip: Reading JSONP from an external server

ITworld tips — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:06:40 +0000

Here's how to retrieve data from Twitter by using JSONP.

jQuery tip: Creating custom selectors

ITworld tips — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:18:43 +0000

Writing your own selector helps you to understand their performance issues working on large data sets. And if you know how to work around these performance issues by preselecting elements, you can still take advantage of their elegant notation. Here's how to create your own selector.

Migrating RSS feeds from Google Reader

ITworld tips — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:13:40 +0000

With Google Reader closing in the coming months, taking your RSS feeds with you to a new service doesn't need to be a painful process.

Secure your home WiFi network

ITworld tips — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:04:11 +0000

Be sure your home WiFi network is secure by checking the security option on your base station.

Moving bookmarks between computers and browsers

ITworld tips — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:14:53 +0000

You can easily export bookmarks and move them to a new machine or Internet browser. In this Tech Tip, we show you how.

Ubuntu in the cloud: Getting started with juju

ITworld tips — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:50:55 +0000

Juju works to do for servers what package managers do for individual systems. It enables you to deploy services quickly and easily across multiple servers, simplifying the configuration process, and is particularly designed with cloud servers in mind.

Linux tip: Using multiple terminals with byobu

ITworld tips — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:19:10 +0000

Move over screen, a better terminal multiplexer is here.

Working with the Dropbox website

ITworld tips — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:00:20 +0000

Even if you don't have the Dropbox app installed on your PC or Mac, you can still log onto the Dropbox website at Dropbox.com to download or share files and folders.

Turn your iPhone or Android phone into the ultimate TV remote

ITworld tips — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:15:15 +0000

Learn how to control your TV and Tivo with your smartphone or tablet in under a minute.