Tech tricks

Activate desktop gadgets on Windows

9:22PM | Thursday, 15 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford You may have seen some Windows users looking at a clock on their desktop or maybe a calendar or news ticker. Those widgets are built into the OS.

Clear browsing data on Chrome

9:22PM | Thursday, 15 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Every so often you may want to clear the browsing data on your particular browser, such as Firefox or Internet Explorer. But if you’re using Chrome it might not be as easy to find.

Save power on a Windows machine

9:22PM | Thursday, 15 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford While debate over the upcoming carbon tax continues to rage on, there is no doubt higher electricity prices are on every business owner’s mind.

Set your Windows account to administrator

9:22PM | Thursday, 15 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Occasionally when working in Windows you’ll get error messages saying that you can’t do certain things unless you make your account an administrator. To do this, you need to actually go into the settings for your login.

iPhone App of the Week: Apple Store

9:22PM | Thursday, 15 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford The Apple Store is one of the most iconic retail destinations around, so it’s only fitting there’s a great app to go with it.

Change the location of your iTunes library

9:22PM | Thursday, 15 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Whenever you install iTunes on a Mac or Windows, the iTunes Library is set up in a default spot. Here’s how to select where your music goes manually.

Consolidate your iTunes library

9:22PM | Thursday, 15 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford If you use iTunes as your primary music organiser, then no doubt you’re going to have a lot of files sitting around in different places. Thankfully there’s a way to sort them all.

Delete individual Windows updates

9:22PM | Thursday, 15 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Windows usually downloads and installs updates automatically – it’s a good way to keep your machine up-to-date. But every so often you may download an update that you don’t need or want.

Change default file location in Word

9:22PM | Thursday, 15 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Microsoft Word may save your files in a default location that you don’t particularly find useful. There’s actually a way to change this and have your default files saved in whatever folder you want.

iPhone App of the Week: PlainText

9:22PM | Thursday, 15 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford PlainText is a simple app but if you find yourself taking notes a lot, this may be a better option than the iPhone default.