Gadget Hacks: Page 304

Need a primer on how to discount outliers when calculating a statistical average within Google Spreadsheets? It's easier than you might think. And this free video tutorial presents an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide of the entire process. For detailed instructions, and to get started lopping off outliers in Spreadsheets yourself, take a look!

Unhappy about Facebook's new location-tracking feature? Want to disable Facebook Places once and for all? Let this video be your guide. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, and to turn off Facebook Places on your own Facebook profile, take a look.

With a few quick changes to your Facebook privacy settings, you can share your location with only your friends (or disable Facebook's location-tracking feature, Places, altogether). Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to deal with the Places feature, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

Underwhelmed by Facebook's new Places geo-tracking feature? Disable it. It's easy. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to deal with the Places feature, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

Uncomfortable with Facebook's new geo-tracking feature, Places? Disable it! This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to deal with the Places feature, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

Want to know how to turn off Facebook Places? This quick clip from Lifehacker will teach you everything you'll need to know. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to deal with the Places feature, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

In this clip, you'll see how to change your privacy settings to turn Facebook's geo-tracking feature, Places, either on or off. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to deal with the Places feature, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

This clip offers easy-to-follow instructions on how to adjust your Facebook privacy settings to prevent your friends (and others) from checking you into locations through of Facebook's Places feature. For more information, and to see how to turn off Places yourself, watch this helpful video guide.

In this clip, you'll learn how to log into a Blackboard course and upload files, edit and manage files. Whether you're new to Blackboard's popular content management system or CMS or are a seasoned web instructor just looking to better acquaint yourself with the features and functions of versions 9 and 9.1, you're sure to be well served by this free video software lesson.

Need some help figuring out how to use the Talking Tom Cat app on your Apple iPhone? This video tutorial presents an overview of the app's essential functions and features. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using Talking Tom Cat on your own Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 or iPod Touch, take a look.

Need some help figuring out how to use POW on your Apple iPhone? This video tutorial presents an overview of the app's essential features. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using POW on your own Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 or iPod Touch, take a look.

Need some help figuring out how to play Despicable Me: Minion Mania Lite on your Apple iPhone? This video tutorial presents an overview of the game's essential rules and objective. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started playing Despicable Me: Minion Mania Lite on your own Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 or iPod Touch, take a look.

Need some help figuring out how to use Pandora Radio on an Apple iPhone 4 or iPod Touch? This video tutorial presents an overview of the game's essential rules and objective. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started listening to Internet radio on your own Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 or iPod Touch, take a look.

Need some help figuring out how to play Solitaire on your Apple iPhone? This video tutorial presents an overview of the game's essential rules and objective. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started playing Solitaire on your own Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 or iPod Touch, take a look.

Searching for a browser addon to integrate Last.fm with Mozilla Firefox? Look no further! With Fire.fm, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at TekZilla can present a complete overview of the process in just over two minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.

Want to know how to use your iPhone as an external web cam for your Apple iPad? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using this neat trick yourself, take a look.

Looking for instructions on how to make a new event when using MyHeritage? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating events and inviting people to them yourself, take a look.

In this clip, you'll learn how to use two of the lesser-known new features of the Apple iPhone 4 — to wit, the screen lock and spell check tools. Whether you're the proud owner of an iPhone 4 or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch. Take a look.

Want to take notes on your Android cell phone? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating, storing and sharing digital notes on your own Android phone, take a look.

It's no secret: whether you get them new or second-hand, buying your textbooks online can save you a lot of money. This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started buying your own textbooks on the Internet, take a look.

Want to change the way your Android phone synchronizes with your Facebook, Twitter and email accounts? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started tweaking your own synch settings, take a look.

Interested in creating a custom radio station using a band you like as a template? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating your own radio stations on Pandora, take a look.

Did you hear about the latest Facebook feature? It's called Facebook Places, and it works like any location-sharing app, with one big difference. You can check yourself into a location, and others can also check you in as well. Feeling a little freaked out? No worries; in this video, you'll be shown how to disable Facebook Places and preserve your privacy a bit.

Want to jailbreak your Apple iPhone 4, iPad or iPod Touch? With JailBreakMe, it's a cinch! This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started jailbreaking your own Apple devices, take a look.

Before you can get started using Pandora Radio to listen to music, you'll need to sign up for an account. This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating a new Pandora Radio account of your very own, take a look.

Looking for instructions on how to create a new Facebook Page? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating pages for your own people and groups, take a look.

Want to edit or rename a station you've created on Pandora? It's easy. And this brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started customizing your own Pandora radio stations, take a look.

Need to know how to optimize a Google Android smartphone for use with a hearing aid? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using your Android phone in conjunction with your own hearing aid, take a look.

Learn how to view longitudinal and latitudinal coordinates on a Google Maps-generated map. This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started finding GPS coordinates on Google Maps yourself, take a look.

Want to blend two or more separate radio stations on Pandora? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating your own QuickMix Pandora stations, take a look.

Eager to take advantage of Safari 5's browser addon feature? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using extensions in Safari yourself, take a look.

Interested in delving into some of the more advanced features hidden within Pandora? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started finding song lyrics, viewing album information and keeping an eye on what other people are listening to, take a look.

Need some help figuring out how to utilize the Alchemy feature when selling things on Etsy? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using Alchemy yourself, take a look.

Looking for an easy way to apply effects to your profile picture online? With the BeFunky image processing tool, it's simple! So simple, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just over four minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.

Uncomfortable with broadcasting your location? In this brief video tutorial, you'll learn about the three privacy settings you'll need to adjust if you want to completely disable Facebook's Places feature. For complete details, and to turn off Facebook Places in your own profile, take a look.

Facebook Places is a new location-based sharing tool that Facebook unveiled not too long ago. It works like Foursquare, in that you can check yourself into locations. Not only that, you can check other people in, and other people on your Friends list can also check you into other locations as well. So if you don't want to broadcast your every move to the universe, you'll have to go into Facebook and update your privacy settings. Again. Better to be safe than let your boss know by accident that...

Need some help figuring out how to play Bubble Explode on your Apple iPhone? This video tutorial presents an overview of the game's essential rules and objective. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started playing Bubble Explode on your own Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 or iPod Touch, take a look.

Need some help figuring out how to play Hungry Sharks on an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch? This video tutorial presents an overview of the game's essential rules and objective. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started playing Rollercoaster Extreme on your own Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 or iPod Touch, take a look.

Need some help figuring out how to play Skee-ball on your Apple iPhone? This video tutorial presents an overview of the game's essential rules and objective. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started playing Skee-ball on your own Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 or iPod Touch, take a look.

Need some help figuring out how to play Slingshot Cowboy on your Apple iPhone? This video tutorial presents an overview of the game's essential rules and objective. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started playing Rollercoaster Extreme on your own Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 or iPod Touch, take a look.