Tutorials
How to restore an HTC Android phone to stock using an RUU [Video]
Restoring an Android device to stock is one of the first things potential root users wonder about: “If I root it, can I return it
How to create a toggleable task in Tasker
Creating a toggleable in Tasker is something I’ve mentioned on occasion before, but it’s such a useful little trick to know that I thought I would
How to use the Sony Smartwatch with Tasker
Smartwatches have been a thing for a little while now, and rumors have it that both Samsung and Apple are releasing their own this year.
How to use the Sony Ericsson LiveView with OpenLiveView and Tasker
Many moons ago, I got my hands on a Sony Ericsson LiveView smartwatch for next to nothing. It’s a product that never sold well due
How to change the DNS settings on your Chromebook, and use Google’s
An area that’s long been lacking on Chrome OS devices is the ability to manually change your DNS settings. There are lots of reasons why
How to mount the LG Nexus 4 as a USB drive in Linux
So far, I like my Nexus 4 quite a bit, but there is one design decision that has already begun to bother me. Starting with
How to use AutoNotification and AutoRemote Notification for Android/Tasker
The Auto series of apps by developer joaomgcd have been heavily featured on the site before, and now that I have a phone on Jelly
How to automatically restore the previous session when logging off RDP
Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for remote controlling a computer has some decent features, but there’s one feature I’m not a big fan of. When
How to quickly and easily increase memory (and maybe performance) on Chrome OS
Let’s not try and sugar-coat anything: Chrome can be a memory hog at times, and the default 2GB of RAM available on most Chromebooks today
How to access more fonts in Google Drive than you’ll ever need
When Google Docs first launched years ago, one of my biggest criticisms was its lack of font selection (I’m fairly certain it had less than
