Friday, May 23, 2008

How to Take a Screen Shot on an iPhone

Have you ever needed to save a screenshot of your iPhone?

If so, you're in luck.

Apple snuck this feature into version 2.0 of the iOS operating system some time ago.

But many iPhone users don't know about this or how to do it.

To take a screenshot with your iPhone or iPod Touch, just press the Home and Sleep buttons at the same time.  (The home button is the button on the front at the bottom and the Sleep button is the button on the top right-hand edge of the phone.)

The screen will flash white and you’ll hear the camera shutter sound,

Your screen will be captured and saved in the Camera Roll.

From there you can email it or send by SMS like other photos.

Alas, there's no function like this on Android phones.



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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Backing Up Avoids Crack Ups

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2) This post has been one of the most popular here on OneCoolTip.  A few additional ways to backup your important data include copying files to cloud storage systems like DropBoxMicrosoft One Drive and Google Drive.  

In addition, with so many photos stored on a phone, it's best to ensure there is an auto-upload photo program like Google's new Google Photo app to ensure that if the device is lost or stolen, you still have your precious photos.

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One of the worse things that can happen to a computer user is to lose one's data.

It's there one day. And then it's gone. Never to come back again.

Treasured family photos. Financial records. A doctoral dissertation.

Gone. Forever.

But it doesn't have to happen. Like most things in life, a little prevention is the best medicine.

Data can be backed up easily in a variety of ways, USB Flash Drives, CD and DVD Writers, External Hard Drives, or online storage. Each can be useful.

If you are paranoid, use them all. The point is it's never to early to back up your data and store it in a safe place.

One caveat is to always keep financial information secure.  And that probably means keeping it to a physical medium like a disk drive or CD that is stored at a different location.


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Friday, April 18, 2008

Photoshop for Free

Photoshop ExpressNeed to "photoshop" a photo but don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on the software?

Well Adobe would still like you to use their software rather than using Paint.net or one of the web-based services like Flickr, Picasa or Facebook.

So last month Adobe released a new online service called Photoshop Express. It's a Web-based, still in beta, service for storing, sharing and editing photos.

Photoshop Express is available at http://www.photoshop.com/express/

The new Photoshop Express has many of the same features as other online services. But Photoshop has long been known for its extensive editing features and the free service shines. And Photoshop Express has the best set of features that are easy-to-use.

Like other services, you can share your photos in albums or download them to your PC. Larger files will of course take longer time to upload than using local software.

But when you need to do some editing, Photoshop Express is a good tool.

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

The Sky's the Limit

Google SkyNeed a map of the constellations in a hurry? Want to see Hubble's beautiful photographs of distant galaxies?

Traveling to the stars has never been easier. Check out Google Sky at http://sky.google.com

UniverseSimilar to Google Maps, you can scroll around the galaxy. Popular locations have text blocks of information making your sky journal educational as well.

In addition, you can view the sky with these views:
  • Infrared - An infrared view of the sky from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS). Change the transparency of this layer by moving the slide bar to blend the optical and infrared.
  • Microwave - A view of the microwave sky from NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), which shows the universe as it was 380,000 years after the big bang.
  • Historical - The sky as drawn by Giovanni Maria Cassini (printed in 1792) showing the constellations in their classical form from the collections of David Rumsey


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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Saving Files Saves Time

Internet Explorer Save Target AsUsers often complain that reading some documents on the web can be a slow and painful process. Especially on dial-up or slower-speed connections.

But there's a simple work around.

Rather than clicking a link to open a PDF, Word, PowerPoint or similar document within the browser, use the "Save Target As" feature of Internet Explorer to save the file to your local hard drive first. Then open this file directly from your PC.

To do this, hover over any html-link to a file, right mouse-click the link and select the option "Save Target As..." In Firefox, the command is named, "Save Link As".

Be sure to save the file in a location where you can remember it. Then, minimize Internet Explorer and use the "My Computer" option in Windows to locate the file, double-click and view the file. You can also open the application first and use "Open" to find and open the file.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Paint with the Pros

Paint.net paint graphicsWhen creating complex graphics, professionals use PhotoShop. But this is a high-end package that costs hundreds of dollars.

But there is another choice that meets many of the same requirements and costs nothing. And that is Paint.net

Paint.net offers a simple, intuitive, and innovative user interface along with advanced tools and special effects.

The program is a open-source and updated on a regular basis. So before you go out and pay hundreds of dollars for a graphics package, check out Paint.net.

To Get Paint.net, visit: http://www.getpaint.net/

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Monday, April 14, 2008

Fight Back with the Consumerist

consumerist consumer complaintWhen it comes to consumer issues, Caveat Emptor. Let the buyer beware.

But Information is power. And information from others is a hallmark of the Internet.

So the Consumerist, http://www.consumerist.com, is a great site for shoppers to learn about consumer issues with retailers. It's motto is "Shoppers Bite Back".

The site is a mixture of tips and consumer stories of being wronged by merchants. The editors and readers offer suggestions for resolving. Or at least offer up the cautionary tale as a warning for others.

This should be on everyone's daily reading list.

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