Archive for the ‘How to’ Category

What is a Creative Commons License and why you should use one

Posted on December 3rd, 2009, by Hamad Subani

With the rise of digital media and the Internet, reproducing copyrighted material has become stupendously easy. If you create digital content, and if you acknowledge (and maybe appreciate) the easily reproducible nature of digital media, you can modify your traditional copyright to be less adversarial towards those who will share your content by using a Creative Commons License. This post gives introductory information on how to do the same.

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An Introduction to Linux, for Windows n00bs

Posted on August 7th, 2009, by Hamad Subani

When I first started considering Linux, I could not obtain answers to some very basic questions. Neither Wikipedia nor the Linux documentation were of much help. This article intends to fill those gaps. It is intended for Windows users who are considering Linux for the first time. This article is non-technical and fairly opinionated as opposed to those consensus driven Wiki articles.

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How to use Windows Defender to manage your start-up programs and speed Windows start-up

Posted on June 22nd, 2009, by Hamad Subani

While msconfig has been a classic when it comes to managing the Start-up folder, the purpose of this post is to suggest a more interactive alternative, Windows Defender.

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How to convert documents into PDFs, and how to split existing PDFs….for free!

Posted on May 8th, 2009, by Hamad Subani

While the base version of Adobe Acrobat starts at a price $299 USD, you can convert documents that support printing to PDF into PDFs for free using Acronis CutePDF Writer. You can also use CutePDF Writer to split pre-existing PDFs.
First, download and install the free Acronis CutePDF Writer as well as the free open source [...]

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How to make your MP3 CD play in the order you want

Posted on March 29th, 2009, by Hamad Subani

So your new car has an MP3 CD player. But you just can’t get it to play in the order you want. Here’s how to make it work.

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