VitaminCM.com

From Clutter to Clean in One Click

Overview: You will learn how to use Instapaper.com’s service to quickly clean, reformat, and save articles on the web to a convenient location for you to read later.

What is Instapaper?

When you are on the internet, you probably find important, interesting, or useful information. The problem is that just don’t have time to read it at that moment. With just one click, Instapaper reads, cleans, and stores the information for you to read at your convenience.

Allows you to easily save information from the web into a central location to be read later on in a clean, simple format.

Read more…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Podcast, Productivity, Tutorials how to use instapaper.com, instapaper, instapaper tutorial, read articles later, software tutorial

Secure, Protect, and Maintain a New Computer

OVERVIEW: You will learn how to perform some essential steps on a new computer that will provide a more secure, problem free computing environment.

Protect and Care for Your New Baby

When you take a new computer out of the box, it’s like a new-born baby that needs to be protected and handled with care. There are some essential things that you should do before you bring your new baby out into the world. This article will show you how to dramatically increase the health and safety of your new computer.

The tutorial focuses on three main areas:

1. Updating your WIndows Software
2. Security Software
3. Routine Maintenance

Read more…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Podcast, Software, Tutorials antivirus, new computer configuration, security tips, setup a new computer, software installation, windows

The Super Fast Way to Set Up a New PC

OVERVIEW: You will learn how to install dozens of awesome, free applications on your computer in 5 simple steps. No money, 200 Point IQ, or Back-Breaking Labor required!

Once you get past the excitement of getting a new computer, then the aggravation sets in. You have to download and install all of the software that you need. This can take hours and hours even if you’re organized.

You can spare yourself so much of the pain involved with this process by using a bulk software installation tool. I recently found a tool that creates an installer that automates the process of installing multiple applications.

Ninite.com gives you a selection of close to 100 free or open source applications that can be added to a 1-click installer. Some of these are my absolute favorite apps of all time. (Firefox, Skype, Digsby, Notepad++, DropBox, Evernote, and many more.)

Follow the steps below to create and run a Bulk Software Installer.

Read more…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Podcast, Software, Tutorials Add new tag, bulk software installer, Digsby, dropbox, evernote, free applications, freeware, Installation, open source, Personal computer, skype, software installer, software tutorial, System Management

How to Do Everything on a Google Android Phone

OVERVIEW: You will learn how to do several basic and advanced tasks with a mobile phone running Google’s Android Operating System.

I Got My New Android Phone, Now What?

If you’re one of the millions of people who have a mobile phone with Google’s Android operating system, congratulations. There are so many things that you can do with your new phone that you might be a little intimidated. Don’t worry, I have a bunch of resources that will help you get up and running with your cool new gadget. Not to mention a few that will teach you some advanced tricks.

Here are some of the things that you will learn:

• Surfing the Web with Andriod’s Browser
• Finding Applications to Download from the Android Market Place
• How to Change the Wallpaper an Android Phone
• Create Custom Ring Tones for Your Android Phone
• Use Your Android Phone on an Airplane Without Getting into Trouble
• Plus more cool and useful tricks

Read more…

Software, Tutorials Add new tag, andrdoid tutorial, Android, android phone tutorial, Google, google android, mobile phone, video tutorial

Get Smart without a Giant Phone

OVERVIEW: This article will show you how to take a regular mobile phone and give it many of the capabilities of a much more expensive SmartPhone.

Be Jealous No More

Just because you don’t have a SmartPhone, you don’t have to go without all of the cool, useful, and fun stuff that they can do. As long as you have a phone that can take pictures, send MMS, and access the internet (just about all phones made in the last 3 years), you can do a lot more than you think.

Let’s look as some of the key capabilities that make SmartPhones what they are:

• Personal Information Management (PIM)
• • (Calendar, Contacts, Notes & Memos)
• News
• • (Sports, Finance, Weather, etc.)
• Web Browsing
• Social Networking
  
• Instant Messaging

Read more…

Productivity, Tutorials dial2do, hellotxt, mobile phone, pixelpipe, smartphone

Get that Holiday Gift Working Right Away

OVERVIEW: This article links to several resources that will help your new computer go from the box to maximum usefulness as fast as possible.

Read more…

Software, Tutorials apple, christmas gift, configure your new computer, install software, linux, mac, new computer, set up new computer, windows

Build a USB Rescue Drive with Free Portable Utilities

OVERVIEW: This video tutorial shows how to set up a collection of portable apps on a USB drive that can be used to diagnose and repair almost any broken windows computer.

The Difference Between Men and Monkeys is Tools

During the holidays I typically spend a great deal of time travelling to see freinds and relatives. As you may have guessed, I frequently get asked to "fix" everybody’s jacked up computers. When I’m not at home with all of my resources, it’s pretty hard to figure out what’s wrong and even harder to fix it. What if thier internet connection is down? There goes just about all of the things that you can download to fix any problems. These are the sort of catch 22’s that I’m usually up against.

Read more…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Podcast, Software, Tutorials computer utilities, portable apps, portable apps tutorial, portable computer repair kit, repair broken computer, software tutorial, USB, usb drive, usb first aid kit, video tutorial

Use Synergy to Control Multiple Computers with One Keyboard and Mouse

OVERVIEW: You will learn how to use Synergy, a free software application to control multiple computers with one keyboard and mouse. These computers can all be running different operating systems.

Read more…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Podcast, Software, Tutorials control multiple computers, keyboard, linux, mac, mouse, Operating system, Quick Synergy, synergy, synergy tutorial, windows

Enhance your Browsing Experience Using Bookmarklets

OVERVIEW: Learn how to use bookmarklets to get every drop of power out of your favorite browser.

What are Bookmarklets?

Bookmarklets are special bookmarks that add one-click functionality to a browser or web page. They look like normal links, but are written in Javascript and can perform different tasks depending on what page you’re visiting, what text you have highlighted, etc. When clicked, a bookmarklet can apply filters to the page you’re viewing, open prompts for searches, or a host of other helpful features. Bookmarklets are added to your browser as a bookmark and usually work in all browser.

Read more…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Podcast, Software, Tutorials bookmarklets, bookmarklets tutorial, browser, firefox, internet explorer, opera, Productivity, safari, web browsing

Site Specific Browsers Put Web Apps on Your Desktop

OVERVIEW: You will learn how to turn your favorite web applications into standalone desktop applications using site specific browser tools.

What Is a Site Specific Browser?

A Site Specific Browser (SSB) is is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application. It doesn’t have the menus, toolbars and accoutrements of a normal web browser.

Read more…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Podcast, Productivity, Software, Tutorials browsers, bubbles, desktop applications, fluid, prism, site specific browsers, tutorial, web applications