Software

Bill Gates Gets A BSOD Error During His 2005 CES Keynote Speech

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 10, 2012 (Updated: Jan 4, 2020)

When Bill Gates' 2005 CES keynote demonstration of the new Windows Media Center ended with a Blue Screen of Death, the audience and the press were nothing short of "amused."

Top 10 iPad and iPhone Gadgets You Wish You Got as Holiday Gifts

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 9, 2012 (Updated: Nov 2, 2020)

Was Santa Claus or Hanukkah Harry stingy? A ton of awesome iPad and iPhone accessories hit the market right before the holidays. Here are the top 10 gifts you wish you got as holiday gifts.

How To Cancel PayPal Subscriptions – Easy Tutorial

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 8, 2012 (Updated: Apr 23, 2021)

This short MethodShop tutorial will show you how to cancel PayPal subscriptions that are automatically being charged to your account.

Action Movie FX: Create Hollywood Quality Special Effects with Your iPhone

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 3, 2012 (Updated: Feb 26, 2017)

Want to create a little mass destruction with your iPhone? The Action Movie FX app allows to to create Hollywood quality special effects like a car crash and missile attacks in a few seconds. The app is part of the creative promotion for J.J. Abrams' film, Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol starring Tom Cruise.

Get A Snowy Surprise With The Google Easter Egg ‘Let It Snow’

J. Frank Wilson on Dec 17, 2011 (Updated: Mar 26, 2021)

Just type "let it snow" (without quotes) into Google's search bar and you'll be treated to a virtual snowfall.

Siri Finds Out That Steve Jobs Has Passed Away

Jeffrey Powers on Dec 7, 2011 (Updated: Dec 29, 2018)

Well, someone had to tell Siri that Steve Jobs had died. This unfunny YouTube video shows three people telling Siri about the passing of Jobs.

Make Your Foursquare Check-Ins Green With The Green Square App

J. Frank Wilson on Nov 14, 2011 (Updated: Oct 5, 2022)

Happy Green Week! That's right, all this week you're probably going to see a lot of green related TV programming, advertising, tweets, news and... even check-ins? Wait, green check-ins? Yep, apparently so. The folks at NBC's Green Is Universal just released a Foursquare powered mobile app called GreenSquare for iPhone and Android.

How To Update Your iPhone to iOS 5.0.1 Over The Air

J. Frank Wilson on Nov 10, 2011 (Updated: Feb 17, 2020)

Here's how to update your iPhone to iOS 5.0.1 "over the air" without connecting to a computer or using iTunes.

What is Siri and Why Does it Make iPhone 4S So Popular?

Jeffrey Powers on Oct 17, 2011 (Updated: Nov 8, 2022)

Siri is the new software on iPhone 4S. But what is Siri? Why is it so popular? Maybe you should ask Siri that question.

How To Download YouTube Music Videos

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 15, 2011 (Updated: Oct 12, 2020)

This tutorial will show you how to download YouTube music videos and import them into iTunes.

Zombie Gunship: Awesome iPhone Game

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 16, 2011 (Updated: Apr 5, 2017)

Look out Angry Birds and Cut The Rope, there's a new game in town and the focus is on kill not cute.

The story behind Limbic Software's Zombie Gunship is simple. Zombies have taken over the earth and both humans and zombies are trying to enter the shelter in Cheyenne mountain. You are a gunner on a AC-130 Gunship and are tasked with holding off the zombie swarms so the last of humanity can safely get inside the base. And, wow, it couldn't be more fun.

First Look – Mac OS X Lion [review]

Jeffrey Powers on Jul 22, 2011 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

Jeffrey Powers looks at how to get OSX, what is new and upgraded, finally if it's worth the upgrade price.

How To Add HTML Descriptions To Your WordPress Tags

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 28, 2011 (Updated: Oct 6, 2022)

This WordPress SEO hack will show you how to boost your WordPress SEO by adding HTML tag descriptions to your WordPress tags and archive pages.

How To Merge WordPress Tags To Boost SEO

Jeffrey Powers on Jun 19, 2011 (Updated: May 27, 2020)

My WordPress tags were a hot mess, but not anymore. Here's how to merge WordPress tags and boost your blog SEO.

Apple Announces iCloud, OS X Lion and iOS 5 at WWDC 2011

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 7, 2011 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

At WWDC 2011 Steve Jobs announced several new Apple software products including a new service called iCloud, which allows consumers to store their files on "cloud" based servers on the Internet instead of on their own computer hard drives or mobile phones. Jobs showcased the service, as well as the company's new mobile operating system iOS 5 and Macintosh desktop operating system, Mac OS X Lion, in his 2011 World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote in San Francisco.