How To

Post image for Installing And Configuring SkyDrive For Windows on Windows 8

Yesterday Microsoft released SkyDrive For Windows and we couldn’t wait to install it and use it and even captured the process for our readers. The download was quick and the setup and configuration of SkyDrive for Windows was simple enough. There were no real gotcha moments in the configuration and the biggest thing to note is that this is [...]

Post image for How To Import RSS feeds in SimpiRSS to your WP7 phone

  If you’re like us you’ve either recently upgraded to the Nokia Lumia 900 or the HTC Titan II over the last couple of days.  This means you’ve also realized that all of the apps you installed and/or configured need to be reinstalled and/or reconfigured as well.  One app the requires some additional configuration is [...]

Post image for How to link your YouTube account to your Xbox gamertag

    A recent update to the YouTube App on the Xbox has made it capable of linking your YouTube and Xbox Live accounts together.  This will allow you to have access to your YouTube content whenever you log in with your Xbox account.

Post image for Windows 8 Hotkeys Listed Out

While using the Windows 8 consumer preview on my Acer Iconia Tablet, I do not have a need to use hotkeys however when using Windows 8 on my main computer, I can see where Hotkeys can help. On the MSDN Blog, Microsoft listed out a host of Windows 8 hotkeys that is quite extensive and should server to add a [...]

Post image for How To Merge Multiple Hotmail Contacts

While switching my mother in law to Windows Phone I ran into an issue with multiple Contacts in Hotmail which required cleaning up. We decided that this information would be great for all Windows Phone Users therefore; here is a how to Windows Phone guide on merging Hotmail contacts.

Post image for Changing Your Windows Live ID Requires A Reset Of Windows Phone

Warning to any Windows Phone users after changing their Windows Live ID you will have to reset your phone. I have been battling a mistake a made some time ago where I associated my Xbox live account with the wrong Windows Live ID. The process to fix this was long and dragged out but finally [...]

Post image for How To Pin A Website To Your Windows Phone Start Screen

One method of getting to websites faster is saving them as favorites however, with Windows Phone, you can also pin them to your start screen. Windows Phone is full of features that make the user experience the best and pinning websites to the start screen is a perfect example of one of these features. In [...]

Post image for How To Set Up A Microsoft Exchange Account On Windows Phone 7

While setting up your personal email on Windows Phone you may want to add your corporate email account too. In this how to Windows Phone article, we walk you through the steps to configure your Outlook account on Windows Phone

Post image for How To Scan QR Codes, Bar Codes, And More With Bing vision

QR Codes are images that store data and lately they have become very popular which created an influx of scanning apps for Mobile Phones. Windows Phone 7 has a built in feature called Bing Vision that can Scan QR Codes, Barcodes, Microsoft Tag and even text.

Post image for How To Set Up Yahoo! Mail on Windows Phone 7

For those of you who are new to Windows Phone setting up Yahoo! Mail is an easy process but here is a how to Windows Phone guide to the steps required to get the task done as well as a few other ‘advanced’ features that will make your life simpler.