-
Guides
-
How to create, format and self-publish your own eBook
03 Feb 2012 by Carl Natale / 3 Comments
When Apple rolled out iBooks 2, it also released a tool to create interactive ebooks called iBook Author. It’s free and supposed to be easy to use. The catch is that you can only use it to sell books via Apple’s iBooks store, although you can use it to create ebooks that you can distribute for free. iBooks Author is an important tool because creating an ebook is a bit more complicated ...
-
Wikipedia goes dark on January 18, here’s how to survive
17 Jan 2012 by Evan Wondrasek / 1 Comment
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced yesterday that Wikipedia will be joining the growing list of mainstream websites that are “going dark” on January 18, 2012 in protest of proposed United States legislation “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives and “PROTECT IP” (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate. Only the English version of Wikipedia will be taken offline, ...
-
How to record amazing videos with a point-and-shoot camera
06 Dec 2011 by Craig Lloyd
Let’s say you want to be the next Peter Jackson or George Lucas. That’s far from realistic, but let’s say you just want to be a film-making hobbyist and don’t exactly have the budget for a decent video camera and all of the accompanying equipment. After all, it can literally add up to thousands of dollars. Just because you can’t afford the high-quality equipment doe...
-
How to Remove Noise from Your Podcasts with Audacity
14 Nov 2011 by Brian Nelson
Easily the most important aspect of your podcast, aside from its content, is audio quality. Poorly recorded or edited podcasts are impossible to listen to for any length of time, and bad sound quality will drive away your listeners no matter the value of the content you’re delivering. One of the most common problems for podcasters is ‘hissing’ or noise caused by equipment or pro...
-
Use Android Apps in Windows With BlueStacks
10 Nov 2011 by Brian Nelson / 1 Comment
A little company called BlueStacks is making waves after releasing an Android app player for Windows. Android developers are excited about the prospect of bring their applications to the desktop, and Android users are probably excited to have yet another venue for playing Angry Birds. The excitement surrounding BlueStacks’ software has led AMD and Citrix to invest $6.4 million in the small ...
-
Add Variables, Operations, and Functions to Your CSS with the LESS Dynamic Stylesheet Language
02 Nov 2011 by Brian Nelson
As a programmer, the most frustrating part about working with CSS is the redundancy. If you’re designing a layout with a strict color and font scheme, you can find yourself copy/pasting the same same snippets over and over…and what if that scheme changes? You get to track down each element, which takes forever even with search/replace. What programmers crave for CSS is the ability t...
-
5 Easy Ways To Geek Out Your Vehicle
24 Aug 2011 by Craig Lloyd / 3 Comments
A vehicle is one of the most important assets we have. It gets us to all the vital places that we need to go, like to work and to the grocery store. The time spent in our cars can really add up, so why not make those commutes more enjoyable by adding a few bells and whistles that would make any fellow geek jealous? Add USB Ports It’s a shame that the auto industry hasn’t caught up to ...
-
Office 2010: Fix Word Not Saving Default Settings
16 Aug 2011 by Dustin Patterson / 1 Comment
In a previous article, I wrote about how to change the default font and document settings in Word 2010. I recently ran into a frustrating problem on a computer where even though I was saving the settings as default like shown in the mentioned article, when I would close Word and then re-open, the old default setting still remained. Every new document that you create in Word is actually based off...
-
How to maintain Inbox Zero and still read every email
10 Jun 2011 by Evan Wondrasek
My inbox is a sanctuary, a veritable digital zen garden. I have 0 unread messages, I’ve never declared email bankruptcy, and I do a fairly good job of replying to any email that needs my input. A series of small yellow stars decorate my inbox, denoting any messages that still require my action. I’ve never really talked about my email practices with others before, so I was surprised w...
-
Office Pranking: A Photo Essay
01 Apr 2011 by Kevin Ivanca
Ah yes, April Fools Day. A cheerful (or nerve-wracking) time of false pretenses, tomfoolery, and a few good gags at the expense of others. And why not? This day is all about giving the laughs out and taking them in; a constant ebb and flow of pranking and being pranked. The April Fools veteran knows that pranks are not as easy as they look. Pranks need to be planned efficiently and appro...
-
-
Get Techerator in Your Inbox
Techerator Staff
Evan WondrasekFounder, Editor-in-Chief
Kate BedrickManaging Editor
Dustin PattersonCo-founder, Editor
Kevin SchulteEditor
Derek JohnsonContributor
Kevin IvancaContributor
Brian NelsonContributor
Bryant SombkeContributor
Jake JoraanstadContributor
Craig LloydContributor
Andrew KalinchukContributor
Sophronis MantolesContributor
Dave ParrackContributor
Twitter
RSS
Emailhttp://www.techerator.com/wp-content/themes/magpress
