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How To: Get Multitouch On Your Droid or Nexus One

This generation of Android phones is faster, more powerful and generally awesome-er than anything before. But for whatever reason, they don't have one thing other smartphones take for granted: multitouch. Here's how to fix that, and so much more. More »

01/23/10

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By John Herrman

#guides

Four Must-Read Guides For Your New Xmas Mac, PC, Smartphone or Gadget

Happy holidays, gear heads! In case you missed them, here are some helpful guides to get you and your new gift gadgets off to the right start. More »

12/27/09

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By Brian Lam

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How To Guides: The Best of 2009

As any diligent weekend reader knows, we don't just find and explain the news around here, we like to do stuff; hack things; make gadgets better. Here's the cream of this year's how to guide crop: More »

12/26/09

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By John Herrman

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The Complete Guide to Setting Up Your New Xmas Smartphone

The moment you unpackage a new smartphone is a magical one. Don't let the moment right after that, when you realize that it's practically useless out of the box, cancel that out. Here's everything you need to know: More »

12/25/09

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By John Herrman

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How To: Make Your PC and Mac Share Stuff Like Best Friends

Networking is stupid. You'd think it'd be real darn easy to share stuff between PCs and Macs, but it's not as nearly simple as it should be. So, here's how to make 'em talk and share stuff like best friends. More »

12/20/09

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By matt buchanan

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How To: Totally Overhaul Your Phones With Google Voice

Google Voice, which lets users consolidate all their phones under one number, archive your texts and voicemails, and much, much more, is two things to most people: vaguely promising, and totally confusing. Here's how to make the switch, in plain English. More »

12/12/09

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By John Herrman

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How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets

Hey, you, your gadgets are disgusting. And wiping them with your greasy shirt sleeve isn't making things any better. Here's how to clean your gadgets, the right way. More »

12/05/09

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#reminder

Reminder: How to Block NSFW Content

As we enter the holiday season, Gizmodo wants to make sure no one offends Auntie Ethel when she sees yet another Fleshlight post on the front page. To avoid the embarrassment, point your browser to gizmodo.com/tag/not:nsfw. More »

11/28/09

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By Chris Jacob

#google

How to Disable the New Google Search

Oh you people are never happy. I give you a way to try the new Google Search yesterday, and now you are asking about how to go back to the old one. Fine! Be that way! Here's how: More »

11/26/09

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By Jesus Diaz

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How To: Back Up Any Smartphone

You back up your computers, or at least know that you should. But what about your smartphones? They carry massive amounts of personal data, and are subjected to life-or-death situations on a daily basis. Here's how to back them up: More »

11/22/09

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By John Herrman

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How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets

Generally speaking, upgrading to Windows 7 is a no-brainer. "But what about my gadgets?" you might ask, eyes watering slightly, "will they be OK?" Yes, yes they will. Here's how to make Windows 7 play nice with all your favorite toys. More »

11/14/09

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By John Herrman

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Build Your Own Life HUD With a Smartphone and Some Cardboard

A cardboard box, sliced to pieces, taped together, fastened to a pair of work goggles, and capped off with an HTC Magic: this is what DIY augmented reality looks like, right now. More »

10/27/09

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By John Herrman

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How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook

Here's the pitch: a 10-inch, almost-pocketable computer running Snow Leopard, the latest, greatest version of OS X. It costs just $300. Sound good? Here's how to make your own. More »

10/24/09

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By John Herrman

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How to Survive Boot Camp (and Run Win 7 on a Mac)

Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are great. And cheap. Boot Camp's the free, official way to run them both natively on one machine. It's easy to setup, and just works, except when it doesn't. Here's how to survive Boot Camp. More »

10/22/09

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By matt buchanan

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How To: Virtualize Any OS For Free

Syncing your Zune in Mac OS X, running Word in Linux, giving Linux a go within Windows 7: just a few of the things you can do with virtual machines. And setting one up isn't just easy—it's free. More »

10/17/09

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By John Herrman

#windowshomeserver

How to Build Your Very Own Badass Windows Home Server

Jason lurves Windows Home Server—it does automated backups over your network, streams movies, music and photos and is a general-purpose fileshare. If you don't wanna hand HP $400, Maximum PC's got a build-to-stream guide to rolling your own. More »

10/08/09

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By matt buchanan

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How To: Install Homebrew On Palm Pre 1.2.1

WebOS 1.2(.1) is here, and yes: It broke homebrew. Amazingly, it only took devs about two days to bounce back. Here's how to bring hundreds of free apps, tweaks and themes to your Pre, without flashing your firmware. More »

10/04/09

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How To: Rip Your Music Like a Pro

For most people, dropping a CD into their disc drive and clicking "Import" in iTunes is good enough. For music freaks, though, it's not—and with good reason. Here's how to digitize your tunes, the right way. More »

09/19/09

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How To: Back Up All Your Stuff For Free, No Hard Drive Needed

People don't neglect backing up their computers because it's hard—it isn't, at all. No, people file into the inevitable death march of data loss for one reason: Backing up usually costs money. But it doesn't have to. More »

09/12/09

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By John Herrman

#gizexplains

Giz Explains: How to Actually Make Coffee

You probably brew coffee, like most people, the most insipid way possible: Using a Mr. Coffee that you fill with pre-ground coffee from the supermarket. There's a million other ways to make coffee, and they're all better. Updated. More »

08/26/09

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By matt buchanan

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How To: Kick Your Torrent Addiction With Usenet

Usenet: Everyone's heard of it, nobody uses it. This is ridiculous. Not only is it a fantastic way to download—it's not that hard to use. Here's how to drop your torrent habit once and for all, with Usenet. More »

08/22/09

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