Intel unveils ‘WiDi,’ syncs PCs and TVs wirelessly
Last week, the world’s biggest chip maker demonstrated its new “WiDi” (“Wireless Display”) technology, allowing you to stream audio/video from your laptop to your TV over a WiFi connection. In this clip, you’ll see how supported 2010 laptops work with a device (like Netgear’s $99 Push2TV box), which is connected via HDMI to a television.
Access Windows 7/Vista’s “Master Control Panel”
Create a simple shortcut to gain access to the “Master Control Panel” in Windows Vista & Windows 7, allowing you to tweak hundreds of different settings.
How to create a ‘Windows 7′ taskbar in Windows Vista
One of the coolest new features built into Windows 7 is the improved taskbar that lets you “pin” your most-used programs or files to the bottom of the screen. Simply click the icon to launch the desired app or file (or press the corresponding number on your keyboard). Here’s a trick to add this functionality to Windows Vista.
How to add lyrics to your iPhone, iPod touch songs
Here’s a neat iTunes feature you might not know about. iPhone or iPod touch owners can easily add lyrics to their favourite songs to read while listening to music. Here’s how to do it.
How to create a (free) ringtone for iPhone
Two Sync readers in the same week asked me how to create a free ringtone for their iPhone — instead of paying a couple of bucks to their cell carrier. No problem. It’s a pretty easy process if you follow the step-by-step instructions.
Speed Up Your Internet By Tweaking Your DNS
Spend 5 minutes to tweak your Internet connection to its full potential with NameBench.
Video: How to recall an ‘accidental’ email
Ever send an email and wish that you hadn’t? This humorous video shows you how to recall the message-that-shouldn’t-have-been-sent, using Microsoft Outlook, but deleting it only works if the recipient hasn’t received it yet (so work fast!).
How to read Outlook email files — without Outlook
On a trip to L.A. this week I brought a new laptop I wanted to review (MSI’s X-Slim) but alas, I forgot to install Microsoft Office before heading to the airport. Problem is, my itinerary was saved as a “.msg” Outlook file on my home PC. What’s a guy to do?
Rogers’ 50 Mbps service = Wow
If you consider yourself a “power user” when it comes to the Internet, you should try the new 50 Megabits per second speeds of Rogers’ new Ultimate High-Speed service, now in the Toronto area.



