iPad Can’t Connect to WiFi – WEP
Q: I have a first generation iPad and I cannot get it to connect to my wifi network. The iPad can see the network but I just can’t connect. How can I fix this?
A: The iPad has been known to have some WiFi problems. One of the issues you may be having is with the security settings on your router. As an aside, you should at this point not be using WEP as your protocol for wireless network security. Instead you should be uisng WPA or (even better) WPA2.
2.4 Ghz vs 5 Ghz Linksys Router – A Review of Choices and Dual Band Considerations
People often ask me about 2.4 Ghz vs 5 Ghz routers. They want to know if they need 5 Ghz and what the limitations are of a 5 Ghz router. The other thing I’m asked is about dual-band routers, which are routers that will let you run a 2.4 Ghz network at the same time that you are running a 5 Ghz network. This article will hopefully clear up some of these questions as they pertain to Linksys/Cisco routers for the home network.
Wireless Network Connection Problem – Troubleshooting
Q: I have a wireless enabled. I use home wireless, public wireless, and also have an cell carrier aircard. I primarily use my home wireless. When I go to log on at home, my computer used to automatically load my wireless. There was a hurricane at the end of the summer, and we lost power for 4 days. The router was reset once the power came back on, but I am the only one who cannot access the home network.
Two Facebook Accounts on an iPad2?
Q: “My wife and I have an ipad2 we both have differenr email addresses and would like to create two fcaebook accounts??????????”
A: If by your question you mean, .”Can my wife and I share an iPad and access both of our Facebook accounts on the same device?” then the practical answer is no. Unfortunately the iPad was not designed to be a multi-user device.
Acrobat X and Word 2010 – How to Print a Single Page as a .PDF
I recently had to print a single page out of a long Word 2010 document and I wanted to send it as a PDF. In the past the default install of Acrobat included a .PDF printer. You could select the page(s) you wanted to print and the PDF printer and – voila – you had your .PDF file.
Macs No Longer Ship with Flash Installed. Adobe Drops Mobile Flash. Is the End of Flash Near?
Mac no longer are going to be shipped with Flash installed and Adobe announced it’s no longer going to develop Flash for mobile platforms. Does this spell the end for Flash? Maybe. But not so fast…
Flash is Ubiquitous…
…but only on PCs. And while Flash has an unbeatable share on the Windows platform, how long is it going to be until developers decide to find an alternative way to code their websites or applications so that they don’t have to do so twice? We are already seeing a small erosion of Flash, IMHO, because iPhones and iPad simply don’t support the plugin. Now that Macs aren’t going to be shipped with Flash, it makes getting people to Flash content every so slightly more difficult.
What to Do?
Microsoft Word 2010 — How to Go to or Jump to a Page
Moving around large Word documents can get annoying, so in order to make it easier, let’s go over two ways to jump to a page in Word.
1. Press CTRL+G. This will bring up the Find and Replace dialogue box.
Acrobat Pro: How to Allow Data to be Saved into a Form-Based PDF
I create a lot of PDF forms and one of the things that can get tricky with Acrobat Pro is that when you save a form as a .PDF, often times it won’t save the file so that someone can actually save their entered data. If this is the case, when you open the PDF in Acrobat Reader you will get a warning that your data can only be printed and cannot be saved. Here’s how to get around that problem.
AdWords Express vs. AdWords: How are they Different?
It’s no secret that Google has been pushing hard in promoting local search — just look at how Google Places listings are now often integrated in normal Google searches. So with the release of Google’s AdWords Express program, it’s my opinion that this is yet another attempt for Google to integrate further into the local search market.
The HelpSpa has a New Look!
Well it’s only taken a few years, but the HelpSpa.com now has it’s brand-new look. We’ve adjusted the colors and made things a little easier to read, but rest assured that all of our top-notch content hasn’t changed. A major difference you will notice is that our footer section is now packed with recent articles, comments and highlights our Twitter feed.
So if it’s your first time here, welcome aboard. And if you are a returning visitor, then welcome back!
OS X Concepts for Windows Users: Do I Need to Run an Antivirus in OS X?
Continuing my article series about helping Windows users work with Macs and OS X, I figured that now would be a good time to talk about a huge question that PC users face when moving to (or at least visiting) the Mac platform: Do I Need to Run Antivirus Software on my Mac? After doing lots of reading and discussing, the answer I’ve come to is: (at least as of mid-2011)…not really.
