Rick Broida - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Rick Broida

Article | 13/11/2009 iPhone sync problems? Try this

I spent the better part of yesterday trying to resolve a problem with my iPhone: after migrating iTunes to Windows 7, it wouldn't sync properly.

Article | 4/11/2009 Free tools for fine-tuning your Windows 7 setup

Last week I told you how to migrate to Windows 7 at your own pace--there's no need to jump into the deep end right away. Now that you've got Windows 7...

Article | 20/10/2009 Save printer ink by choosing an ink-saving font

I've written before about ways you can save money on pricey printer consumables.

Article | 14/10/2009 Turn your TV into an entertainment center

I'm a big fan of Microsoft's Windows Media Center, which is built into Vista and Windows 7.

Article | 10/10/2009 Copy Windows Media Center TV recordings to Your iPod

The other day I told you how to add a TV tuner to your PC so you can record shows, TiVo-style. That's easy enough, but what about copying those record...

Article | 9/10/2009 Create a music playlist in Windows Media Center

One of my longstanding complaints with Windows Media Center (which for the most part I love) is its lack of support for playlists.

Article | 7/10/2009 Add more storage for Windows Media Center TV

Yesterday I told you how to limit the amount of hard-drive space Windows Media Center could claim for TV recording. Today let's look at the flipside: ...

Article | 6/10/2009 Stop Windows Media Center from hogging your hard drive

As I've mentioned in the past, I'm a big fan of the Windows Media Center software that comes baked into most versions of Vista and Windows 7.

Article | 5/09/2009 Outlook tip: view your Google Reader feeds

I can't say I'm an Outlook fan, but for better or worse, I'm stuck with it. Fortunately, I've found a few ways to make the most of it, like using it a...

Article | 2/09/2009 Write effective e-mail subject lines

People. It's 2009. E-mail is not a new phenomenon. As a planet, we've been at it for a couple decades now. And yet some otherwise-very-intelligent-I'm...

Article | 28/08/2009 Find free apps for your iPhone

The only thing better than cool iPhone apps? Free iPhone apps. Of course, iTunes' App Store doesn't do a particularly good job highlighting the freebi...

Article | 11/08/2009 Automate TV show downloads

Ever wish your BitTorrent client could automatically download new episodes of your favorite TV shows? That's the idea behind ShowRSS, a site that turn...

Article | 1/08/2009 Switch to full-screen view in your favorite apps

Monitor space is a terrible thing to waste. Yet most of us sacrifice valuable screen estate to omnipresent toolbars, which appear in our Web browsers,...

Article | 29/07/2009 Be more productive in Microsoft Outlook

Do you depend on Microsoft Outlook for your e-mail and scheduling needs? Are you annoyed with the e-mail client? Well, join the club--thousands of Out...

Article | 17/07/2009 Screenshot an entire Web page with ease

There are countless ways to take a screenshot of a Web page. You can tap the Prt Scr key, of course, but that captures only what's visible, not the en...