A great HowTo guide for Dropbox

The Ultimate Dropbox Toolkit & Guide

Dropbox, the app we all (at least many of us) know and love, has a plethora of advanced uses to make life so much easier in managing data between multiple computers and online. We’ve posted several roundups of tips and tricks for Dropbox and now we present our ultimate toolkit and guide.

We’ve pulled all our tips and tricks together and added quite a few more. Additionally, share your Dropbox tips and tricks and we’ll update the list to share the fun with everyone.

HowTo: Closing Not Responding Programs

How To Close A Program That Is Not Responding | Lifehacker Australia

Every computer user at some point will likely have to deal with a program that just stops responding. The application simply freezes or hangs. Here’s how to completely close the program with Windows’ Task Manager or Mac OS X’s Force Quit.  

Remember what it was like when applications never froze? Me neither. But new computer users who have never hit Ctrl+Alt+Del (or the more direct Ctrl+Shift+Esc shortcut) will definitely need to learn how to use End Task on Windows or Force Quit on the Mac; you could email these directions to them or print it out as a handy reference for the future.

How to use bluetooth with your Phone

How To Use A Bluetooth Headset With Your Phone | The Broken Link Feeds

Whether you want to stay safe on the road or you’ve just got a really heavy phone, a Bluetooth headset can be a convenient addition to your mobile phone. Here’s how to set one up.

Google Calendar, desktop clients, and how to sync them

How to Sync Any Desktop Calendar with Google Calendar

As of yesterday's announcement of CalDAV support in Google Calendar, you can now sync your Google Calendar with virtually any popular desktop calendar for free. Not only can you enjoy your favorite desktop calendar software and still get the benefit of the web interface, but you can also sync any desktop calendar with any other across platforms using GCal as a go-between. Let's take a comprehensive look at how to set up bidirectional syncing between Google Calendar and your favorite desktop calendar—from Outlook and iCal to Sunbird and Thunderbird—for free.

How to get Gmail playing nice with the desktop

How To Set Up Gmail With A Desktop Mail Client | Lifehacker Australia

We love using Gmail.com for its many features, but if you want offline access and a more “desktop-like” experience, you can get your Gmail messages delivered to a desktop client, like Outlook or Apple Mail. Here’s how.