Friday, April 17, 2015

How to Clone a GitHub Repository and Push Changes using SourceTree

In this post, I will go over how to make a GitHub repository, how to clone a repository from GitHub to a computer using SourceTree, and how to push changes to GitHub from a computer using SourceTree.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Passing Files as Arguments to a C++ Program

When you make a program that has input and output files, you can pass those files into the program immediately when you run the program.

Thursday, August 21, 2014

How to Easily Backup a CD to a Computer

This post will go through the process of backing up a CD to an ISO file which can be opened on a computer in the same way a CD would.  This ISO file can also be burned to blank CD which would essentially be an exact duplicate of the original.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

How to Add Multiple Users to Google Chrome

Google Chrome provides the option to add multiple Chrome users.  Essentially, what adding a user does is create an empty Chrome browser with default settings.  Such a feature is useful for family computers or people who want to separate work settings from personal browser settings, bookmarks, autofill data, passwords, etc.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

University of Arizona Free Software

If you are a student at the University of Arizona, then you are eligible to download many different software packages for free. These include, but are not limited to, Microsoft Office and Windows operating systems. These programs are available to you for free because, technically, as a student at the University of Arizona, you already paid for them in your tuition and fees. In this post, I will explain how you can download and take advantage of this free software.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Restoring Your Computer With Macrium Reflect

In my first post (here: What To Do With A New Computer), I explained how to back up a computer with Macrium Reflect.  In this one I will walk through the process of restoring a computer using Macrium Reflect.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Important and Essential Free Software

Here are some of my favorite programs.  Most of these I have installed on the second image I made of my hard drive because I know I will want them forever (If you don't know what I'm talking about, read my last post here).

Sunday, May 19, 2013

What To Do With A New Computer

I thought it was only fitting to use my first post to explain what a person should do when they get a new computer.  This does not apply to new computers only though—this is also helpful for anyone putting a fresh install of Windows on their computer or just using the same computer they always have in the same Windows OS.  However, this will be most beneficial for those who are starting with a fresh Windows installation.

This post will give a walk through of partitioning your hard drive to have a spot for the operating system and a separate place for personal files and documents and how to back up your partitions using Macrium Reflect.