Copy browser bookmarks from a Mac to a Windows PC

Whether you're switching from a Mac to a Windows PC, or the other way around (PC to Mac), you can easily copy your web browser bookmarks between the two computers. This will save you the time and hassle of manually re-creating the dozens of bookmarks you've saved over time.

Mac Instructions:

Let's start with exporting bookmarks from a Mac. Three easy steps:

1. Open Firefox and click the "Bookmarks" menu, and then click the "Show All Bookmarks" menu.

2. Click the Import and Backup button in the popup dialog, and then select "Export HTML".

3. Save the html file to your hard drive, and then email it to yourself or save it to a usb flash drive so you can get this file on your Windows PC.

Windows PC Instructions:

1. Open Firefox on your Windows PC and select the "Bookmarks" -- "Show All Bookmarks" menu like you did on the Mac.

2. Click the "Import and Backup" button and then select the "Import Bookmarks from HTML".

3. Browse to the file you sent to your email, or that you saved to your usb flash drive, and click "Open" to import the bookmarks.

You'll immediately see all of your bookmarks loaded into Firefox on your Windows PC.

These steps also work exactly the same the other way around - going from a PC to a Mac.

How to transfer pictures from a Blackberry phone to your computer

Question: I have some pictures I took with my Blackberry Curve that I'd like to copy over to my computer. How do I do this?

Answer: With Blackberry phones you have a few choices for copying photos to your computer, or for copying them from your computer to your Blackberry. These instructions also work for copying music files and videos.

1. Transfer via email.

This is the easiest way, and doesn't cost any money because data transfer is included in the Blackberry service. With the picture open on your Blackberry (Media -- Pictures -- My Pictures -- and then find your picture), press the menu button and select "Send As Email" (you have to scroll down a ways on the menu to find this option).

The email will show up on your computer with a file attachment containing your picture in jpg format, which is compatible with any photo imaging programs and will even open in Microsoft Paint (although I recommend a program like Paint.NET which is free and awesome).

The only drawback with the email approach is that you can only send one picture at a time, which gets a little tedious if you have several pictures you'd like to copy to your computer. In that case I recommend the USB data cable approach described below.

2. Transfer using bluetooth.

Open the Media application on your Blackberry to view your pictures, and open the picture that you want to transfer. Press the menu button and select "Send Using Bluetooth" (you'll have to scroll down the menu towards the bottom to see this option).

You have to have Bluetooth enabled on your BB, otherwise you'll see a warning message:

My iPhone won't send photos in text messages

Question: I have an iphone 4 that I recently upgraded to the new 5.0 OS from Apple, but for some reason it won't send or receive images in text messages. My wife's iphone does this just fine, so is there a setting somewhere that I'm missing?

Answer: iPhones do indeed support multimedia messages (MMS) and there's a setting that turns this feature on or off. My guess is you don't have MMS enabled on your iPhone.

Here's how to enable MMS on your iPhone so you can send photos in your text messages.

1. Open your iPhone Settings app, and select "Messages".

2. Scroll down to the bottom of the messages settings screen and turn on "MMS Messaging".

That will let you send photos in text messages to other iphone users. Here's what it looks like:

If you receive a text message with a photo, you can click the blue arrow to the right of the image to view it in full screen mode.

How do I email a photo from my LG Xenon phone?

Question: I have a red LG Xenon phone with a few pictures I've taken over the years (have had it for a while). Is there a way to send those photos to myself or friends using email? I don't have a data plan either, if that makes a difference.

Answer: Yes, you can send pictures from your LG phone using email, and you don't have to have a data plan to do it.

If you can open the picture on your phone and hold the phone vertically in the closed position, you'll see a "Send" option on the lower left side of the screen. Tap "Send" and then "Send To".

Next you'll tap the menu button at the top right of the screen. You'll see options for "Enter Number" and "Enter Email"... which is the menu option you want.

Use the keypad to enter the email address and then press "Send" to deliver it.

Can I turn my old iPhone 3G into a pre-paid phone?

Question: I have an older iPhone 3G and my contract with AT&T is up this month. I'm going to buy a new iPhone 4S for myself but is there a way to convert the 3G into a pre-paid iPhone? That'd be ideal for my high school daughter because she'd have a preset limit that she can pay for herself. Is this possible?

Answer: The iPhone 3G or 3GS uses regular-sized sim cards that you can find in pay-as-you-go phones, like AT&T’s GoPhone.

In fact, you can convert your iPhone to a pre-paid phone plan by simply buying a cheap $25 or $30 GoPhone, taking out it's sim card and swapping it into the iPhone.

Once you have the GoPhone sim card in the iPhone you can use it just like any other prepaid phone and make all the calls you want.

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