If you're running an online business like I am, there are times when you need to connect and log in to the server to tweak or check things. It can't be helped and while the Cpanel solution and related are often splendid, sometimes I just like to get bits all over my hands as I "go old school" on my server and use a command line.

In those instances there's a nice solution on the Mac called "Terminal", included with Mac OS X, and there's a rudimentary terminal window app for Windows too, but once you move onto mobile devices of any nature, nothing's available.

That's why I was so interested in iSSH [iTunes link], a low-cost iPad application that lets me connect directly to my Web server via a secure, encrypted connection (SSH = secure shell, it's the secure alternative to "telnet') from my iPad and, in case of a crisis, even my iPhone.

I hate spammers! Stupid jerks waste so much of my time and clog up my mailbox with their stupid messages. I think it should justify the death penalty! Now I'm getting spam from Yahoo Groups where people are automatically adding me to their spammy groups without my permission? WTF? Is there some way to prevent Yahoo Groups spam?

I've been reading about Google introducing a dial out to regular phone service for Gmail users and I'm a bit puzzled. I have been on Google Gmail for years, but don't see any sort of phone dial out capability. Am I not eligible?

I'm trying to set up a selective Gmail filter so that mail sent from a specific mailing list is also forwarded along to a secondary address, but Gmail says I need to verify my other "forwarding" email address. Help!?

I love the fact that when I look at maps on my smartphone (a Droid X) it automatically centers to my current location. That's super useful to me. Is there an equivalent mechanism that works for laptops so that I can click a button and have a map of my current location appear? I prefer Google Maps, if that makes a difference...

On two separate computers, I have tried to change my Search Provider on Internet Explorer 7 by (1) chosing the option on required settings page, (2) right clicking on the search icon to change/add defalt search provider, and (3) using the TEST option. Each time, I get a message at the bottom of the page that says "(!) Error on Page". Please help. I HATE Bing!

I'm a Gmail fan and just learned that Google is going to implement "dial out" capability from right within Gmail [ed: see Call phones from Gmail on the Gmail blog]. Darn cool, but they said you need to install "Google Voice and Video Plug-In" and I'm hoping you can explain how to do just that?

I'll admit it, I'm a fairly hardcore casual gamer. Wait, is that an oxymoron? Maybe. Anyway, I find that I often fill very short time periods during the day with a casual puzzle game on my iPhone. Nothing where I'm caught up for 20 minutes or longer, but literally just a few minutes at a time.

I've gone through - and finished or burned out on - a number of games in this category, notably Peggle [iTunes link] and Plants vs. Zombies [iTunes link], but a new game has hit my phone and, well, I'm very caught up in its play right now. The game is yet another variation on the popular puzzle matching style of Bejeweled [iTunes link], but somehow Gyrotate is way more fun and interesting...

Oh, and it's free. :-)

I'm baffled! I want to start using Facebook Places when I'm in public venues (having read your article yesterday about Facebook Places and Privacy, thanks for that!) but it can't ever find my location. Is there some secret to getting it to work on my iPhone 4?

I'm a big fan of geolocation apps and have been using Foursquare almost since it first arrived on the scene. I like knowing where my friends are and having accidental, synergistic meetings with new friends based on my willingness to share my location information. Facebook, however, is a world where I share my status updates with over 1,300 people and I don't really want all of them to know where I am most of the time. If I did, I'd include it in a status update!

That's why when Facebook introduced Facebook Places, I was a bit leery. Worse, not only do they now have check-ins, but they'll show people who are checked in to your current venue even if you're not friends, and will let other people check you in if they're in the same place.

Disaster. But fixable...

I get so much email that I find that sometimes I miss events from my favorite Meetup group. Is there some way to actually just import the calendar events into my iCal calendar? Or, better, subscribe to the group's calendar so that it's always up-to-date? Thanks!

Our son traveled to NYC with my iPod Touch. I downloaded several apps for him. I'd like to delete them from the iPod for now, but maybe put them back on later since I paid for them. I'd also like to delete kids' programs, then put back on again when I see grandchildren. Is this possible? I'm thinking not possible, because when I downloaded free apps before, then deleted them when I purchased upgrades, they also disappeared from the Itunes list.

I listen to a lot of audio books on my train commute into Boston, buying used CDs and ripping them into iTunes, then copying them onto my iPhone. Problem is, I can end up with 80, 90, 100 or more tracks and sometimes it's crazy how they aren't played in order, driving me insane! Not good. I have heard that there's a better way to import audio books into iTunes, something about consolidating or merging tracks, but don't know how to do it. Do you know this secret, Dave?

I get a lot of Facebook event invitations and while it's not too hard to go to the Facebook site and see my calendar there, I'd love to have the events show up on iCal on my iMac. Is that possible?

I've got a real problem, Dave. My college-age son had a party in my house while my younger children and I were on a trip and now I find that my house is a venue in Foursquare called "Party House". I don't want that. At all! How can I delete my house as a Foursquare venue??

Using Windows Live Hotmail, searching the page for "filter" fails, even though that's what you suggest on your site (see article: How to create custom email filters in MSN Hotmail). Your suggestion is not correct, do you have an update?

I want to have a conference call with two colleagues via Skype but while it's pretty straightforward to set up a call between two of us, I am not clear how to add the third person. Do we need to start out with a conference call or chat room for this to work?

I've been working with windowing systems on computers, graphical user interfaces, for over twenty-five years. My first taste was the MIT X Window System back when Apple was selling the Lisa and Microsoft was trying to get people interested in something called Windows 3.1.

One of the very best features of the X Window Systems (or "X Windows") was its virtual workspaces, where you could "virtually" have as many monitors as you wanted, and could use simple keystrokes to switch between them.

This feature is included in Mac OS X and has been for a long time, and it's called "Spaces". If you don't already use it, you're really missing out on one of the gems of the Mac system, a feature that's pure gold for productivity in my opinion...

I've had a Netflix subscription since I got my iPad so I could gain access to their streaming movie library, but I now realize that I haven't actually launched the Netflix iPad app for over a month. So it's time to quit Netflix. How do I most easily do that, Dave?

My friend sends me photos from his late night parties via text message [actually, it's MMS, the multi-media message service that he's using] and I want to send him pics too, via text message, but I don't know how. Got some tips for me?

I RSVP'd to an event invitation on Facebook that I wasn't able to attend, but it turns out that I can attend the event and want to change my response. Problem is, I can't find it in my news feed any more. How do I change a Facebook event RSVP??

This is the third installment in our RuneScape adventures series. The previous articles have focused on Dungeoneering and Pursing Quests in RuneScape and Achievement Diary, Wilderness Exploration and the Falador Party Room in RuneScape.

Ready to jump in and learn even more fun and cool things you can do in RuneScape? I hope so, because here we go!

The latest upgrade in Windows Hotmail has gone ahead and removed the View Message Source from the right-click context menu in the Inbox! I have always found that to be a valuable and critical tool in filtering out /previewing potentially risky e-mails without ever having to actually open them.

Why on earth would MS disarm their Hotmail account users in this day and age in the battle against scams/spams/phishing and all other sorts of nefarious exploits!?!?

How do I save a text message on my Apple iPhone 4? Can I forward it to an email address on my phone, for example?

Is this a phishing scam? I just got some email that looks suspicious with a link to "paypal-labs.com" Is it a scam or phishing attempt? Why can't they just make it paypal.com?

A few days ago, I wrote about two of the coolest things to do in RuneScape as you get really good: Dungeoneering and Pursing Quests in RuneScape. There's a lot more you can do that's fun, however, so this time I am going to give you three more options, three more cool ways to enjoy RuneScape and have fun: Creating an achievement diary, exploring the wilderness and checking out the action in the Falador party room.

Ready? Let's go!

I will appreciate you explaining how to forget words from the Mac speller. That is, I use the spelling checker in Mac OS X and click on "Learn Spelling" as I go so that it doesn't flag people's names, etc. Problem is, I accidentally told it to learn a word that isn't misspelled and now I want to have it "unlearn" the misspelling.

Dave, Help! I posted a status update to my Facebook Wall, then realized I didn't want it there, but while I can see the "hide" buttons on other people's entries on my page, and I've seen "delete" buttons on people's comments on my earlier Wall postings, I can't see how to delete my own posting. Help! This is important!!

Facebook has introduced a new "Ask Question" feature. Can you give us a quick demo of how it works and offer some thoughts on how to best use it, Dave?

Have you ever wondered what you should do on RuneScape after you get out of Explorer Jack's Cellar with Sir Vant and Roddeck? Well when I started playing RuneScape in April I was wondering the same thing.

Today I am going to talk about some fun things to do on RuneScape.

Before you start doing those things is to train yourself up a little in combat (in case you have to fight some aggressive monsters). You can train right where you come out: In the village of Lumbridge. There are goblins and giant spiders close to Explorer Jack's house.

Even before you start fighting them you should get a weapon. Go to the Lumbridge general store and get the free bronze dagger. Then you can start training...

I signed up for Google Buzz along with everyone else, but every time I look at it in my Gmail account, it's just status updates from Twitter. If I wanted to follow these people on Twitter, I'd do so. I want to get rid of Google Buzz, or at least not have it show up in my Gmail screen. How can I do that?

I have a conference call every morning - same number, same access code. I'd like to set up iCal so that as one of the "reminders" Google Voice calls my phone and connects me to the conference call automatically. This should be possible... Can you figure it out?

I get all sorts of spam from my Microsoft Live.com membership. I just want to keep my Hotmail account active since I've had it since I was in high school, but I don't want to have to weed through all these promo messages, etc. Can I turn these off? I know there used to be a way...

A lot of noise-reducing devices have passed through our offices, and I've had many in-flight opportunities to test things and see how they work, but even with that, I have to say I am astonished at how extraordinarily well the Nokia BH-905 bluetooth headphones work when the automatic noise reduction is enabled.

Nokia BH-905 bluetooth stereo headphones

Which isn't to say that these are perfect, because they're not. In fact, there's a design flaw that I found incredibly frustrating and which caused me to more than once pull them out of my bag just to find them dead...

I want to email a really cute photograph of my cat to my girlfriend while she's on a business trip. We communicate via Facebook. Is there a way to email her the photo in Facebook?

I have written a book and I want to self-publish, but I am not sure how to choose a self-publishing company. Which self-publishing company is best and what's the difference between them anyway?

I have an iPhone 4 and while I haven't seen any major problems with the reception based on how I hold the phone, what the heck, I'd like to get a free case through the program Jobs announced earlier in July. How do I score a free Apple iPhone 4 bumper or case??

My parents are traveling in Africa and I want to be able to quickly see what the time is where they are in Johannesburg, South Africa, before I try to text or call them. I know that the iPhone has a Clock app as part of the built-in software, but how do I add a specific country clock to the list?

The idea of being able to access all my files and data from anywhere on the Internet is darn tempting. Imagine having a multi-terrabyte file server that only you - and people you invite - can share, and imagine it's fast, easy to set up, and surprisingly inexpensive. Enter the oddly-named Pogoplug. For under $100 (at Buy.com) it does a great job of creating your own personal Internet file server.

CloudEngines has a pleasantly modern sensibility and the documentation that they included with the review unit had a "popcorn test": betting that you could configure it and get going faster than you could microwave a bag of popcorn. Confident, but they would have lost the bet with me...

My Dad gave me a bluetooth headset that he isn't using, a Nokia BH-700, and I want to pair it with my iPhone 3GS, but I can't figure out how to proceed since the instruction manual has vanished. I have the power adapter, so at least I can charge it, but that's about all I have figured out how to do so far. HELP!?

Hi. Someone put two photos in my photo section on Facebook as pictures of me. They are supposed to be a game labeled who's glancing thru your profile or some to that effect but they don't work. The real problem is they've ruined my photo page. People click on my photos and that's all they see. Facebook people tell me all I have to do is click on untag photo by my name but there is no tag. I suspect it is on her computor.

I've had an Apple iPhone since the iPhone 3 was released and now that I have an iPhone 4, I realize that I should be able to pair it via bluetooth with my Toyota GPS navigational system. I have no idea how to proceed, however. Any chance you have a Toyota and can help out?

When I click "Start" to open the menu window in Microsoft Windows 7, the "Search" choice (above recent items) is missing. How can I add it to my start menu?

A friend who also has an Apple iPad told me that there's a software / firmware update to the iPad, but when I go to the App Store on my iPad and check for updates, I don't see it's available. How do I update my iPad's operating system firmware?

A friend showed me how to use Spotlight search on my new iPhone 4, and it's a great way to find things quickly, but I really, really don't want to have it search the thousands of songs I have on my phone, just my contacts and address book information. Is that something I can tweak or alter?