Taking screenshots in Windows isn't as easy as taking screengrabs in Mac OS X, but Microsoft sure is trying to resolve this issue. Their idea -- Snipping Tool. The Snipping Tool is available for both Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.
Gigafide explains that with so many different social networking sites, it is hard to keep information up to date on all of them. He first introduces TweetDeck, an amazing desktop application that allows a user to update information for their Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn accounts. If you don't want to go through the hassle of installing TweetDeck on your computer, there is HootSuite, a web application that allows you to do this and if you're interested in keeping track of much more...
Metal is sleek, metal is stylish, so why not incorporate that metal look into your designs? Watch this Illustrator video tutorial to create those nice little metal buttons, which can also be used as icons for your phone or desktop. Everything in this video is 100% vector, so it can be used virtually anywhere!
Is your motherboard toast? If your logic board has burned out, it's a sad thing, but you're going to have to replace it. See how to remove the logic board from the Power Mac desktop computer.
Your power supply on the bottom of your Mac may need to be replaced. If you're not sure how to remove it, no problem. See how to remove the power supply from the Power Mac desktop computer.
Can't turn on your computer? The power button might be broke. If so, you're going to have to replace it, and you can do it yourself. See how to remove the power button from the Power Mac desktop computer.
For some reason or another, you might have to remove the processor from your Power Mac. If you don't know how, see how to remove the processor from the Power Mac desktop computer right here.
Is your computer overheating? It may be because of a faulty fan. See how to remove the fan in the Power Mac desktop computer.
To remove your airport card from your Power Mac, you're going to have to know what you're doing… see how to remove the airport card from the Power Mac desktop computer.
Maybe you only have 1G of RAM in your Power Mac. Maybe you ace some bum memory. Maybe it's just time to upgrade. Either way, this RAM upgrade video can help. See how to remove the RAM memory from a Power Mac desktop computer.
Your graphics card may be a little outdated in your Power Mac, so upgrade it to a one that can handle all of your gaming needs. See how to remove the graphics video card from your Power Mac desktop computer.
Your sound from your Power Mac may be nil, or maybe it just sounds really bad. The speaker may need to be replaced. See how to remove the speaker from the Power Mac desktop computer.
If your discs are getting jammed in your optical drive, or if your CDs and DVDs simply aren't playing in your Power Mac, it might be time to replace that old SuperDrive. See how to remove the SuperDrive optical drive from the Power Mac desktop computer.
Want to upgrade your hard drive in your Power Mac? It's a pretty simple task, once you can get inside your computer. See how to remove your hard drive from you Power Mac desktop computer.
Need to fix your Power Mac? Disassembling the Power Mac could be tricky, but not now. See how to remove the side case and fan from the G5 Power Mac desktop computer.
Household Hacker demonstrates how to hack flash games. To get started, you need:
Through Thursday, January 19th, Borders is offering the Kobo Wireless eReader for $99 with coupon—that's $40 off its typical retail price of $139! Though the Kobo Wireless eReader comes preloaded with 100 out-of-copyright classics, new users will nevertheless be interested in filling their new eReaders with their own books.
For a new user, Adobe Premier Pro can be overwhelming. There's just so much you can do! So, a little guidance, or shall we say "basic training," is what you'll need to get started editing your own home video or professional film. This five-part series is your basic training, taught by Jordy Vandeput, showing you the basic, need-to-know stuff in Premiere Pro CS3.
The Motorola Droid is getting a little long in the tooth, but it is still a remarkably capable phone with full keyboard, which makes it almost unique among it's Android-based competition. If you've rooted your phone (good for you!) and for some reason want to go back to the stock configuration that your phone was in when you took it out of the box, this video will show you how to do it. One good reason is if you want to update your phone's firmware, which will not work if you phone is rooted ...
This video shows how to download and use Google Earth. To download it, go to earth.google.com and click “Download Google Earth”. Then follow the directions according to where you want to save it, and it will automatically be installed. You will see an icon pop up on your desktop. Double click on the icon to open Google Earth.
New to Ubuntu Linux? This computer operating system could be a bit tricky for beginners, but fret not, help is here. Check out this video tutorial on how to install GnoMenu on Ubuntu Linux.
Ever get annoyed with Windows 7's Desktop Peek feature activating when you don't want it to? Give yourself a bit more time by delaying it with the help of Desktop Peek Tweak.
This video describes what is known as the dashboard, which is located in the dock on the Mac desktop. The dashboard is a set of small programs known as widgets that let you see information at a glance. Some examples of useful widgets are a clock widget, a calendar, a calculator, a dictionary/thesaurus, and a Google search widget. You can bring them up at any time by simply clicking on the dashboard icon. If you want to add a new widget, click on the plus sign at the bottom of the window and y...
Sometimes just one computer monitor is not enough. Whether you are working on a detailed art project, multiple files at once, or simple wish to open more windows, you may need to connect multiple monitors to your Mac. In this video, Gary Rosenzweig from MacMost.com shows you how to hook up another screen to your computer and make the most out of your desktop space. It is actually very easy to hook up a second monitor to most Macs. Once you get a monitor and the proper cables you are good to g...
New to Ubuntu Linux? This computer operating system could be a bit tricky for beginners, but fret not, help is here. Check out this video tutorial on how to install GRUB 2 and apply themes on Ubuntu Linux.
This video shows a simple method of how to get music off your desktop or laptop and onto your Nintendo DSi. This how-to is a easy and will have you listening to music on your hand-held gaming system in no time! Now if you want, you can download music to your dsi from your PC.
Looking for another way to tidy up your OS X desktop and make more efficent use of space? This little how-to shows what you need to do to make app stacks in your dock. It's simple and easy if you follow this video.
Need to make a custom, digital clock that will run in all major desktop and smartphone browsers? This tutorial shows you how to employ Javascript functions to communicate in real time with web page elements to get a slick CSS animated clock. Cool, eh?
If you're looking for a good tutorial on how to make a classy, minimalist desktop background, this tutorial shows you how! Using nothing more than a single shape and then your brushes and gradients tools, you can create an attractive wallpaper in Adobe Photoshop.
Have a file or a number of files too sensitive to be stored on your desktop hard drive? Thwart would-be snoopers with an encrypted USB flash drive. This free video tutorial from the folks at CNET TV will show you everything you'll need to know to create your own password-protected thumb drive directories.
One of the advantages of using the Adobe family of creative products is that its many programs can be combined easily to create cool digital multimedia projects. This video tutorial teaches you how to integrate .swf files from Flash into .pdf files in Adobe Acrobat Pro 9. Including Flash in pdf files makes it easier for people who don't have the appropriate Flash players on their desktop to view the great images that you've made in Flash.
Windows 7 is fairly similar to Mac OS X out of the box. But what if it's not similar enough for your tastes? Then you follow this free video guide, that's what: with its help, you'll learn how to use Snow Leopard-style file stacks on Microsoft Windows 7 desktop. For complete instructions, watch this tutorial.
With music sharing and iTunes, you can share you music with any other computers running iTunes in the same home. For example, you can play music from your desktop computer on your laptop.
When you save your iDVD project, you can save a version of the project in what's called a project archive. Archives contain all the files, menus, movies, and slideshows that make up your DVD. Once created, the archive can be saved to an external disk, copied to another Mac, or saved on your desktop.
Do you need additional hard drives in your computer for additional drive or storage space? Learn how to install a second IDE hard drive in a desktop PC all by yourself, in just a few simple steps.
You know how you can personalize your computer desktop by pinning any picture you want as the background? You can do the same thing with phones - well, iPhones. Since nowadays it seems everyone and their mother has an iPhone or iPod Touch, make sure your iGadget looks different than everybody else's by installing a theme.
In this video, we learn how to use the Ribbon and Backstage view in MS OneNote 2010. First, open up MS OneNote 2010 on your desktop. You will now see a new user interface where the ribbon appears underneath the tabs. Click the home tab to see the ribbon and then you will see the options to change font, colors, headings, and more. These help you find the features you want to change much faster and is completely customizable. The options can be located on the backstage view, which is underneath...
Free up space on your hard drive while protecting your privacy by deleting all of the temporary files on your MS Windows desktop computer or laptop. This clip will show you how it's done. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this handy home-computing how-to from the folks at Tekzilla can present a complete overview of the process in about two minutes' time. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
In this tutorial, we learn how to use a USB flash drive. First, go to "my computer" through your desktop. Next, you will see a device that says "flash drive", which is in drive "d". When you unplug your USB device, the drive will disappear. When you plug it back in, a new window will appear asking what you want to do with drive "d". Now, go to your documents folder and if you want to copy one of these files, right click and choose the copy option. After this, you will be able to paste your fi...
Opening up your own laptop and working with it is a lot harder than doing the same to a desktop. The components are arranged more carefully in a tighter space and it is generally easier to break things. This video will show you how to replace the hard drive and a broken fan in a Macbook Pro laptop. Work on your own Apple laptop? It might sound crazy, but with this guy's help, you should be able to pull it off.
