Systm is the Do-It-Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest tech projects. They will help you avoid pitfalls and get your project up and running fast. In this DIY episode, see how to build a firewall from a junk PC to protect networks.
Apple's codec for photos and videos in iOS 11, HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding), as well as the container, HEIF (High-Efficiency Image File Format), result in a reduction in size for pictures and movies without sacrificing quality. Seems like a win-win situation, but Windows-users can't open the .heic extension that these files use. In order to open HEIC files on a Microsoft Windows PC, you'll have to turn to third-party apps and tools. One of these tools, CopyTrans HEIC for Windows, essen...
This video will show you how to install and clean your PC with PC clean tool winutilities. This will help you scan your PC for deleting temporary files and make your computer faster.
This video will show you how to simulate Firefox OS for Smartphones in your PC. But you could feel the OS in Smartphone by simulating it in your PC. Watch the video and follow the steps carefully. Employ the technique in your PC.
This video will provide an idea how to disable startup program to speed up PC in windows 7. By disabling few programs will increase the speed of the PC. Watch the video and employ the technique in your PC.
Apple computers have long been maligned as the computer for Starbucks aficionados and graphic artists. "Dude, have you used Excel on a Mac? It's terrible," says everyone that owns a Dell. The whole PC versus Mac battle was encapsulated in what I think to be the greatest ad campaign of all time, "I'm a PC and I'm a Mac." And yes, I know that PC really stands for Personal Computer, which means that a Mac would be a PC, but for the sake of the article, it will mean all things non Mac.
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Tired of endlessly turning hidden file visibility on and off on your Microsoft Windows PC? In this home-computing how-to from Tekzilla, you'll learn about a free application that makes the process as easy as a mouse click. For all of the relevant details, and to get started using this time-saving app yourself, just take a look.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to install, delete and browse OpenType and TrueType fonts on a MS Windows 7 PC through use of the Windows Font Manager, which can be found in your system's Control Panel. For all of the details, watch this home-computing how-to.
After a convenient way to synchronize your files and folders on a Win 7 PC? With Copy Changed Files, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at TekZilla can present a complete overview of the process in just over two minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
If you're curious about how powerful your PC is, the Windows Experience Index can give you a snapshot of its capabilities and help you decide if it's good enough for you. This video will help you understand the basics of what the Windows Experience Index can do in Windows 7.
Learn how to use BlackBerry Media Sync 3.0 to move your digital images from your PC to a BlackBerry smartphone. This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're the proud owner of a BlackBerry smartphone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to be well served by this video guide. For detailed information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
There are so many computers available today, from laptops to desktops to netbooks and everywhere in between. If you are considering going the stationary route, check out this tutorial. In this video, learn how to choose a desktop PC that is right for you. The experts at PCWorld will walk you through brands, capabilities and price ranges so that you can walk into your local office store with confidence and pick out your model.
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.
Most Playstation 3 models have massive hard drives, just begging to be filled with the media files from your computer. This video will show you a cool trick for transferring files from your PC to a PS3 over the web. All you need is the simple free program here. Why plug anything into anything else to send files when this is so much more elegant?
If you're one of the many people who work with Macs and PCs, the odds are you work with file formats that are more often than not incompatible with the other computers. This can be a major problem if you run into it with your Word documents. This tutorial will show you how to open Word docs on either computer.
You don't need a Mac to hack into your iPod Touch. Don't get left behind just because you prefer to use a PC. You can jailbreak your iPod on a PC by downloading the appropriate firmware and putting it to use. This video will show you how to jailbreak you iPod Touch on Windows.
The iPhone pc suite is an application that allows you to connect easily to your phone. This video will show you how to download this application, reset your phone and then use your audio and video on your iPod. This is a helpful application and is not too difficult to set up. Some of the possible functions include:
Mike Agerbo, the host from GetConnected features a quick and helpful video on how to lock drive letters on a PC. On your PC, right click the my computer icon to bring up the management window. Click on storage, then disk management. Once it brings up your list of hard drives, right click the one that you would like to change. Click change drive letter and path. Once you have the window open you can change your drive letter. This will help you when organizing your drive to limit any complicati...
Download .net framework and install it if you do not already have it. Download DevKitPro from here and install as instructed.
Systm is the Do It Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest tech projects. We will help you avoid pitfalls and get your project up and running fast.
See how to remove Personal Antivirus from your Windows PC. The Personal Antivirus malicious software is a tricky malware to remove. This is the easiest way to remove Personal Antivirus from your home computer, so watch and get rid of it!
In this case modding video tutorial, you'll learn how to install a cigarette lighter-style 12-volt accessory outlet into a PC case. Charge your cell phone and other accessories directly from your case with the hack outlined in this video. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look!
This edition of NCIX Tech Tips will show you the steps to install a new hard drive for your PC. He'll also talk about other alternative large capacity storage solutions that don't require opening up your PC.
Does your PC start up too slowly? Check out our tips and quick fixes to help get your machine up and running faster.
Back in the day, only the foolhardy overclocked a PC. Today? It's practically expected for home builders. We walk you thru the basics of getting free performance from your processor.
Alcohol 120% is an application that you can use to add virtual CD and DVD drives to your computer. You can then use these drives to play Disc Images, stored on your computer's hard disc drive, without having to burn them onto a CD or DVD.
With Cheat Engine, you can hack nearly browser based or PC game. This tutorial shows you all the nifty things this program can do, like giving yourself infinite health, all the special powers in the game or other easy hacks.
Since early March, iOS users have been able to enjoy the most popular video game sweeping the rounds. Android users have been left envious as they wait for a "few months," the only vague release date given by Epic Games. In the meantime, there are a few ways we can still satisfy our urge to play.
When you're sitting at your desk trying to get some work done, your Android device can be a big distraction. If a text comes in, you have to pick up your phone, unlock it, then respond with the clumsy touch screen keyboard—and by then, you've probably forgotten what you were doing on your computer.
Counter-Strike is one of the most popular first-person shooters of all time, and deservedly so. What originally started out as a third-party Half-Life mod garnered such a cult following that Valve had to hire the developers and purchase the intellectual property to make it an official standalone release.
Arcades, Nintendo, Sega, and 16-bit graphics ushered in a new level of gaming that was leaps and bounds ahead of the early Pong days. I remember loading quarters into the machines and playing 2D fighting games until all my money ran out. When I wasn’t in school, you could usually find me at the arcade playing Street Fighter, The King of Fighters and Marvel vs. Capcom. At home, I had my Super Nintendo and Super Mario World keeping me glued to the television until the next boss stage.
7" USB monitors aren't useful for that much at first glance, but as this guy who had one laying around his house for years proves they do have their uses. This video will show you how to mount a USB monitor (7" in this case) in the side of your PC tower case and use it for monitoring CPU usage or other useful information.
Dubstep and drum and bass have brought the "wobble bass" style of synth beat to the masses, and you'd better learn how to make one if you want to keep your tracks modern. Watch this video to learn all about making dirty wob-wob bass lines using Massive a quasi-analog PC synthesizer.
In this handy home-computing how-to from WonderHowTo favorites Tekzilla, we learn how to use CleanHaven, an application that will remove unwanted formatting from snippets of text. For details on how to download, install and run CleanHaven on your own Microsoft Windows PC, watch this video guide.
This tutorial is for PC users who have both iTunes and an iPhone, and shows you how to get iTunes ringtones on your phone for free. All you really have to do is convert your chosen track to the right format, then clip and download onto your iPhone!
In this tutorial, we learn how to use Wiiflow USB Loader. First, go to the homebrew channel and then click on the wiiflow usb loader. After this, you will see a bunch of games for you to choose from. Browse through these until you see one you like, then select it. You can click the arrows to browse between different games and look at the covers of them. After you find one that you like you can play it right away from your PC. To change your settings, go to the lower left hand corner and chang...
In this tutorial, we learn how to use ten handy and easy-to-remember keyboard shortcuts on an Apple Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows PC. They're easy to use and this video presents a complete guide. For more information, including a full demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this helpful home-computing how-to.
Don't hunt for that icon, make any Windows program you want launch at the stroke of a key. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to create your own custom keyboard shortcuts on a Microsoft Windows PC, watch this helpful home-computing how-to from CNET.
In this clip, you'll learn how to make VOIP (or voice over IP) phone calls over your Windows PC. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making phone calls over your own Internet connection, watch this handy home-computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV.
