How To: Make a harmless virus for Mac OS X
Admit, you're curious. You want to know just what does it take to make a virus for the Mac OS X operating system. Check out this video to learn how to write a harmless virus for computers running Mac OS X.
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How To: Eject stuck discs from a CD- or DVD-ROM optical drive with a pinhole release
Nowadays, a lot of desktop computer optical disc drives come equipped with a small pinhole emergency eject option, to help open a stuck CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. This is a handy little option for getting CDs and DVDs out quickly, without shutting down your PC. All you need is a needle or a paper clip, then stick inside the pinhole release, push until the disc drive opens. Watch for a demonstration on a Mercury disc drive.
How To: Install IPA apps onto a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch
After jailbreaking your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, you can use WinSCP (a Windows ftp program) and OpenSSH (an app avilable through Cydia) to put IPA files on your Apple device using a Windows computer. This video walks you through the process of accessing a root directory to make your iPod or iPhone IPA-compatible.
How To: Use NovaPDF to convert an Excel spreadsheet to a PDF file
NovaPDF is a computer program that will allow you to export your Excel spreadsheets into the popular PDF format. This brief tutorial walks you through how to use the Print command in Excel to get a usable PDF using NovaPDF.
How To: Connect to your 2Wire Gateway via wireless Internet
Learn a little bit about technology with help from EMBARQ. Watch this how-to video tutorial on configuring and connecting to your 2Wire Gateway via DSL wireless Internet instead of through an Ethernet cable. make sure to follow this whole process to get your High-Speed Internet up and running on your computer.
How To: Set up a wireless network in your home or office
Interested in setting up WiFi in your home or office? This tutorial will show you precisely how to set up your own wireless network. Before you begin, make sure you have the following: (1) a wireless-enabled computer, (2) a wireless router, and (3) a modem.
How To: Build a low cost teleprompter with Bill Myers
This video is about how to create a low cost teleprompter using your computer, a long vga cable, and your LCD or Plasma TV
How To: Scan your books with the BookSnap
Need a quick solution to digitalizing your book collection? Well, here comes the BookSnap. This video will give you a brief tutorial on how to use this system to upload your pages to your computer, and then possibly, the web.
How To: Scan your books with the BookDrive DIY
Need to get your books digitalized? Well, BookDrive DIY is the solution to scanning them for the web. This video will show you how to use it to get your books in your computer.
How To: Model a robot in 3ds Max
Building a robot in real life is not an easy task, and not usually accomplishable unless you have a degree in electrical engineering. But building one virtually on your computer is something almost anyone can do, if you know what program to use.
How To: View a waveform of an inverter on a oscilloscope
Checking the waveform on a car plug-in inverter, like the type you would use to power a laptop computer in a car. I used my NLS MS-215 Miniscope to view the waveform. As you can see it is much more like a squarewave than a sinewave, like a staircase waveform.
How To: Connect to a CTR350 broadband router
This video helps you to understand how to set up and connect to your computer using the Cradlepoint CTR350 BroadBand Router for wireless Internet.
How To: Create the zero budget 3D Pulfrich effect
3D with one camera? With no computer manipulation? With one lens from some sunglasses? How is this possible? Pulfrich Time Parallax, my friends...
How To: Organize footage for editing with help from Sean Astin
Sean Astin hosts AFI's filmmaking tutorial series, LIGHTS, CAMERA, EDUCATION! In this segment, we explore the importance of organizing for the editing process and how to import your footage to a computer.
How To: Change the LED color on an optical computer mouse
This step-by-step instructional video shows how to change the color of your optical mouse's LED light.
How To: Change the Windows START button
Tired of the old start button on your Windows XP computer? This video shows you a way to change the text on it.
How To: Log in to Windows XP if you've lost your password
Locked yourself out of your computer? The Virtual Frank teaches you how to log in to Windows XP using the administrator account that you may not have known existed.
How To: Create an Out of Office message with Outlook
Learn how to use the "Out of Office" message feature in Microsft Outlook to automatically send email replies when you are out of town or away from your computer.
How To: Record samples from movies or any software source
Learn how to take sound samples from any video or application on your computer.
How To: Remove Vocals from a Recording
Learn how to manually remove the vocals of a song on your computer leaving only the instrumentals. This doesn't work on all songs.
How To: Troubleshoot a PC that will not power up
A quick answer to how to troubleshoot a computer which will not turn on when the power switch is pressed.
How To: Retrieve a password from a computer
Watch as Karen's password is retrieved - both by hypnosis and with the help of technology. Plus, learn how to improve your password security.
How To: Create a monogram in PowerPoint
Don't spend tons of money paying a designer to make your monograms, create your own using PowerPoint! Even if you're not the best computer user, this tutorial will get you through the basics step-by-step.
How To: Change homepage in Firefox
This tutorial demonstrates how to change your homepage in Firefox internet browser. This will help new computer users.
How To: Install the central processing unit in a PC
The Central Processing Unit, or CPU, is the electronic brain of your computer. Learn how how to install a CPU in a desktop PC. To get started use a flat workbench or desk, and don't forget to ground yourself.
How To: Deal with people who like to start arguments
Conflict is a part of life but how you deal with that conflict is up to you. You may find yourself in an argument and instead of making it a shouting match, employ some techniques that will be sure to keep this conversation civil.
How To: Draw a man
If you can’t find the man of your dreams or maybe you’re looking for a new buddy, you can always stop looking and just draw him. After completing the basics your can style him and create whatever mood and features you like.
How To: Decorate your home like a pro
Redecorating your home can seem like an overwhelming task but it doesn’t have to be. You don’t need a professional as long as take into consideration the key elements such as your budget, the style you want and a color pattern.
How To: Hack YoVille coins with Cheat Engine (12/13/09)
Earning more money in YoVille doesn't have to be hard and take forever. You can make more cash simply by hacking your way to success with the notorious Cheat Engine program.
How To: Bluesnarf a Nokia 6310i handset (cell phone)
Check out this video tutorial to see how to bluesnarf a Nokia 6310i handset (cell phone). What is Bluesnarfing exactly?
How To: Construct an emotional hip hop beat in FL Studio
This is a music production software tutorial on how to make an emotional hip hop beat using Fruity Loops. You will learn how to start by creating the melody, then adding drums to produce an emotional sounding hip hop beat in FL Studio. The tutorial uses edirol orchestral and the drum kit from warbeats. There is no audio instruction so you will need to follow along visually and have a good understanding of the FL Studio interface.
How To: Do home strength training exercises
Burn fat and build muscle mass with out going to the gym. Learn how to do strength training exercises at home in this free fitness video series from a certified personal trainer.
How To: Do resistance band exercises
Incorporate resistance exercise bands in your workout. Learn how to tone your arms, legs, core, and back with resistance bands in this free video series from a personal trainer.
How To: Do a home detox foot procedure
How to give yourself a home foot detox procedure; get expert tips and advice on home spa detoxification treatments in this free personal health video series.
How To: Turn a television into an oscilloscope
If you're going to do this, be careful, as your fingers get close to operating high voltage devices & potentially fatal current! Remember that TV's can store a lot of energy for a long time, so don't be poking your finger everywhere - even if the TV is off.
How To: Make stuffed cabbage
Watch this how to video to learn how to make Malfouf, or what is also known as stuffed cabbage is. For this recipe you will need:
How To: Make a Sugar Snake from Sulfuric Acid and Sugar
Sugar (a carbohydrate) is dehydrated with concentrated sulfuric acid. Since a carbohydrate was once considered just hydrated carbon, if you remove the water, carbon would be left over. The acid rips the water out of the sugar and the heat generated by this reaction causes the water to turn to steam. A black mass of carbon is produced.
How To: Make plasma in your microwave with cork, fire & glass
Stick a lit match in a cork, cover it with glass and set it on styrofoam in the microwave. NO2 is produced immediately, so don't breath it in.
How To: Make cameo glass objects
Learn how to make cameo glass with experts from The Corning Museum of Glass. Cameo glass consists of two or more layers of colored glass, with the outer layers carved away to produce relief decoration.
How To: Perform the water to ice trick
Ever need ice right away but do not have time to run to the store? Here is an easy way to make water turn into ice instantly. Using a few common household products, produce ice from water in the matter of seconds and enjoy a nice tall glass of a chilled beverage.