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How To: Play SWF and FLV files

In order to play SWF files, you need to download SA Flash Player. You can find this program on a website called Mega Upload. For FLV files you need to download the applian FLV player. You can find this program at a website called applian technologies at the address http://applian.com. Once you have downloaded and installed these programs, you will be able to do such things like watch videos you couldn't previously access and play games on your computer that, again, were not available before. ...

How To: Use AppVerifier to debug Windows Mobile applications

If you've programmed a few Windows Mobile applications, you might need to perform some troubleshooting and debug the program to weed out all the problems. You can do this with AppVerifier. Marty Larson demonstrates installing, configuring and using the "AppVerifier" Application Verifier tool to debug Windows Mobile applications.

How To: Use the Windows XP Transfer Wizard

This video tutorial by HelpVids, Dave Andrews shows you how to use the transfer files and settings wizard in Windows XP. This program enables you to transfer your documents and settings from various programs and the 'My Documents' folder between computers if you wanted to do so. First go to the start button select all programs, accessories, system tools and select the files and settings transfer wizard. Click next and check old computer to select the PC your currently on and click next. Wait ...

How To: Use Skype telecommunication program

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to use Skype. Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. It is very similar to MSN messenger. It allows users to communicate through instant messaging, voice chat or have a video conference. Users are able to communicate with others anywhere in the world who also have Skype. It is a free program. Users will need to make an account and download the program. This video is very descriptive and clearly explain...

How To: Disable user account control

Basically there are three quick ways to run a program as administrator. You can do that by clicking on cmd. We usually use this cmd prompt for finding your I.P. address and you can modify user accounts also. Another way is to click on start and type cmd in Run. Make a right click on cmd and click Run as Administrator. Final way to run program as an administrator by having right click on the program and select properties next select Compatibility, then select Operating System and finally, sele...

How To: Make a custom podcast using Audacity

This video shows the user how to create a Podcast using the free program Audacity. The first step is to go to audacity.sourceforge.net and download the free application and install it onto your computer. Next, you'll need to download and install an MP3 encoder. The video recommends the LAME MP3 encoder. After that you'll want to hook up a microphone to your computer. Once you do that you can launch the Audacity program. Once you do that press the record button and record your message. Once yo...

How To: Startup configure a Mac

This is a Computers & Programming video tutorial where you will learn how to startup configure a Mac. This is a very simple, easy and quick process. In order to change what programs start when you switch on your computer that is running on Mac, first go to ‘System Preferences’ from the drop down menu and then click on System Accounts. In the next box that pops up, go to ‘Login Items’. Here a list of programs will be displayed that run when you start up your computer. Here you check box next t...

How To: Create a smoke scene in GIMP

This video opens up with a computer screen displaying the finished product of a smoke design as a wallpaper. Next the video switches to the program used to create the smoke design, using a plain white image. Next the screen is switched to another program with the text smoke displayed. Then he switches back to the program and pastes an image into the window containing smoke. He then pastes the text smoke into the image and distorts it a little, followed by changing the color darker. After that...

How To: Mount an ISO image with the use of Virtual CD/DVD ROM

This video is a tutorial that demonstrates how to download, install and use the program Virtual Clone Drive to mount .cue/.bin/.cue files, and have them operate just like a normal CD or DVD without having to burn them to a disk. Once you have downloaded and installed your virtual cd/dvd software, you can select the number of virtual drives you would like to have, and load, (or mount) your .ISO, .bin, or .cue files into the virtual rom program, then run the program contained in the file from y...

How To: Activate Windows 7 forever

In this video the instructor shows how to activate Windows 7 forever. There is a program called 7Loader that will activate your Windows forever without having to pay for anything. Download the program from the internet or from the link given in this video. After downloading it, scan it with your antivirus program to make sure that it is free of any virus. Now run the tool and on the screen pick your computer make. If you don't know your computer make, look for it in the control panel, as show...

How To: Uninstall software in Windows XP

This tutorial will help you uninstall software or programs from Windows XP. It can be used easily by beginners who have limited knowledge of the operating system. The instructor shows a visual step-by-step tutorial on how to find and use the Add or Remove Programs feature, clearly explaining and showing what you need to do, including some extra advice on follow-up checking. Make sure that when you do go to Uninstall a Program that it is the correct one and read all of the screens during the p...

How To: Recover deleted files from recycle bin w/free software

Recuva is a freeware data recovery program. Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. Begin by downloading and installing Recuva. Open up the program and select the type of file you wish to recover. Input the information that is asked and start the scan. It will the provide a list of the files. Simply select the file and click Recover. This video will benefit those viewers who lost or deleted old files and wish to recover them u...

How To: Transfer music from an iPod using SharePod application

MicroHelper demonstrates how to transfer music, pictures, videos from an iPod to any computer using the SharePod application. Go to Get SharePod, click download and save the winrar file into your desktop. You can either use WinZip or winrar to open any .rar file. After finishing the download, extract the files. Click on the SharePod icon to launch the program. Once the SharePod program has launched, connect your iPod to your computer, the SharePod program will show the contents of your iPod. ...

How To: Distort video and audio to hide your identity

This video will show you how to use video and audio to hide your identity. After you have your audio and video you will need a converter program, for example Format Factory which will convert the audio and video into the necessary formats. You will be encoding your clip as an AVI Video, as well as MP3. To start you will need to change the pitch of the audio track. A good program to use for this is Audacity. Play around by making the pitch either higher or lower. Save it as a Wav file To edit ...

How To: Watch TV on your PC

To watch TV on your PC you need a TV tuner. You have two choices. There are usb sticks and pci cards. The pci is an internal circuit board that goes inside your computer. The pci card is very easy to install. Literally just open the computer and pop it into an available pci slot. Then you will need to install the software that came with the usb stick or pci card. Next attach an antenna to the pci card or usb stick connector. You can scan for channels, save favorite programs, and setup recordi...

How To: Uninstall software in Windows with Revo Uninstaller

The Windows uninstallers work okay, but they do not remove all the files associated with a program. Over time, this will leave excess of unneeded files on the computer which will occupy valuable hard drive space that you could be using for something else. Luckily, the program called Revo Uninstaller can uninstall the entire program without leaving anything behind. This how-to instructional video will show you how to get Revo Uninstaller and most importantly, how to use it correctly when unins...

How To: Take screenshots on your computer w/ different methods

Need to learn how to make a screen shot? This instructional video takes you step by step through three different methods of taking the image on your screen and into a program so you can print it. This will take you through three different ways to get a screen shot, how to use the on screen keyboard and use the program MW snap. All three methods are free to any Microsoft user and paste the image into another free program MS Paint.

How To: Copy & burn xBox 360 games perfectly every time

Want free Xbox 360 games? Well, join the club. But you can actually do something about it and download and burn Xbox 360 games with a few programs and a little knowhow. If you want the keys to the Xbox kingdom, just watch this video tutorial that shows you how to burn Xbox 360 games perfectly every time. This only works for the Windows Vista OS and works more smoothly if you have a great DVD burner.

How To: Use date and time functions in Ruby

New to the Ruby programming language or simply looking to brush up on your skills? In this installation from his Rubyology series of Ruby tutorials, YouTube user cmatthieu demonstrates some of the cool time functions supported by the Ruby programming language. Make time for and with this how-to.