In this tutorial, Brian from TruTricks shows us how to delete a cache in a Mac or any Apple computer. This should be performed at least once every week. First, go down to the menu bar and click on "finder". Click on "Macintosh HD", "Library" ant then "Cache". Now, right click on "cache" and then select "delete" from the drop-down menu. Next, click on "users" and then click on your name, then click on "library", "Cache" and right click and select "Delete". Now, go to your trash can and empty y...
Identify pinion needle scaleWe are going to look at this insect because eggs are being laid. Two year old needles are being cast off. This is a sign of infestation. There is also sparse, open foliage. This tends to be a chronic infestation. The insect is the pinion needle scale. You can see tiny, bean shaped bumps on the 2 year old needles. The insects move to last years new growth and feast on the sap of the needle all summer. You can see egg masses and web on the trunk of the tree. The inse...
Link shortening is the process of cleaning up the URL link which is long and converting it into a short URL. You can use bit.ly to do link shortening. Using bit.ly you can not only shorten the link but also track the users who are using those links. To use this service go to the http://www.bit.ly website. There in the home page you are provided with a text box. Enter your long link in the text box and submit it. Now the website converts the long URL and provides you with a short link which ca...
When you need a website to showcase your product or service, it can be quite confusing. Follow these easy steps to gather everything you need to have a successful website. Start your search for a domain name in the domain name registrar. (Example: www.companyname.com) Rent space from a hosting company to hold the files for your website. Set up an email account for your company. Create the content for your website (example: products, prices, services, etc). Get internet security to protect sen...
Blogger is Google's blogging platform and this video shows how to signup, create, setup and start blogging on Blogger. You are given a run-through of going to blogger.com and signing up to create a blog, creating your account, naming your blog, selecting your template and finally creating the blog. After that you can go ahead and create your first post, format it, preview it and finally after everything is complete publish it on the web for everyone to see!
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...
Learn how to install Aircrack on your iPhone to hack into almost any WiFi network. First download Aircrack from iHackMyi, then follow these steps:
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.
This is a great solution if you need to get something off your computer, but you are not home. Want access to your files stored at home? How about hosting a home web server? Static IPs are expensive, if you can even get one. We set up Dynamic DNS instead!
Sparky is a wireless, web-based video-chat robot from the Gomi Style crew. You can learn how to make your own Autonomous Telepresence robot using spare computer parts, some old toys and a bit of custom software (that we provide at gomistyle.com). This robot is operated with a Make controller circuit board. Sparky is a retired electric wheel chair with a monitor as a head.
If you visit the same pages over and over, you may want to consider setting multiple start pages. While you may not have even known such a thing was possible, the set-up procedure is simple in both Mozilla Firefox and Windows Internet Explorer 7. Learn how to use browser tabs to open up multiple websites when you launch your browser with this how-to.
Want to watch your favorite Internet clips in the woods? Or on a boat? This video tutorial offers step-by-step instructions on downloading streaming video from video sharing websites like YouTube and Dailymotion using the media-convert web application. For more, or to get started using Media Convert for yourself, watch this video how-to!
MapForce supports flat files as the source and/or target of any mapping involving XML, database, EDI, web services or other flat file data. In this how-to, you'll find instructions for mapping data from arbitrary text files (such as log files, CSV, fixed-width, and other legacy data sources) to databases and XML files.
As Eric Hughes writes in his "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto," privacy, otherwise known as the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world, is necessary for a free and open society. One way to protect your privacy is through anonymous browsing. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the freeunblockme.com tutorial to surf the web anonymously.
This software tutorial shows you how to configure WebCamMax and then how to use it to add notifications and emoticons to your web camera output or feed. If you want to add more info and customize your webcam videos, learn how you can do it with WebCamMax and this tutorial.
In this Silverlight web application tutorial you will learn how to create a basic stock quote application that updates in Realtime. You can apply this ASP.Net backend application to any realtime data update application you need to make. All you need is Silverlight to get you started.
This is video footage of one step in the process of dressing a loom. This includes threading heddles and sleying reed. For a first-time weaver, setting up the loom can be 80% of the job. Many beginners actually enjoy dressing the loom more than weaving off the web. This comes about by careful work, techniques that have built-in double-checks, and efficient methodology.
Having trouble playing those sudoku puzzles? Well, get some practice by playing on WebSudoku.com. There's different levels of play, and this video will show you how to do it, along with some simple strategies to solve the puzzle.
Watch this iPhone video tutorial to learn how to save those iPhone Web apps so you can use them even when you have no connection. This how-to video will help you learn how to use offline iPhone applications like a pro in no time. Perfect for new iPhone owners.
This Ruby on Rails instructional screencast demonstrates credit card validation within a Ruby on Rails application. It uses the credit card library from Lucas Carlson. This library validates the structure of a credit card number and can also return the type of card being used. Informative Ruby on Rails computer programming how to video.
Watch this Zedomax DIY to see how to hook up your Hi-Def television to your computer and "watch" the web! You're computer will never look better!
Ublip makes it easy to track your mobile fleet in real time using our web-based tracking software. This video demonstrates how easy it is to install Ublip's GPS tracking product. You'll be up and running in minutes. The software is compatible with many mobile devices including the iPhone.
This is a tutorial that shows how to make buttons with effects that will link you to web pages. The program is Adobe Flash CS3
Sometimes shit goes down on your home computer and you're just not able to be home to fix it. After all, most of us have commitments such as school, work, and volunteer activities that keep us away from our home computers for most of the day.
In this video, D.Lee Beard reviews two products: the Epson R280 6-color inkjet printer which can print on CDs and DVDs as well as 8.5 x 11 paper, and a review of the Kensington 19-in-1 Media Card Reader. He also explains how to find free books online, and viewer questions are answered on video instant messaging, and mac compatible mp3 players. Be sure to check out our http://AsktheTechies.com web site, Episode 71, for links to items discussed in this video.
Perfect for your web 2.0 designs or site, or even another type of interface, this shiny button will add some depth and style to your design. See how to make one in Photoshop in this tutorial.
This tutorial demonstrates using Amazon Web-Enabled Movie Collection Starter Kit in Visual C# Express.
Car + Hydrogen = Better Mileage? We're not quite ready to drop the cash on one of those under hood mileage boosters being sold all over the web...but using water electrolysis to produce Hydrogen sounded like a good first step!
A quick overview and how-to on using the McAfee SiteAdvisor to protect yourself from malicous web pages.
Learn how to change the default action that the Firefox web browser takes when opening a type of file including .mp3, .midi, and others.
It doesn't do a lot of good to create songs in GarageBand and never get to share or play them. Watch this tutorial and see how to export your songs to iTunes to load them on your iPod, the web or your AppleTV.
Are you using the Internet at a school, library, or some other place that blocks or restricts web access? Mom and dad still trying to protect you from online predators, even though you're more than old enough to be one yourself? Learn how to bypass proxy servers that block access to certain websites by watching this how-to video. In this case it's done to access Myspace but this method can be used with any blocked website. Follow along with this video tutorial and never get hindered by restri...
In this video, Jonathan Cohen demonstrates how to surf the web using a BlackBerry 8800. The explains how to start up the Internet on the cell phone, how to input an address, and give some hints on using the browser.
iDVD '08 has the ability to create DVD slideshows of your photos. This is a great way to show family and friends your vacation photos or other events, without using the web. Just create your slideshow DVD and pop it in the DVD player. See how to make one in this tutorial.
Formatting text can be tedious. In the print world we use Paragraph and Character styles. In the web world we use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). In this video we'll take the wraps off GoLive's new CSS interface and learn how to transform those standard H1, H2, etc. tags into something a lot more customized to your taste.
Django is a Python web framework used for rapid application development in any environment. In under 10 minutes, you can go from a bare Linux (Ubuntu) installation to a fully functional Django server.
This Pamie Demo shows how to setup, install and run a simple automation script. It shows you: how to install Pamie, how to create a Pamie test script to Automate a form using PythonWin IDE, how to write the script and how to run the test. The volume is really low so crank your speakers way up and make sure you have the proper Python and programs downloaded.
This video demonstrates how to watch, save and share movies with Windows Movie Maker. The video walks you through saving and compressing the movie, emailing it to another person, and posting the movie on the web.
In this Podcast you’ll see how to make a form using Adobe InDesign CS2 and then export it as a PDF file. After your form is in PDF form, you can open it in Acrobat 7 Professional and create fields on top of the PDF. This enables users to fill out the form right inside their web browsers with the Free Adobe Reader. Check out this video and learn how to do it now!
Penetration-testing frameworks can be incredibly useful since they often streamline certain processes and save time by having a lot of tools available in one place. Of course, the most popular pentesting framework is undoubtedly Metasploit, but there are many others out there that cater to particular needs. For auditing web applications and servers, Tishna comes in handy.
