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News: 6 Meaningless Claims on Food Labels

Hi OLers read the following article to gain some great insight into the mischevious advertising ways of food labels. Thanks to the New York Times for this great article below. Happy Eating6 Meaningless Claims on Food LabelsAlthough food labels are supposed to tell us exactly what’s in the food we’re buying, marketers have created a language all their own to make foods sound more healthful than they really are.Today’s “Consumer Ally” column on AOL’s WalletPop site explores misleading food-labe...

How To: Make colorful baked ziti

For those who may not know, ziti is a type of long hollow looking pasta that has straight edges and have a smooth texture. Now that's settled, this tutorial will show you how to use ziti to make a delicious and colorful pasta dish from scratch. This is a great dish that carries many health benefits and can easily be made in a short amount of time. Enjoy!

How To: Map a network drive on your personal computer

In this tutorial, learn how to map a network drive on your personal computer and make your life easier and more organized. If you need to map your system for any reason, check out this video. This video will give you a complete overview and step by step in just a few short minutes so you will be ready to map your network in no time.

How To: Apply stucco

Using stucco, you can completely transform the look of your indoor or outdoor space. The process can look intimidating at first, but it' really pretty simple once you know what you're doing. In this short video from the DIY Network, Rock Solid hosts Dean Marsico and Derek Stearns explain how to apply stucco.

How To: Retrieve hidden windows passwords

Check out this computer hacking video tutorial from Unorthodox Hacking. The subject of today... hidden Windows passwords. This is a short episode with a fast pace is intended to expose a few of the areas where Windows hides stored authentication credentials. Be very cautious the next time you use a public kiosk!

How To: Edit or delete a title or effect in iMovie HD

How do you edit or delete a title, transition or effect within iMovie HD without actually damaging your videos? During this short clip from the iMovie HD Troubleshooting Guide we will explain how iMovie HD handles titles, transitions and effects so that you can always revert back to your original clip settings.

How To: Interact with objects in ActionScript 3.0 and Flash

An Object within Flash CS3 is a thing - a thing that has attributes and can perform actions. That thing may be a ball bouncing in your animation or a dog barking. In this short tutorial, author Bill Dallas Lewis presents the concept of Objects within ActionScript 3 and Flash CS3 as well as how to interact with objects within your presentation.

How To: Make ice cream in a bag

This short video teaches you how to make real ice cream with your preschooler with just some plastic bags. This is a wonderful activity for using measuring skills, scooping and pouring skills, and experiencing a science reaction. The best part is the great tasting ice you can make in about 5 minutes!

How To: Encrypt the Windows system partition with Truecrypt

Truecrypt 5.0 adds many new features, most importantly Windows system partition encryption. To put it in slightly inaccurate layman's terms, this means encrypting your entire C: drive. Even if you already write your sensitive data to an encrypted space, files are sometimes squirreled away in unencrypted temp space or in the page file where they may be recovered. Using Truecrypt to encrypt your Windows XP system partition will help eliminate this problem.