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.
Looking for a quick primer on how to redirect a folder on a computer running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2? Let this video be your guide. It's easy and this clip presents a complete, step-by-step overview of the process. For more information, including detailed instructions, and to get started setting up folder redirects on your own server, take a look.
System Restore is a great and valuable feature in Windows XP and Vista. If you haven't taken advantage of System Restore yet, what in the heck are you waiting for?!? Using System Restore will allow you to make a backup of all your system files at a specified point in time. You can create checkpoints in case your system gets corrupted or has problems because of a recent change you may have made to Windows. Watch and see how to backup your PC… now! And click here for more information.
In the Windows Vista start menu there's a power button, and right now your power button may be set up to shut down, hibernate or put your PC to sleep, but if you want to change that behavior, this video will show you how easy it is. This example changes the start menu power button from "sleep" to "shut down".
Want to simulate XP on a Win 7 computer? With Virtual PC, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete overview of the process in just under five minutes. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using this trick yourself, watch this video guide.
Need some help figuring out how to enable or disable Aero Snap on your Win 7 computer? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete overview of the process in just under two minutes. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using this Windows 7 trick yourself, watch this video guide.
Want to know how to permanently display the Windows 7 build number on your desktop? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete overview of the process in just under two minutes. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using this trick yourself, watch this video guide.
In this tutorial, we learn how to use Windows Live Movie Maker. First, open up Windows Movie Maker then find the section of the software where you can upload your photos or videos. You can also drag your media into the empty white box that's on the screen. After you have uploaded your videos and photos, you will be able to edit them by splitting or trimming them how you would like. After this, you can add visual effects to the media by clicking the appropriate tab. You can also insert animati...
Wish there were an easy way to turn a folder into a virtual hard drive? With Windows 7, 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 under two minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Want to decide which applications start up automatically upon booting your Windows PC? With Advanced Startup Manager, 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 a minute. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Adobe Gamma, a calibration assistant, is a useful feature for Adobe Photoshop. You can get Gamma working on your new version of Photoshop. And Gamma is still compatible even if you're using Windows Vista, and this video shows you how to get it working.
Admin accounts are given special privileges to change the system (like installing programs) that user accounts are not. This tutorial shows you a quick way to check using Windows 7's calendar, and also how to go through the Control Panel to find out if you're an Admin or general User on your computer.
Looking for instructions on how reset passwords on a Windows XP? With Winternals ERD 2005, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just over five minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Want to know how to map FTP server shortcuts on a MS Windows 7 PC? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just under five minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Looking for instructions on how to use TestDisk to recover files from a formatted hard drive on a Microsoft Windows PC? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just over six minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Want to know how to delete locked, undeletable files on a Microsoft Windows PC? With FileASSASSIN, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just over five minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
In this video, we learn how to activate Linux windows without losing selected text. To avoid losing the texts, you can just click on the title bar so that the highlighted part doesn't remove. If you don't want to do this, there is an alternative. Simply mouse over the text that you have highlighted and scroll with the wheel that's on your mouse. After this, right click on the text and then you can copy what you need to. Now, you can go back to the other window you have open and paste it in, t...
Looking for a guide on how to tether your Android phone to your Windows PC, creating an ad-hoc Internet connection? This guide will teach you everything you'll need to know. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this guide can present a thorough overview of the process in just over four minutes. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this clip.
Need to know how to run a program as an admin in Windows 7? This tutorial will show you how it's done! It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete overview of the process in just over a minute's time. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this Win 7 user's guide.
Want to know how to organize your desktop icons in Windows 7? This tutorial will show you how it's done! It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete overview of the process in just under a minute's time. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this Win 7 user's guide.
Want to encrypt your thumb or flash drive? This Windows 7 tutorial will show you how it's done! It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete overview of the process in just under a minute's time. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this Win 7 user's guide.
Interested in creating bootable virtual hard drive files or VHDs in Microsoft Windows 7? This tutorial will show you how it's done! It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete overview of the process in just over a minute's time. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this Win 7 user's guide.
Want to search your entire hard drive rather than just a designated segment of it? This Windows 7 tutorial will show you how it's done! It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete overview of the process in just over a minute's time. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this Win 7 user's guide.
Interested in burning an ISO disk file file to a CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc? This Windows 7 tutorial will show you how it's done! It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete overview of the process in just over a minute's time. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this Win 7 user's guide.
Innoculate your Windows 7 PC against USB pen drive (Autorun.inf) viruses. This clip will show you how it's done. It's simple! So simple, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in just over three minutes. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Windows Live Mail is loaded with cool features. Among them is the ability to import contacts from other contact lists. In this clip, you'll see you how to import contacts using Windows Live Mail. This clip will show you how it's done. So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Butterscotch can present a complete overview of the process in about three minutes' time. For details, and to get started importing your own contacts, take a look.
In this video, we learn how to spice up your desktop with free Windows 7 themes. These are provided on the Windows website, where you can search through the personalization gallery. You can choose from a number of different themes that best fit your personality and preferences. You can change not only what you see, but also the sounds that you hear! If you don't see a theme that you like now, check back often because there are always new themes being uploaded to the website. These are all fre...
Do you find the drive-thru dining experience at the modern American fast-food restaurant frustrating? Do you want to get back at the drive-thru establishment and have some fun at the same time? This video will show you some hilarious pranks that you can perform when ordering at the drive-thru window, creating a laugh riot for yourself, your passengers, and, hopefully, the fast-food employee as well. Prank on!
In order to fix a broken power window, you will need the following: a screw driver, a socket wrench, a plastic pry tool, and a Phillips head screw driver.
Interested in centering icons within the MS Windows 7 taskbar without third-party software? It can be done! And quite easily. So easily, in fact, that this home computing how-to can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in about five minutes. For complete instructions, and to get started using this Win 7 trick yourself, take a look.
In this clip, you'll learn how to work with the application window within Adobe InDesign CS5. Whether you're new to Adobe InDesign or a seasoned graphic arts professional after a general overview of CS5's most vital new features, you're sure to be well served by free video software tutorial. For more information, take a look.
If you live in an older home with windows that are aged, it's a smart idea to make sure they're sealed correctly. Doing so can not only result in a loss of energy in your home, but prevent cool or warm air from entering your home. It's a great and easy way to save on costs.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to quickly burn ISO disc images in Windows 7. Users will not need to download any third party software. This task is very fast, easy and simple to do. Simply double-click on the ISO file to Open Windows Disc Image Burner. Then select your disc drive and click on Burn. Users may also right-click on the ISO file an select Burn disc image. This video will benefit those viewers who use a Windows 7 computer, and would like to learn how to easily burn ISO d...
Taking old cars and restoring them to an old glory they may have had, is an exciting and fun process. It can take months or even years to finish, but in the end, you'll have an awesome looking vehicle that is sure to catch anyone's attention. So in this video tutorial, you'll find out how to remove the windows to a classic VW Beetle Bug with no problems. Good luck and enjoy!
Restoring any car can be a difficult task for even the most advanced mechanics. It takes time and patience to turn an old pile of junk into something new and beautiful. So in this tutorial, you'll find out how to install new window seal and trim onto a classic VW Beetle Bug. It's fairly easy to do and in the end, will result in a great looking vehicle. Good luck and enjoy!
Owning an older car is a big responsibility for some car owners. It requires time and dedication to not only make sure it works well, but looks good too. For people who own classic VW Bugs, keeping it looking good is very important. So in this tutorial, you'll find out how to install window scrapers in a classic VW Beetle Bug. Good luck and enjoy!
See how to protect your home computer from spyware. This home-computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV will teach you what you'll need to know to do just that. For more information, and to get started protecting your Windows PC and your own privacy, watch this helpful video guide.
Password protect your files and folders in Microsoft Windows XP or Vista. This free video tutorial from CNET TV will show you how. Thwart would-be snoopers with this home cryptography guide, which presents easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions on how to protect your privacy by encrypting your sensitive data.
Need a little help figuring out how to capture screenshots in Microsoft Windows 7? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this free home computing how-to can present a complete (and somewhat talky) overview of the process in just over a minute's time. For specifics, and to get started taking your own screengrabs in Win 7, watch this PC user's guide.
Need a little help figuring out how to customize your Microsoft Windows 7 Start Menu? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this free home computing how-to can present a complete (and somewhat talky) overview of the process in just a minute's time. For specifics, and to get started personalizing your own Win 7 Start Menu, watch this PC user's guide.
