Operating Systems: Page 34

For new Mac users, figuring out how to install and remove programs can be vexing. Don't worry; it's way easier than you may have thought! Watch this software video tutorial to learn how to add and remove applications in OS X for Mac. This how-to video will help you easily make the transition to Mac.

Don't cancel your virus scans because they're inconvenient. Reschedule them! Watch this software video tutorial to learn how to schedule and reschedule AVG anti-virus scans so you can complete them whenever you want to. This how-to video is geared toward new AVG users.

Look at this video tutorial to see how to remove viruses from your computer if you live in Charlotte, or anywhere else in the world. This will help you remove viruses from your computer yourself, without paying mega bucks to get it fixed. You'll see how to get a free virus scanner, for virus removal. This could take up to an hour or two, depending upon the data information on your PC.

This video will walk you through a few easy steps that will clean up some room on your computer so it will run faster.

A video tutorial showing how to put a wallpaper inside any folder on your computer. A great way to decorate your folders and put your personal touch on in your folders

This video will show you how to change a folder icon so that it is completely invisible and only you will know where it is.

This is a great tutorial on how to use Backtrack 2 to crack a local computer for access. You can either completely change the password or you can wipe it and restore the password so nobody knows you were there

This video demonstrates how to triple boot a computer, which includes Windows XP, Ubuntu, and Backtrack 2 all on one machine.

A video tutorial on some tricks to hide files on your computer within other files so that they will be completely hidden.

Organization is important to sanity. And while you may not be in the mood to organize your closet every week or tidy up your room until it's looking to the tune of Martha Stewart, we think that organizing your computer interface is a necessity.

Just download a simple application and watch television absolutely free on your computer.

This video demonstrates how to make your PC run faster. To do this, just right-click my computer and select properties, click the performance tab, hit settings, and click best performance.

This video tutorial shows how to set up a Windows Live mail account on your Vista system.

This video shows you how to set up a scheduled task to run anytime your computer is idle that defragments your computer. Defragmenting is important because it will allow your programs to open much faster.

This is a tutorial on how to set up a great widget known as iStat Pro on your Mac.

A quick visual tutorial on how to change the boot screen dialogue on any Windows XP machine. Great for messing wtih friends.

A quick tutorial showing how to, with one click, show kernel times in your task manager.

A brief tutorial on changing the clock on your desktop to read in military time.

A few easy steps to log off other users from your computer.

With a few easy steps in the control panel you can add text next to the display clock on your computer. Very neat for a nice message.

A tutorial on how to "break in" to your Windows machine after you have lost the password. This works in Windows NT, 2000, and XP machines without an encrypted file system. I then show you how to wipe a hard disk to assure no one can gain access to your data once the drive is sold or discarded.

A brief overview on Edgy Eft Ubuntu, an overview of MD5 sums.

USB flash drives are great for moving files on and off of a linux server, but how do you do it? This quick tutorial shows you how easy it is!

Performing a software update using Yum, followed by loading and testing Apache Web Server.

A brief overview of the removal of Windows, and the downloading and Installation of Fedora. The end is a montage of screen shots taken during the install.

This is a tutorial about how to browse the web anonymously on a Linux server. Requires some knowledge of Linux. Be sure to note that information sent through this system is ever MORE open to hackers than the normal Internet. Don't send any personal information this way.

A tutorial on how to use ndiswrapper to use windows wireless drivers in Linux. A great explanation of commands without speeding through them.

This is a tutorial of how to take advantage of wireless printing, set up a backup system, and set up wireless speakers to listen to music from anywhere in your house.

Watch this video to learn how to create a folder on the Windows taskbar. This is not a particularly hard task.

How to install Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu without creating new partitions.

Watch this video to learn how to edit the Windows Experience Index. While it may not be apparent from the video, but it is really quite simple. Browse to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStoreRight click the newest XML document and open with WordPad. The scores start at line 14 and end at line 21. Edit them, and save.

This video series shows you what program is the best free anti-virus program, where to get it, how to download it, how to install it, how to run the scan, and how to remove the viruses. A complete tutorial on how to remove viruses.

While it's great way to save on juice, a Mac's auto dim feature can be a real nuisance when you're trying to watch a video clip or DVD on your machine. Luckily Tekzilla has the answer in this video.

The power button in Vista's start menu doesn't do what you think it should. So why not change it so it does! Find out how in this video from Tekzilla.

Speed up your computing interaction with mouse gestures. Skip the arcane key combos and repetitive menu clicking and perform almost any action on your PC with a unique gesture of your mouse. Tekzilla shows you how in this video.

Design your own characters or edit existing fonts with a hidden Windows program revealed by Tekzilla.

Is OS X's Spotlight search results too confusing for you? Learn from Tekzilla to prioritize the file types that appear in Spotlight's results.

Setting thumbnails for your Windows folders can be time-consuming. Tekzilla will show you how to make Windows do your dirty work.

Duplicate the OS X's CoverFlow effect inside Windows and say goodbye to ugly thumbnail views! This tip from Tekzilla only works for image files.

Keyboard shortcuts make computing in Mac OS X faster, but what do you do if there isn't a shortcut for your favorite task? Tune in to Tekzilla and fine out!