Operating Systems: Page 36

Design your own font characters for windows, using a hidden application in windows xp. Try it now!

This shows how to install Mac OS X on Intel/AMD PCs as a dual boot with Windows.

Watch this video to learn how you can use folders to better organize your Mac dock. Group together applications in folders and add the folders to your dock instead of each individual app.

Learn how to hack into a Windows PC by using a program called Ophcrack.

How to password protect a folder and make files invisible in Windows XP.

How to create an icon that will shutdown your computer when clicked in Windows XP.

When you're a Windows OS user it's very easy to send out attachments on emails as .doc documents, made in Microsoft Office or Excel. But just because you're a Windows user doesn't mean your friend or coworker is. Or say that you're a MAC user and your friend keeps loading you with Microsoft Office documents. What do you do, other than telling him to stop already?

Gary Rosenzweig takes a look at three ways to make text on your screen easier to read. This could be used by people with visual impairments, but also could be used by anyone wishing to reduce eye-strain or be slightly more productive. Techniques include enlarging font size in Safari, using screen zoom, and using text-to-speech.

Gary Rosenzweig and Molly Stanberry from Macmost show you how to use smart folders in Leopard.

Gary Rosenzweig takes a look at the Leopard finder and discovers some handy functionality and shortcuts.

This tutorial shows you how to clear the MAC OS X desktop using free software called Camoflauge.Download it for FREE at: http://briksoftware.com/

Learn how to assign and change keyboard shortcut assignments on your Mac.

Learn how to take advantage of the handy built-in dictionary and thesaurus application on your Mac OS X.

3 Easy Steps to Transform Your Windows XP to Mac OSX http://osx.portraitofakite.com/

Get the installation CD and watch this easy step by step guide for installing the new Linux Ubuntu.

This video shows people how to format and reinstall Windows XP on their PC from a CD.

Concerned about disk space? Learn how to use a free open source program from Delphi for Fun for finding the largest files on your PC.

How to record audio straight from you computer speakers on a Windows PC.

Locked yourself out of your computer? The Virtual Frank teaches you how to log in to Windows XP using the administrator account that you may not have known existed.

How to use Crystalxp.net to get new skins for Microsoft Windows XP and change the appearance of the operating system.

This video will show you 7 different ways to speed up Windows XP. This tutorial requires one freeware program that can be found at www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm.

Learn to restore four different types of files: deleted files, files from a damaged CD or DVD, files from a formatted hard drive, and files from unbootable hard drives.

Learn how to force an IP change on a broadband connection with a linksys router.

The existing uninstall routine for the Mozilla Firefox web browser may leave profile data and a Program Files folder behind. This is how to remove it.

Learn a quick fix that'll patch up your slow Internet connection on Ubuntu Linux 7.10

How to change your boot and logon screen in Windows XP.

A primer on how to install apps in Sabayon Linux 3.4.

How to check hard drive space in Ubuntu Linux 7.04

A how-to on how to share files and folders from Ubuntu to Windows XP and XP to Ubuntu.

The mouse on the Mac doesn't have more that one button, want to right click? Control is the key! This is not relevant if you have a Mighty Mouse!

For Mac OS users who want to try Linux without erasing all of their other data - a step by step tutorial on how to install Ubuntu on a Mac using Parallels.

This is a easier way to install Ubuntu with out having to partition your hard drive. Wubi (www.wubi-installer.org) allows you to boot into Ubuntu by saving a file to the boot folder in Windows Vista or Windows XP. You can always uninstall Ubuntu easily without any complications to Windows Vista or Windows XP. This is not VM ware.

Learn how you can get OS X to run on a PC. Be forewarned, this isn't the best idea both legally and from a hardware standpoint.

Rich DeMuro from CNET shows you how to use Apple's Boot Camp program to get the best of both worlds by configuring your Mac to run two operating systems.

Kipkay teaches you how to start your PC up quicker and you have to go to start and then type msconfig. Then, the system configuration utility will open up and you should eliminate some of the programs.

If you hide the dock in your Mac, it might be troublesome to switch between open applications. This video shows you how to easily switch between open applications in Mac OS X by using a keyboard shortcut. It's a very cool trick especially for Mac newbies!

The Lab Rats, Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers, demonstrate how to wipe your computer's hard drive clean and install Windows from scratch.

Are you a PC user who's made the switch to Mac but you miss the Windows O.S? Maybe you're a Mac user looking for a more savy experience? The Lab Rats, Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers, will show you how to run Windows or Linux on your Mac.

Even when you delete a program, remnants of it can remains on your system and take up valuable memory. The Lab Rats, Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers, teach you how to completely remove programs from you Windows XP and Vista PC.

Made the upgrade from Windows XP to Vista, but you're having troulbe with some of your old programs? The Lab Rats, Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers, teach you some software troubleshooting tips for Windows Vista.