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How To: Triple boot a Mac

Take a look at this tutorial and learn how to triple boot your Mac. In order to follow this tutorial, you'll need the software Boot Camp which allows Mac users to have the option of installing a Microsoft OS if they choose. You will also need to install rEFIT, a boot menu.

How To: Make a custom Mac prank with Conan the Librarian

If you're at all familiar with the Conan the Librarian application for the Mac, there's a way of customizing this feature to say things of your choosing. Take a look at this tutorial and learn how to customize this Mac prank.

How To: Close multiple windows on the Mac

Ever had too many windows open in an application on the Mac? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to close them all with a click of the button.

How To: Change the Mac's folder icons

Want to customize your folder icons without having to pay a fee? Take a look at this tutorial and learn how to change the Mac's folder icons for free.

How To: Turn off daylight saving time

Watch this software tutorial video to learn how to turn off the automatic daylight saving time in Windows and avoid confusion from the new spring-forward and fall-back dates.

How To: Hunt down hidden malware

Watch this software tutorial video to learn how to use HijackThis to find malware hiding in the alternate data stream. This how-to video will make finding hidden malware easy and help you protect your computer.

How To: Add and remove applications in OS X

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.

How To: Schedule AVG anti-virus scans

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.

How To: Preview files with Quick Look on Mac OS X

Watch this software tutorial video to learn how to use the Quick Look feature on Mac OS X Leopard to preview files very quickly. Mac OS X Leopard's Quick Look feature will be easy to use after you've watched this how-to video.

How To: Remove viruses from your computer

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.

How To: Clean up your computer to make it faster

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

How To: Perform a clean install of Windows XP on your computer

This video will show you how to install Windows XP for the first time on a computer. Also provides some helpful tips for backing up your information.

How To: Put wall paper inside any folder on your computer

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

How To: Create an invisible folder with no name

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.

How To: Use batch files for various functions

This video tutorial is an introduction to some of the basic functions of batch files. Part 1 of 2 - How to Use batch files for various functions.

How To: Crack local passwords for access to a computer

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

How To: Triple boot three operating systems on one computer

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

How To: Remove the recycle bin in Windows XP

A simple tutorial showing how to remove the recycle bin from your computer in Windows XP Pro.

How To: Hide files within other files easily on Windows

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

How To: Hide and completely remove icons from XP system tray

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.

How To: Completely delete applications from your Mac

A video tutorial showing how to remove applications from your Mac completely without leaving behind fragments that take up space on your Mac.

How To: Watch TV for free on your Mac

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

How To: Increase your PC performance

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.

How To: Uninstall programs in Windows XP

A video tutorial that will show you how to Remove programs and applications from your computer in Windows XP.

How To: Set up Windows Live mail on Windows Vista

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

How To: Defragment your computer while idle

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.

How To: Take a screen capture with the Snip tool in Vista

Need to capture an image from your desktop? Learn how to use the snipping tool in Windows Vista, and you can grab an image from anywhere on your computer screen.

How To: Use the iStat Pro widget on any Mac

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

How To: Modify the Windows XP boot screen

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

How To: Use EKTS (electrical control techniques simulator)

A tutorial of how to use EKTS.

How To: Display kernel times in task manager

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

How To: Change the task bar clock to read in military time

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

How To: Create a virtual hard disk

Create your own virtual hard disk and local folders to store information in.

How To: Log off other users from your computer

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

How To: Write text next to your task bar clock

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.

How To: Shutdown, restart, and log off your computer faster

A brief tutorial on how to change the registry of your computer to perform quicker operations when you shut down, log off, or restart.

How To: Recover your Windows password and wipe hard disk

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.