Operating Systems Features
How To: Access and use the documents directory within an iOS app
In this clip, you'll learn how to make recourse to the documents folder from within an iOS application. Whether you're new to the Objective-C operating language and Xcode IDE or are a seasoned developer merely looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're certain to be well served by this tutorial. For more information, including a complete overview and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video Objective-C programming lesson for iPhone & iPod Touch developers.
How To: Delete a user ID account in Windows 7
This video shows how to delete a user account on Windows 7. Go to the start menu, the control panel, then user accounts. Click add or remove user accounts. Select the account you want to remove. Choose the option to delete the selected account. Windows will ask if you want to delete everything on the account or keep the information on your desktop while still deleting the account. This will be your choice. The narrator chooses to delete the full account.
How To: Repair a 64-Bit Windows 7 PC That Installed the AVG Anti-Virus Update (3292)
Antivirus programs usually aim to prevent malicious software from crashing your system, not ARE malicious software that crashes your system. Except, that was the case with AVG Anti-Virus yesterday when they released a software update that rendered 64-Bit Windows 7 systems useless. It affected both free and paid AVG owners.
How To: Join an office Domain or Workgroup account in Windows 7
If you're not much for office computers, and like using your own powerful PC at your workstation, then chances are, you're going to have to login to the network. Microsoft shows you how to quickly login and join a Domain or Workgroup in an office network.
How To: View hidden files and folders in Windows XP & Vista
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to view hidden files and folders in a Microsoft Windows XP or Vista computer. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and select Control Panel. Double-click on Folder Options and click on the View tab of the Folder Options window. Under Hidden files and folders, check the option that reads, Show hidden files and folders. Then click on Apply and OK. This video will benefit those viewers who use a Windows XP or Vista computer, and would like to learn how to...
How To: Free up hard drive space on a Mac
http://AskTheTechies.com Brandon Jackson is back with D.Lee Beard to answer "What files are safe to trash on a Mac to free up hard drive space?" What files are the biggest hogs? Have you really trashed all the files you thought you had? Also in this episode: how to sort web browser bookmarks.
How To: Speed up Windows XP and Vista performance by increasing the virtual memory
In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to increase your Windows performance by adjusting your virtual memory settings. This tweak applies to computers running Windows Vista or XP. If you are running a lot of applications, especially large resource hogs that eat huge amount of memory, your system may become unstable or even crash.
How To: Get the most out of a MacBook or MacBook Pro battery
When you're on the road using your MacBook or MacBook Pro laptop on battery power, there are a few things you can adjust to get the most out of your battery charge. This video tutorial offers a number of tips and suggestions to ensure your computer uses the least amount of energy.
How To: Quickly force quit in Mac OS X
If something happens to a program you are working with on your Mac computer, and you have no choice, you will need to access 'force quit'. This is very easy to do, and luckily on a Mac you probably won't use it very often. There are several ways to do this and this video takes you through all of them. If you can, try and save your information before doing a force quit, because you may not be able to recover changes once the app closes.
How To: Remove Advanced Virus Remover spyware from your computer
Spyware are programs that infect your system and / or at the same time collect personal information without your consent.
How To: Install Mac OS X on a Windows Netbook
This video shows you how to install OSX on a Windows Netbook. They create a "Mini Mac" and show you what the steps are. This is a good thing to do for someone who is used to a Mac but wants the portability of a Netbook, which weighs only 2 pounds. They start with a Dell Netbook that has Windows XP on it, which they covert. One thing that you need to do is to increase the memory in order to install the new operating system. There is an informative website called MyDellMini that has helpful inf...
How To: Create screensavers & custom wallpaper in Mac OS X
In this how to video, you will learn how to make custom screen savers and wallpaper for your Mac for free. First, download the SaveHollywood and Wallsaver programs to your computer. Install both of these programs. Next, go to system preferences and click on desktop and screen saver. Click the screen saver tab and select SaveHolywood. From here, click options and press the arrow button. Find a video that you want to use as a screen saver and click okay. Click test to see if it works out. Next,...
How To: Mount or unmount an ISO file using basic command lines
An elderly woman demonstrates how to create a rose made of icing with which to decorate a cake. Beginning with a bag of icing and a special tip that forms flat wisps of icing, she shows how to create the beginning of the rose with a small dollop of icing for the center and begins to add small, flat wisps of icing for the petals onto the middle, turning the flower as she goes. Most American Beauty cake roses consist of three rows of petals. She finished off the rose by using a separate bag of ...
How To: Fix a frozen browser without shutting your PC down
This tutorial shows you how to fix a frozen browser. One way to fix these pages when it happens to you is to go to the tools tab, and click on clear recent history. When the window opens it will ask how much you want to delete. Select everything. Now sometimes when you are using a browser it will not minimize or maximize and you can not close out of it. When this happens you just have to hit ctrl, alt, delete and open the task manager. Click on the program that says Firefox, then just hit end...
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: Remaster Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx with Remastersys
The Ubuntu CD does not contain much in terms of software applications. So how can we incorporate other programs that would be made available after booting from a live CD?
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: Defragment or format a Mac hard drive
In this episode of Ask the Techoes, D.Lee and Brandon answer viewer questions on how to defrag a Mac hard drive, erasing an NTFS hard drive on Mac OS 10.4, how to uninstall programs and their related files on a Mac, questions with Parallels, and how to create a wireless USB hub. Send us your questions at askthetechies@gmail.com Hosts: D.Lee Beard & Brandon Jackson http://AskTheTechies.com
How To: Customize Windows 7's Alt-Tab interface
Quick tip on customizing Alt-Tab Interface. Download Alt-Tab Tuner 1.0.1 to get control over Windows 7's Alt+Tab shortcut.
How To: Navigate within Ubuntu Linux
New to Ubuntu Linux and having a hard time getting around? This Ubuntu Linux video tutorial offers instructions for finding files and folders on your Ubuntu desktop. You'll find navigating Ubuntu Linux is simple once you figure out where to find all of your applications. Get started with this helpful clip!
How To: Repair boot-up problems on a Windows PC with Paragon Rescue Kit 9.0 Express
In this clip, you'll learn how to utilize Paragon Rescue Kit 9.0 to resolve tricky boot errors on your Microsoft Windows desktop PC or laptop. It's a cinch! It's such a cinch, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just over two minutes. For complete details, including step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
How To: Set up and use custom keyboard shortcuts on an Apple Mac OS X computer
In this tutorial, we learn how to set up and use custom key commands on an Apple computer running the Mac OS X operating sytem. It's an easy process and this video presents a complete guide. For more information, including a full demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this helpful home-computing how-to.
How To: Locate the mouse cursor when using Mac OS X
Have trouble finding the Mac OS X mouse cursor? With the freeware application Mouse Locator, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this Apple accessibility guide can present a complete walkthrough of the process in just over a minute and a half. For details, as well as to get started making it easier to find your own mouse cursor, watch this helpful how-to.
How To: Access & view the system volume information folder on a Windows XP PC
Need help figuring how to access the system volume information folder on an XP computer? This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know. 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 detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Zoom in on Microsoft Office documents in Mac OS X
How many times, when running Mac OS X, have you had a lengthy Word Document or Excel spreadsheet that you needed to zoom in and out of quickly and efficiently? In this video tutorial, you'll learn a handy shortcut doing just that in Microsoft Office. For more, watch this video tutorial.
How To: Install and dual boot Mac OS X 10.5 on a Windows PC with Leo4Allv3
Interested in dual booting Apple's Mac OS X 10.5 on your Microsoft Windows PC? Let this video be your guide. It's a simple process and this home-computing how-to will teach you everything you'll need to know. For specifics, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started turning your own computer into a hackintosh, watch this helpful video guide.
How To: Change the Windows XP administrator's password
How to change the password on the administrator's account in Windows XP. Change the Windows XP administrator's password.
How To: Create custom folder and file icons on a Mac OS X computer
Interested in creating custom folder and file icons on your Mac? It's easier than you'd think! To learn more, and to get started creating personalized folder and file icons on your own Apple computer, watch this home-computing how-to from Tekzilla.
How To: Boot Ubuntu on a Macbook Using a USB, Part 2
Here is an alternative method to run Ubuntu 10.04 on a Mac without actually installing it on your internal hard disk.
How To: Use the command prompt with ease
If you're a Win XP user you know frustrating it can be using the command prompt... especially if you need to type a long string of commands, or worse, a subdirectory. Tekzilla shows you how to do this easily
How To: Install Damn Small Linux
Sneekylinux will show you how you can install small Linux on your computer. You can install Linux on you you computer and this helps your DSL run faster. Find out what programs to open to get the Linux install. You will be installing the Linux on to your hard drive so it can boot as you turn your computer on and make running your DSL faster. Take the guess work out of the process, and put DSL on your hard drive.
How To: Make your Mac computer announce the time
Get a Mac Tip for your Mac computer! There's a million things you can do with your Apple computer, and this is just one of them. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make your Mac computer announce the time. This technique allows a Mac user set the computer up to allow Mr. Macintosh to speak the current time periodically.
How To: Change the size of an image in Apple Mail
Sometimes you need to mail an image that's just too large to send. But that's okay. You can change the size of the image from inside Apple Mail in a number of simple steps. For a look at those steps, along with a complete video demonstration of the process, watch this Mac OS X Apple Mail video tutorial.
How To: Permanently erase files in your trash
Have some files you don’t want anyone to see? Or maybe it’s just been a while since you’ve emptied your trash bin. The trash bin function is not a permanent delete but you can erase files off your Mac with this tutorial.
How To: Preview open programs, folders and files in the Taskbar on Windows 7
Windows 7 is the hot, new operating system replacing the past XP and Vista systems. Windows 7 is the most simplified, user-friendly version that Microsoft has developed - ever. Get acquainted with your new version of Windows straight from Microsoft.
How To: Hide a file inside of a jpeg
Blogger Jimmy R. demonstrates how you can embed hidden files into an innocent-looking JPEG image using the free 7-Zip and the Windows command line.
How To: Install Mac OS X Lion on a PC
Warning: this video presents a complicated bit of computing, and it is not recommended for any noobs. If you are trying to set up your hackintosh with Mac OS X Lion, watch this video. Downloads: archive and
How To: Install Mac OS X on a Compaq Presario C717nr laptop
Interested in turning your Compaq Presario C717nr laptop into a working hackintosh computer? Let this clip be your guide. It's an easy process and this video will teach you everything you'll need to know. For the details, and to get started installing Mac OS X on your own Compaq Pressario, watch this home-computing how-to.
How To: Change the desktop background in Windows 7
If you do not like your desktop background in Windows 7 and you do not know how to change it, this video will be very useful. In this video tutorial you will learn how to change desktop background in Windows 7.
How To: Use the all new alt-tab feature in Windows 7
In Windows XP and Windows Vista, alt-tabbing was pretty basic but it got the job done. Well, in Windows 7, it looks cool *and* it gets the job done! How convenient.