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How To: Optimize performance on your Windows Vista PC with CCleaner

There is a built-in tool in Windows Vista that allows you to clean up your hard drive and system, and it could be found by simply searching for "disk cleanup" in the start menu. But this provides a really basic cleanup, so for all of you who want something more extensive, there are free alternatives available on the web. Once is called CCleaner, which is a lot better. It's the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC.

How To: Edit videos using PiTiVi on Ubuntu Linux

Are you a film buff whose looking to become the next Quentin Tarantino? Well, other than having a big dream, a big vision, and a camera, you need an EXCELLENT film editing program. It really make the difference between creating a crappy, home video-esque shot and creating a "Lord of the Rings" bonanza.

How To: Incorporate Google Maps into your website

You can set up a dynamically driven Google Map widget that can display any sort of information - such as displaying a user's location based on what they have entered into their profile. This is a useful and interactive feature for any PHP/MySQL based website.

How To: Start Developing Websites

How To Start To start developing website is a hard way to tell people depending on what they are best at. I'd like to describe a few of 'em. I will call them a few names depending on what effect comes out of 'em. And I will describe what developing languages there are out there and are most widely used. Let's start with that for now.

How To: Use Visual Basic to convert temperature units

In this video, we learn how to use Visual Basic to convert temperature units. To start, make two command buttons. After you have created these, make sure you label them. The first command button should say "celsius to fahrenheit" and the second should say "fahrenheit to celcius". After this, make one text box and one label box. Now you will convert celsius to fahrenheit using the formula "F=(9/5*C) + 32". and you will be able to use this to convert temperature units. Save this and use it for ...

How To: Set up a wired network in your home or office

In this video tutorial, we learn how about the basics of setting up a simple wired network. It's easy. So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at CNET can present a complete overview of the process in just over two minutes. For more information, including a complete demonstration detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

How To: Develop applications for the Apple iPhone

This is a lengthy, detailed series on iPhone development, for which you'll need an Intel-based Mac computer, running Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or higher. Then, before you actually get started developing for the iPhone, you'll need to register as a developer with Apple. Then, you'll need to download Xcode and the iPhone SDK. Once you have all this, you can start developing iPhone applications!

How To: Assemble a computer from parts

In this tutorial, we learn how to assemble a computer from parts. First, you will need to take the motherboard, video card, RAM, hard drive, power supply, CD-rom drive, and the case and make sure you have them all laying out. From here, you will take out the motherboard and plug the RAM in to the appropriate spot for it. This will be located next to the fan on the upper right hand corner of the motherboard. After this, place the motherboard inside of the computer case and then insert in the v...

How To: Burn an audio CD

In this tutorial, we learn how to burn an audio CD. First, find the audio that you want to burn in your computer music files. Copy these by right clicking, then sending them to an audio CD. Make sure you have a blank CD placed into your computer. After you have added in all of the music that you want on your CD, you can start to burn it. Go to the CD writing wizard and run through all of the windows that pop up on it. Click the appropriate buttons that fit your needs, then click "continue". W...

How To: Use text clippings for Mac OS

In this video, we learn how to use text clippings for Mac OS. First, open up TextEdit and then select the text you want. After this, drag the entire bit of text into the finder window or the desktop. After this, you will have a document that is named after the first few characters in the text. To open this, double click it and it will show up in the search finder. You can also do this and open it up in a quick look window. If you want to use this, you can simply drag the file right into what ...

How To: Partition a hard drive in Windows Vista or Windows 7

In this video, we learn how to partition a hard drive in Windows Vista or Windows 7. First, go to your computer and right click on your hard drive. Then, go to the management in the compute rand find disk management. From here, you will see your backup, factory image, and everything else on your computer. From here, right click on the computer and click "shrink volume" It will then pop up a new window where you will enter in the amount of space you want to shrink in MC. Once you enter this, c...

How To: Defragment your hard drive for Windows Vista

This is a video tutorial in the Computers & Programming category where you are going to learn how to defragment your hard drive for Windows Vista. Running a disk defrag is a great way to improve your computer performance. Go to start > control panel > systems and maintenance. Under the administrative tools click on "defragment your hard drive". In the next window, you can schedule an automatic defragmentation or initiate a defragmentation right away. To start defragmentation, click on "defrag...