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How To: Use the new Windows Vista Sleep mode feature
With the new Sleep mode in Microsoft Windows Vista, you can put your computer to sleep or wake it up in only a few seconds. For more information on using the new Sleep feature, watch this Microsoft Vista video tutorial. Put your Windows PC to sleep with this how-to.
How To: Use the Microsoft Windows Vista Fax and Scan feature
With Windows® Fax and Scan feature that works with the Windows Vista™ operating system makes it even easier to share fax and scanning capabilities with multiple users. Where previous fax and scanning programs allowed an individual user to send and receive faxes or scan documents with a locally-connected fax or scanner; Windows Fax and Scan provides a flexible system for multiple users to share local or network-connected scanners and fax devices. F
How To: Use the Microsoft Windows Vista Sync Center
PCs are quickly becoming the center of our digital universe. With PDAs, cell phones, portable media players and other electronic devices; keeping your content synchronized has been a challenge. With the new feature, Windows® Sync Center in Windows Vista™, you now have a single place to keep all of your devices and information up to date. For detailed instructions on using Sync Center for your own data syncing needs, watch this how-to.
How To: Use the Microsoft Windows Firewall
In order to keep your PC safe from annoying or potentially dangerous threats on the Internet, a properly-configured firewall is a crucial item in helping prevent your system from becoming compromised. The Windows Firewall in Windows Vista™ is the first line of defense in helping to keep your computer safe. By preventing your computer from being infected by malware, Windows Firewall is designed to be easy to use and is automatically enabled to protect your computer as soon as Windows starts. T...
How To: Boost the signal on a WiFi
This tutorial gives you a basic overview of how to build a Parabolic WiFi Booster that will increase you router's range as well as narrow the signal path for added security.
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: Use IF Statements in Visual Basic 2005 & 2008
In this Visual Basic tutorial, you'll learn to use conditional statements for the push-button validation of a designated text string. The code used in this example is as follows:
How To: Join a data center for your Mac Mini server
How to Use Your Mac as a Server: Turn your Mac Mini into a server! Yes, that's right, with a little know-how and a little spunk, you can turn an inexpensive Mac Mini computer into a server to provide services over you network. You won't even need the Mac OS X Server, just the Mac OS X Client, so there is no extra software to buy, just the Mac Mini and it's operating system.
How To: Create an SSH tunnel for your Mac Mini server
How to Use Your Mac as a Server: Turn your Mac Mini into a server! Yes, that's right, with a little know-how and a little spunk, you can turn an inexpensive Mac Mini computer into a server to provide services over you network. You won't even need the Mac OS X Server, just the Mac OS X Client, so there is no extra software to buy, just the Mac Mini and it's operating system.
How To: Configure two IP addresses for your Mac Mini server
How to Use Your Mac as a Server: Turn your Mac Mini into a server! Yes, that's right, with a little know-how and a little spunk, you can turn an inexpensive Mac Mini computer into a server to provide services over you network. You won't even need the Mac OS X Server, just the Mac OS X Client, so there is no extra software to buy, just the Mac Mini and it's operating system.
How To: Monitor bandwidth usage on your Mac Mini server
How to Use Your Mac as a Server: Turn your Mac Mini into a server! Yes, that's right, with a little know-how and a little spunk, you can turn an inexpensive Mac Mini computer into a server to provide services over you network. You won't even need the Mac OS X Server, just the Mac OS X Client, so there is no extra software to buy, just the Mac Mini and it's operating system.
How To: Install Wordpress on a computer for a Mac Mini server
How to Use Your Mac as a Server: Turn your Mac Mini into a server! Yes, that's right, with a little know-how and a little spunk, you can turn an inexpensive Mac Mini computer into a server to provide services over you network. You won't even need the Mac OS X Server, just the Mac OS X Client, so there is no extra software to buy, just the Mac Mini and it's operating system.
How To: Enable SSH on your computer for your Mac Mini server
Enabling SSH On Your Mac Server How To Use Your Mac As A Server.
How To: Setup PHP and MySQL for your Mac Mini server
How to Use Your Mac as a Server: Turn your Mac Mini into a server! Yes, that's right, with a little know-how and a little spunk, you can turn an inexpensive Mac Mini computer into a server to provide services over you network. You won't even need the Mac OS X Server, just the Mac OS X Client, so there is no extra software to buy, just the Mac Mini and it's operating system.
How To: Setup FTP on your computer for your Mac Mini server
How to Use Your Mac as a Server: Turn your Mac Mini into a server! Yes, that's right, with a little know-how and a little spunk, you can turn an inexpensive Mac Mini computer into a server to provide services over you network. You won't even need the Mac OS X Server, just the Mac OS X Client, so there is no extra software to buy, just the Mac Mini and it's operating system.
How To: Setup VNC on your computer for your Mac Mini server
How to Use Your Mac as a Server: Turn your Mac Mini into a server! Yes, that's right, with a little know-how and a little spunk, you can turn an inexpensive Mac Mini computer into a server to provide services over you network. You won't even need the Mac OS X Server, just the Mac OS X Client, so there is no extra software to buy, just the Mac Mini and it's operating system.
How To: Perform the initial setup of your Mac Mini server
How to Use Your Mac as a Server: Turn your Mac Mini into a server! Yes, that's right, with a little know-how and a little spunk, you can turn an inexpensive Mac Mini computer into a server to provide services over you network. You won't even need the Mac OS X Server, just the Mac OS X Client, so there is no extra software to buy, just the Mac Mini and it's operating system.
How To: Use parent forms in Microsoft Visual Studio
When programming in Visual Studio, you may find yourself creating any number of all-but-identical windows. This can be tedious and time consuming. This tutorial discusses the deadly and dangerous task of using a form as a parent for the development of other forms in Visual Studio, using C# in this particular example. For more information on designating a form as a parent, take a look.
How To: Use the rounded corners control in ASP.NET
In this video tutorial, you'll be shown how you can easily add a little elegance to your ASP.NET user interface by using the rounded corners controls, which ships as part of the Microsoft Ajax control toolkit. For more information, as well as to get started using the rounded corners control with your own ASP.NET applications, take a look.
How To: Ease the transition between Mac and PC
Have you recently switched to an Apple computer? This video how-to demonstrates three helpful techniques to make your transition from PC to Mac as smooth as possible. Specifically, this tutorial addresses workflow management and keyboard shortcuts. For more information, as well as to get started acclimating to your new operating system, take a look at this OS X tutorial.
How To: Install and use Visual C# Express 2008
Visual C# 2008 Express with SP1 is an ideal tool for productively building object-oriented applications for Windows on the .NET Framework. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to download, install and use Visual C# Express. Take a look.
How To: Use the CSS management tools in Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to use the new CSS, or Cascading Style Sheet, management tools in Visual Studio 2008 in the service of enhancing an existing stylesh...
How To: Use the ListView control in Visual Studio
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer.this video tutorial will demonstrate the new ListView control in Visual Studio 2008. Because the ListView is data-driven, you will need a data source. You can use any data so...
How To: Use Microsoft Silverlight with ASP.NET
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. In this ASP.NET tutorial, you'll take a look at the 1.1 alpha release of Microsoft Silverlight. To get started writing your own ASP/Silverlight applications, take a look.
How To: Create extender controls with the Ajax control toolkit
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. You'll learn how to create extender controls with the Ajax control toolkit utilizing the ASP.NET Ajax extensions.
How To: Create Extender Controls with ASP.NET extensions
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. In this ASP.NET video tutorial, you'll learn how to develop the basics of a custom extender control using the ASP.NET extensions framework. Get started using ASP.NET extensi...
How To: Use the AJAX Control Toolkit for ASP.NET
The ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit is a shared source project built on top of the Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX framework. It is a joint effort between Microsoft and the ASP.NET AJAX community that provides a powerful infrastructure to write reusable, customizable and extensible ASP.NET AJAX extenders and controls, as well as a rich array of controls that can be used out of the box to create an interactive Web experience. This video tutorial will get you started using it. Take a look.
How To: Use the Infragistics UltraWebGrid
Looking for an easy way to implement Ajax into your ASP.NET projects? This ASP.NET video tutorial takes a look at the Infragistics UltraWebGrid, which will allow you Ajax data access without writing any code. For more information on this handy UI tool, as well as to get started using UltraWebGrid for yourself, take a look.
How To: Download and install the Game Creators Dark GDK
Microsoft and the Game Creators have joined forces to bring you a complete and free gamemaking solution. This video will show you what you need to download and install to get up and running fast. For more on how you can get started with the Game Creators Dark Game Development Kit, or GDK, take a look!
How To: Install an Apple AirPort wireless router
Want to connect your Mac to an AirPort or AirPort Extreme wireless router? This video guide will show you how. For step-by-step instructions on setting up your own WiFi, take a look at this Apple AirPort installation guide. Install an Apple AirPort wireless router.
How To: Use the ListView control in Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. By creating a new website, this video tutorial will demonstrate the new ListView control in Visual Studio 2008. Because the ListView is data driven, you will need a data sou...
How To: Use the DataPager & ListView controls in Visual Studio
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. Generally, the DataPager control is used with the ListView control. The ListView control is data driven. First create a ListView control and provide it some data. Next drop ...
How To: Use master page inheritance in Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. This video tutorial uses a web template from oswd.org to demonstrate the use of Master Pages and how they are supported in Visual Studio 2008. Specifically, this Visual Stud...
How To: Debug JavaScript with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. Using an existing web application, this video tutorial will demonstrate how to use Visual Studio 2008 to debug JavaScript in a web application.
How To: Use the WPF form designer in Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. In this video tutorial, you'll take a tour of the new features and changes to the IDE in Visual Studio 2008. See the updated web page editor, WPF form designer, CSS editor, ...
How To: Use AJAX in ASP.NET pages
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. Using AJAX in ASP.NET pages can increase performance and improve the overall user experience of an application. It is not necessary to rewrite existing pages to add AJAX fea...
How To: Create nested master pages in Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. Using Visual Studio 2008's improved Designer, this video will demonstrate how to create a Nested Master Page. Nested Master Pages are useful when you build a hierarchy of te...
How To: Create Cascading Style Sheets in Visual Studio 2008
In this video you will review the improved tools for creating external Cascading Style Sheets. CSS are vital to any well designed web site and Visual Studio 2008 has provided an arsenal of tools for creating and managing CSS.
How To: Learn the CSS management tools in Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. In this video we will build on an existing style sheet and enhance it with element ids using the new CSS management tools in Visual Studio 2008.
How To: Build a simple Entity Data Model in ASP.NET
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. In this introductory video, Alex James will show you how to build a simple Entity Data Model in a short amount of time.