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How To: Change the ip address on Vista

In this tutorial, we learn how to change an IP address in Windows Vista. First, open up cmd on your desktop and a new window will pop up. When the black window comes up, type in "ipconfig". You will now see your IP address, leave this window open and open up the control panel. Once in the control panel, click "view network status and tasks", then click on "view status". After this, click "properties" then click "internet protocal version 4" and click on "properties" again. Now, type your IP a...

How To: Tweak the Windows XP MSConfig file to speed up your PC

Initially you computer performs at its maximum speed when you install a new operating system. But as time progresses and you install more and more applications the computer slows down due to the various changes in configuration and other settings. So you have to tune up your PC regularly to maintain its performance. Alternatively you can also increase the memory or use a better processor. But even then if you don't optimize your operating system you will face the problem once again. So go to ...

How To: Partition your external hard drive for Time Machine

This video tells us the method to partition the external hard drive for Time Machine. This process consists of a couple of steps. In the first step, go to 'Finder'. The second step involves clicking on the 'Applications' option on it. After choosing the 'Applications' and go to the next step involving going to 'Utilities'. Choose 'Disk Utility' from the options displayed. This step will open a new window. Choose the hard drive on the window opened after choosing 'Disk Utility'. Click on the '...

How To: Use the Slow Keys access tool in Mac OS X

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to use the Slow Keys access tool in a Mac OS X computer. The Slow Keys feature is located under the Keyboard tab in the Universal Access window. Once Slow Keys is turned on, users also have the option of using key click sounds as additional feedback when a key is pressed . Users are able to set the Acceptance Delay to determine how this feature behaves. The delay of the sound can be set from long to short. This video will benefit those viewers who use...

How To: Dual boot Windows 7 for beginners

In this how to video, you will learn how to dual boot Windows 7. To do this, first back up your hard drive. Download the Microsoft Windows 7 adviser to see if your system is able to handle the operating system. Next, download and burn the Windows 7 64 bit ISO. Shrink your existing partition to at least 16 GB. Next, insert the Windows 7 CD and reboot. You should make sure that you can boot from the optical drive. Once that is done, you can begin installation of the operating system. When it is...

How To: Change the start menu on your computer

In this how-to video, you will learn how to change your start menu text. You will need resource hacker and regedit in order to perform this. First, open resource hacker. Click file and open. Go to 37, and click on 1033. Change 578 to whatever you want the text on the start menu to be. Press compile script. Next, save this file. Now, open regedit and go to software. Go to shell and click modify. Change the value data to the name of your .exe file, which should be saved in the windows folder. N...

How To: Install Mac OS X Panther on Windows XP (Pearpc)

In this how to video, you will learn how to install Mac OS X on Windows XP. First, download and open PearPC. Also make sure you have the Mac OS X CD or installation files on your computer. Next, select edit and navigate to the Mac OS X file. Click okay and then press configure. From here, change the settings to your liking, such as the screen resolution, and click finish. Next, click browse and go to the Mac OS X ISO file. Open it and the installation for the operating system will start. This...

How To: Disable the firewall in Windows XP

In this how to video, you will learn how to turn off the Windows firewall in Windows XP. This is useful if you would rather use a third party firewall to protect your computer instead. First, go to start menu and click run. Type in firewall.cpl and press okay. The firewall will now open. You will see that the firewall is on. To turn it off, select off. It will say it is not recommended, but if you must turn it off, this is the easiest way to do it. Click okay to complete the process. Your Win...

How To: Remove the front case from a G5 iMac

In this how-to video, you will learn how to remove the front case of an iMac G5. First, lay the case on its back. Remove the screws in order to get the ram bay cover off. Once this is done, pull on the release tabs to remove the ram modules. Next, remove the torx screws on the bottom side of the casing. Once these are removed, work your way around the casing to remove the front from the back. Do not pull too far as you might damage the wires to the camera. Unplug the camera once you are able ...

How To: Crack a WPA encrypted wireless network

In this how to video, you will learn how to crack a WPA encrypted wireless network. To do this, you will need the Air Crack package for Linux. First, disable the wireless adapter and enable monitor mode. Next, identify the channel in the wireless network and Mac address. Once you have this, you can listen to the traffic coming to and from this point. Wait for the handshake or disconnect something in order to force it to reconnect. From here, you are ready to perform the attack. With any encry...

How To: Format a hard drive to boot a second operating system

In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you will learn how to format a hard drive to boot a second operating system. First, do a Google search for EASEUS partition master, download and install it. Launch the program. Right click on the unallocated space on your hard drive and then click ‘create’. Now create a new partition for the new OS. Name it Vista, select ‘primary’ in the ‘create as’ window, choose ‘NTFS’ in the ‘file system’ window, select drive letter as ‘V...

How To: Install & run Sony Vegas (or Windows apps) on a Mac

In this how to video, you will learn how to install Sony Vegas or any other Windows software on to a Mac. This will be useful if you cannot find a Mac equivalent of a Windows program. First, you will need Boot Camp Assistant. This will allow you to run any windows program on your Mac. Open the program and press continue. Next, you can select how big you want the Windows partition to be. You can select the 32 gigabytes button, or adjust it manually by sliding it. Next, select Partition. Once t...

How To: Run multiple Windows operating systems simultaneously

If you want to run multiple windows operating systems at the same time you first need a Windows computer, the installation disk for the operating system you want to run, and Windows Virtual PC 2007. To install this, first type in Virtual PC 2007 to Google, go to the Microsoft link and download and install the program. Now, open the Virtual PC and click next on the wizard. Name your hard disk and click next until you choose where you want this at. Now your virtual hard drive is created. Now, p...

How To: Use the text substitution feature in Mac OS X

This how-to video shows you how to use the text substitution feature in Mac OSX. This will make it easier for you to type symbols and fractions. It can also be used to create shortcuts for texts that you use on a regular basis. Go to apple and system preferences. Click language and text and select the text tab. You will see some substitutions already created. To add a substitution, click add and type the text you want to replace. Press tab to add the text you want to replace it with. Save thi...

How To: Write a simple java program quickly

This video is a tutorial for Windows computer users in order to write very simple java programs very quickly. The first thing that you do is open a brand new text edit window. Then you should write in html code your java program, by using html you will need to include all of your brackets and all of your commands. Do so in this text edit window. Then you should save your file somewhere that you will be able to find it. Save it as test java.java you need to write your file name with .java at t...

How To: Format a secondary hard drive in Windows Vista or 7

In this how-to video, you will learn how to format one of your hard drives in Windows 7. First, go to start and right click my computer. Select manage and a new window will pop up. Go to storage and select disc management. Now, right click the drive you want to format. Type in the name you want for the label and check quick format. Once this is done, press okay. Click okay to continue. This does not take too long. You have now formatted a hard drive. This video shows you the basic steps it ta...

How To: Configure a computer wireless router

In this how-to video, you will learn how to configure and change the settings of your wireless router. If you have a bt router, go to api.home. This will bring up your wireless ADSL configuration. Click on advanced to change the advanced settings. You must enter your user name and password. The default for these are admin and admin. Now you can edit the settings. Go to MAC address control to block certain devices. If you are running a non BT router, go to run and type in cmd. Now, type in ipc...

How To: Change VoiceOver's caption settings in Mac OS X

This video explains how to change VoiceOver’s caption setting in Mac OS X. The visuals pane of the VoiceOver utility includes options that are helpful for sighted users who work with people with visual impairments. This video demonstrates how to use the caption panel option. When you turn VoiceOver on, the caption panel appears at the bottom of the screen. The caption panel can be moved anywhere on the screen that you want by dragging it with your mouse. The caption panel gives you the opti...

How To: Crack a WPA (and some WPA2s) with BackTrack in Linux

In this video we learn how to crack WPA using Back Track. The first step is the boot into Back Track using a VMware Virtual Machine Image. Next you need to open a shell console. In the console you will type "airmon-ng" and press enter. This does a check to find the wireless guard interface name. Next, type "airodump-ng wlan0" and press enter. This will tell it what wireless card to use and scan for wireless networks. You are looking for the one that comes up WPA. Copy the MAC address then typ...

How To: Make Windows administrator account appear at login

In this video, we learn how to enable the Windows default administrator account to appear at the log in screen. First, go to your "start" menu and type in "cmd". Right click "cmd" and click "run as administrator". Now click continue and type in "net user administrator /active:yes", (making sure you put the appropriate spaces), and press enter. Now it will say your command was done successfully on the space underneath where you just typed your text. When you restart your computer you will now ...

How To: Use a pen drive as ram on your XO

To use a USB (flash drive) pen drive as RAM on your computer. First open the drive by clicking on "My Computer" then double clicking on the drive. Next open the eBoostr control panel. When the control panel dialogue box opens click "Add..." this will open the "Add cache device" dialogue box. Once this dialogue is open click the select device drop-down menu and select your removable USB drive (pen drive) from the list. Then click "OK" and wait for the "allocating cache file..." process to comp...

How To: Print to PDF in Mac OS X

This video teaches us the method to create PDF in OS X. The first step involves opening up the document which you want to convert to PDF. Go to 'File', 'Print Preview'. Select the magnification of the document. Check to see whether the whole file is there or not. Go to 'Print' option under the 'File' drop down menu. Go to the 'PDF' tab at the bottom of the window. Choose 'Save as PDF X'. Write the name of the file in the space provided in the dialog box. Choose 'Desktop' as the destination of...

How To: Hack into a compuuter, the easiest way

In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you will learn how to hack into a compuuter, the easiest way. Go to start > run, type in ‘cmd’ > OK. To find the IP address of a website, type in ‘tracert myspace.com’. This example is to find IP address of myspace.com. Then all the IP addresses of the website will be displayed. If you want to shut down a computer, now you type in ‘shutdown’. A remote shutdown dialog box will open up where you put in the IP address. That’s all. The ...

How To: Open/extract Winrar or Winzip & open a new text doc

Learn how to extract .rar or .zip file formats on a Windows computer. These file formats are often used to package larger files into files that take up less memory space. First, a new folder is created to house the extracted file, and the file is dragged inside. Next, the user must right-click on the .rar file to be extracted and select the "Extract Here" option from the dropdown menu. In addition, this video will also show helpful sites from which to download the WinRar or WinZip programs, w...

How To: Permanently delete files without the recycle bin

This video from Tekzilla.com tells viewers how to permanently delete a file from their computer without sending the file to the Recycle Bin. This is especially useful if you are low on space on your computer. However, make sure that you want to delete the file forever if you use this method! You will have a very, very hard time getting it back, assuming you are able to retrieve it at all.

How To: Make hidden files visible in Windows Vista

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to view hidden files and folders in Windows Vista. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and select Control Panel. Click on Appearance and Personalization, and select Folder Options. In the Folder Options window, click on the View tab. Under Hidden files and folders, check the option, Show Hidden files and folders. Now click Apply and OK. This video also provides a demonstration of hiding and revealing a hidden file. This video will benefit those viewer...

How To: Convert Youtube videos to MP3

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to convert You Tube videos to MP3. Begin by going to the You Tube website and find the video that you want to take the audio from. Once you have found your video, copy the URL of the video. Then go to this website: and paste the You Tube URL. Change the Convert to format to MP3 and click Start. Now wait for the website to finish loading the MP3 and provide you with a download link. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy lis...

How To: Create a downloadable file for your website

Having downloadable files on your website is often an essential. It is an easy and fast way to share programs via the web and allow your visitors to experience software and files that you enjoy. In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a file downloadable for you website, so your visitors can easily download any file. This process is surprisingly straight forward and easy. You can follow this same process whether it is a text file, image, movie or music file. You will also learn how to tu...

How To: Use the Sticky Keys feature in Mac OS X

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to use the Sticky Keys feature in a Mac OS X computer. The Sticky Keys feature is found in the Keyboard tab in the Universal Access menu. To turn on the sticky keys, check the On option. Underneath, users are able to set some options for how the modifier keys are treated. Sticky Keys will allow users to press the keys in a sequence, instead of all at once. This video will benefit those viewers who use a Mac computer and would like to learn how to conf...

How To: Remove the hard disk drive (HDD) from a G5 iMac

In this how to video, you will learn how to remove your hard drive from an iMac G5. First, open the cover of your iMac. There will be torx screws that have to be removed from the left hand side of the hard drive. Once this is done, you will have to unplug the two cables located on the bottom of the drive. From here, remove the hard drive up and out. Unscrew the screws attaching a bracket to the hard drive. Once this is done, you can swap in your old drive for a new one, or make modifications ...

How To: Do a clean install of Windows 7 on your computer

Microsoft has released its latest rendition of the Windows operating system, Windows 7. Windows 7 succeeds Windows Vista and comes with many improvements and useful updates. To install the update one a personal computer running Windows, a backup of the user's personal files and data onto a detachable hard drive is recommended to prevent data loss during the update process. The ISO image of the Windows 7 OS is burned onto a DVD. A partition is optionally created on the user's computer to allow...