Computers & Programming Features
How To: Program object oriented programs in Python
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program object oriented programs in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. OOP or the famous object oriented program. Hold on guys, the waters getting rough!
How To: Connect a device to the Internet using your home's power line
Interested in setting up a network over your power line? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started setting up your own home network, take a look.
How To: Improve the battery life on a Microsoft Windows laptop
Need some help getting the most out of your notebook computer's battery? With the right habbits, it's easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video tutorial from CNET can present a complete overview of the process in just under three minutes and a half. For detailed instructions, and to get started improving your own laptop's battery life, watch this handy how-to.
How To: Protect your privacy with the "Iron Browser" version of Google Chrome
Interested in using Google Chrome but concerned about protecting your privacy while surfing the web? Meet Iron Browser, a secure but otherwise identical clone of the Google Chrome web browser. This clip from Britec will teach you where to find it, how to install it and how to get started using it.
How To: Map a network drive in Microsoft Windows XP
Mapping or connecting a network drive to your computer can be easy as pie! It only takes a few steps and a little bit of patience in order to get this done. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to exactly do that while using Windows XP. Enjoy!
How To: Program in PostSharp
PostSharp is an free, open-source and extensible platform for enhancement of .NET assemblies, that is: PostSharp transforms assemblies after compilation. Pretty abstract, isn't it? Not so much. It has great applications. PostSharp Laos, a Lightweight Aspect-Oriented Solution, provides aspect-oriented programming (AOP) to .NET Developers without the learning curve. This tutorial presents an introduction to the PostSharp programming language, one that's more than sufficient to get you started. ...
How To: Use the instant record & replay tools in QuicKeys 4.0
QuicKeys 4.0 includes a nifty feature for quickly automating a task. This quick video tutorial will show you how to use the program's instant recording and replaying feature. Whether you're new to Startly Software's popular macro and automation application or are merely looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're certain to be well served by this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
How To: Make a slow Windows PC run faster
With software being more pervasive and demanding than ever before, even nice computers can become slower pretty quickly. If your computer isn't performing as well as it should be, watch this video to learn about some steps you can take to make your PC faster.
How To: Disable uac on Vista in less than a minute
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to disable User Account Control in a Windows Vista computer. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and select the Control Panel. Then type in "user account" in the search box and click on "Turn User Account Control on or off" under User Accounts. Now deselect the checked box and click OK. Finish by clicking on Restart when the Microsoft Windows window pops up to reboot the system for the changes to take effect. This video will benefit those viewers who ...
How To: Install Snow Leopard
This video tutorial from SoldierKnowsBest presents how to install Snow Leopard operating system on your Mac computer.
How To: Style a webform with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Forget tables, start using list items and some css to start styling your forms. In this CSS tutorial, you learn just that. Whether you're using a fancy WYSIWYG (or what-you-see-is-what-you-get) page editor like Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 or a barebones text editor like Notepad, if you want to build websites, you'll need to have some understanding of HTML (for the structure of your web pages) and CSS (for their style). And this free coder's guide will get you started along that path.
How To: Use the Timer control in Visual Basic 2005 Express
Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of VB/ASP.NET form control video tutorials, you'll learn how to use the Timer control which you can use to poll or monitor if an action has occurred in a given time interval. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual Basic, take a look! Use the Timer control in Visual Basic 2005 Express.
How To: Program While and For statements in Java
Learn how to program While and For statements (loop statements) when programming in Java. This tutorial uses Java 1.6 with NetBeans 5.5.1 beta.
How To: Build a gaming PC at home
In this tutorial, we learn how to build a gaming PC at home. First, grab your processor and place it into the socket of the motherboard. Lock it into place, then apply compound on top, rubbing it in evenly. Next, install the heat sensor, which will keep the processor cool. after this, install the RAM into the correct slots. After this, insert the motherboard inside the case, matching it to the slots in the case. Use a screwdriver to screw it in, then install the cases. Install the hard drive,...
How To: Install an ATX motherboard when building a computer
In this computer builder's guide, we learn how to go about installing an ATX motherboard. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this video tutorial can present a complete overview of the process in about four minutes. For more information, including detailed instructions, watch the clip.
How To: Replace or install additional RAM in a Microsoft Windows desktop PC
Thinking about upgrading the memory in your desktop computer? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get upgrading your own RAM, take a look.
How To: Restore a crashed system
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to restore a crashed system in Windows 7. This task is very easy, fast and simple to do. In Windows 7, users are able to create a repair disc. To do so, open the Start menu and type "system repair" in the search bar and select "Create a System Repair Disc". Then just follow the instructions to create the repair disc. It will take less than 5 minutes. This video will benefit those viewers who use a Windows 7 computer, and would like to learn how to res...
How To: Install ADDS on a server running Windows Server 2008
Interested in installing Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) on a machine running Windows Server 2008 R2? This clip will show you how it's done. It's simple! So simple, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in just over five minutes. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Program methods in Python
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program methods in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Fun with methods! Learn what methods are and how to use them.
How To: Add an external style sheet to an HTML document
This clip will show you how to add external CSS stylesheets to an HTML document in a number of different ways while explaining the significance of ordering. Whether you're using a fancy WYSIWYG (or what-you-see-is-what-you-get) page editor like Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 or a barebones text editor like Notepad, if you want to build websites, you'll need to have some understanding of HTML (for the structure of your web pages) and CSS (for their style). And this free coder's guide will get you start...
How To: Set AutoPlay choices in Windows 7
This is a fantastic video, which guides us how to adjust auto play setting in our laptops. It shows systematic moving snapshot demonstration of the auto settings procedure of Windows 7. The speaker tells us to go to the start menu and then click on the control panel. Inside the Control Panel click on the Hardware and sound menu, which will open a new window, and then click on the Auto Play option? The window that opens now gives us several options to choose when we insert different types of d...
How To: Change the language on your PC keyboard
Mrs. Victoria explains us how to change the language on your Keyboard (Windows)1. Go to the control panel and select the option ‘Change keyboard or other input methods’ and a dialog box (regional and language options) pops up.2. Click on change Keyboard, and another dialog box pops up.a) In the new dialog box, click ADD Button, and select the input language you require and click OK.3. You have the feature to alter your language input whenever you want by coming to this (Change keyboard langua...
How To: Upgrade to Snow Leopard on your Mac
Looking to install Snow Leopard on your system? Have no fear. Get all your bases covered with help from this three-part video tutorial showing you exactly how to install Snow Leopard on your Mac. Snow Leopard was inroduced by Apple in June 2008 as the new predessesor of Leopard. With suppossed improved efficiency, speed, and less of a "memory footprint" - the reviews have been mixed.
How To: Program subclasses and superclasses in Python
Bucky from The New Boston serves up this Python video tutorial on how to program subclasses and superclasses in Python. This is the program you use to write all of your Python code down. Learn what parent and subclasses are!
How To: Construct or destruct an object when you're writing code in Python
If you already grasp the basics of object oriented programming, this tutorial will be very easy for you. When you construct an object, you create it within the program (in this case, a program using Python), and when you destruct it, it deletes.
How To: Back up files with Time Machine, For Dummies
From the people who brought you the Dummies instructional book series, brings you the same non-intimidating guides in video form. This is Mac for Dummies. Just watch this video tutorial to learn how to back up files with Time Machine, For Dummies.
How To: Understand and use Snow Leopard
In this thirteen part, comprehensive overview of Mac's new operating system, Snow Leopard, you will learn everything you need to know to get started. If you have recently upgraded or purchased a new system, you may benefit quite a bit from this series. Start at episode one and skip ahead if you need to, you will get a total step by step walkthrough and be up and running in no time.
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: Remove the Palladium Pro rogue malware from your computer
Palladium Pro is one of the newest rogues making it's way around the internet, posing as antivirus software and then infecting your computer with all sorts of nasty malware. This video will teach you three different ways of removing Palladium Pro from your PC completely and getting your precious machine back.
How To: Quick look at files in full screen on a Mac
Apple has always been better at GUI design than Microsoft, and the useful features in Mac OS are nearly limitless. Watch this video to learn how you can not only quick-view files in the Finder in a window, but also in full screen with one extra keystroke.
How To: Replace the graphics card in your PC
Ready to upgrade the graphics/ video card in your PC? You can do it yourself. Watch this video to learn how to remove the old graphics card from your computer and install a new one. Get your hardware up to date.
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: Partition an external hard drive on a Macintosh
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to partition an external hard drive on a Mac computer. Begin by open Macintosh HD. Scroll down the list on the left and click on Applications. Double-click on Utilities and select Disk Utility. Under Volume Schemes, select 2 Partitions. Select the name of the partition and choose the format that you want for the drive. Select the second partition and do the same. Now click on Apply and click on Partition. This video will benefit those viewers who use ...
How To: Clone everything from a small hard drive to a larger on for PC
Hard drive space is cheap and abundant these days, and it's probably a great time to upgrade to a huge one. Now all you've gotta do is clone all of the data from your old drive to the new one. This video will show you how to use a program called Aconis Migrate Easy to do the whole process quickly and easily.
How To: Install Windows 7
Most Windows followers by now know that there is a new operating system about to be released: Windows 7! Take a look at this video if you need help installing it on your computer. First time Windows users may find the installation process tricky, so this video should clarify things for you.
How To: Install new fonts when running Microsoft Windows XP
This video is about how to install custom fonts on XP. The first thing to do is to open your browser and type "fonts" in the search bar. Several sites will appear and just simply click on any of the websites. Once you have found the site that suits you best, just start looking for fonts that you may like. And if you already have found a font, just simply press download then save it in your computer. Once you have saved it, other files need to be extracted so just simply extract it. After extr...
How To: Customize Windows Vista or Windows 7 sounds
Top-Windows-Tutorials is a great site dedicated to Windows tutorials for almost all things Windows. Whether you are a computer novice or an expert in Windows operating systems, you'll find useful information in these guides catering to your level of expertise. These user friendly and easy to follow free Windows tutorials will show you all that you can do with your Windows PC.
How To: Install ActivePerl 5.5.8
Brief 5-minute tutorial demonstrates installing ActivePerl 5.8.8. Also, a console application is written to test the installation.
How To: Use Flash Player 10 color management within Flash Builder Professional CS5
In this clip, we learn how to use Flash Player 10 color management options within Adobe Flash Professional. Whether you're new to the Adobe's popular Flash authoring application or are a seasoned Flash developer merely looking to better acquaint yourself with Flash Professional CS5, you're sure to be well served by this video guide.
How To: Kill a non-responsive program in Microsoft Windows 7 or Vista
Looking for instructions on how to quit stuck programs in Windows 7 or Vista? 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 four minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, and to get started quitting out stuck programs yourself, take a look.