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Bill Myers shows how to use Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows to quickly create videos from your photographs. Great for quick YouTube videos, viral videos, and more. If you run into problems uploading photostory wmv files to YouTube, follow the instructions on the bottom of ...more

Check out this video tutorial for building a Bart PE CD with Part PE Builder made by Runtime Software. Make sure that you have Internet access, a blank CD, and a copy of your Windows XP compact disk with at least Service Pack 1 on it. This will help you creat a bootable CD-ROM ...more

It sucks when you take the time to clean your car and then find that it's got streaks on the glass. This video will teach you to make completely perfect, streak free windows.

This video shows you how to take off the DRM (which is kind of like copy protection) from music and videos that you bought from a Windows Media Player online store like Urge or Napster.

Need to capture an image from your desktop? Learn how to use the snipping tool in Windows Vista, and you can grab an image from anywhere on your computer screen.

You can install glass block yourself with these simple tips from Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter. You can make glass block windows, showers, walls, and much more once you learn the basics of glass block installation.

Blue tape works on standard windows, but when you've got six panes of glass in one window, using blue tape would be a pain. This video shows you how to use cardboard to paint the window. Makes it easy.

This video shows you how to use a PS3 SIXAXIS Controller on your Windows XP computer

A video tutorial showing how to create an autorun series of hacks that can run from a USB drive using Windows batch files. Create an auto hack USB drive using batch files. Click through to watch this video on irongeek.com

If your home is not protected by impact-resistant windows and doors, or impact resistant shutters or panels, consider building your own temporary emergency panels. www.flash.org

A tutorial showing how to create an icon of a power cell for Windows XP or Vista in RealWorld Icon Editor.

This video tutorial shows how to use the noatikl generative music VSTi with Cubase, for both Windows and Mac. noatikl is a generative (MIDI) music engine. It creates musical information in the form of MIDI notes, and can also generate and send MIDI controller information.

Learn how to cut glass with The Corning Museum of Glass staff. Cut glass is often used to make beautiful stained glass windows.

How to find the Terminal (like the Windows command prompt) on a Mac. Find Terminal on a Mac. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Learn how to use Disk Defragmenter and MsConfig to make your Windows PC boot up faster. Make your PC start faster with defrag and MSconfig. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Program a fake virus in Windows that will shutdown your friend's computer. Makes a great prank. Program a prank virus. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Lock your Windows desktop wallpaper to prevent it from being changed. Lock your desktop wallpaper. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Learn how to connect an XBox 360 to Xbox Live via a wired Windows computer network connection.

Formatting a hard drive is not exactly an essential computer skill, but it certainly is if you're a technie who's looking to start building your own computers. Hard drive formatting involves erasing/formating a hard drive or USB flash drive to be compatible with different form ...more

In this episode, Brandon Jackson joins D.Lee Beard to present an in-depth review of the Slingbox A/V, explore where to find free downloadable audiobooks online, and to answer viewer questions on using an iMac as a display and how to share files over a local network between a M ...more

One of the uses of an ISA Server is to act as a proxy server. A proxy server allows your Windows XP and other desktop computers to make requests to the ISA Server and the ISA Server will then go and fetch the results from the internet or, if the ISA Server has cached the page( ...more

GottaBeMobile.com's Dennis Rice shows us all how to create our own font using our own handwriting using the My Own Font utility for Windows tablet PCs.

Learn to create a script in Windows XP that will find the IP address of a network PC.

Some tricks which you can play to your coworkers in the office including: turning Windows on to high contrast mode, creating a fake desktop, and pulling a fake delete prank.

XAMPP servers are a free open source server that makes it cheap and easy for you to test and review your website building as you go. This tutorial covers how to configure your XAMPP server for windows.

This video shows you how to create basic chroma key (blue screen) effects in Windows Movie Maker. Requires a mod from http://www.wmmarchive.tk/

Prank a Windows computer at school or at your office by creating a fake icon that will crash the computer when it is clicked. Pull a computer crash prank. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Learn how to hack your 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 iPhone with Ziphone (zibri) software for Mac or Windows. No technical skills required!

How to make Jedi force jump effects as seen in the Star Wars movies for your own films using Effects Lab and Windows Movie Maker. Part 1 of 2 - How to Create force jump effects for your movies. Part 2 of 2 - How to Create force jump effects for your movies.

This Windows Movie Maker tutorial explains how to install add on effects, transitions and titles.

Watch this video to learn how to make perfect Miter cuts when trimming interior doors and windows.

How to generate and insert censor tones into your videos using Windows MovieMaker and Audacity free audio editor.

Getting Better Quality Online video with Windows Movie Maker.

How to create dual screen wallpaper for you Windows PC with Display Fusion.

Learn how to use one of the best replacements for Windows Notepad, Notepad ++.

Learn how to use the NETSTAT.EXE function in Windows/DOS to help detect spyware and malware on your computer.

Easy steps to make a super cool shutdown icon! This icon instantly shuts down your computer. Must have Windows XP for this trick!

The terms "wallpaper" and "desktop picture" refer to an image used as a background on a computer screen, usually for the desktop of a graphical user interface. 'Wallpaper' is the term used in Microsoft Windows, while the Mac OS calls it a 'desktop picture'. In this video you w ...more

wxPython is fast becomming one of the most popular cross-platform GUI programming solutions. Here Kyran Dale takes you through the simple steps required to have wxPython up and running on your Windows machine.

This video will show you how to use the Windows command prompt and ip-address.com to find the location of any website. This is a PC based trick and will not work with a MAC OS.

Adobe Gamma is a screen calibration utility that used to install with Photoshop. Many say that it no longer comes with CS3, and that it is not compatible with Windows Vista. LIES!! Chad will show you the hidden truth in this movie.

Having Internet connection problems? Is your PC's net connection dead? Learn some steps you can take to troubleshoot and fix the problem including dealing with cables, routers, ISPs, and Windows network settings. Reset your Internet connection. Click through to watch this vide ...more

Want to create an instrumental or a cappella from a song? Learn how to remove vocals or instruments from MP3s using a freeware program called Audacity for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Don't Miss: 6 Ways to Remove the Vocal Track from Any Song Video: .

Learn how to accelerate your download speed in windows xp. This video will show you how to edit the administrative template to increase you download speed. Accelerate you download speed. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

This easy tutorial shows you how to change your computers appearance. You can change your computers windows, buttons, color scheme and font size.

The IPython interactive Python shell allows the use of an external editor for editing multiple lines of code. Here Ian Ozsvald shows how to replace the default (Notepad in Windows) with your favorite light-weight editor and how to use it from within IPython.

This After Effects tutorial shows you how to create an outward explosion, useful if you want to blow out windows or doors. Also create cool glowing flame effects for added realism. Make sure you have or get some fire/explosion footage to use for your effect. Create an outward ...more

Are you tired of having a bunch of files on your computer that you cannot get rid of? Find out how to use Windows notepad to remove unwanted files from your pc.

Want to play a little trick on your friends using Windows XP. Learn how to make all desktop icons disappear.

Using Windows XP, this tutorial will show you step by step how to make your own animated background. Try making different animations for different times of day.

Do you need to get some extra performance power out of you Windows XP pc? This video tutorial will show you how to access the control panel and make adjustments so that you can extend your RAM memory.

Need some privacy on your home computer? Find out how to password protect folders and make files invisible on a Windows XP pc. Password protect folders and make files invisible. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Want to play a computer trick on someone? Here's a cool video that teaches you how to make a fun virus, nothing harmful, that will shut a windows xp machine down. Make a harmless fake virus. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

This video shows you how to use Windows Task Manager to restart your computer without losing any data.

Someone got a hold of your IP address and you need to change it? Find out how to use Windows command prompt to change your IP address. Change your IP address. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

This tutorial shows the steps involved in putting a secondary cd/dvd drive in a windows based PC. This second drive will allow you to do things such as, copying a cd or dvd.

Want a great tint job, but don't want to pay for it? Learn how to tint your side windows in this excellent video- for cars or trucks!

Need a timer for your speedsolving? You needn't buy a Rubik's Cube timer, becasue there's one available on the web for free, and it's called CalCubeTimer (CCT). Get the newest version (0.9.6) here, then see how to create a desktop shortcut in Windows.

Springboard from Six Mile Creek Systems is a program for creative writers and artists using Windows PCs, to help storyboard their ideas into visual means. Nowadays, storyboards are what people want to see, because it's less time in their hands (reading takes forever!). So, if ...more