Not everyone is a writer, but everyone can record video and do it easily. One of the easier types of videos to record is instructional. You know how to do something (building a PC perhaps?), know how to record video, do some basic editing and put together a presentation. Where the snag comes in is with the DVD-making process; this is something that’s...

There are many Google Chrome extensions that once installed put a button a the top right of the browser. By right-clicking one, there’s the option to hide the button which doesn’t uninstall the extension but just hides its presence. But what if you hide a button accidentally or want one back that you hid? See video below for information on how to do...

In Windows it’s a little too easy to lose track of all the folder shares you create. However there’s a utility in Windows 7 that will list all your shares in just a few clicks. See video below to see how it’s...

I’ve been using Skype for some time now, and a little while back I decided to pay the $1.99/month fee so I could make unlimited nationwide calls in the US. And no, it’s not a "must buy 3 or 6 months in advance" subscription. Just 2 bucks and no commitments. If I wanted to drop the service at any time, I could with no ETFs or any of that...

If you post videos to YouTube, you most likely keep local copies of your videos and back them up somewhere. However there are times when the videos you keep locally may be lost for some reason. Fortunately you can download backup copies of the videos you posted to YouTube, if you know where to find it. For whatever reason, YouTube hides the download option for...

Hopefully when you watch this you haven’t seen it already (and I’m also hoping it’s not pulled from YouTube by the time this article goes live either). I’m not going to tell you who made this ad, but I will say it’s from a company who is notorious for having way more bad adverts than good ones. This advert just isn’t good,...

WebM is a new video format that has been rumored heavily to be the next generation of internet video. At present, YouTube is converting its entire catalog of user content (starting with more popular videos first) to the WebM format. Fortunately there’s a really easy way in Windows to convert existing popular formats (like WMV) to WebM, and that’s by...

Most of you out there simply know spam filters as that off-again/on-again thing that seems to only work when it wants to, regardless of which email you use. Have you ever wondered how mail servers determine spam? This video will show you.

Dropbox is a great cloud storage solution, save for one issue: All files and folders synchronized to the cloud must be in a specific share folder. The default share Dropbox creates is called “My Dropbox.” You can however use symbolic links to have other folders synchronize to the service without having to physically copy files or folders to the...

A feature in the Firefox web browser is the ability to use what’s called Live Bookmarks. This is something which has been said is not possible in the Internet Explorer 8 web browser, but in fact is possible and has there and has been all along. The video above will show you how to enable your IE8 to use self-updating RSS feeds, but here is the written...

You may have heard rumors of India being able to product an ultra-cheap tablet computer for $35. Everyone dismissed this as nothing but fantasy, but it may actually turn out to be real. Per the video in this article, you actually get to see it in use. The tablet does use the Android OS, and gets along with basic functions with what can best be described as OK at...

Per a YouTube request I installed Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11. I said in the video that I would not go into detail of how I was able to get it to work in Virtualbox. The reason I said that is because it would have resulted in an hour-long video. I can, however, explain how I did it in written form here – and I know someone out there will find...

Video game consoles started out originally using game cartridges, commonly referred to simply as carts. They always worked, and the only time you ever had a problem with one is when the contacts physically eroded over time – but it took a long time for that to happen. Heck, there are 25-year-old NES carts even now that still work as good as the day they...

Art is obviously subjective and open to interpretation, however if you want the absolute fastest (other than creating a free 30-second video from Animoto) way to create an artistic or at least art-like video, you only need three things:CreativeCommons Windows Movie Maker YouTube with AudioSwapHere’s how it’s done and you will be amazed at the...

For whatever reason, RSS feeds just refuse to die. I think this is because they’re found renewed life on other mediums such as mobile platforms (it is very small data that would be perfect for that platform). On the PC side, I personally believe one of the best use of feeds is when they can be delivered to your e-mail easily. This video will show you how...

Many folks these days download videos from sharing sites such as YouTube (usually with this handy Firefox add-on). The downloaded video is usually MP4 or FLV, both of which can be played with the VLC player. If you want to burn this video to DVD however, chances are the software you use to do that doesn’t recognize either format, so you’ll need to...

If you see this message, your browser doesn’t support the HTML5 video tag. Use Firefox 3.5+, Opera 10 or Google Chrome to see the video here. (If you can see the above video, rate its performance by leaving a comment below. Was the video smooth or stuttered? Was the audio clear or muffled?) One of the cooler things about HTML5 is the video tag, which...

One of YouTube’s lesser used features is the playlist function. It is actually a good feature but a bit on the difficult side to get the hang of. It’s also darn near impossible to find out where the direct-URL link and/or embed code is in case you want to post it to your blog or send via Facebook/Twitter/etc. The video below will show you how to do...

For as long as I can remember, the Linux GUI environment has always had good ways of seeing useful disk usage statistics, but in the Windows environment this is not the case. The best you can get is a pie or bar chart that doesn’t state too much. There is a free utility called WinDirStat that will give you very good, very useful (important) information...

Note: There is a video at the bottom of this post of my 10v, so be sure to check that out. As I had been saying many times since 2009 started, my plan was to get a netbook as my next laptop. So I bought a refurbished Dell Inspiron Mini 10v. My overall opinion of the unit is that it’s a decent solid build and is definitely the right size. However the one...