Create a Custom Logon Screen for Windows with LogonStudio

Anything from color profiles to background images to laptop stickers are fair game. It’s an easy download and an easy tool to use. Let’s see what it’s all about. Goto the siteand hit the download link. It will eventually take you to a CNET downloads page where the program file is hosted. Once downloaded, load the program and you are good to go! Let’s go through each one to see what our options are in creating your custom logon screen....

February 7, 2010 · 2 min · 257 words · Kenneth Pearson

How To Monitor What Is Being Said About You Online

Related I recently wrote about how you might find out when someone searches Googlefor your name. People could be spreading information about you or your business that you should rather be aware of. This will also work for any other subject that is of interest to you. you’re free to choose to receive updates as-it-happens, once a day or once a week. They are subsequently delivered to your email or it’s possible for you to set up a personalized feed....

February 7, 2010 · 2 min · 267 words · April Fisher

Check Your URL's With The Free Document Hyperlink Checker

Related Change is coming. One thing to look forward to would be the launch of Microsoft Office 2010. I have given the Public Beta a miss and am still hashing away at my old Office 2007. MS Office 2007 has been the workhorse for me and I still depend on it for my writing needs. One of these is a useful and free Word add-on called theDocument Hyperlink Checker. That’s important when a manual re-check is wearisome....

February 6, 2010 · 2 min · 292 words · Kari Rivera

How To Check The Top 10 Search Keywords On Google

Without ranking high on Google you are missing out on a lot of traffic. By including top ten keywords from Google you have a better chance of showing up in more search results. The answer is HELL NO! We can do all of this for free using Google’s own tool called Hot Trendslocated here. to view the top twenty keywords for a specific date. Let us take a look at the site and see how it works....

February 6, 2010 · 1 min · 175 words · Cassandra George

How To Compress Videos To Send Them By Email

Related Let’s break a few email etiquettes along the way. Heaven forbid if someone is on a dial-up connection or a slow WiFi. There are other ways to send videos across -YouSendItis one which even has an Outlook plug-in. Here’s the bad news"video files are among the largest single chunks of digital content out there. So, an elephant won’t turn into an ant even with compression. Yes, the mutation can be done for free....

February 5, 2010 · 2 min · 305 words · Claire Jackson

Two Sites To Earn Easy Money With Your Creative Designs

Many people do, such as bloggers,e-retailersand freelancers. And no, it doesn’t involve manufacturing, packaging, shipping and handling of finances. All you have to do is get creative. Then, when someone orders your product, Zazzle will produce and ship it without any hassle for you! The designing is really simple. Above, it’s possible for you to see how I simply added the MUO logo to a T-Shirt. it’s possible for you to also change the base colour....

February 5, 2010 · 2 min · 288 words · David Mcclure

6 Free White Noise Sites To Relax Or Set Yourself To Sleep

Related Sleep is one of the most mysterious bodily states. It is speculated to be important for recovery, the immune system, and learning. Many people suffer from poor sleep. controlling behavioral and environmental practices that affect sleep, may provide relief. Sometimes relaxing is the key. One thing that naturally aids falling asleep is calming white noise. It soothes the mind and helps to fade out nagging thoughts or surrounding noise....

February 4, 2010 · 2 min · 230 words · Jeffrey Wright

3 Easy-To-Create Simple Automator Workflows for Everyday Use

It enables you to build custom automator workflows for repetitive tasks you perform on your Mac. Each of these hacks are quick little time savers that only take a few minutes to create. Point in case, Google Voice. This is how it looks on my Mac. Now here’s how to create it using Automator. This of course can be done for any mobile-formatted web site or page. Now snag the Internet actions in the Actions library....

February 3, 2010 · 2 min · 297 words · Robyn Ramos

How To Set Up USB Wireless Headphones

Related This guide will show you how to setup your new wireless headphones. This is great for machines that do not have Bluetooth built in. Strangely enough, my headset uses RF technology and needs the dongle to work. I love my wireless headset. I cannot have crap and not be able to hear or speak. I also like my music to be pristine so the Plantronics superior quality is what I choose....

February 3, 2010 · 2 min · 246 words · Sarah Davis

How To Use The Playstation EyeToy On Windows, Ubuntu And Mac

And if you have an EyeToy, you have a USB webcam. The usable drivers for this are third party and a little intimidating. Only follow these instructions if you feel comfortable installing non-Microsoft-approved drivers on your system. Then install these drivers by double-clicking the executable and following the on-screen instructions. You’ll see a few odd warning pop-up, including a windows that says “????” with an “OK” button. This is normal, for some reason, so don’t panic....

February 3, 2010 · 1 min · 201 words · Patricia Melton

How to Change the Color of the Windows XP Start Button

Thanks to this circumstance you might simply change the color of the underlying bitmap image layer. Disclaimer:MakeUseOf is not responsible for any damage sparked by making changes to your Windows system files. yo follow the instructions at your own risk. The same procedure can also be used to change other elements and designs. First of all, you will need to download and run a tool calledResource Hacker. It will show you the contents of the file that we’re going to edit....

February 2, 2010 · 2 min · 243 words · Mark Anderson

How To Make A Printer Wireless

Related So you have yourself a wireless data pipe and a printer. The printer is not wireless. How do do it? The answer is quite simple and the logic behind it is quite sound. This is required so that you’ve got the option to communicate with the other machine. Test that you might print and the output is what you expected. Then we will need to go to Printers and Faxes in the control panel....

February 2, 2010 · 1 min · 192 words · John Lane

Pencil Project

A" Prototype’is a mock up. you’re able to think of it as an image or a model of the final thing. Prototyping tools are drawing and sketching tools which help in designing the outlines of the final object. A prototype can be created on anything, from simple paper to Photoshop. But being a specialized function, it’s better if one does it through a prototyping tool. Does it sound very technical and not for common use?...

February 2, 2010 · 2 min · 284 words · Bradley Booth