Make the Perfect Screencast With These 6 Great Tips

Related Over the yearsscreencasting, also known as video tutorials have became very popular on the internet. For Mac OS X, there are a few applications such asiShowU,ScreenFlowandScreenium. you’re free to try out these apps by downloading them from their website. However, to be able to use the full functionality, you will have to purchase a license. If you are a Windows user then I recommend usingCamtasia Studiobecause it has a lot of great features....

July 17, 2009 · 2 min · 227 words · Elizabeth Lutz

How To Install The Recovery Console in Windows XP

Related Windows XP is an odd beast. Some have no problems using it, while others report little else but problems. To load the Recovery Console, you will need your Windows XP CD. If you don’t have one, attempt to borrow one from a friend or co-worker. If you might’t find one, you might download setup disks or disk images from Microsoft. “Copy” copies a file to a target location. “Delete” deletes one file....

July 16, 2009 · 1 min · 121 words · Patricia Allen

10 Websites For Free Mobile Phone Ringtones & Other Mobile Downloads

Related Does music express the kind of people we are? I am not sure, but it’s a direct barometer of our likes and dislikes. Some of these sites are inclusive of other nice things (themes, wallpapers, games, etc.) too, for your mobiles. 1.Zedge 14 million users sharing their stuff through a slick interface. The site is powered by the community of users who make and upload the ringtones. The ringtone collection, 300,000 strong can be downloaded to the PC or the phone without the free signup....

July 14, 2009 · 4 min · 688 words · Joshua Martinez

Hide & Protect Your Files with Easy File Locker [Windows]

Confidential documents will be safe from prying eyes. Your financial documents will be safe from your mother or dare I say significant other! Easy File Locker is a pretty small file at 224KB and will do exactly what it says. It will let you protect a file or folder from being seen or accessed by anyone on your system. Let’s take a look at how it works. All you have to do is hitEdit - Add FileorAdd Folderto either protect a file or folder....

July 14, 2009 · 1 min · 110 words · Jeremy Warner

How to Morph Into Your Favorite Celebrity Lookalike

Of course, like everything else here at MakeUseOf, it had to be free. Let’s see how it works in 3 easy steps. Clicking on the " Celebrity Morph' tab takes you to the following screen where you upload your photo. I usually found at least 6-10 choices when experimenting with photographs of different people. Celebrity Morph automatically sets reference points on the eyes. All you have to do is add a few, so that the morph becomes realistic....

July 13, 2009 · 1 min · 130 words · Mr. Brandon Hernandez

Ogame

Related Last year, my brother-in-law introduced me to a free online strategy game calledOgame. Ogame is a massively multiplayer game by anyone’s standards. The opening login screen itself really captured my interest unlike any other online game I’ve ever played. From the main screen, you have an overview of all of the planets that you’ve colonized. you might access your ship building area by clicking “Shipyard” in the left menu....

July 11, 2009 · 1 min · 129 words · Samuel Kirby

Find Recently Available Or Deleted Domain Names with JustDropped

I know I use a service likeGoDaddyorRegister.comto do a domain name search to find available domains. People forget to renew domains or companies go out of business. WithJustDropped, we can which domains have become available in the last day, week or even hour. The site is very easy to use but it does require registration. But as always, you could check outBugMeNotfor a user name and password. If you will be using this service constantly, I suggest registering for your own set of credentials....

July 10, 2009 · 1 min · 168 words · Terrance Todd

How To Make Professional Looking Videos with Windows Movie Maker

Then, exporting your finished movie. I’ll let you experiment with the other stuff yourself. If you press “show timeline”, you’ll see another view of the clips. The plus one zooms in and gives you the timeline in a more detailed time frame. Zooming in, you could have the timeline split up into one second intervals. Again, that’s good for inserting extra features atexactlythe right moment of the movie. The minus magnifying glass zooms back out into bigger time chunks....

July 10, 2009 · 3 min · 534 words · Lindsay Estrada

Free Security Suite for Windows: Microsoft Security Essentials

In aWindows 7virtual machine, MSE detected 17 out of the 23 malware/viruses, preventing their installation. Rootkits and keyloggers scored the poorest marks with 2/5 and 1/4 recognized. Performance is comparable to other modern security suites, with 40MB of memory used when idle. An additional 3MB is taken when opening the user interface. Overall, I noticed a visible increase in the system’s speed when compared to Kaspersky’s Anti-Virus. Microsoft Security Essentials is currently in beta....

July 8, 2009 · 1 min · 161 words · Kelly Ryan

Make Quick & Professional Looking Videos with Windows Movie Maker (Part 1)

These days, it is very easy to make professional-looking videos in as little as 15 minutes. If you are running Windows on your machine, Windows Movie Maker should also be installed by default. Just check your Start Menu to find it. You have to be able to transfer your film footage to your desktop. So first, connect your camcorder to the desktop with the USB cable. Then run Movie Maker (MM)....

July 8, 2009 · 1 min · 198 words · David Hodges

20 Tips to Define and Manage Your Social Networks [Part 1]

Related The more I started using social networking sites, the more I began feeling disoriented. Multiple login-password combinations or single passwords across multiple sites, photos scattered everywhere, and bookmarks in disarray. I no longer knew what I had dugg, found delicious, or stumbled upon. If this sounds familiar, don’t lose heart: these tips may help. Don’t be disheartened because it may be a mess. Define Your Target Audience For each connection where you share data, define your target audience....

July 7, 2009 · 2 min · 424 words · Bobby Glover

How to Fix & Repair the Lost Link to The iTunes Music Library

Related MyiTunesmusic library is my very own " Library of Alexandria'. A music library is a coveted digital playground for a serious audiophile. While I don’t exactly fit the stereotype, I do like my music to beorganized with tagsand playlists. Organizing a collection of a few thousand songs is a painstaking feat. Losing that can be sheer anguish. There are a few common reasons for losing the file link to the iTunes music library....

July 7, 2009 · 2 min · 302 words · Gary Jacobs

Make Printable DVD Movie Covers with DVD Print [Windows]

Related Don’t let the name of this tool fool you! DVD Print can create printable DVD movie covers but it also doesmusic CDsas well. But for the DVD and CD freaks out there, this will rock your world! The file is just under 700KB and has been downloaded from the author’s website almost 3 million times. movies that I’ve burnt and am going to move down to the basement for storage....

July 7, 2009 · 1 min · 177 words · Aaron Holder