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  • Windows Tip: Set A Video As Your Background

    April 15, 2008 // davisde // Multimedia Tips, Software Tips Tags: desktop, movie, tip, tutorial, Video, vista, windows, xp 2 Responses

    In Windows XP and Vista, you can use a free program to play video and movie clips as your desktop background. If you have Vista Ultimate, this can already be done using the DreamScene add on pack.

  • Freeware Tip: Burn CDs/DVDs

    April 14, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips, Video Tags: burn, cd, data, dvd, music, tutorial 2 Responses

    Infrarecorder is a program that lets you record music/data/mixed CD’s, DVD’s and dual layer DVD’s.

  • Freeware Tip: Remotely Control A Computer

    April 10, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips, Video Tags: access, computer, control, diy, remote, tech, tutorial 4 Responses

    Control anyone’s computer remotely using this free program. This is great for performing remote technical support.

  • Free Stuff: Virus Protection

    April 10, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips, Video Tags: free, internet, protection, virus, windows 6 Responses

    Don’t pay for virus protection. You can get basic non-intrusive virus protection from Avira.

  • Vista Tip #3 – Disable the Vista UAC

    March 21, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips, Video Tags: computers, diy, how, os, tinkernut, tip, to, tweak, vista, windows 1 Response

    This video will show you how to disable Windows Vista’s User Account Control, or UAC. The UAC is that box that constantly pops up saying “Windows Needs Your Permission To Run, Do You want to Continue?”. Be advised that Microsoft does not advise this, because it may allow some programs to run without your permission. If you are OK with this, then feel free to follow these steps to get rid of the annoyance.

  • Vista Tip – Increase Speed By Disabling Visual Styles

    March 20, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips, Video Tags: computers, diy, how, os, tinkernut, tip, to, tweak, vista, windows 3 Responses

    Speed up Windows Vista by disabling the Visual Styles (eye candy) and the sidebar to free up memory.

  • Vista Tip: Remove Warning Balloons

    March 17, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips, Video Tags: computers, diy, how, os, tip, to, tweak, vista, windows 1 Response

    This vista tip will show you how you can disable those annoying pop-up notification balloons that appear at the bottom right of your screen. As a bonus, we will also disable the start menu notifications as well.

  • Run Linux Programs as Windows Applicaitons

    March 4, 2008 // davisde // Linux Tips, Software Tips, Video Tags: amarok, linux, programs, software, tutorial, ubuntu, windows 9 Responses

    This video will show you how you can run almost any Linux only program as if it were a Windows program. You will need a program called andLinux (freeware) to do this. Once installed, I will show you how to set up a linux music program called Amarok.

  • Stream Your Music Anywhere

    February 18, 2008 // davisde // DIY Projects, Multimedia Tips, Software Tips, Web Tips Tags: anywhere, diy, how, mp3, music, orb, server, stream, to, tutorial 1 Response

    This video will show you three easy ways to stream your MP3 (or in some cases your video) collection over the internet so that it is accessible from anyplace that has an internet connection. The websites reference in this video are www.jukefly.com, www.orb.com, and www.anywhere.fm.

  • How To Speed Up XP

    February 10, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips, Video Tags: diy, speed, tutorial, tweak, up, windows, xp 3 Responses

    This video covers seven different ways to speed up Windows XP:  Running “Disk Cleanup”, Removing cached web pages, defragmenting the hard drive, disabling indexing, disabling visual styles, editing Windows startup items, and defragmenting the registry.

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