Internet How-Tos
How To: Easily manage your bookmarks and favorites on IE 8
With today's society, people have more information than ever, coming to them from all sides. The internet is one of the most widely used pieces of technology that is responsible for all that information. So it can be confusing when it comes to managing some of the best websites. But in this tutorial, you'll find out how to easily manage your bookmarks and favorites on Internet Explorer 8. Enjoy!
How To: Make text more readable in IE 8 by using various ways
Sometimes, the text on a computer can be so small that it can be very difficult to read. Especially when you're using a web browser. So what do you do? Enlarge the print of course! In this video tutorial, find out how to use various methods on how to make text more readable for Internet Explorer 8. You'll be reading things a lot easier and your eyes will thank you for it. Enjoy!
How To: Create and remember a large number of unique passwords
Gina Trapani explains some clever ways to come up with a large number of passwords while keeping them easy to remember. She says that this is possible by coming up with a pattern in which you combine words or phrases that you can remember easily with the names of the services that you need the passwords for to create a wide variety of easy-to-remember passwords.
How To: Set the homepage on IE 8 easily
When you start off using a web browser, one of the most common things is the homepage. More than anything the homepage is connected directly with the browser, but that can all be changed easily. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to set the homepage to Internet Explorer 8 to whatever you like. ESPN, Google, Facebook, and maybe even a website dedicated to how to videos. Just a suggestion. Enjoy!
How To: Easily manage your add-ons IE 8
Like cell phones, internet browsers are capable of having apps, or add-ons, that can perform specific tasks. There are many different kidns of add-ons, it's hard to keep up with them. But in this tutorial, you'll find out how to easily manage your add-ons in Internet Explorer 8. Enjoy!
How To: Easily use and understand the phishing filter in IE 8
If you're worried about having your private information taken away from you by hackers and other malicious people, this tutorial may help you. This tutorial will help show you how to easily use and understand the phishing filter in Internet Explorer 8. It only takes a couple of clicks to activate and can be the difference between making sure your private information is secure or out in the open for others to use. Good luck and enjoy!
How To: Tag your friends on Facebook videos
Social media is the name of the game in this day and age. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn are just a few areas of interest that people spend most of their time on. This tutorial focuses entirely on Facebook. In it, you will learn how to tag your friends on Facebook videos. It's easy to do and will keep your videos nice and organized in case you forget who is who. Enjoy!
How To: Use Craigslist to sell or rent your home
If you're looking to find a way to advertsie the sale or rent availability of your home, this video may be for you. In this tutorial, you'll be taught important steps to using Craigslist as your one source for attracting potential home buyers or tendants to your property. It's easy to use, but does come with unwritten rules attached. So sit back and pay attention. Enjoy!
How To: Use Craigslist to buy or sell items
Since the introduction of Craigslist, people have been introduced to an easy way of advertising services, posting jobs, and even bringing attention to local events. But this tutorial will focus on how to buy and sell items using the popular website. It's easy to do and take little to no time at all. So sit back and enjoy!
How To: Use Google Chrome as a notepad with Chromepad
This handy download is great if you need to take a quick note but do not want to waste time loading a separate application/program. All you have to do is download Chromepad; it is an extension for Google Chrome that will let you take notes without minimizing your window.
How To: Speed up your web downloads with Orbit Downloader
Orbit Downloader is a Windows compatible tool that helps increase your download speed by up to 500% and uses less than 3MB of memory and 3% of CPU.
How To: Protect your Gmail account from unauthorized access
Protect your email account from would-be hackers and crackers with this free video tutorial from the folks at MacMost. If you have a Gmail, HotMail, Yahoo! Mail or other web-based email account, this video is much recommended. For more information, and to secure your own online free email account, watch this helpful guide.
How To: Delete your Facebook account with extreme prejudice
Are you sick of Facebook's ever-changing privacy practices that opt you into anything and everything without even asking you if you care? Watch this video to learn how to delete your Facebook account. Permanently. Make sure you don't log in for 14 days after your account closure. Free yourself from having to check your Facebook status every 5 seconds, from having to be "connected" to everyone you know and from Facebook itself.
How To: Download Pandora Music free with Orbiter
This step by step video tutorial will show you how to download Pandora Music for free! It's easier than you think. This tutorial focuses on Orbit Downloader, which you'll have to download to get the music. It's a little complex, but once you get it installed, you'll be able to have all the music you want.
How To: Embed YouTube videos on a blog or website
Almost every video on YouTube is embeddable. Only those that choose not to feature an embed code or non-embeddable. This embed code can be accessed directly on the video page of the video that strikes you. If you want to embed it, simply click the "Embed" button underneath the video player to generate the embed code. You can tweak this embed code to better serve you and your WordPress blog or website. It will generate the code automatically, and you can grab it and use it for yourself. This c...
How To: Install and use Skype as a free Internet phone
Looking to start using Skype? With Skype, you can call regular phones from your very own computer without the hassle of long distance charges. Thanks to Be Your Own It, learn how to install Skype and get free Internet phone calls. Get rid of those long distance charges by using Skype today!
How To: Speed up Firefox downloads
Are you happy with using Firefox as your Internet Browser but unhappy with its download speed? There's a way to speed up that download time, and the answer is in this video! In this video, learn how to dramatically speed up your download time when using Firefox's Internet browser.
How To: Send large files in email
Most e-mail servers cut you off at about 10mb for attachments. If you need to send a larger file, watch this tutorial. In it, you will learn how to send files upwards of 100mb for free and avoid server limits. This clip will show you how to send quick and easy files to your friends without worrying about them not fitting in your messages. This video will show you step by step how to accomplish this in less than five minutes.
How To: Create a pre-loader for your website
Flash is a great piece of software that has been around for some time. It's easy to use and can add some much needed character to a potentially boring web page. This video tutorial will show you how to make a preloader for your website. If you don't know what a pre loader is, it's basically an animation showing you that the computer is thinking and gathering all the information needed to open up a new page or play some sort of video or song. It's a great way to let your viewers know that ever...
How To: Add a placemark in Google Earth
This tutorial walks you through the process of adding a placemark in Google Earth. Follow along as you're shown how to easily add a placemark. Just use the push pin icon, and add your own placemark. Add some information, and drag it to your location, and now you're all set!
How To: Embed and remove a YouTube video in a forum post
This quick video gives you some basic instructions on how to embed and remove a YouTube video in a forum. Though this video shows a specific Aussiebirds Forum, the information is applicable to many forums with the same type of format. It's as simple as a few clicks. You'll be adding videos before you can say "embed"!
How To: Use Peter Answers to prank your friends
Peter Answers is a fun website online that you can use to play pranks on your friends. This site is easy to access, free and requires no downloads.
How To: Add a playlist to your YouTube channel
Since YouTube was first introduced, so many people have logged on and searched for some of the most randomnest and craziest videos to ever hit the web. Many videos consist of video blogs started by people in hopes of hitting it big, while others are just videos of people or events in everyday life. It can be difficult to keep in touch with everything that is out there, so this video tutorial will help. It shows you how to add a playlist to your YouTube channel. So sit back and enjoy!
How To: Use Skype to communicate via video chat
Skype is an easy to use, safe, and affordable way to keep in touch with people inside the country and outside. This video tutorial will show you how to download the software and set it up so you can call anyone or communicate via video chat. Enjoy!
How To: Make a video podcast in your home studio
In this tutorial, Mike from XSite Radio, tells you everything you need to know to make a successful video podcast.
How To: Use the cPanel CMS to upload files to your website
NeaceDesign explains an easy method of setting up a website online without having to use FTP programs. He begins with correcting an error made previously in which the main web page was name 'Home'. This should be renamed to 'Index' and the file re-exported. NeaceDesign suggests going with well-known web-page hosting services such as 'hostmonster'. The first step is to go to File Manager and upload the image files to a new folder. This is done by sending all the files to a zip folder and then ...
How To: Use Twitter's new ReTweet function
In this video, we learn how to retweet in Twitter with Stephanie. There is a new layout on Twitter which may look confusing, but is very user friendly. First, log into your Twitter account and go to your home screen. On the right hand side you will see a button that says "retweets". Click on this and you will see three selections. Click on "your tweets, retweeted" and you will see which users have retweeted something that you wrote! From here, you can also go and thank those people for retwee...
How To: Change your Hotmail password
In this how-to video, you will learn how to change the password to your hotmail e-mail account. This will be useful if someone knows your password or it is not unique enough to be safe. First, go to your web browser and log in to your hotmail account. Once you are in, go to the options bar and click more options. Next, go to view and edit your personal information. Click on change next to your password. Enter your old password and then enter your new password twice. Click save to change the p...
How To: Sync Twitter with your Facebook fan page
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to sync Twitter with a Facebook fan page. Begin by going to the website: Hoot Suite and sign up for an account. Once logged into an account, click on Settings and click on the Social Networks tab. Click on Add Social Network and click on Pages under Facebook. Now click on Connect to Facebook and log into your account. Then select the page(s) that you want from your Facebook and click Add to Hoot Suite. Finish by typing in your message and select your ...
How To: Resize photos in Windows using Google's Picasa
This video tutorial from adamstechvids shows how to resize photos in Windows using Picasa application.
How To: Use Skype to promote your business
Skype is a very cool, useful communications tool that you can download online. This program is free and includes video chats, instant messaging, search functions and various other features.
How To: Enable or disable cookies in Mozilla Firefox
In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you will learn how to enable or disable cookies in Mozilla Firefox. Open up Mozilla Firefox, go to tools > options and click on ‘privacy’ tab. Under the cookies section uncheck ‘accept cookies from sites’ and click OK. This will disable cookies. To remove cookies from your computer, open up Mozilla Firefox, go to tools > options and click on ‘privacy’ tab. Under the cookies section, click on ‘show cookies’. All the cookies will be...
How To: Delete temporary internet files and cookies in IE 7
If your computer or web browser is running slowly, a good place to start clearing space is in your Temporary Internet Files. Temporary Internet files, as well as cookies, are collected every time you visit a site online. These files make it easier for your PC to remember your browsing history, and your log in information for various websites. However, sometimes all of these little files can add up into one big clog on your machine. If your computer isn't running up to par, follow along with t...
How To: Create & add custom HTML on Facebook fan pages
To create custom HTML elements to your facebook fan page or business page, first create a new fan page, and then click on the "boxes" tab. Now, right on the top of the page there's a grey bar, click on the button that says "fbml". Search for the application called "static fbml" and add it to your page. Go back to the homepage of your fan page, and click on "edit page" Find the fbml application and click edit. You'll now have a section where you can put html codes in to create custom web pages...
How To: Change your Facebook network
Magicinwords teaches viewers how to change their facebook network! First, you will want to log onto Facebook.com. When signed in, go to the settings tab on the right of the screen. Under this, click on 'account settings'. Under account settings choose the tab that reads 'networks'. Here, you can click 'change your region' and then you can update it. Be sure this is right though, you can only change your regional network twice every 60 days. Under this same tab, you can also join any other net...
How To: Speed up Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is the most powerful Internet browser and a good alternative to the plain old Microsoft Internet Explorer. Firefox has many advanced features and is much more customizable in numerous ways. Firefox when installed will have default settings, but you can tweak a few of these internal settings to make it run faster. Now to do this click Control + J shortcut and this brings up the downloads window in Firefox. Now having many files in that list can slow down you browser a little as...
How To: Join & use Facebook effectively
In this tutorial, we learn how to join and use Facebook. First, go to www.Facebook.com and sign up with the website, you will have to enter some personal information as well as your e-mail address. Once you've confirmed your account, log into Facebook. Once in your account, you can click edit and change your personal settings. This includes birthday, hometown, sex, relationship status and more. You can also click on the photos button and upload photos of you and your friends. If you want to f...
How To: Delete your IE browser history
Deleting your Internet history once in a while is important. Not only will doing so protect your privacy, but it will also clear up much needed space on your harddrive and help your PC run quicker.
How To: Setup a free VPN with itshidden.com
This video tutorial tells you how to create a free VPN with the website itshidden.com. The first step in creating your VPN on itshidden.com is to make an account on itshidden.com. Register with your own username and password. Then when you've made an account log in to it so that you can use the rest of the website. Next you go to control panel, and then network setup. Then you will have to click through the instructions in order to create a new network. Next you will have to create a new conn...
How To: Delete your YouTube account
This video teaches us to delete our YouTube account and permanently disable it. Click on the account name and choose 'Account' from the menu. Click on 'Manage Account' at the left bottom of the screen. Click on 'Delete Account' from the options present there. Type anything in the space provided for the reason for deleting the account. Click on 'Delete Account' button. Click the button again in the window that appears. Now the message appears that 'Account deleted. You will now be logged out'....