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How To: Make innocent URLs appear suspicious with ShadyURL

Want to disguise your URLs so that they appear suspicious? In the style of websites such as Tiny URL that take your original URL and give you a shortened one to post on your blog or twitter feed, Shady URL takes your original URL and gives you one that might convince people not to click it. Go to Shady URL and paste the URL you wish to disguise. Click submit, and on the next page it will give you a URL that looks, well, shady. It might include something about a mail order bride or an investme...

How To: Share an embedded YouTube video directly on Facebook

So, you want to post a YouTube video to Facebook? Well, believe it or not, it's a really simple task to complete. Instead of just copying and pasting the URL into your comment box, Facebook has the option to choose a "link", which you would then copy and paste the YouTube URL into that box. Then you just click "share" and your whole Facebook community can now watch the YouTube video directly on Facebook. It's the easiest way to share videos with your Facebook friends.

How To: Alter your IP address

In this video we learn how to alter your IP address. To do this, you will need to go to this website: http://shadysurfing.t35.com. After you go here, you will be directed to the site, click on the left hand side toolbar to display your IP address. Then, go to the web based proxy and search for the site you want to visit. From here, the site will pop up under a different IP address. You can use there at school or at work, whenever you don't want the information for where your IP address has be...

How To: Secure your website with AccessDiver

AccessDiver is a website security scanner. It incorporates a set of powerful features that will help you to find and organize vulnerabilities and weaknesses in your own site. This video tutorial presents a guide to its use. For more information, as well as to get started using AccessDiver for yourself, watch this video tutorial.

How To: Download and use the new features in the Firefox 4 RC

Mozilla Firefox is one of the Big Three web browsers, beloved for it's open nature and lack of affiliation with Microsoft or Google. Firefox 4 has been in a rather cranky Beta for some time, but has finally reached Release Candidate (RC) status! Watch this video for a guide to the new features you can play with in the RC, then click the link below to download it.

How To: Download and install IE 8 on your computer

If you've been using the internet for many years, chances are you've come across Internet Explorer at some point. Nowadays there are a whole wide variety of Web Browsers including Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. So if don't have IE downloaded on your computer this tutorial will help you. Check it out and understand how to download and install Internet Explorer 8 on your computer. Enjoy!

How To: Enable Javascript in Internet Explorer

This tutorial shows us how to enable JavaScript in Internet Explorer. First, go to the top right of IE and click "tools". Then, click "internet options" and then go to the security tab. From here, select your security level that you want by clicking "custom level". Scroll down to the bottom and find the tab that says "active scripting" and make sure it's enabled. Click on "ok", then refresh the page that you are on. Now you should be able to watch videos and use anything that uses JavaScript ...

How To: Use a blind carbon copy for email

A blind carbon copy (or BCC) is a way to send a mass email without letting your recipient see the other email addresses on your list. This computer skill is important in the business world, where privacy is prized. Hiding the addresses when sending your secret message is a useful technique you can use for any email program.

How To: Save pages in one click to read later on Firefox

Is there another option for reading a webpage later than bookmarking? Nobody wants to bookmark something they're going to look at once and that's it. It creates clutter and confusion. But there is a way to stop that. This video tutorial will show you how to save pages in one click to read later on Firefox.

How To: Clear Cache and Cookies Using Firefox

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to clear cache and cookies in Mozilla Firefox. This task is very simple, easy and fast to do. Begin by opening the Mozilla Firefox web browser. Then click on Tools menu on the top of the window and select Options. Now click on the Advanced tab. Under the Network tab in Cache, click on Clear Now. To clear cookies, click on Tools and select Options. Then click on the Privacy tab and click on Clear Now under the Private Data heading. This video will bene...

How To: Disable the automated spell checker in Firefox

This video shows you how to disable the automated spell checker in Mozilla Firefox. The spell checker is supposed to be a great feature in Firefox, but lot of people find it annoying. The spell checker helps you correct your writing mistakes by underlining the misspelled word with red. You can easily disable it by opening the Tools tab in Firefox and selecting Options. Then, go to the Advanced tab in the popped-up window and uncheck "Check my spelling as I type". That's it! Good Luck!

How To: Create a Facebook fan page for your business

This tutorial is in response to mail to Facebook. Scott Wilde leads you through the process. You can start by creating a brand new profile page. In this case, Mr. Wilde created a profile page for his dog Java Wilde so he could have a fresh new page without having to alter his initial profile page. Fan pages are different than your base profile. Your base profile is not indexed, it is not public, it is private and limited to 5000 friends. A fan page is unlimited up to millions of fans and it c...

How To: Send an email using Yahoo email

In this video, we learn how to send an email using Yahoo email. First, go to Yahoo and click on "mail". Type in your user name and password. Once you're logged in, click on "Inbox" and click on "Compose". Type in the email address you are sending an email to and fill in the boxes for subject and the body of the email. Once you are finished with this, click "send" and it will tell you once you're email is sent. It's as easy as that to send an email using your Yahoo! email account.

How To: Get All of Your YouTube Videos Back from Google Using Takeout

While putting content and information online gets easier every day, it seems like getting it back is only getting harder. In a lot of cases (we're looking at you, Facebook), once you upload something, it's forever in the hands of someone else. That's where The Data Liberation Front comes in. Believe it or not, The Data Liberation Front is a team of Google engineers who work to make it easier for users to take their stuff back whenever they feel like it.

How To: Create and use community pages on Facebook

Interested in making and using community pages on Facebook? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to perform a particular task on Facebook, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

How To: Remove the search bar in IE 8 with ease

For some users, a search bar can be a really annoying thing. With Internet Explorer 7 and on, most people are interested in getting rid of the search bar. So in this tutorial, find out how to remove the search bar in Internet Explorer 8 using some simple steps. Enjoy and good luck.

How To: Use Twitter Custom Timelines

Custom Timelines (CTs) allow you to control exactly which Tweets appear in a column on Tweetdeck. So if a particular event catches your eye as newsworthy you can tailor your CT to show what you consider to be the most relevant Tweets. These CTs can then be customized, shared and embedded on your website. This is a great way of increasing interaction on Twitter and sharing current, interesting and breaking news stories from any niche or subject