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Defragment your Hard Disc Drive in Windows XP to Speed Up Access to Your Files. As you use your computer, and constantly save, delete and move files around, they can often become fragmented on your hard disc, leading to slower access. In this screencast, we show you how to use the Disc Defragmenter in Windows XP, to clean up your hard discs, and group fragmented files to make access to them much quicker. You shoul . . . screencast video Demonstration of Adding New Search Providers into IE7 Toolbar Internet Explorer 7 allows you to add your own list of preferred search engines direct into the toolbar, this screencast shows you how. Whether you want to speed up searches, compare different SEO results or just pick from your favourite search engine providers it's pretty straightforward with IE7 editable toolbar This screencast shows how I adde . . . screencast video Using Print Screen, and Adobe Photoshop to Determine Colours Used in Web Page Design. An important consideration for Web Designers when creating web pages, is the colours they are going to use. It is often a good idea to look at popular sites to see what colour schemes they use. In this Screencast, we show you how to use the Print Screen button to take a Screenshot of a web page, and then how to use the eyedropper tool in Photo . . . screencast video iPhoto Hints & Tips (Part 2) The second part of a three part screencast especially for Apple Mac users. This screencast covers using the brilliant iPhoto software bundled free with every new Mac as part of the iLife 06 suite. This segment includes: Exporting to iDVD and Quicktime iPhoto Books Exporting to iDVD, Quicktime and PDF Be sure to c . . . screencast video Managing Skype Contacts - How to block and stop unwanted chats in your Skype account Here's how to quickly put an end to unwanted Skype intrusions. Skype is a great VOIP but just recently I have been getting chat boxes launch and finding I am in a group wide chat that I never signed up for? I don't know how they do it and I don't care, I just wanted it to stop So I blocked the initiator then set my Privacy options - . . . screencast video iPhoto Hints & Tips (Part 1) The first part of a three part screencast especially for Apple Mac users. This screencast covers using the brilliant iPhoto software bundled free with every new Mac as part of the iLife 06 suite. This segment includes: Configuring iPhoto for Quick Startup Creating iPhoto Slideshows Adding Music to Slideshows < |tease end|The . . . screencast video Another great time saving video tutorial. This screencast shows 3 keyboard shortcuts that will save you a lot of time when typing web addresses in the url, or address bar. Typing web site details into the address bar can be such a pain - all that 'http' and then 'www'... then the web site name and then '.com' or '.net' or '.org'... Watch this screencast to discover how to use your keyboard shortcuts to speed up your web site address entries *Only in the latest versions of IE and Firefox. . . . screencast video Increase the Font Sizes of your Equations and Formulas in OpenOffice Math When creating Mathematical documents, it's often a good idea to make any included formulas and equations stand out from the rest of the text, either by making the font bold, or increasing its size. In this screencast video tutorial, we show you how to increase the size of the fonts used in your equations and formulae using OpenOffice Math. . . . screencast video Using Jing to Sign Up for a Free 60 Day Trial at Screencast.com, so you can Upload your Captures to Share with Friends and Colleagues The great thing about Jing, is that you can instantaneously share your captures with your friends and colleagues. However, before you can do this, you need to sign up for an account at Screencast.com. Included with the Jing application, is a free 60 day trial account at Screencast.com, and in this screencast tutorial, I show you how to quickly . . . screencast video Adding the Torn Edge Effect to your Images using SnagIt Applying a torn edge effect to your images is a particularly useful way of making them stand out on the page. Using SnagIt from Techsmith, adding a torn edge effect look to your images can be done very simply in a matter of a couple of clicks. In this screencast tutorial, we show you how to simply apply the torn edge effect to your images, as . . . screencast video Reclaiming Space on Your Hard Disc Using Disk Cleanup in Windows XP Here's a useful tip for reclaiming some space on your hard disc if you're using Windows XP As you use your computer, you will automatically accumulate lots of files which you will never use again - in the recycle bin and in temporary files, which take up valuable space on your hard drive. In this screencast we show you how to use Disk Clean . . . screencast video How to create 3D text in OpenOffice Draw In this screencast, I show you how to turn normal text into 3-Dimensional text and how to resize and rotate 3D text. . . . screencast video Video tutorial on how to save your PowerPoint presentations as Shows for a more professional one-click launch Would you like a quicker way to start up your Power Point Presentations? It's simple. This screencast will guide you through the quick and easy steps on how to turn presentations into 'one click' open shows that's sure to save time. Another Mirosoft Office time saving tip . . . screencast video Using the Path Select tool to combine 2 images In this screencast, we look at how to add a different sky background from another image to our already open image using the path select tool. For example, here we have a picture of a castle and another separate picture of a lake with some clouds in the sky. We want to apply the clouds from the sky of the second image, to the sky in the background of the castle image. To do this, we will first need to make a selection of the sky around the castle picture and hit enter to activate it... . . . screencast video How to Make Web Pages Load More Quickly when using Mozilla Firefox When surfing the web, one of the most important factors to consider when choosing your web browser, is the speed at which the pages are loaded. In this Screencast Tutorial, we demonstrate how you can quickly and easily edit the configuration in Mozilla Firefox, so that the web pages you visit load much more quickly. . . . screencast video Duplicating images in OpenOffice Impress In Open Office Impress you can create multiple copies of your selected objects with a few clicks. Rather than messing about hitting copy and paste all the time, why not simply duplicate your item as many times as you wish with just a few clicks? In this screencast, we're shown how to duplicate an image to create multiple copies of it, and . . . screencast video Opening, saving and closing presentations in Open Office Impress Here we look at how to set up a presentation in OpenOffice Impress and how to save it, add transitions, open a recent document and close your presentation. . . . screencast video Removing the Protection from a Section of Text using Open Office Writer In a previous screencast tutorial, we showed you how to protect an area of text in Open Office Writer, either to prevent mistakes when editing your documents, or stopping unauthorised editing. In this screencast, we show you how to remove the text protection, so that you can edit the text in your documents that was previously protected. . . . screencast video Here's how to Rip your DVD video, Edit and then Convert to Flash ready for sharing on the web Ever want to Rip video from a DVD for use on the web? Here is a quick tutorial split into three easy parts parts. . . . screencast video How to Download, Install and Configure Open Office, onto your Computer Open Office is a free, open source alternative to expensive Office Suites such as Microsoft Office, while still offering similar functionality. In this screencast, we demonstrate how to download, install and configure Open Office on your computer. . . . screencast video

More Info Tips for Recording Your Browser and Security Issues Here are some tips if you are planning on recording your internet browser. It includes some security concerns to avoid. . . . ...view screencast Creating Professional Looking Backgrounds For Camtasia This tutorial shows how to easily get a professional background on your Camtasia tutorials. . . . ...view screencast