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  • How To Record Your Screen

    April 19, 2008 // davisde // Multimedia Tips, Software Tips Tags: desktop, freeware, record, screen, software, tutorial, Video 4 Responses


    Create screen recordings using the free software CamStudio

  • Cool Websites: Make your pictures funkier

    April 19, 2008 // davisde // Cool Websites, Video Tags: cartoon, cool, photo, picture, warp, website 1 Response


    Cartoonize and warp your pictures using the tools at Befunky.com

  • Multimedia Tip: Create Animated Images

    April 19, 2008 // davisde // Multimedia Tips, Software Tips Tags: animated, animation, avatar, design, diy, image, multimedia, web 3 Responses


    This walks you through how to create an animated GIF image file that can be used in websites, as avatar’s, as icons, etc. This example walks you through how to make an animated signature.

  • 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.

  • How To Remove DVD protection

    April 14, 2008 // davisde // Hacks, Video Tags: dvd, freeware, movie, multimedia, protection, rip, software 1 Response


    The free version of DVD Fab allows you not only to rip DVD’s to your computer, but it also removes any regional or right protection from the DVD as it’s ripping. Then you can use VLC to play back the DVD’s.

  • 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.

  • Gmail Tip: Unlimited E-mail Addresses

    April 10, 2008 // davisde // Video, Web Tips Tags: diy, email, fake, gmail, google, how, tip, to, tricks, tutorial 3 Responses


    This tip shows you how you can create unlimited e-mail addresses with your Gmail address for the purposes of organizing your incoming e-mail.

  • Make a DVR from an old computer

    April 10, 2008 // davisde // DIY Projects, Video Tags: computer, diy, media, orb, record, tutorial, tv, Video 4 Responses


    Turn an old computer into a DVR that you can use to watch TV and record shows from over the internet using a TV card and free software.

  • 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.

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