With all that we do on computers now-a-days, it is important to make sure we take care of them so that our data remains safe. This video covers the measures that you can take to increase the life of your computer’s hard drive. You can find all the links and notes used in this video at:
http://www.tinkernut.com/forum/video-tutorial-help/increase-the-life-of-your-hard-drive
Believe it or not, shaving cream is an excellent way to prevent mirrors or windows from becoming fogged over. Just smear shaving cream over the window/mirror and wipe it off using a damp cloth. It should now prevent the window/mirror from becoming fogged over from steam. If it wears off, just repeat the process.
This video shows you how to make portable applications from (some) regular applications using free software. The software used in this video is listed below:
http://inshame.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-to-make-portable-applications.html
http://portableapps.com/node/9909
***UPDATE: The software has now been updated to 8.0. Please disregard the method I suggest in this video and follow the updated method that is listed here:
http://developers.camspace.com/tutorials/gamecontroller
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This is a follow up tutorial to the video posted about using a webcam to control games:
This video shows you how to control your computer (mainly games and miscellaneous programs such as Google Earth) using your webcam. You will need the software found here:
(free game to use with Camspace)
This video will show you a few techniques for removing stuck pixels from an LCD screen.
***DISCLAIMER***
Please only use these as a last resort, as some of them can cause more damage to the LCD. Only attempt these if you are experienced and know what you are doing.
Software website:
http://www.flexcode.org/lcd.html
Script Code:
:A
@color 53
@color 35
@color 23
@color 32
@goto A
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This video shows several different options for creating your own avatars online.
General Avatars:
http://www.faceyourmanga.com
http://avatars.yahoo.com
http://www.doppelme.com
http://www.planetcreation.co.uk/createpic
Specialty Avatars:
http://www.sp-studio.de
http://www.rabbids.com/YouAsARabbid
http://www.simpsonizeme.com
http://www.makewee.com
This video covers the steps needed to convert a VHS video tape to DVD. You will need to purchase a video capture card in order to do this project.
A VCR, a video capture card, a computer, free software from DVD Flick
You can find video capture cards for pretty cheap online. My recommendation would be to search Amazon.com or Surplus Computers for the best deals. Once you have acquired a capture card, install it on your computer.
Using a regular co-axial cable, connect the VCR to the capture card in the same way you would connect it to a TV.
Once you have everything connected, and your computer is turned back on, use the software that came with the video capture card to record the VHS tape from your VCR. Just put the tape in the VCR and play it as you would on a TV.
Using the free software from DVD Flick , you can convert the video to a DVD image and burn it to a DVD. You can also add menus to the DVD using this program.
If you didn’t get any recording software that came with your capture card, you can download some free capture software from the internet. The first one is called Media Portal and the second one is called GB PVR