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How To: Create shorthand link aliases
If you like to share websites via email, are a writer who needs to share email in her stories, or just need to make a quick written note of a website address, you need to know how to use web address shorthand. Some URLs can be hundreds of characters long and therefore too tedious to reproduce in writing. To make an easier-to-communicate link, you'll need to use a URL minimizer, like TinyURL. Learn how with this address-minimizing how-to!
How To: Use a proxy to access websites blocked in your part of the world
Can't get Hulu or BBC video where you live? A proxy may help. Setting up a proxy is an easy process and this video presents a complete guide. For more information, including a full demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this helpful home-computing how-to.
How To: Clear Your History, Cookies, Passwords, and Cache
With this useful video, you will learn some tips and tricks about how to delete your web browser history, passwords, cookies, also cache form data and temporary internet files.
News: Torch App Teams with 6D.Ai to Add Occlusion & Persistence to AR Creations
Over the past year, two trends have emerged among augmented reality development software: make it easier to create AR content, and give AR apps better environmental understanding with just a smartphone camera.
News: With Amazing Visuals & Storyline, Monument Valley 2 Is the Followup Fans Have Been Waiting For
Now that it's been officially released for Android, Monument Valley 2 shot to the top of our best paid puzzle games list, and rightly so. This was no easy feat, as the games we covered ran the gamut of puzzles and all had stellar reviews. But there's just something about Monument Valley 2 that made it stand out from the rest.
How To: Set an iPhone alarm using the clock application
This HelpVids.com tutorial shows the basic options for setting an alarm on an iPhone. To begin, open the "clock" app. There are four sub-menus in the the "clock" app. Choose the "alarm" sub-menu. To create a new alarm, touch the "+" in the upper right corner of the screen. A new screen appears and the user has different options. A repeat time for the alarm can be chosen. The user can choose the sound that plays when the alarm goes off. The "snooze" option can be toggled on or off, and the ala...
News: Apple Just Released iOS 12.1 Beta 3 to Developers
Apple pushed out its newest beta, iOS 12.1 beta 3, to registered developers on Tuesday, Oct. 9, right at 11 a.m. PDT. The new update does not appear to offer any new features or changes, rather it seems to be simply a routine upgrade. Developers should expect simple bug fixes and security patches, instead of the feature-ridden update seen last week.
How To: Manually remove tracking cookies
This video shows you how to easily remove the tracking Cookies from your web browser. Normally, if you use AVG Free, it will detect the tracking cookies but not delete them. This video will show you how to manually remove that tracking cookies without using any software. The first thing you have to do is click Start menu, then search for Run. In the Run windows, paste the following: C:\Users\YOUR PC NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies , and hit Ok button. Delete all the files that ...
How To: Automate tasks on a Google Android phone with Tasker
In this video tutorial, we learn how to automate mundane tasks on a Motorola Google Android cell phone with a handy app called Tasker. Whether you own a Google Android smartphone or are merely curious to see how they work, you're sure to enjoy this brief how-to. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Protect your Facebook profile by changing your privacy settings
Want to change your Facebook privacy settings? 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: Get YouTube video alerts and feeds with YouTube API
YouTube Hack! Youtube now uses a new gdata format and doesn't require a developer key. It also added a whole bunch more variables you can attach to the query string making things possible that weren't before.
News: Apple Just Released the First iOS 12.1.1 Beta to Developers
Apple wastes no time with betas. Right on the heels of the official release of iOS 12.1, Apple released the first beta for iOS 12.1.1 to developers on Wednesday, Oct. 31. The update comes just one day after iOS 12.1, which itself was in beta development for 43 days this year. The denotation for 12.1.1 indicates it's a minor update over 12.1, and there are only a few things in its release notes.
News: Apple Releases iOS 14.5 Public Beta 6, Features New Siri Voices & Battery Health Calibration for iPhone 11 Line
Apple seeded software testers iOS 14.5 public beta 6 today, Wednesday, March 31. The update includes a new battery calibration for iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max, as well as two new Siri voices.
Friday Fresh: Jailbreak Almost Any Apple Gadget & More
Every day of the week, WonderHowTo curators are hard at work, scouring the web for the greatest and most inspiring how-to videos. Every Friday, we'll highlight our favorite finds.
How To: Use Trapster 4.2 for iPhone & avoid speeding tickets
In this tutorial, you will learn exactly how to use the Trapster app for your iPhone or iPod Touch. This app is similar to maps, but holds a ton more features. Most importantly, Trapster will give you a heads up for all of the police trap points that are currently on your route. Trapster works because users submit the locations of known traps so you can log in and find them. Stay safe, and avoid tickets with this handy iPhone application.
News: Banks Arrive Late to Instant Money Transfer Scene, Just After iOS 11
After 6 years of development, the big banks seem to be ready to combat Venmo on the money sending frontier, but now it might be too late.
How To: Make a Nokia N900 smartphone faster by overclocking it
Want to get more CPU power over your Nokia N900 mobile phone? Overclock it! It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this N900 owner's guide can present a complete overview of the complete process in just over three minutes. For all of the details, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
News: This Is How the Augmented Reality World of the Metaverse Could Be Opened to the Visually Impaired
One of the primary assumptions in the world of VR and augmented reality is that the user has the ability to "see" virtual objects and the real world structures around them. But what if the user doesn't have perfect eyesight, or any eyesight at all?
HowTo: Turn Your iPad Into a Violin
You can now become quite the accomplished violinist (on your iPad) for just $2.99 with the release of Smule's Magic Fiddle app. You may be a little rusty at first, but Smule will walk you through it, and with a little practice, you'll be as fantastic as this group in no time at all:
News: Hang Out with Some of Your Favorite Characters Using the 8i Holo App
Can't wait till Apple's ARKit is released? Me neither. Luckily, a fun new app launched today that is close to what the ARKit promises to deliver in a few months.
News: Pokémon GO Fest Disaster Leads to More Events Being Delayed
Niantic has gotten themselves into a bit of a mess regarding their hit game Pokémon GO recently. The company hosted a fan fest in Chicago earlier this month that ended up being a complete disaster.
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: Use the map function on the iPhone 3GS
This video will show you how to use the map function on your iPhone. Follow these steps to use the map function on your iPhone: From the Home screen, tap 'maps' to open the Map window. Use your finger to navigate and scroll around the map. Pinch your fingers apart and you will zoom in to the location, pinch your fingers together and you will zoom out. You can use your GPS to track where you are by tapping the Tracking icon. If you wish to search for a location, simply tap on the Search field ...
News: How You Can Put Street Art Legend KAWS & Even That Mysterious Alien Utah Monolith in Your Own Home via AR
Sure, you could leave a random monolith in Utah and get some notoriety for your street art. Or, you can let others put your art anywhere they'd like with augmented reality so they can appreciate it where they are.
How To: Make a shocking, farting booby-trapped briefcase
If you like your privacy, you probably hate snoopy people, and when it comes to your briefcase, you don't want anyone's paws on it besides your own. To keep their hands off your precious belongings, you need to take some drastic measures…
News: Could These 26 Features Show Up in iOS 15's Upcoming Beta? We Really Hope So
When Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, and other core Apple leaders take the stage for WWDC 2021 on June 7, we'll hear a lot about exciting new things to come. We're likely to see what's in store for watchOS 8 and macOS 12, but more importantly, we'll get a glimpse at what iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 will be like.
How To: Upload Wordpress files using Filezilla
In this video, we learn how to upload Wordpress files using Filezilla. Before you get started, you will need to know the host, username, and password for your domain name. After this, click the quick connect button to connect to your server. The left hand side will show the local files on your server. Look in the root directory of your server and right click, then choose "create directory". Now, click on the plus sign to see a blog sub directory. Next, find where you downloaded Wordpress onto...
How To: Print your family tree from your MyHeritage account
Need help figuring out how to print your MyHeritage family tree? If so, you'll be well served by this video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch, which presents a complete breakdown of the process. For complete details, and to get started printing out your own family tree, watch this video guide.
How To: Contact MySpace
MySpace members have tools available to help make sure they can enjoy the safest and best possible interactive experience. MySpace members, parents and even visitors without MySpace accounts can contact MySpace for help with comments, ideas and to report abuse. You will find the "Contact MySpace" link the bottom of each MySpace page. For more, watch this video tutorial from MySpace and IKeepSafe.org. Contact MySpace.
News: Apple Hides Augmented Reality Surprise in Invite for Next Big Event
Apple's augmented reality teases just keep on coming from the halls of its Cupertino labs. The latest comes in the form of an invitation to Apple's next public-facing event.
Apple Announces New iPad Pro: 9.7-Inch Screen, Better Audio, & More
Apple unveiled a 9.7-inch iPad Pro at their keynote event today, filling their roster to four different iPads. The smaller iPad Pro has the same screen size as the iPad Air 2, but comes with significant improvements under the hood. Keynote speaker Phillip Schiller rolled into the details: it's 40% less reflective than the Air with only 1.8% screen reflectivity, 25% brighter, produces 500 nits of light (making it "the brightest tablet available"), and has 25% greater color saturation. It also ...
How To: Make a cone record player
If you're record player doesn't work anymore, but it still turns, then this is the perfect solution for you. The video show you how to make a cone record player. It's also a neat trick for playing your records with out a record player, instead of a regular phonograph needle.
Apple AR: PuzzlAR Dazzles with Interface & Gameplay Designed for AR
Last week, I tried out StackAR, a puzzle app updated to support ARKit where the AR features felt mostly unnecessary.
How To: Save Some Cash on Apple's New Hybrid Fusion Drive and Make Your Own!
At the most recent Apple event, the company announced its new Fusion Drive, a hybrid hard drive designed to increase performance and speed by combining traditional and flash storage. It's composed of a small solid-state disk and a larger spinning hard disk drive, and files and applications are moved back and forth between the two based on how often you use them. A chunk of memory is reserved for whatever task you're currently doing, which means that multitasking doesn't slow down your compute...
How To: Import data from Excel to MySQL with DreamCoder
This video tutorial will walk you, step by step, through the process of importing data directly from an Excel document to a MySQL database server using the smart copy feature available in the DreamCoder for MySQL. For more information, press play!
Market Reality: Samsung Prototype, Mastercard App, Plus Vuzix, 0Glasses, & Pacific Future AR Wearables Shown Off at CES
In years past, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) mostly dabbled in the future as far as the long-term vision for augmented reality was concerned. This year, however, objects in the future are much closer than they appear.
How To: Unlock the LG Optimus T using unlock to talk
Check out this video to learn how to use Unlock to Talk to unlock the LG Optimus T phone. Sign up with Unlock to Talk to get your codes, after watching this video guide to unlocking the LG Optimus T.
News: Snapchat Adds Mobile Creative Studio So You Can Design Geofilters in-App
Snapchat announced today that you can now design geofilters in-app, making it easier than ever to customize your snaps. This new feature incorporates a mobile creative studio, so you no longer have to use your computer to create your custom masterpiece.
News: 'Nutrition Labels' Will Make Picking the Right Internet Provider Painless
Shopping around for a good broadband company or mobile carrier may soon be as easy as shopping for cereal, thanks to the introduction of broadband consumer labels by the FCC for both fixed and mobile broadband.
How To: Install an Android OS on your iPhone 2G
Not sure what to do with that old 2G iPhone now that there have been three newer versions since then? Don't toss it or let it collect dust! Jump on the Droid bandwagon and turn your old Apple device into an Android just like the EVO. This hack will require a little fancy computer work and a jailbroken iPhone, but it will allow you to access the entire world of Droid without buying a new smartphone. Cool!