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How To: Beat level 9-3 of Angry Birds with three stars

Need help figuring out how to beat Theme 9, Level 3 of Rovio's Angry Birds on your Android or iOS mobile device? See how it's done with this gamer's guide, which presents a complete walkthrough of the process. With the right technique, you'll find it quite easy to beat. For more information, and to get started beating level 10-14 of this whimsical puzzle game on your own Android phone, iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, watch this helpful video guide.

How To: Use a Palm Treo 650

Some cell phones have so many functions, they're almost more like mini-computers and can thus, be somewhat tricky to use. This instructional video slide show explains the different functions and features on a Palm Treo 650 mobile phone. Click around this tutorial and learn how to optimize your experience with the handy Palm Treo 650. Use a Palm Treo 650.

News: HomePod Firmware Leaks iPhone 8 Design

Who knew the HomePod would stir up so much excitement? Apple's soon-to-be home speaker is an intriguing product, if not a "must-have." I know I'm excited to compare it to the other big-name Bluetooth speakers out there to see if Apple is putting their money where their mouth is. But there's more important news to discuss — the HomePod's firmware has revealed some pretty big secrets about Apple's highly anticipated phone, most notably its bezel-less design, and facial recognition technology.

How To: Wrap text around an image in WordPress

This video describes how to wrap text around an image in Wordpress. The video starts with an example describing the technique, showing a video left justified with text flowing around the right side of the image and then vice-versa. He then goes into the Wordpress editor and inserts an image into a new post. After the image has been inserted into the post, the video shows how to set the image alignment to the left. Once this setting is complete the text will then wrap around your image.

How To: Customize a WordPress-embedded YouTube player

This clip offers advice on how to customize the appearance of a YouTube clip embedded within a post on your WordPress blog of website. Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about the abovesaid.

How To: Find free books online

In this video, D.Lee Beard reviews two products: the Epson R280 6-color inkjet printer which can print on CDs and DVDs as well as 8.5 x 11 paper, and a review of the Kensington 19-in-1 Media Card Reader. He also explains how to find free books online, and viewer questions are answered on video instant messaging, and mac compatible mp3 players. Be sure to check out our http://AsktheTechies.com web site, Episode 71, for links to items discussed in this video.

News: AT&T KitKat Update Rolling Out Right Now for the Galaxy S3

Right now, the over-the-air update for the AT&T variant of the Samsung Galaxy S3 is available for download and install. If you haven't yet received a notification to update, tap through Setting -> More -> About device -> Software update -> Check for updates to initiate a manual check. This comes a little over a month after the Sprint variant received its update. Keep in mind that OTAs are staged out, so if you haven't received yours, it's coming. And of course, if you have an unlocked bootloa...

How To: Connect to a MySQL database using DreamCoder via SSH

If you're new to DreamCoder for MySQL, one of the first things you may want to know how to accomplish is to connect to a remote MySQL database securely via SSH tunneling. Happily, this tutorial will walk you, step by step, through the process. To learn how to establish a secure connection between a given MySQL database and the DreamCoder for MySQL, take a look!

How To: Embed a YouTube video into a Blackboard post

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to embed a YouTube video into a blackboard forum post. Begin by finding the YouTube video that you want and copy the URL. Then go to your blackboard post and go to a forum that you want the video to be in. Start a new thread and fill out the thread as you wish. Then click on the red F (Add Flash/Shockwave Content). Paste in the URL and fill in the file options. In the URL, delete "watch?", add / after v and delete =. This video will benefit those view...

News: Apple's Phil Schiller Hints at Future Smartglasses by Framing Augmented Reality as Sci-Fi

Whenever you attend or remotely watch a major Apple event, you're likely to see Phil Schiller, the company's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, unveiling a brand new product on stage. Outside of an official event, Schiller is the second most likely person (after Apple's CEO Tim Cook) you'll find delivering a rare tidbit of new Apple info or perspective to the public.

How To: Create a free website with uCoz

In this tutorial, we learn how to create a free website with uCoz. First, register an account at uCoz. After this, log into the site and add your page to the website by clicking "page editor" on the side toolbar. Next, click "add new page", then use the HTML editor and type in the page name at the top. After this, your page will be brought to the site and you can save it. Then, you use the website to edit your page and change different things on it. Add friends and links to your site to get y...

How To: Adjust news feed privacy settings on Facebook

Want to change your Facebook news feed 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.

News: Hoax or No Hoax, Here's How Instagram Can Use Your Photos & Videos

You may have recently seen a plethora of Instagram users, including celebrities and politicians, sharing a screenshot declaring that the platform will implement a new "rule" where it would own and could use your photos and videos however it wishes. The screenshots are part of an internet hoax, one that's been around in one way or another since 2012, but what can Instagram actually do with your media?

How To: Root an HTC Droid Eris phone

The HTC Eris is one of the many smart-looking smartphones the company has released in it's short tenure in the US market, but it's a good one and you can get it for free from Sprint with many service plans. If you've got one, why not root it and start taking full advantage of its abilities! This video will show you how to do it quickly and easily, teaching your cute little phone some new tricks.