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How To: Listen to live radio for free with TVCatchup

This particular How-To Video teaches the viewer how to use the existing website www.tvcatchup.com to listen to radio stations online. The narrator scrolls through the part of the TvCatchup website that is brand new and has a listing of radio stations available for free to listeners in the U.K. The video offers a short tutorial on how to access the site and gives a description of what the user will find.

How To: Use the new features in Apple's Safari 5 web browser

In this tutorial, you'll learn about the new features made available in version 5 of the Safari web browser — including address bar enhancements, Safari Reader, Bing search, performance enhancements and extensions. For more information, and to get started taking advantage of these new features yourself, watch this Mac lover's guide.

How To: Avoid getting infected by the "System Security" computer virus

In this video, we learn how to avoid getting infected by "system security". Make sure you avoid the website that show the System Security Anti-Virus. Once you install this onto your computer it will pretend like it is doing a scan, but in reality is hurting your computer. It will pop up showing you that you have problems on your computer, but the alert will never go away. If you delete this, it will just re-install on your computer instead. To do this the correct way, you need to go to your m...

News: More Samsung Galaxy S5 Details Trickle Out

The guys over at @evleaks continue their slow trickle of leaks about Samsung's upcoming flagship device. The first drop is simple enough, a confirmation that Samsung will continue its branding strategy, naming their next device the Samsung Galaxy S5. These next two are a little more interesting, despite their graphical shortcomings—screenshots of two APKs, or application files, from an "official" Galaxy S5 system dump.

How To: Create a custom Facebook fan page

This video shows you how to make a custom Facebook Fan Page for your favorite Celebrity, Club, activity or anything you choose! First thing you must do is activate a Facebook account. Its really simple, just go to www.facebook.com and create a profile. After that type in FBML in your search bar and click on Static FBML. That application will enable you to create many different settings for your Fan page including ads and different looks and security measures for your profile. Now get to creat...

How To: Make an edit to a Facebook profile

Want to edit your Facebook page? This guide will show you the ropes. 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, and to get started making edits to your own Facebook page, take a look.

How To: Work with KML in Google

In this hands-on workshop, Googlers Mano Marks and Pamela Fox show how to use tools within Google Maps, Google Earth, and Google Spreadsheets to create, import, and edit KML. They also show a quick integration of KML in the Maps API, and briefly mention geo search and indexing. This talk is useful for developers who haven't had a chance to play with the Maps or Earth creation tools yet, and are looking for quick ways to create and share geo-data.

How To: Secure or find your Android smartphone if you lose it

If you've spent a ton of money on your newest smartphone, you will want to make sure it's secure. In this tutorial from the experts at PCWorld, learn exactly how to activate safety mechanisms on your Android. With these options you can set a complicated passcode (so that anyone who does find your phone won't be able to access your files) and you can also set up a locator. By using the location app, you can text your phone from anywhere else and set off a search alarm so you will be able to fi...

How To: Add RT/Retweet button to your Twitter page

In this how to video, you will learn how to add a re-tweet button on to your Twitter page. Normally to re-tweet, you will have to copy and paste the tweet and type in RT before the message. If you download the Firefox plug-in for re-tweeting, you just have to press a re-tweet button next to the tweet. To do this, go to the Firefox add-ons and download grease monkey. You will next have to download Twitter enhancement. Once you do this, you will see the buttons next to the tweets. You now are a...

How To: Create & Manage a Spark Team to Collaborate on Email

Last year, Readdle released a major update to their popular intelligent email client Spark, which brought a number of new features and improvements, including the ability for team members to collaborate on emails. You can draft new emails and privately discuss existing ones with your team, invite team members into email threads, and create and share links to specific emails.

How To: Use the Warcraft III version switcher

In this video, we learn how to use the Warcraft III version switcher. First, go to Garena Forum and download the version switcher through the site. Next, place your Warcraft folder into the new software you just downloaded so it can find the file when it starts to load. Now, open up the link that is on your desktop, and the game should come up. This is a very easy way to use the version switcher and play the game you want to! Enjoy playing this and pass on this tip to others for future use.

How To: View PowerPoint presentations on an iPad

PowerPoint is currently not available for iPad. However, there are ways of being able to view your PowerPoint presentation on the iPad. This informative video shows you some of the many alternatives that you can use to view your presentations on the iPad, ranging from YouTube, PDF files to a variety of other options.

How To: Use basic functionality on the Nexus One Android phone

In this video brought to us by Google Nexus One, we are shown how to use the new Nexus One Android Phone. The demonstrator starts off by showing us how to use the phone's dial pad. A benefit of the Android is that you can use your apps while on a phone call. Next, she explains the different ways you can use the call log. She then suggests that if you have people that you call very frequently, you should enter them into your favorites list. You are also shown how to transfer your music and pho...