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How To: Avoid spam by creating disposable email addresses
Thwart would-be spammers by creating temporary, disposable email addresses at GuerillaMail. This clip will show you how it's done. It's simple! So simple, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in about two minutes. For more information, including complete, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Mention someone else's account name on Twitter
In this clip, you'll learn how to properly mention someone else on Twitter. What do President Obama, the Dalai Lama and Justin Bieber have in common? Why, they're all on Twitter, of course. Join the party. Whether you're new to Twitter's popular microblogging application or just missed a few of the essentials along the way, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial.
How To: See login & failed login details of a WordPress Admin
Everybody's hacking these days. Everybody wants to be a hacker, but that's what happens as technology becomes more and more accessible. Hacks are due to a lot of things. The main point is that you allow your user to access your WordPress Admin section or any section. So, may a problem could come with your user or writer. So, you must know about your login details and failed login details. Then only do you know about your user and what they are doing in your WordPress Admin section.
How To: Ignore Facebook app invites
See how to add the 'ignore all' bookmarklet (tool) to avoid the pesky Facebook application invitations that you don't want en masse!
How To: Timehop Breach Impacts Everyone Who's Ever Used the App — Here's How to Check What Info Leaked About You
Data breaches are all too common now, and the latest one you need to know about involves Timehop, a mobile app that makes it easy to reminisce over old photos. The breach, which took place on July 4, was revealed on Sunday, July 8. At the time, Timehop disclosed that 21 million users had been affected by the breach, but it now appears that all users were impacted in some way.
How To: Erase temporary web files on a BlackBerry phone
Protect yourself against would-be snoopers. Learn how to clear your temp Internet files on a BlackBerry phone. This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're the proud owner of a BlackBerry smartphone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to be well served by this video guide. For detailed information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Add, ignore, accept and remove friends on Facebook
Ever wonder what happens when you hit "ignore" for a friend request? In this tutorial, presented by Facebook, you will learn exactly how to manage your contacts online.
How To: Hack the number of subscriber hits on your Feedburner
Do you blog on FeedBurner? Want some more subscriber hits to make your blog look more impressive? Take a look at this tutorial and learn how you can multiply your blog's number of subscribers.
How To: Set up and use a Samsung Haven u320 cell phone
This clip presents anWhether you're a proud owner of the Samsung Haven u320 phone or are merely considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
How To: Use Skype to promote your business
Skype is a very cool, useful communications tool that you can download online. This program is free and includes video chats, instant messaging, search functions and various other features.
How To: Enable Protected Mode in Internet Explorer 7 in Vista
This video talks about protected mode for internet explorer 7 and Windows Vista. The person tells you that protected mode helps protect your computer from types of spyware. It is not the best solution and they tell you one should not rely on this alone. By default protected mode is on. You want to make sure it hasn't accidentally been disabled. To check your settings, double click on the area on the bottom of the screen that says protected mode. The security tab will pop open. Look to see if ...
How To: Prep surface mount chip components w/ wet tack method
In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the wet tack method for surface mount chip component preparation.
Market Reality: Apple, Niantic, Intel & Facebook Pursue the Trophy in the Super Bowl of AR
With the Super Bowl just days away, it seems appropriate to draw parallels between football and the professional sport of technology business, or, more specifically, the augmented reality segment.
The Passport: BlackBerry's Last Stand
BlackBerry was one of the first companies to put anything that resembles a modern-day smartphone on the market, but now, seeing one out in the wild is like stumbling upon a fossil. Now that they've announced the BlackBerry Passport, it seems as if this is their last-ditch effort at remaining relevant.
How To: Use authentication in Axosoft OnTime
There are two different methods of Authentication in OnTime, and each method has two different ways that the authentication can take place. In this installment from Axosoft's own series of video tutorials on the OnTime Project Management Suite you'll learn about these forms of authentication.
How To: Make FireFox spellcheck everything
Give FireFox the power to spellcheck all text fields on a webpage. Watch this video with Tekzilla to find out how!
News: Microsoft Opens Its First Flagship Store in New York City
Apple isn't the only retailer that can boast futuristic-looking storefronts.
How To: Use Picasa's face recognition feature
In order to use Picasa's face recognition feature double click on an image that you would like to edit. It will automatically identify each person. Then label the first person that it identifies. Then hit the enter key, and click on the new person button then click on the okay button. Now go back to your library and on the left hand side of your library you should see the label that you made for your first photo. Click on that label and Picasa will automatically find all of the photos that th...
News: Google Pulls Off a Virtual Double Axel with Winter Olympics AR Stickers Pack
The cup of augmented reality options for Winter Olympics fandom runneth over, with Google pouring a pack of AR Stickers into the mix.
How To: Speed up the Firefox page display time
Watch this software tutorial video to learn how to make Firefox stop waiting that lengthy 250 milliseconds before displaying a page. This how-to video shows an easy way for anyone to speed up Firefox page display.
How To: Register a Domain Name with NameCheap
If you are struggling to get yourself a domain name, watch the video below and register a domain name you desired immediately.
How To: Display a custom-designed Google logo on your Mac/PC
In this tutorial, we learn how to display a custom-designed Google logo on your Mac/PC. First, you will want to download GreaseMonkey as a Firefox add-on. After you have installed this on your Firefox browser, type a search in Google for "how to change Google using greasemonkey". After this, click on the first page that come sup and download Java for Greasemonkey. Next, go to your Google page and you will be able to change what the "Google" logo says to say whatever you would like! This is a ...
News: Android Gear Smartwatches Are Ready for Your Wrists
Google I/O 2014 is currently going on in San Francisco, but as the conference rolls on, the Android Gear smartwatches continue to be one of the hotter topics.
How To: Combine your Facebook and Twitter status updates
Ever wished you could combine your Facebook and Twitter status updates? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this free home computing how-to can present a complete (and somewhat talky) overview of the process in just over a minute's time. For specifics, and to start consolidating own Facebook and Twitter updates, watch this handy guide.
News: Apple Planning In-Person AR Wearable Device Launch In Coming Months, Report Says
The Apple rumor drumbeat is getting louder: a wearable augmented reality device is almost certainly coming, very soon.
How To: Recover your username for AT&T's Online Account Management site
Oops, you've forgotten who you are again. Well, at least what your AT&T Online Account Management username is. No worries, it's easy to recover and this simple how-to will show you the way. Stop trying to guess and get your answer pronto!
How To: Buy a OnePlus One Without an Invite (Today Only)
OnePlus made a great Android phone, the One, bringing flagship-level specs with a nearly unheard of price point: $299 for the 16GB variant; $349 for the 32GB variant. And, oh yea, the devices come fully unlocked, ready for your SIM card to be plugged in (GSM/HSPA/LTE networks only—sorry Sprint and Verizon subscribers).
How To: Add Captions to a YouTube Video
Captioning your YouTube videos not only makes them more acessable for the hearing impaired, but they also make the contents of your video more accessible to YouTube. Once YouTube knows exactly what is being said it your video you will be more likely to rank when people search for related words or phrases.
How To: Remake Google Earth in your image with Google SketchUp
Watch this software tutorial video to learn how to use Google SketchUp to add your own 3D models to Google Earth. Remaking Google Earth in your image will be easy once you've watched this helpful how-to video.
Apple AR: Chase After & Scare Pigeons with New Upcoming Mobile Game
I'm going to be honest with you. I hate pigeons. They're always in the way and I don't think they're afraid of anything because if they don't want to move, they're not moving no matter who comes their way. So a new game made with Apple's ARKit called "Pigeon Panic" sounds right up my alley.
News: Google Rumored to Invest $875M in LG Display to Give Pixel 2 Some Curves
The Pixel is now rumored to be the next phone up in line to be getting a curved display. ET News just reported that Google is in talks to invest $875 million (KRW 1 trillion) in LG Display to give their next-generation Pixel 2 smartphone some curves around the edges.
How To: Customize Your Ringer for More Advanced Contact-by-Contact Control
There are two scenarios that absolutely suck when someone calls you. The first is when you accidentally pick up a call you seriously didn't want to take. Debt collectors (thanks college), crazy exes, or that one guy from work. And the other is when you miss a super important call and can't get a hold of them afterwards.
How To: Overclock a Google Nexus One phone to 1.113 GHz
Want to overclock your Nexus One phone? Whether you're the owner of a Google Nexus One Android smartphone or just covet one, you're sure to enjoy this Nexus One owner's guide from Nexus One Hacks, which presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to install a Sega Genesis emulator on your phone. For complete details, take a look!
News: Images Surface of the New Google Glass
A new model of Google Glass has appeared on the FCC website, along with a handful of high-res pictures.
How To: Send large files with free file transfer services
1. Type in WWW.sendthisfile.com in the web toolbar and press enter 2. Click on Register found on the top right side
How To: Create a list a links on a WordPress blog
This video tutorial will show you how to create a list of links on a WordPress 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 its features through videos like this one. Take a look.
Market Reality: Facebook Debuts Shared AR for Video Chat, Magic Leap Teams with AMD, & Lego Takes AR to the Theme Park
It's (virtual) developer conference season, and this week was Facebook's turn with F8 Refresh. Like Google and Snap, Facebook had some new AR capabilities to show off.
Market Reality: Snapchat Expands Ad Offerings, Magic Leap Takes Flight with Content, & Microsoft Readies New HoloLens
At present, consumer-facing augmented reality is a mobile world, and Snapchat is making money on it through advertising partnerships.
Coming Soon: Choose Your Own AR Backdrops for Instagram Stories
Remember Photo Booth on Mac and iOS? It still exists, but there was a of time where everyone was using it. And why not? It was so cool to take photos with any background imaginable. Underwater? Check. On the moon? Of course. Now, Instagram wants to bring back the fun by introducing AR backgrounds for stories.