Well show you how to record video in Ubuntu using RecordMyDesktop. RecordMyDesktop is one of the few video capture programs available in Ubuntu. pop swing open the Ubuntu Software Center (Applications > Ubuntu Software Center). pop in recordmydesktop in the search box at the top-right. Highlight the entry marked gtk-recordMyDesktop and click Install. Thats all you gotta do! This will install both the core RecordMyDesktop files and the graphical frontend....

Would you like to give your Tumblr blog a distinct look with a premium theme? Tumblr includes hundreds of beautiful themes, and a wide majority of them are available for free. Login to your Tumblr dashboard, and hit the Customize link on the right under your blog’s name. bring up the Theme tab to look at the available free and premium themes. Notice that the Premium Themes are listed first, and the standard free themes are listed at the bottom....

Here we take a look at a simple tool that will allow you to do it easily. confirm youre closed out of WMC and run through the installer as normal accepting the defaults. The first time you launch it youll see the backup service is off by default. Just choose the link to start it up. Under the Backup Location tab you’re free to select where you want to store certain items....

Have you ever wondered what Halo would look like if it were created during the Atari 2600 days? To start the game press any key on your keyboard. Then use the arrow keys to navigate through your journey. At first you dont have a weapon so confirm you grab it before trying to deal with the aliens. Then avoid the enemy shooting at you and press the spacebar to shoot back....

Heres how you might do it in Office 2010 with an Office Language Pack. Well need to install a language pack to get spelling checking in both languages. you’re free to see all of your installed interface and proofing languages from the Office Language Preferences. This will be listed under the Office Tools in your start menu. This will show the editing and display languages you have enabled. When the installer opens, select which product to add a language pack for....

Are you an iPod owner but not a fan of using iTunes to sync your music library? Today we take a look at using the fully customizable Foobar2000 to work with your iPod. Installation is straight-forward and you’re able to go with the Standard Full install. Once it’s installed you might use components to customize it however you like. For more check out our article oncustomizing Foobar2000. Install iPod Manager ComponentAfter you have Foobar2000 setup, we want to make it work with our iPod....

Here we show you how to erase all of the content through the Zune Desktop Player. Plug the Zune into your system and launch the Zune Player. Then pick the Zune icon on the lower left corner of the screen. In the next screen choose controls. Now in rig configs hit the Erase all content button under Player Options. Click Yes to the confirmation message. Now wait while all of the music, photos, apps, videos…etc are erased....

Want to use live, updated data from the web in your spreadsheets? Enter a website address that you want to get data from, and click Go. You’ll see a small arrow beside any web tables you’re able to import into Excel. You’ll see a Downloading message as Excel gets the initial table data from the site. After a few moments, your web data will appear in Excel just like normal....

If you are giving up on iTunes for another music player, uninstalling it completely can be a hassle. We recently showed you how tomake iTunes perform faster on your Windows computer. While those tricks do work, iTunes can still be frustrating for some Windows users. You’ll need to go through and uninstall each item. Unfortunately, even doing that leaves a lot behind. Also, ensure you backup all of your purchased music to a safe location on another drive....

Last week Microsoft announced that MSE 2.0 was available for public beta testing. The cool thing is the new version of MSE installs on Windows Home Server. Here we’ll take a look at running it on WHS “Vail”. The feature is available in WHS Vail though, as it is built on top of Server 2008 R2. You will need to use the 64-bit version because that is the only version Vail comes on....

Would you like to keep a folder synced with Dropbox without moving it to the Dropbox folder? Here’s how it’s possible for you to sync any folder on your setup with Dropbox. Dropbox is a great service for keeping your files synced between your computers and the cloud. Unfortunately, though, you have to place files and folders in the Dropbox folder for them to sync. Then download and install SyncToy (link below)....

The envelope system for keeping financial records is low-maintenance, cost-effective, and easy to implement in little time. If a cashier doesn’t give you your receipt, don’t forget to ask. When making online purchases, ensure to print out the receipts immediately. And before you’re able to organize them, you gotta finalize each receipt individually. Some receipts have very light ink that fades away once highlighted over. verify to write a reminder on the receipt itself to reference the extra notes on the next page....

Ever noticed how opening Internet Explorer can take forever on some PCs? you might choose the add-ons and poke the Disable button to get rid of them. If you’ve got multiple of these add-ons loaded, it could be even worse.