Add Cover Art and Metadata to the Media Center Movie Library with Media Center Master

Today we take a look at how to liven up your Movie Library with Media Center Master. Each movie file must be in it’s own individually named folder. You’ll find the download link below. First, we’ll need to be sure we pull the proper information for Media Center. Open Media Center Master. Select tool from the menu and click parameters & Preferences. Now, we’ll want to grab the folders that we like Media Center Master to scan....

June 29, 2010 · 1 min · 201 words · Eric White

How to Batch Edit Photos with Phatch

Phatch is a photo batch editor written in python so it works on any operating system. Install Phatch Phatch is available in the package manager of most Linux distributions. If it is not available you might download installation files from the Phatch website or source code from launchpad. Links and download zip with all dependencies for Windows can be found below. The first thing to do is choose the plus sign to add an action....

June 29, 2010 · 2 min · 266 words · Laura Stanley

How to Normalize or Change the Volume of Your MP3 Files

Have you ever been listening to MP3 music files that were really quiet while others were really loud? you’re free to use it in two ways, which are Track or Album Mode. Track mode corrects the mix of unrelated songs to the level you select. If you need multilingual support, ensure to include the language files. Using MP3Gain is a fairly simple process and can normalize your files in batches....

June 29, 2010 · 2 min · 216 words · Leslie Vance

Integrate MS Office and Your Zoho Online Account

Have you been looking to integrate MS Office install and your Zoho online account? Then join us as we look at the Zoho Plugin for Microsoft Office. Note: Compatible with Office 2000 and above (English Language versions only). The installation itself will be quick and simple. There will also be a program folder created in Program Files. When the installation process has finished, both Word and Excel are set to start by default....

June 29, 2010 · 2 min · 272 words · Yvonne Huff

Send Text and Links via Windows Live Hotmail in IE 8

Do you like to send notes and links to yourself or others while browsing with Internet Explorer 8? Send with Windows Live Hotmail in Action There are two steps to add the accelerator to IE 8. First, select Add to Internet Explorer and then confirm the installation when the secondary window appears. A new tab will be opened with a freshly pre-filled e-mail ready to go. Note: Images will not transfer with the text if selected....

June 29, 2010 · 1 min · 123 words · Julie Howard

Sync Files Between Computers & SkyDrive with Windows Live Sync Beta

Would you like to keep your files and program controls synced between your computers? One of the newest and most exciting features the new Windows Live Essentials beta is Windows Live Sync. Note: The new Windows Live Essentials beta only works on Windows 7 and Vista. Click Continue to proceed with your installation. When you plant the Live Essentials Beta, see to it to select to install Sync. Click Install when you’ve selected the components you want to install....

June 29, 2010 · 3 min · 539 words · Sarah Young

Beginner: Change Icon Views to Extra Large in Windows 7 Explorer

In this example we are in Details view which gives you more data about the files youre looking at. After clicking it once we see we have the Tiles View. Extra Large ViewThe one view not available by simply clicking the Change your view button is Extra Large Icons. To get the Extra Large setting nudge the arrow button for More Options. Then at the top of the menu select Extra Large Icons....

June 28, 2010 · 1 min · 105 words · Michael Watkins

How to Rip a DVD to your Hard Drive and Play it on your PC

Note: You’ll get full access to all the options in DVDFab during the 30 trial period. HD Decrypter is always free. Download and install DVDFab. You’ll find the download link below. If prompted with a Windows Security dialog box, select Install. When you run DVDFab for the first time, you’ll be met with a Welcome to DVDFab screen. Place your DVD into your optical drive. The utility will take a few seconds to bring up the DVD source....

June 28, 2010 · 2 min · 353 words · Theresa Pennington

Manage Your Recycle Bin with RecycleBinEx

Then join us as we look at RecycleBinEx. Note: Works with Windows XP, Vista, & 7. Notice that each item specifically shows the time that it was deleted. you’re free to also select recycle bin items based on age using the drop-down menu. The context menu for RecycleBinEx. All items were removed without the program window having to open up. And checking the recycle bin after opening/starting the program showed a nice empty recycle bin....

June 28, 2010 · 1 min · 107 words · Patricia Allen

Screenshot Tour: Windows Live Essentials Beta

Here we’ll take a look at the beta suite and see what you could expect. Windows Live Essentials is a bundle of nice free apps for Windows. Note: The new Windows Live Essentials Beta only run on Vista and Windows 7. Choose your language and nudge the Download now button. If you had Mesh installed previously, you’ll notice a prompt as it uninstalls during the setup. You’ll see there are some new ones, and some existing programs will be updated....

June 28, 2010 · 2 min · 252 words · Carolyn Cabrera

Use Ctrl+Alt+Del for Task Manager in Linux to Kill Tasks Easily

In Windows you could easily kill any task by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del and bringing up the task manager. Linux running the GNOME desktop environment (i.e. Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.) has a similar tool that can be enabled to run exactly the same way. This is not useful for users who are used to quick access to a task manager. To change the controls of Ctrl+Alt+Del in GNOME bring up the keyboard shortcuts preferences....

June 28, 2010 · 2 min · 314 words · Traci Parker

How To Change the User Agent String in Firefox

Do you need a quick way to change the user agent string in Firefox for a specific website? Note: Works with Firefox, Flock, SeaMonkey, and Songbird. The first is through the tools menu… Note: The user agent string will automatically reset back to the default each time you restart Firefox. And the second is using a toolbar button. Choose the method that works best for you. For the first test we chose Internet Explorer 8....

June 25, 2010 · 1 min · 171 words · Alexander Johnson

Mount SkyDrive, S3, Google Docs, and Other Cloud Storage in Windows Explorer

Getting Started Download the free Gladinet Starter edition (link below) and install as normal. Note that both 32-bit and 64-bit editions are available, so choose the correct one for your system. During the install youll be given the option to customize Gladinet. Once its installed, youll need to do some preliminary setup. pick the bullet at the top to continue using the free starter edition, and click Next. Gladinet offers a wide variety of online storage accounts that you could add....

June 25, 2010 · 3 min · 515 words · Jessica Adkins