Getting Started with TrueCrypt Drive Encryption on Mac OS X

We have covered TrueCrypt for on the fly encryption on other Operating Systems in the past. after you snag downloaded the .dmg to install TrueCrypt mount it do begin the installation. You will be asked to accept the license agreement before mounting the installer. Yep, you guessed it, pop launch the installer package to begin installation. By default it will install into your Applications folder. For now we will not choose any custom options....

June 24, 2010 · 2 min · 380 words · Julia Lewis

How to Fix Photoshop Breaking the Escape Key in Windows

Does Photoshop annoy you by breaking the escape key in other programs? Download the zip file, and initiate the Photoshop or Photoshop Elements exe, depending on what you use. Geek trick: In Windows 7 or Vista, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to pop kick open the task manager directly.

June 24, 2010 · 1 min · 46 words · Jennifer Garcia

Install Linux Mint on Your Windows Computer or Netbook

Would you like to try out the popular Linux Mint OS on your Windows computer or netbook? You install it just like a standard Windows program, and can uninstall it from Command Prompt. You may be prompted to install drivers during the Virtual CloneDrive setup; click Install to complete the installation. snag the i386 Live CD edition. Choose a download mirror near your location, and save the ISO file to your gear....

June 24, 2010 · 2 min · 302 words · John Wilson

Quickly Rename Ripped or Downloaded TV Series Files

Heres how you’re able to organize your TV shows by quickly with TVRenamer. TVRenamer Download and install TVRenamer. you might find the download link below. Its a basic install and you’re able to just take the defaults. The first step is to select your preferred naming style or convention. grab the Options tab and choose a naming style from the dropdown list. you might also build your own naming convention by selecting the Build Style button....

June 24, 2010 · 1 min · 197 words · Bryan Brown

Add Spell Checking to Internet Explorer

Would you like to add spell checking to Internet Explorer and/or IE-based alternative browsers? Notice the note regarding use in IE-based alternative browsers. Note: The program will install to its own Program Files folder. We decided to use the toolbar button but the tools & context menu entries work just as well. For our example we chose to misspell the word lot in the comment shown here. Depending on the misspelled word the first suggestion may or may not be the one that you need....

June 23, 2010 · 1 min · 181 words · Raymond Bonilla

Rip Audio CDs in Linux with Sound Juicer

Start by opening up the software manager that comes with your distribution. Note: The screenshots show mintInstall that comes with Linux Mint 9. Search for “sound-juicer” in the software manager. Launch Sound JuicerOnce the software is installed go back to the menu to launch the program. In Linux Mint and Ubuntu, Sound Juicer shows up as “Audio CD Extractor”. Search for it in the mintMenu or in Ubuntu find it under Applications -> Sound & Video....

June 23, 2010 · 1 min · 169 words · Austin Sullivan

Use Your Mouse as a Laser Pointer in PowerPoint 2010

Drag your mouse to move the pointer across the screen. The Laser pointer is a very simple, but neat little feature added to PowerPoint 2010. Looking for more PowerPoint 2010 tips? Check out our earlier posts onhow to animate text and objects, andhow to add video from the web.

June 23, 2010 · 1 min · 49 words · Lauren Downs

Add Videos to Your Boxee Queue Directly from Your Browser

Are you are a Boxee user who is always finding cool videos online youd like to watch later? The Boxee Bookmarklet makes it easy to add videos to your Boxee queue directly from your internet tool. Boxee Bookmarklet Browse to the Boxee Bookmarklet page. Youll find the link at the end of the page. Click and drag the the Add to Boxee button up to your bookmark toolbar and release....

June 22, 2010 · 1 min · 129 words · Eric Gordon

How to Make the Windows Command Prompt Wider

With the default parameters we cannot see all of the information in an easy to read format. Here you’ve got the option to change the Screen Buffer Size Width and Window Position. This will work with in XP, Vista, and Windows 7

June 22, 2010 · 1 min · 42 words · Latoya Rodriguez

Store Multiple Items to Clipboard in Windows

Create a shortcut and you are ready to go (link below). The context menu for Clipboard Manager is short and easy to work with. Each item can be worked with using a context menu. Images will be opened in a new window as shown here.

June 22, 2010 · 1 min · 45 words · Alexa Wood

Using Wild Card Entries In Access 2010

Carrying out complex operations & applying conditions on tables in Access are not that much easy as in Excel. Some users are still confusing it with Excel which is synonymous to belittling Access capabilities. Access however, provides essentials of Relational Database Management System. This post will demonstrate the simple usage of Wild Card entries. We will start off with applying Wild Card conditions on an existing database. For pulling out data through Wildcard Entries, switch to Create tab and click Query Design....

June 22, 2010 · 2 min · 235 words · Randy King

Change the User Agent String in Internet Explorer 8

Do you need on-demand user agent string switching while browsing with Internet Explorer 8? If so then you will want to have a look at UAPick User-Agent Switcher. A User Agent String identifies your web app and system details to sites you go to. It will identify your web client, version number, and details about your system. This allows a web server to use the information to provide content specific to your web app....

June 21, 2010 · 2 min · 228 words · Nicole Clark

How to Backup Your Data to a Virtual Hard Drive in Windows 7

Select a location on your machine where you want the VHD to live and its size. Decide if you want it to be Dynamically expanding or a Fixed size. Then You will see the virtual drive listed as Unknown unallocated space. Right-smack the left box and Initialize Disk. Right-hit the Unallocated area and select New Simple Volume. When you’re done, you will see the new VHD listed under Hard Disk Drives in Computer....

June 21, 2010 · 1 min · 200 words · Scott Woodard