Run WordPress & Other Web Apps with Windows Web Platform

Microsoft has worked to make this easier, releasing the Windows Web Platform Installer. This lets you install many popular web apps and free tools in Windows with only a few clicks. This will download very quick, as it is just a small loader. When you run this loader, it will download the Web Platform Installer files. After a couple moments, the Web Platform Installer will open and load information about the latest web offerings....

June 9, 2010 · 3 min · 591 words · Carol Velez

Create Music Playlists in Windows 7 Media Center

From within the Music Library, choose playlists from the top menu. Then select Create Playlist. Give your new playlist a name, and select Next. Choose Music Library and select Next. Note: you might also sort by artist, album, genre, etc. from the top menu. Now you could review and edit your playlist. you’re free to also go back and add additional songs by selecting Add More. Click Create when you are finished....

June 8, 2010 · 1 min · 169 words · Audrey Carr

Enhance Your Browsing with Hyperwords in Firefox

The Hyperwords extension provides access to these types of resources and more in Firefox. For our first example we chose to look for more information concerning WASP-12b using Wikipedia. Or if you prefer hit the link to view the information in a new tab. Choose the style that best suits your needs. Hyperwords is extremely useful for quick unit conversions. Suppose you want to share a news story that you have found while browsing....

June 8, 2010 · 1 min · 165 words · Julie Weber

How to Make Ubuntu Play MP3 Files

Related Because of licensing issues, Ubuntu is unable to play MP3s out of the box. Well show you how to play MP3s and other restricted file formats in about four mouse clicks. The philosophy behind Ubuntu is that software should be free and accessible to all. Note: These instructions are for Ubuntu 10.04. tap on View and ensure that All Software is selected. throw in restricted extras into the search box at the top-right....

June 8, 2010 · 1 min · 137 words · Diana Butler

Ubuntu Control Center Makes Using Ubuntu Easier

Related Users who are new to Ubuntu might find it somewhat difficult to configure. Today we take a look at using Ubuntu Control Center which makes managing different aspects of the system easier. About Ubuntu Control Center A lot of utilities and software has been written to work with Ubuntu. Ubuntu Control Center is one such cool utility which makes it easy for configuring Ubuntu. Ubuntu Control Center Here we look at installation and use of Ubuntu Control Center in Ubuntu 10....

June 8, 2010 · 1 min · 201 words · Dawn Hart

Add Free Google Apps to Your Website or Blog

slide in your name, phone number, an existing email address, and other Administrator information. On the next page, enter a username and password for the administrator account. Note that the user name will also be the administrative email address as username@yourdomain.com. Now you’re ready to authenticate your Google Apps account with your domain. Copy the code under #2, which should be something like googleabcdefg123456. Do not smack the button at the bottom; wait until we’ve completed the next step....

June 7, 2010 · 2 min · 405 words · Jaclyn Holmes

Beginner Geek: Scan Files for Viruses Before Using Them

Then right-click and select to scan with your Antivirus software. Here is our favorite Antivirus app, Microsoft Security Essentials scanning a couple of files. This handy app will scan your files with 41 different Antivirus apps online. After installing VirusTotal Uploader, right-tap the file, go to Send To, then VirusTotal. Alternately it’s possible for you to launch VirusTotal Uploader and Get and upload the file. We’ve noticed that occasionally there will be a false positive detected on files we know are clean....

June 7, 2010 · 1 min · 104 words · Jon Ramos

Microsoft Desktop Player is a Valuable Tool for IT Pro’s

If you are an IT Professional, a new education tool introduced by Microsoft is the MS Desktop Player. It allows you to easily access MS training and information in a central interface. To get the Desktop version, download the .msi file from the site… And run through the installer… When you first start out, enter in if youre an IT Pro, Developer and your role. Here is an example of checking out a Podcast on Office 2007 setup and configuration from TechNet radio....

June 7, 2010 · 1 min · 151 words · Teresa Ortega

Play Thousands of Online Radio Stations with Shoutcast in VLC

You should then see a very long list of Titles displayed on the right. Scroll though the list to find a music genre or topic that interests you. Double-click to expand the list of station options. Select one of the channel listings from the list and double click to begin playing. Looking for a specific station? jot down a search term into the search filter box to see if it is available....

June 7, 2010 · 1 min · 91 words · Madison Martinez

ScrollyFox Provides Automated Page Scrolling in Firefox

Now it’s possible for you to set up relaxed pace auto-scrolling in Firefox with the ScrollyFox extension. Note: You may occasionally encounter a website where the extension will not work. The default scroll speed is set at 50 and the reverse scrolling setting is enabled. you’ve got the option to easily adjust the options for speed to suit your needs. Note: For our examples we left the reverse scrolling setting enabled....

June 7, 2010 · 1 min · 116 words · Jeff Perez

Add Bookmarks and Notes to Delicious in IE 8

Add bookmarks directly to your account from the context menu using the Share with Delicious accelerator. The form for the new bookmark will open in a new tab with the URL and title filled in. All that you oughta do is add any desired notes/tags and save the bookmark. Suppose that you want notes from the page added to the bookmark. Highlight the desired text, right select it, then go to All Accelerators and select Share with Delicious....

June 4, 2010 · 1 min · 139 words · Geoffrey Hanson

Add Your Own Domain to Your WordPress.com Blog

By default, your free WordPress address is yourblog’sname.wordpress.com. key in your information, and then click Register Domain. Or, if you enter a domain that’s already registered, you will see the following prompt. Here’s how our domain prefs looked. You may have to contact your domain registrar’s support to do this. Substitute your subdomain, domain, and blog name when creating the record. Once your controls are correct, click loop back and try in your WordPress dashboard....

June 4, 2010 · 1 min · 181 words · Ashley Cook

Customize the Background in Boxee

Are you a Boxee user who thinks the default background is little boring? Select General on the prefs screen. If you choose a folder, Boxee will rotate through the images in the folder. To set Background images folder, select that option. Browse for your image folder.. And then select OK. Boxee will rotate through the images in the folder. Images will change every ten seconds. Adding your own backgrounds is a nice way to customize your Boxee experience....

June 4, 2010 · 1 min · 125 words · Bethany Moody