How to Recover Lost Windows Passwords
If you’ve lost your Windows password and you’re locked out of your computer, you can use the Ophcrack LiveCD to recover your password(s). This tutorial will guide you through doing just that. …
How to completely wipe all of the data from your hard drive
This tutorial will guide you in using Darik’s Boot and Nuke (“DBAN”) – to securely wipe (delete) all of the data from your hard drive. Why would you want to securely wipe all of the data on your drive? Perhaps you’re selling your computer, donating it to charity, or recycling it. Before you do so, consider this – even when you delete files, they’re not actually removed from your hard drive. Using data recovery tools, many files can be restored from the average hard drive. In fact, even after a hard drive has been formatted, data can be recovered from it. Using DBAN “prevents or thoroughly hinders all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis”. …
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How to Burn an ISO File in Windows
This guide will take you step by step through the process to burn an ISO file in all versions of the Windows operating system. …
How to monitor your Internet bandwidth usage in Windows
This tutorial will guide you in installing, setting up and using AnalogX Netstat Live (which is free) to monitor your Internet usage (uploads and downloads). As a number of ISP’s are now disconnecting customers for using “too much” bandwidth (this one in particular), knowing exactly how much you’ve downloaded (or uploaded) in a given month can be very helpful. Note: the OS X version of this tutorial can be found here. …
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How to Surf the Web Anonymously using macOS
This tutorial will guide you in installing, setting up and using Tor in macOS – to help keep your identity completely private and surf the web anonymously. …
How to Determine Your IP or MAC address in macOS
This brief tutorial will guide you in determining the IP address (including IPv6) and/or MAC address of the ethernet or Wi-Fi adapter for your Mac. …
How to Resize Images Using the Gimp
This detailed and step by step guide will show you how to use the photo editor the GIMP to resize image files. …
How to Rearrange the Windows Taskbar and System Tray Icons
This tutorial will show you how to rearrange your Windows Taskbar and System Tray icons, using a small and completely free app.
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How to move or copy photos from your digital camera to your PC in Ubuntu
This brief tutorial will guide you in copying/moving pictures from your digital camera to your Ubuntu computer. The steps and screenshots are specific to Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) but will likely be similar to previous and upcoming versions. …
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How to Access Files and Folders via a Firefox Tab
This guide explains how you can use Firefox as a “file manager” and access your local files using Windows, macOS and even Chrome OS. …
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How to play .rmvb files in Ubuntu
This tutorial will take you step by step through installing all of the software necessary to play rmvb (RealMedia Variable Bitrate) files in Ubuntu Linux. …
How to Run Windows Apps in a Safe Environment
This guide will explain step by step how to run Windows apps in a completely safe and isolated environment (a “sandbox”) so that anything that happens while you’re using that app is completely separated from Windows itself. …
How to Completely Uninstall Apps in macOS
This guide will take you step by step through automating the process to completely uninstall Apps in macOS. …
An Introduction to FMenu – a macOS App for Facebook
If you’re a Facebook addict (I’ll admit it, I used to be) who uses macOS, FMenu is an absolute must download. Fmenu is a small app that resides in your system menu. It provides notifications about various Facebook events (new wall posts, new inbox messages, status changes etc). In addition, it lets you quickly access almost all of your Facebook pages. Keep reading for an overview with plenty of screenshots.
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10 Alternatives to iTunes for managing your iPod
This overview details the features (with screenshots) of 10 different programs other than iTunes to manage your iPod. Tutorials are included for every program, and they’re all either free or Open Source. …