Fix My Own Computer

If you’re sharing a computer with more than one person, it is strongly recommended that you have a separate account for all the users. The reason for this is, you have files that you want to keep private, therefore you will limit their access to certain drives or folders and you can also allow or disallow people from installing or uninstalling software. User accounts also allow each individual user to customize their own Windows experience to his or her liking, from screen saver to desktop wall paper, default web browser and much more.

If your a beginner or an intermediate computer user and would like to get a better understanding about many aspects of a computer and computing then this 24 part videos training series is a good place to start.

This Discovery Channel documentary video will take you on a journey and expose hacking from its incubation to the present day. No one is SAFE, Watch this Video.

In this video, we’ll show you how you can speed up your computer using CCleaner. CCleaner is a free and powerful program that removes temporary files from your computer - allowing it to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more hard disk space. It also includes a registry scan utility which can be used to restore lost performance or fix annoying error messages that are generated from a corrupt registry.

In light of the new presidency, here are a few COOL video tutorials uncovering some of Windows XP tricks, hacks and secrets. These tutorials are usually safe and should not harm your computer.

Nothing sucks more than having a fairly new laptop and then having the LCD screen go bad on you. Rather than throwing out the laptop, it is possible to get a replacement LCD Screen for much cheaper than the cost of purchasing a new one. As a matter of fact, there are many vendors out there that offer replacement screens at a price point that even make the thought of upgrading your current screen, to a nice and glossy one, very attractive. One such company is ScreenTek. Here’s a step by step Video tutorial, by ScreenTek, demonstrating how to take apart any laptop LCD screen.

I came across this very interesting 2 part video which does an amazing job explaining how the internet works, from start to finish, using 3D animated figures. A must watch for anyone who is curious about what happens behind the scenes in this dark and scary place called the internet. I will never look at a TCP/IP packets the same!
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WiFi is quickly becoming the preferred method for connecting to the internet, especially if you live in the city. Doing a search for wireless networks from any computer with a wireless network card, you can quickly see that finding one is definitely not a problem. The problem is though, that the wireless networks are password protected and you will not be able to connect to them. As this is a site dedicated to learning, this is a video that teaches you how to crack WEP and WPA password to gain entry into protected Wireless Network.. I encourage you try this only for education purpose only and not for freeloading or sabotaging your neighbor.

Here are some videos which were created as training material for anyone looking to take and pass the A+ exam. A+ is an exam which measures the proficiency of understanding, troubleshooting and repairing basic computer problems. These videos are also useful for anyone looking to learn everything, from A to Z, about computers. Watch these videos and you’ll be a computer pro in no time. Make sure you click on “Read the rest of this entry to see all the videos”.

Microsoft Word includes a very useful feature that allows you to track changes in a document that were made by a reviewer, as well as allowing the reviewer to insert comments within the document. So the next time you give a friend a copy of that document, make sure you enable this feature to see exactly what changes were made.