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How to Do a Shutdown Computer Prank

By eHow Computers Editor

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A shutdown computer prank is generally harmless. Pulling this prank will make your friends or family members feel confused, amused and impressed with your computing skills. There are two ways to pull this off. The first is to disguise a shutdown ... more »

How to Do a Simple Composite Using Adobe After Effects

By msmarymac

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Adobe After Effects is a program which you can use to combine footage with transparent backgrounds, such as video shot on a green screen. To build a project with video or animation footage, you must create a composition in which you can bring the ... more »

How to Do a System Restore for Windows 98

By Jennifer Claerr

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In order to restore your system in Windows 98, you will have to perform a complete backup ahead of time. This requires some advance planning. You will need a backup drive that is large enough to hold the backup... more »

How to do an Anniversary Powerpoint Slide Show

By MidniteWriter

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Do you have a special event, such as an anniversary, coming up that you would like to mark? The following tips can work for businesses, classmate groups, committees, churches, family reunions or any other organization to create an unforgettable ... more »

How to do your weekly computer maintenance.....

By artimes03

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Since we All are busy bodies, tight schedule rushed projects and a bunch of paperwork makes us incapable of doing a simple computer maintenance for our selves, so sometimes we just pick somebody to do it for us which doesn't help at all because ... more »

How to Download & Burn Movies on DVD

By Randall Shatto

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When you download and burn movies on DVD you can view them on your computer or even in your home theater system. It is a fabulous method for viewing movies before you purchase them. Anything you wish to obtain can be at your fingertips. Even rare ... more »

How to Download a Free Spyware Remover

By Diane Dilov-Schultheis

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Any time you are connected to the Internet (or even on some networks), you risk the infection of spyware. Spyware is an unwanted application that is put on your computer to gather information on you. This could include personal data and online ... more »

How to Download Ad-Aware Free Version

By Diane Dilov-Schultheis

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When you surf the Internet, you can easily expose your computer to many cyber-threats. This can easily affect the way your system works. It could slow your computer down, and some of these unwanted applications could even destroy it. You have got ... more »

How to Download Alice 3D for a PC

By eHow Computers Editor

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Alice 3D is a three-dimensional programming environment that allows users to create pictures, movies and animation. This teaching software was designed for high school and college students and is free to download onto your PC... more »

How to Download Any File You Want Online

By Paulsbride

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Many people would like to find free downloads online. Here is a quick and easy way to find files through Google and a great way to download them through a bittorrent program or as torrents... more »

How to Download Audio and Video Files From MySpace for Free

By abbeyroad920

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People are always searching for easy ways to obtain the hottest songs and videos on the internet. Downloaded media can be added to portable players or simply enjoyed at home. MySpace offers both songs and videos from artists and TV shows. ... more »

How to download embedded videos (online movie) using FireFox add-on

By chingshyi08

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When surfing on internet watching online videos/movies, you may want to download a copy of that in your computer so that you still enjoy it anytime without connecting to internet. If your browser is Firefox, you can try many different and useful ... more »

How to Download Free Emoticons

By Sarah Letts

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Emoticons are symbols used to show emotional meaning in a message format. As a combination of the words emotion and icon, emoticons show meaning by using symbols or iconns. For example, a smiley face is perhaps the most common emoticon. They are ... more »

How to download free music that really works

By tiffanylovesjoe

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have u ever wanted to get legal free music and didn't know how?well check out this information,it works... more »

How to Download Spybot Search and Destroy

By Diane Dilov-Schultheis

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If you go online, you risk your computer to lots of unwanted cyber-threats. These come in the form of spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers and additional security issues. Not only do these cause your system to perform slower, they can also cause ... more »

How to Download Videos With Ares

By eHow Computers Editor

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Ares software is a downloadable program that allows peer-to-peer transfer of music, video and software. Ares is free to download, but there is an access fee to use the service. Paying this access fee makes the files you download completely legal. ... more »

How to download YouTube video into your PC with VDownloader

By Aries0681

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VDownloader is an excellent tool and easy to use for downloading YouTube videos. Just make sure you copy entire URL correctly... more »

How to Downsize Photos For Email Attachments and Blog Posts

By Amy S Trosen

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The best photograph to email or post on your blog is a photo that is small enough to be easily downloaded. Downsizing your digital photo (without changing it's dimensions) is a snap using Microsoft's Paint program... more »

How to Draw a Rectangle with Rounded Corners

By eHow Computers Editor

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Don't see a round-cornered rectangle tool in Photoshop? Here's the answer..... more »

How to Draw a Straight Line on a Premiere Pro Title

By msmarymac

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The Adobe Premiere Pro program has a very handy title-creation tool. Titles in a video can include any type of text, including the name of your movie, the names of your actors and crew, and even subtitles. They can be created using any font ... more »

How to Draw and Animate in Flip Boom

By Adrien-Luc Sanders

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Drawing and animating in Flip Boom is simple; the program is designed so that you can start working the moment you install and run it... more »

How to Draw Lion King Characters Using Photoshop

By Charles Pearson

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Disney’s "The Lion King" was one of Disney’s highest grossest movies, and many of us remember going to the theaters to see it back in the nineties. The Lion King is also one of the last Disney movies in recent history to use ... more »

How to Dual Boot Vista and OS X

By eHow Computers Editor

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With the release of OS X, Apple has directly confronted Microsoft's Windows in the ongoing war between Macintosh and the PCs. Vista programs can now run on a Mac and vice versa. You can even set up your computer to dual boot Vista and OS X... more »

How to Duplicate and Modify a Layer in Adobe Photoshop

By msmarymac

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Adobe Photoshop is a versatile photograph program you can use for a variety of digital image editing needs. While it may seem intimidating to the novice, it is easy to learn simple functions on an individual basis. When you start working with ... more »

How to Edit a Movie Using AVS Movie Editor

By AlinaBradford

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AVS is a very simple-to-use video editing software program that can be used to edit and create videos for home and work. You can use these steps to edit your own videos using AVS... more »