YouTube has eliminated video-length time limits. You can download videos from Facebook by using third-party websites that extract download links from the Facebook website. These sites allow users to save videos from other streaming sites, such as Vimeo, Dailymotion and MySpace. Once the Facebook video you want is downloaded to your computer, you can upload […]
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How to Make the Background Transparent in Photoscape
Image Credit: BartekSzewczyk/iStock/Getty Images Photoscape is a free image editing software that allows you to enhance and correct photo imperfections. As an alternative to Adobe PhotoShop, Photoscape allows you to apply special affects to your images, adjust image brightness, add logos and words to your photo, remove moles and red eye. Photoscape does not include […]
How to Disable Adobe Updater
When you install applications in the Adobe Creative Suite CS5 or CS6, such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, the installation program also installs the Adobe Application Manager (formerly called Adobe Updater). Adobe Application Manager automatically checks for new updates to Adobe software and notifies you if it finds them. To disable update notifications, run […]
How to Make Twitter Public
Uncheck the Protect My Tweets box to make your account public. Image Credit: Image courtesy of Twitter When your Twitter account is set to private, only your followers can see your tweets. To make your account public, change the Protect My Tweets setting in the Security & Privacy section of your Twitter account’s settings panel. […]
How to Run Hyper-V on VirtualBox
VirtualBox can run a virtual machine on one of the following disk images: VMDK, VDI, HDD or VHD. Hyper-V, also known as Windows Server Virtualization, creates virtual disks using the VHD format. VirtualBox can import and run these disks, but not without extra tweaking. When importing an existing disk into a new virtual machine, VirtualBox […]
How to Flash an iPhone
Image Credit: George Doyle/Stockbyte/Getty Images The process of “flashing” an iPhone involves updating the firmware that runs the device. In the case of an iPhone, this will involve installing a newer version of the device’s operating system. Newer versions often feature new features as well as increased compatibility with new applications. This can be done […]
How Often Does Google Maps Update Satellite Images?
Google maps update their maps every 1 to 3 years. Image Credit: sukanya sitthikongsak/Moment/GettyImages If you’re browsing Google Maps in Satellite View, you may notice that location details are not always up-to-date. Google Maps uses the same satellite data as Google Earth. Although these images update regularly, you typically won’t see live changes, and there […]
How to Use SAV Files in DeSmuME
Image Credit: SolisImages/iStock/Getty Images The Nintendo DS emulator DeSmuME is free, open-source software that runs on Windows, Linux and Mac computers. DeSmuME files use the .dsv extension, but the software can also use SAV files, which are common to other Nintendo DS emulators. DeSmuME is able to import and export files that are in the […]
How to Do ENUM in PhpMyAdmin
Image Credit: monkeybusinessimages/iStock/Getty Images In MySQL, an enumerated type, or enum for short, is a string with a predefined set of values. Any fields you define using enum can only be assigned a value from that predefined set. For instance, the status of a traffic light can be defined as either red, yellow or green. […]
How to Use a Garmin GPS 72
The Garmin GPS 72 is accurate to within 3 meters, has a relatively large screen and floats. The GPS 72 is preloaded with worldwide cities and is also mariner-friendly, not just because it floats, but also because it’s packed full of marine navigation aids like day beacons and buoys. It also has celestial data like […]