Cool How-To Videos
Use MacBook and MacBook Pro trackpads
Watch this computer tutorial video to learn how to get the most out of your trackpad. This how-to video will make life easier with your new Apple MacBook or MacBook Pro laptop.
Install a hard drive into an external casing
Learn how to install a hard drive into an external casing.
This demonstration uses: a 250GB Seagate hard drive, a Ultra external hard drive casing, a small flat head, and a small screwdriver. The process will be very similar for any hard drive and/or casing used.
Stop the spread of Malware.
A brief video providing information on how a computer my be infected by Malware. Povides the basic to intermediate computer users on what a Malware infections is. An understanding of the applications that may be used to cause an computer infection.
Mod your PC to run cooler
Learn how to modify the IDE cables in your PC to get your PC to run cooler. You'll also get a more functional look inside of your computer as well.
Extent the rage of a WiFi antenna on the cheap
Having trouble finding a given wireless signal? Turn your standard WIFI antenna into one just like the $30 range extender antennas for about 5 cents! Follow the simple steps as they're enumerated in this handy how-to. Take a look!
Open a CD Rom drive while your computer is off
Need to get a cd out of the drive but your computer won't turn on? This video will show you how to open your cd rom drive even when your pc is turned off using just a needle. No audio-- this is just a demonstration.
Upgrade your Mac Pro's hard drive, memory, and PCI-e
Check out this computer tutorial on how to upgrade your Mac Pro's hard drive, memory, and PCI-e card. In just five minutes, you will be able to perform this easy upgrade on your Macintosh computer. Guy Cochran from the DVeStore shows how to upgrade three key components of the Apple Mac Pro: hard drive, RAM, and the PCI-e card.
Access Windows folders fast
Watch this computer video tutorial to learn how to use Launchy to access your Windows directories lickety-split. This how-to video will allow you to quickly get to your Windows folders and directories using a simple, easy-to-use program.
Build a media center PC
This 7th installment of NCIX Tech Tips covers how to create your very own media center PC for watching, pausing, and fast forwarding live TV.
Power a computer with car batteries
The original idea was to turn a small home UPS into a giant UPS but because the UPS was only able to run the RAID-wielding desktop for three minutes before shutting down, he decided to add two 24V car batteries to the equation (the maximum that his UPS could tolerate). The good news: it worked, and will run his computer for an hour plus.
Wipe your hard drive completely clean
Systm is the Do It Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest tech projects. We will help you avoid pitfalls and get your project up and running fast. Search Systm on WonderHowTo for more DIY episodes from this Revision3 show.
Selling your old computer? Donating it to charity? Learn how to permanently wipe your hard drives, with and without a blow torch!
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Selling your old computer?
Donating it to charity?
Worried about somebody finding your naughty photos or financial info?
Worried about getting sued 'cause your small business didn't take 'reasonable measures' to dispose of sensitive data?
Then you'll love this episode of Systm, where we get serious about wiping hard drives.
Or, to use more technical lingo, "purging or sanitizing your hard drive.
In part one, Roger Chang (in for David Calkins) walks you thru our favorite tools for wiping drives: Darik's Boot 'n Nuke...
Boot 'n Nuke covers the drive sanitization needs for 99% of you out there.
Part two is for the folks out there that absolutely, positively want to make sure nobody can get the data back off that drive, you need to think physical destruction of the drive... or at least the platters inside that drive.
Tons of commercial drive disposal companies will shred or degauss that drive for you and give you a certificate... it's the easiest thing to to, especially if you have a lot of drives to dispose of.
Want something a little more DIY? The watchwords are disintegrate, incinerate, pulverize, shred, or melt.
Thermite is fun, but the thick black smoke (not to mention the ridiculously high temps of burning Thermite) can easily lead to a visit from the fire deparment...
... we suggest your grab the proper sized precision Torx driver and remove the platters.
Then do what we did: grind off the surface, or melt the disks!
Prevent electrostatic discharge in computer repair
Part of Professor Messer's Free CompTIA A+ Certification Training Course. Static electricity can cause serious damage electronic components. Fortunately, there are some products and techniques that can help prevent electrostatic discharge. In this CompTIA A+ training module, we'll learn about electrostatic discharge and discuss some products that can be used in your work environment to help prevent the buildup and discharge of static electricity. We’ll also compare ESD to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and show how troubleshoot and eliminate sources of EMI.
Install a G4 PowerForce accelerator in a Mac Tower
The Motorola/Freescale MPC7447A processor is a high-performance, low-power, 32-bit implementation of the PowerPC RISC architecture. Key architectural features include 512 KB of on-chip L2 cache, a 64-bit bus interface and a full 128-bit implementation of Freescale's AltiVec technology. The MPC7447A processors are ideal for leading-edge computing, embedded network control and signal processing applications. The 7457 offers a slightly slower clock speed than the 7447A, but it includes 2Mb of L3 cache per CPU. This video tutorial presents step-by-step instructions for installing a G4 PowerForce accelerator in an Apple Mac Tower quickly and efficently without damaging any of the machine's internal components. This tutorial will also appeal to those interested in getting a look at the guts of their G4 Mac towers.
Remove the SuperDrive from a 15" MacBook Pro
Accidents will happen. This brief how-to will guide you through the process of removing your 15" MacBook Pro's CD/DVD SuperDrive both quickly and efficiently without damaging any of the components, the first necessary step of any successful repair. This tutorial will also be of use to those who wish to learn more about the guts of their MacBooks without actually disassembling their units.
Increase the life of your hard drive HDD
Check out this cool Tinkernut trick for making your HDD hard drive last longer. With all that we do on computers now-a-days, it is important to make sure we take care of them so that our data remains safe. This video covers the measures that you can take to increase the life of your computer's hard drive. You can find all the links and notes used in this video at:
http://www.tinkernut.com/forum/video-tutorial-help/increase-the-life-of-your-hard-drive