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How To: Check your internet speed using Cnet

The following are the steps to be followed to know the internet speed using CNET. 1. Go to google.com

How To: Convert video for your Sony PSP with help from cnet

The Sony PSP is one of the most useful little pieces of video game technology to hit the market in some time. It has pretty sweet graphics, can play music, and store some of your favorite videos. In this tutorial, the people from cnet will show you how to convert videos from your computer to play in your Sony PSP. Good luck and enjoy!

How To: Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 with CNET

In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you will learn how to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 with CNET. You need to do these 3 things. 1st - run the Windows 7 upgrade advisor to know if your computer can handle any version of Windows 7. 2nd – check the Windows 7 compatibility center to know if you need to upgrade your drivers or apps. 3rd – make a copy of your hard drive. Down load and run the ‘windows easy transfer’ wizard. This will back up all your files and settings to an ext...

How To: Record TV on your PC

If you've got a TV tuner card on your computer, it's time you started recording TV to your PC. Check out CNET's start-to-finish guide to building your own DVR.

How To: Keep your laptop battery safe and secure with four tips from CNET

Millions of laptop batteries have been recalled because of the risk of FIRE. Get some tips from CNET to learn how to keep your laptop battery safe and secure. First, make sure your battery hasn't already been recalled. Second, don't leave the laptop constantly charging because it heats it up. One way to save your battery is to remove it completely when you plug in directly. Third, treat the battery as fragile. And finally, four, avoid buying knockoff batteries.

How To: Add noises or music to any object with a cheap MP3 player and speakers

The low price of speakers and MP3 players today make them ideal for adding a bit of sound to different items, and this tip from CNET reveals a few ideas. Add an MP3 player and a pair of speakers to a decoration, for example.

How To: Maximize battery life for the HTC EVO Android phone

If you find yourself recharging your HTC EVO from Sprint more than once a day, you might find these tips from CNET more than helpful. In this video, CNET shows you how to maximize the battery life on your HTC EVO running the Android software. These tips can also be applied other smartphones running Android. Basically, you just need to stop programs from running constantly, like WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS. And dropping the screen brightness can help, too. See all the tips to a bigger and better ...

How To: Run Windows on your Mac while running OS X

There's nothing wrong with running Windows on your OS X machine: all you need is Boot Camp, right? Wrong. There's a better way: virtualization software, such as the Parallels Desktop for Mac or VMware's Fusion. If you run virtualization software, you can run Windows operating systems like XP and Vista inside of OS X. Features like "Coherence" or "Unity Mode" even let you run a Windows application as if it were just another OS X app. But which software should you choose? In this tutorial, CNET...

How To: Listen to Spotify in offline mode with an Android smartphone

If you want to keep listening to music on your Android smartphone or tablet using the Spotify app, take a look at this video guide from Cnet on how to use Spotify in offline mode. This will let you keep listening to music while in an elevator or when you lose a data connection.

How To: Hack Google Search to find things more quickly

Though the Google home page may appear simple, its search tool is anything but. This quick clip from the folks at CNET TV demonstrates a number of the search engine's most obscure and most useful features, all certain to help you to find your desired information more quickly. For specifics, and to get started using these great search hacks yourself, give this guide a look.

How To: Upgrade a PS3 hard drive

Sony made it simple to swap out your old Playstation 3 (PS3) drive for more storage; Rich DeMuro from CNET shows you how.

How To: Unzip compressed files

learnaniche shows you how to unzip compressed .zip files using his own example. You'll need an unzipping program for this; usually, WinZip is standard. If you don't have it or if it's expired, you can search "WinZip" on a search engine and click "WinZip - Download Evaluation Page" or CNET's download page. If you're on CNET, just click "Download Now" to download it quickly. Save it to a destination and then open it from there to install it. When you click on the link to download the file, your...

How To: Share a Kindle eBook with a close friend or family member

Looking for an easy way to get around Kindle's sharing limitations? With the right technique, it's easy. So easy, in fact, that this how-to from the folks at CNET can present a complete overview of the process in just over a minute. For more information, including a complete demonstration detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

How To: Use keyboard shortcuts on a Google Android smartphone

Sure, the touchscreens are convenient — but are they the fastest way to get around your Google Android smartphone? Not always. This video guide from CNET will teach a number of especially ones that are certain to save you time when navigating around your phone.

How To: Digitize old photo prints, slides and negatives with a multifunction printer

Remember the old days when we used to use film negatives? You'd use them to create slides or even prints from the local photo lab. CNET shows you how to updates all your old photo prints, slides and negatives into digital copies on your computer using a multifunction printer, which most nowadays have slide and negative scanners built right in.

How To: Make sure your antivirus software is legitimate and not rogue spamware

Are you secure when downloading security software? Sounds like quite the conundrum, but CNET has answers. See if you're really secure when getting that software, and telling the difference between a rogue antivirus website versus a legit site. See how not to get scammed and destroyed!

How To: Backup a system with external hard drives, network storage & online services

You keep all kinds of important and sensitive information and data on your computer, and if your hard drives crashes, you're done for… unless you've backed it up. CNET has some "Insider Secrets" on how you can backup your system with an external hard drive, network-attached storage, and online services.

How To: Create a hidden operating system within an operating system with TrueCrypt

TrueCrypt is a free open-source program for encrypting data and it's excellent for securing hard drives, but it also has the ability to hide a secret operating system inside another operating system. CNET shows you how this "insider secret" operating system is created. This operating system will be impossible to prove to people like the Feds.

How To: Turn an Apple laptop into a wireless hotspot

Looking a way to share a wired Internet connection? With an Apple computer, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV can present a complete (and somewhat talky) overview of the process in just under a minute's time. For the specifics, and to get started creating your own WiFi hotspots, just watch this handy how-to.

How To: Watch TV on the Internet for free—legally

Looking to catch up on your favorite programs while breaking neither the law nor the bank? Believe it or not, you have quite a few options. And this free video guide from the folks at CNET TV will walk you through them. For details, and to get started watching full episodes of your favorite TV shows for free online, give this clip a gander.

How To: Send and receive text messages in Gmail

Want to know how to send and receive SMS text messages from your Google Gmail account? It's easy. So easy, in fact, that this home computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV can present a complete (and somewhat talky) overview of the process in just over a minute's time. For the specifics, watch this handy how-to.

How To: Protect sensitive files with an encrypted flash drive

Have a file or a number of files too sensitive to be stored on your desktop hard drive? Thwart would-be snoopers with an encrypted USB flash drive. This free video tutorial from the folks at CNET TV will show you everything you'll need to know to create your own password-protected thumb drive directories.

How To: Share huge files on the net for free

Looking for an easy way to share big files over the Internet without having to pay for the privilege? With the right Internet services, it's easy. This home computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV presents an overview of a number of the better and most popular file sharing websites, some of which will permit you to upload files in excess of 1 GB. For more information, and to get started sharing your own big files over the web, watch this free video tutorial.

How To: Hack Gmail to reduce spam and organize your inbox

When you sign up with Gmail, Google gives you both an "@gmail.com" address and an "@googlemail.com" address. You can take advantage of this fact to reduce the amount of spam you receive. And this video tutorial from the people at CNET TV will show you how. Regain control of your Gmail inbox with this hacker's how-to.

How To: Fix Ethernet driver problems in virtualized Windows 7

Run Windows 7 on your Mac using virtualization software like VMWare or Parallels only to find that the Microsoft OS can't see your Ethernet connection? Learn how to resolve that common problem with this free home computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV. For specifics, and to start making your own Windows 7 restore discs, watch this PC user's guide.

How To: Run Windows inside Mac OS X

Want to run Windows Vista or 7 on your Apple computer without having to install Bootcamp? With virtualization software like Parallels, it's easy! Learn how to run Microsoft Windows within Mac OS X with this free video tutorial from the folks at CNET TV. For specifics, and to get started running your favorite Windows applications and games in OS X, watch this handy how-to.

How To: Surf the web anonymously using TOR and Privoxy

Want to protect your privacy when surfing the Internet? Thwart would-be snoopers with this free video guide from CNET TV, which presents an overview of a number of services and good practices one can observe to project one's privacy when using the web. For specifics, and to get started surfing the Internet anonymously yourself, watch this free video guide.

How To: Run Windows on a Mac using Bootcamp in OS X Leopard

Want to run Windows Vista or 7 on your Apple computer? With Bootcamp and OS X Leopard (or Snow Leopard), it's easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video tutorial from CNET can present a complete overview of the process in just over three minutes and a half. For detailed instructions, and to get started running your favorite Windows apps and games on your Mac, watch this handy how-to.

How To: Pick up the samurai army in Black and White 2

In another tutorial from the people at cnet, you'll find out how to pick up the samurai army in the popular PC game, Black and White 2. This little tip will not only ensure that you have some of the most powerful fighters at your disposal, but you'll be able to have an army that can take care of anyone in a matter of seconds. So sit back and enjoy!

How To: Make a floppy disk USB flash drive

Here is a video tutorial on how to make a USB Drive from a Floppy Disk.

How To: Master Google Calendar

Veronica Belmont from CNET shows you all you need to know to start using Gmail's Google Calendar (gCal) for all your scheduling needs.

How To: Convert an old PC into a home audio server

Do you have an old PC sitting around somewhere in your garage? Want a dedicated audio server that will play back MP3s, Internet radio, and other digital music files over your home stereo system? This CNET video teaches you how to convert your old PC into an amazing server!

How To: Send SMS text messages by email with Teleflip flipOut

In this video tutorial, we learn how to use Teleflip's flipOut email-to-SMS service to send free text messages over email. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this how-to from the folks at CNET TV.

How To: Hack Yahoo! Search with advanced search parameters

In this video tutorial, we learn how to use advanced search parameters like "define" and "site" to access hidden functions of the Yahoo! search engine. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this how-to from the folks at CNET TV.

How To: Make a pair of noise-canceling headphones for twenty bucks

In this video tutorial, we learn how to build a high-quality pair of isolation headphones for just twenty dollars. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making your own noise-canceling headphones, watch this how-to from the folks at CNET.

How To: Supercharge your old internet router with third-party firmware

In this clip, you'll learn how to breathe new life into an old router from its factory-default firmware to a custom third-party firmware like Tomato. For a complete demonstration of the process and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this handy home-computing how-to from the folks at CNET.

How To: Install a backlight behind a widescreen TV

In this clip, you'll learn how to install a backlight behind a television for an eye-catching diffused light effect. For more information, including a complete demonstration of the proces and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this home theatre how-to from CNET.

How To: Make your own keyboard shortcuts on a Microsoft Windows PC

Don't hunt for that icon, make any Windows program you want launch at the stroke of a key. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to create your own custom keyboard shortcuts on a Microsoft Windows PC, watch this helpful home-computing how-to from CNET.

How To: Enable and use parental controls on an Apple iPad

Learn how to enable restrictions on the Apple iPad to prevent your kids from seeing or hearing inappropriate content. For more information, including a detailed demonstration and complete step-by-step instructions, and to get started childproofing your own iPad, watch this handy iPad users' guide from the folks at CNET.

How To: Find and fix missing album artwork in iTunes 9 or 10

Looking for an easy way to find and fix missing cover art in iTunes? With the right technique, it's easy. So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at CNET can present a complete overview of the process in just over a minute. For more information, including a complete demonstration detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.