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How To: Find your IP address in Windows 7 and Vista

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to find their I.P address in Windows 7 and Vista. Begin by clicking on the Start menu. Then type "cmd" into the search bar and press Enter. When the command prompt window opens, type in "ipconfig" and press the Enter button. Now search through the list and find a line that says "I.P address" or "IPv4 address". The numbers will be divided by periods. Another way is to open Control Panel and select Network and Sharing Center. Then click on your local ar...

How To: Change the ip address on Vista

In this tutorial, we learn how to change an IP address in Windows Vista. First, open up cmd on your desktop and a new window will pop up. When the black window comes up, type in "ipconfig". You will now see your IP address, leave this window open and open up the control panel. Once in the control panel, click "view network status and tasks", then click on "view status". After this, click "properties" then click "internet protocal version 4" and click on "properties" again. Now, type your IP a...

How To: Quickly find an IP address

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to find an I.P. address. Every computer that has Internet connection has a unique identifier called a Internet Protocol Address. This video provides 2 methods on how to find your I.P. address. The first method is to simply open your web browser and search on the Internet. The second method is to click on the Start menu and select Control Panel. Click on Network and Sharing Center. Right-click on your connection and select Status. There, users will be ...

How To: Use the address book in Windows XP

In this video we learn how to use the address book in Windows XP. First go to Start, All Programs, Accessories, Address Book. You can choose to make it your default vCard viewer. Now in the address book, create a new contact by clicking new contact. Fill in the name and email address and click on add. Now there's an email associated with this record. You can also set up information about home address as well. It's important to put as much information as you know so it makes it easy to sort. W...

How To: Quickly find your MAC address

In this tutorial, we learn how to quickly find your MAC address. This is the address that identifies your computer on a network. When you go to a campus, you will need to register your computer with a resnet so you can access the internet. To find the address, you will head to the Apple menu, then click 'about this MAC'. Click on the 'more' button and then click on 'network' and 'built in Ethernet'. This is the MAC address that you will need to register your computer, you may have a few of th...

How To: Find the IP address of your computer

In this video we learn how to find the IP address of your computer. First, go to your desktop and click on the network in the lower right hand corner. The network and sharing center will now pop up on your computer. Click on the link that says "local area connection". Then a new window will pop up, click "details". Once the information comes up you will be able to see your IP address along with a ton of other information about your network. Another way to find your IP address is to go to the ...

How To: Change your IP address in five different ways

In this tutorial, we learn how to change your IP address in five different ways. First, go to your security settings and clear all cookies, then start to browse the internet with private browsing from your internet browser. You can change your IP address by going onto your internet browser and changing the LAN settings. Type in your address and port, then bypass the proxy server. Next, go to options and then advanced on your browser. Type in the proxy and port, then click where it says no pro...

How To: Find your local IP and MAC address

In this video Guides4tech teaches the secrets of finding your local IP and MAC address in simple steps. First click 'Start' and select 'Run' on your computer. Now type 'cmd' to open the command prompt. In the command prompt type 'ipconfig/all' and press 'Enter'. Your IP address will displayed under the 'Ethernet adapter local area connection' menu. Your MAC address will be displayed as 'Physical address' under the same menu.

How To: Change your IP address using a Linksys router

Learn how to change your IP address using a Linksys router in simple steps. First search for your IP address in the internet and find it from any of the websites available. Now go to your Linksys setup page by accessing it with your username and password. Go to Mac address code and change the last set of digits by increasing or decreasing a value. Now save the settings and reset your modem and router. Finally check your new address to finish.

How To: Shorten URLs and hide your email address

In this tutorial, Gary Rosenzweig of MacMost.com takes a look at two tiny, but nevertheless very useful, Web services. The first, tinyurl.com, will take a long Web address and shorten it to make it easier to send in email. The second, http://tinymail.me, will hide your email address. For more information consult this great how-to.

How To: Find your IP address with 3 different methods

In this video, we learn how to find your IP address with 3 different methods. First, go to the bottom of your screen and click on the computer icon you see. The next way is to go to WhatismyIP. When on the site, you will be given your IP address. The last way is to go to start, then run, and type in "CMD". Now, type in "ipconfig" and press enter. Once on here, you will be given your IP address. All of these will give you the same number, just use whichever option is easiest for you to use!

How To: Find someone's IP address

In this tutorial, we learn how to find someone's IP address. First, log into What's their IP. Once you open this, enter your email and click the links that can be sent to your friends. Once they click on these links, the website will email you that person's IP address. You can now look this IP up to see the exact location of that person. There are several different options of pages that can be sent to your friends if you want to track their IP addresses. There is also a page that can be sent ...

How To: Easily change your IP address

This video discusses how to change your IP address in Windows XP. Start by clicking on the Start Button and then Run. Type in "cmd" and press enter. This will open a Command Prompt box. From here type in "ipconfig" which will show your current IP configuration, including your IP Address, Gateway, DNS Servers, etc. Next type "ipconfig /release". This will release all IP information from your current network adaptor. Next open up network connections, right click on Local Area Connection and sel...

How To: Reinstall TextEdit, Preview, iCal or Address Book on a Mac OS X computer

In this clip, you'll learn how to reinstall an accidentally-deleted system application like TextEdit, Preview, iCal, Address Book or QuickTime without reinstalling OS X. With a little know-how, it's easy. So easy, in fact, that this video guide can offer a complete overview of the process in a matter of a few minutes. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this home-computing how-to from MacMost.

How To: Get your own e-mail address

Want to get involved with the information superhighway? E-mail is the best technology to stay connected with friends and family. Use these tips to create your own email account in Gmail, MSN or Yahoo! mail. Keep track of addresses, improve your networking and learn the basics of instant messaging.

How To: Find your IP address

In this video, we learn how to find your IP address. First, start up your computer and open up your web browser. Next, you will type in the site: WhatIsMyIPAddress. Once you do this, you will be led to a new site which will load up your IP information at the top of the page. Once you have this information, make sure you don't share it with anyone else. If someone gets this information, they will be able to hack into your computer and ruin it. They could also access sensitive information and s...

How To: Set-up a new email address in MS Outlook Express

Carole Gallesie from Creative Media Web shows viewers how to set up a new account in Microsoft Outlook Express. Express is preferred because it is a scaled-down version of the popular email client and it is easier to navigate. From your Windows desktop, go to the start menu, all programs, and click on outlook express. When the program opens, look at the top of the page for the "tools" menu, select accounts, add, and mail. The new account wizard will then appear and will walk you through setup...

How To: Set-up an email address in Microsoft Outlook

In this how to video, you will learn how to set up an email account in Microsoft Outlook. First, open up your program. Go to tools and select account settings. From here, click new. A new window will open up and you should press next. Click on the check box at the bottom and click next. Make sure Internet Email is selected and click next. Now type in your name, email address, incoming mail server, outgoing mail server, and login information. Click on more settings and tick the first option in...

How To: Alter your IP address

In this video we learn how to alter your IP address. To do this, you will need to go to this website: http://shadysurfing.t35.com. After you go here, you will be directed to the site, click on the left hand side toolbar to display your IP address. Then, go to the web based proxy and search for the site you want to visit. From here, the site will pop up under a different IP address. You can use there at school or at work, whenever you don't want the information for where your IP address has be...

How To: Find the IP address of a printer

In this video, we learn how to find the IP address of a printer on your computer. Before you begin, make sure you start on your main desktop. First, click on the "start" menu, then click on "control panel" and last click on "printers and faxes". Once you're in there, right click on the printer you want to see the IP address for and then click on "properties". After this, you will find the IP address under the "location" section. You can look up the IP address for all the printers in your netw...

How To: Find & ping your IP address

This is a video tutorial in the Computers & Programming category where you are going to learn how to find and ping your IP address. Go to start > run and type in "cmd" to get the DOS window. Here type in "ipconfig" and hit enter. If you are online, your IP address will be displayed. If you are offline, go online and try again. Then in DOS type in "ping yahoo.com". This is to see if you can connect to Yahoo. If you are online, the site will reply 4 times. If you type in "netstat", it shows yo...

How To: Find your computer's IP address in Windows Vista

This video will show you how to find your own IP address in Windows Vista, which is more difficult and confusing to use than Windows XP was. First, you should go down to the bottom right hand corner and find an icon of two computers, which is your network connection button. Click on the Networks and Sharing selection and find the section which says "View status". After clicking on this, you will find a section which will be labeled "IPv4". The numbers which are indicated after this are the nu...

How To: Determine your IP address for Xbox Live

This walk-through video tutorial shows you how to find out your IP address for XBox live. First press the start button and search for run as shown, click the result, bring up the dialog and type in the given command to open the command prompt window. Type the command in the given window and hit enter. The number that appears is your IP address, use it as the key for XBox Live. In the case of XBox 360, it automatically detects it.

How To: Delete entries from the Internet Explorer address bar

Ever wondered how to go about deleting individual entries from the Internet Explorer address bar? While it's possible, it's not particularly easy. You can do it all at once by purging your entire history through Internet Options or you can hack your Windows registry. For more information, or to try this hack for yourself, take a look!