Not that long ago, Snapchat was an app with only one purpose — to send and receive self-destructing picture messages. The app has clearly grown since, adding many features that both adhere to its original function as well as ignore it. One of these new features is Context Cards. You may have heard about them, but what exactly are they?
I love my MacBook Air, but the fact that it runs on only 128 GB of flash storage causes me to move most of my files to the cloud. I don't mind having to be connected to the internet in order to access my files, but it's definitely a hassle trying to figure out which files I should move in order to save the most space. Usually, I don't even bother even trying until I see the dreaded "Your startup disk if almost full" warning. Currently, the only real way to find your biggest files in Mac OS X ...
Google Maps is much improved in Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). And even better on the Nexus S. This smartphone can do many things, but the best feature is still Google Maps, which will appear shortly on all Android devices when Gingerbread is officially released.
Have you seen odd, square codes on some specific merchandise? These are called QR codes, or quick-response codes, and they are a type of bar code which your smartphone can read and then take you to a particular website, give you coupons or even a business card. Here's how you can get the most out of QR codes.
L4D2, or Left 4 Dead 2 for those unfamiliar with the game, is a great PC shooter with a really robust level editor. This video will teach you how to create a survival mode map in the editor, allowing you to bring your creativity to bear on improving your L4D2 experience.
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Ascension from Black Ops Zombies is one of the coolest maps in online gaming, and has a rather secret Pack a Punch machine you can unlock to upgrade your precious guns. This video will show you how to unlock it by flying on the lunar lander three times then tracking it down.
The Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies (that's a mouthful) map Ascension introduced perk-stealing monkey to the bestiary of enemies. They are quite annoying, and this video will teach you how to deal with and dispatch them easily, keeping your precious perks intact for better zombie slaying.
Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam might have the convoluted title of any map pack released in the history of gaming, but it is a great one and must-buy for all your BBC2 players out there. This video will teach you how to jump into three obscure hidden sniper spots scattered across the maps, allowing you to rack up kills while confusing and infuriating your opponents. Perfect.
Black Ops Zombies is one of the best survival modes from a game in recent memory, and reaching the higher levels requires careful planning and strategy. This video will show you a devastatingly effective strategy for reaching high levels on the map Five in Black Ops Zombies.
Nuketown has emerged as one of the most popular multiplayer maps in Call of Duty Black Ops, so knowing it is key to ranking up fast in the game. Watch this video for an inside-and-out guide to the map and way to get more kill in it while playing Deathmatch.
Memorizing all of the new maps in a FPS is time-consuming but necessary if you want to achieve pwnage. The process can be greatly eased with the use of video tutorials like this one, which will teach you an effective team deathmatch strategy for the Call of Duty Black Ops multiplayer map Array.
Interested in creating a map of all of your Facebook friends? With Microsoft's Bing, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at TekZilla can present a complete overview of the process in just over two minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Interested in viewing old, historical photos of the places you know on Google Maps? This clip will show you how it's done. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this handy home-computing how-to from the folks at Tekzilla can present a complete overview of the process in about two minutes' time. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
While Google Maps is useful for finding addresses and calculating directions, it's not, strictly speaking, very fun. Unless, of course, you know how to hack it. This hacker's how-to from Tekzilla will show you how to access a number of Easter eggs and hidden features like a geography quiz game.
Check out this video to learn how to turn a squiggly line on a map into a straight distance that is easy to measure. This is an excellent video to help you improve your map skills.
According to Amazon.com, Kindle was their best-selling item this year, which means many, if not all of you are playing with a brand new Kindle on Christmas Day. Of all of Amazon's Kindle models, the Kindle 3 (6") will be the most common eReader in everyone's hands, either the Wi-Fi version or the 3G model.
In this video you will learn how to add various links from Google Maps to an email. The first step you will need to accomplish is to find a section of map you wish to attach to an email. After you have the section of map in view you will see a copy link option at the top right of the image. After you select the copy link you can now open your email program. Once you've accessed your email select attach link and copy/paste the address into the link field. The map image will now be properly att...
This is a video tutorial in the Computers & Programming category where you are going to learn how to avoid traffic jams using the Google Maps button on the Toolbar. Click on the Google Maps button on the toolbar. This will bring up the maps window. Here you type in the area in the search box, for example, "mountain view, ca" and click 'search'. On the next window click on the 'traffic' button and the map will then show you the roads that are clear of traffic jams in green color. There you go!
This video describes the easy process of building a garden retaining wall. First you will need to map out your area for your wall with strings and dig your trench for your stones. You will be filling the trench with gravel to hold your stones in place. Make sure to pack to gravel securely into the ground. You should have a leveling tool to ensure your base is very level. After you make sure that first level is secure and in place you will stack your next level of stone. Once the homeowner has...
In this video the instructor shows how to map a network drive in Microsoft Windows XP. Network drive is similar to the disk drive that is present on your computer like C drive, D drive but instead of pointing to a hard disk on your computer it points to a server that has enabled shares. Shares allow you to create or edit files and folders. By mapping that server share to a folder in XP you can use that share as a normal drive. To do this go to start menu, right click on My Computer and select...
Devolped by the same team of engineers responsible for LightWave 3D, modo, lowercase, delivers the next evolution of 3D modeling, painting and rendering in a single integrated and accelerated package for the Mac and PC. And now, modo is a true end-to-end solution that includes true 3D sculpting tools, animation and network rendering! More than just features, modo is a truly elegant integration of technology, raw horsepower and refined workflow. With such a wealth of inbuilt features, however,...
Google's "Go" line of apps are lightweight counterparts designed to be limited speedy alternatives to their full-featured sibling apps. There is a Go version of Photos, Search, Maps, and more — but are they the right apps for you?
Before starting any drive where you're using Google Maps for directions, it's vital to make sure the app is functioning correctly, specifically, navigation prompts. After initiating turn-by-turn directions on your Android or iPhone, the last thing you want to worry about is Google Maps not audibly telling you where or when to turn, especially in an unfamiliar area.
Realizing there's no voice to guide you while using your iPhone to navigate can be problematic, causing serious headaches from getting lost to unscheduled pit stops or worse. And while this problem can hit Apple Maps like other navigation apps out there, there are a number of fixes you can try to get navigation audio working again.
Many websites are crowded with ads, pictures, and other irrelevant content that make it harder than necessary to read a simple article on your iPhone. In many cases, you have to zoom in just to get a better view of the text you're attempting to read—unless the webpage blocks zooming.
Somewhere in a back-end update, Google snuck a Google Maps Trivia game into its mobile Maps apps. The game is accessible through the Google Maps side-navigation menu on Android and iOS (hidden right at the bottom, of course), and it's ready to play right now. It's a rather fun game, too. SmartyPins, as it's called, asks you a series of geography-based trivia questions, where the penalty for wrong answers is deducted in miles. A correct answer within a set amount of time nets you bonus points,...
Black Ops gamers— you have new Call of Duty maps for your multiplayer adventures. If you have no idea what I'm talking about— you might as well just sell that copy of Black Ops and pick up the newest version of Harry Potter you can find, because you're no Black Ops soldier.
The Nokia Booklet 3G netbook is capable of utilizing GPS when the 3G network connection is active. If you want to find your location and see a map of the area around you, try out the Maps gadget available as part of the Ovi Suite.
Head down under for some glitched out action in COD: Black Ops Annihilation Shangri-La Zombies. Watch this video and elarn how to exploit a glitch in the map that will put your on the other side, not across, but underneath the map.
Are you playing the new Zombies map from the Escalation map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops? You probably want to know how to turn the power on. This video will show you how to turn on the power and the mystery box in Call of the Dead.
In this clip, we learn how to download additional Ovi Maps-compatible maps when using a Nokia C5 mobile phone. The C5 is the first offering in Nokia's new "C" series of mobile phones. It runs on Nokia's Symbian OS and features a 2.2-inch screen and 3.2-megapixel camera. Want more? Search WonderHowTo's sizable collection of C5 video tutorials.
This tutorial covers one of the basic attributes of Adobe After Effects - displacement mapping. You can use a displacement map to create a stereoscopic effect for your next animation. It's quite easy, and only requires a basic familiarity with the program.
This video goes in depth in to the map Firing Range on Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer mode. Maximize your strategy and master your tactics when you use this map, probably second in popularity only to the Nuketown map.
In this clip, you'll learn how to use the drag-and-zoom GZoom control when viewing a map on Google Maps. This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using this zoom control yourself, take a look.
When it comes time for a Showdown, you better be ready, and the best way to be ready is to watch this NextGenTactics video on playing Showdown in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. There's a lot to know about the multiplayer map Showdown, and if you don't know the ins and outs, you need to pay attention. This will help you move around the map, minimizing enemy confrontation and increasing the chances of surprising the enemy.
To own the Broadcast map, you have to know the Broadcast map. Check out this video from NextGenTactics to learn how to move about the multiplayer map in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and achieve a high kills per death ratio. If you're dying more than you're killing, then you need to watch this!
It seems that almost every multiplayer map in Gears of War 2 has a secret glitch-based way of getting underneath it. This video is a tutorial on how to do just one of these glitches. It will show you how to get under the Security multiplayer map using a barrier breaker glitch.
The iPhone is great. And so is Google Maps. And together, they define mobility. They go together perfectly. Like yin and yang. But how do you get the most out of Google Maps on the iPhone? Best Buy has answers. The Best Buy Mobile team explains how simple it is to use Google Maps on your Apple iPhone for directions.
This tutorial will walk you through the steps you need to map a network drive for file access in Windows XP. By mapping your network drive you will be able to store and access files offsite and make computing easier all around.
