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How To Clean an LCD Monitor

 
 
 
 
 
April 21, 2008
By Brian Gage
In this article I will explain how you can clean your desktop or laptop computer monitor fast and safely.

How To Assess the Legitimacy of an Online Money-Making Opportunity

 
 
 
 
 
April 21, 2008
By Edward Omoto
This article provides tips on assessing online money-making opportunities and their legitimacy. It educates people on making money online.

How To Make Your Computer Start-Up Faster

 
 
 
 
 
April 16, 2008
By vinicius docarmo
This is a easy and quick way of starting up your computer more quickly--it's not complicated and anyone can do it. Just follow these steps.

How To Use the New Article Toolbar

 
 
 
 
 
April 11, 2008
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By Brian McDonald
Those of you who have contributed HowToDoThings articles in the past will recognize the buttons you see above the Introductions, Steps and Closing text boxes. For those of you...

How To Use the New HowToDoThings Article Wizard

 
 
 
 
 
April 11, 2008
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By Brian McDonald
We at HowToDoThings would like to introduce to you a new article-writing interface! We believe that it will simplify the process of formatting and submitting your articles. Whether...

How To Install Video Wallpaper on Your Desktop

 
 
 
 
 
April 9, 2008
By Alex Lebedev
Install video wallpaper on your desktop using free software -- on Windows, Mac and even *nix.

How To Reset a Forgotten Windows Administrator Password

 
 
 
 
 
April 3, 2008
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By Jameel Ahmad Sameemi
The Procedure of resetting Windows XP or 2000 Administrator passwords will be shown in this article.

How To Recover Your Data

 
 
 
 
 
April 3, 2008
By Jason Kay
Learn how data recovery services and data recovery software work.

How To Extend Laptop Battery Life

 
 
 
 
 
April 3, 2008
By Brian Gage
In this article I will explain how you can extend your laptop's battery life. I will show you the tricks and tips of getting the most of your laptop on the road.

How To Improve Your PC's Hard Disk Response

 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2008
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By Rik Whittaker
Your PC depends on files held on the hard disk for just about everything it can do, and a spring clean helps. It needs an occasional 'tune-up', a session of TLC -- or, in computer...

How To Fix Disk Surface Errors

 
 
 
 
 
March 28, 2008
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By Rik Whittaker
Modern hard disk drives store up to 500GB of data so it is no surprise to find there are small minor imperfections on the magnetic surface, which will not record reliably.

How To Expand Your Knowledge

 
 
 
 
 
March 19, 2008
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By Marion Cornett
The Internet is a wonderful tool for research, information, and expanding your knowledge.

How To Connect 2 PCs Directly

 
 
 
 
 
March 17, 2008
By Alex Lebedev
Sometimes people needs to connect two PCs -- for file exchanging, for network games, for many purposes. Here's how to do it.

How To Create a Screenshot in Windows

 
 
 
 
 
March 13, 2008
By Alex Lebedev
Screenshots are a great way to explain how to do any action on the computer. I'll explain how to take a screenshot under Windows operating systems.

How To Code a Matrix Report in SQL

 
 
 
 
 
March 12, 2008
By nilesh doshi
This article shows how to generate Matrix reports. Matrix reports are also know as "Crosstab" reports.

How To Increase the Speed of Your Windows Vista

 
 
 
 
 
March 11, 2008
By Roxan Lou Acuno
Optimizing the speed of your PC that uses a Windows Vista Operating System need not to be expensive. Making a little adjustment could do the trick.

How To Encrypt Data

 
 
 
 
 
March 5, 2008
By Aun Raza
This article shows you how to encrypt and/or sign your data, to preserve its confidentiality and privacy.

How To Add Day, Hour, Minute, Second to a Date Value in Oracle

 
 
 
 
 
March 3, 2008
By nilesh doshi
Date arithmetic is widely used in many database applications. This article is about how to add Day, Hour, Minute, Second to a Date value in Oracle.

How To Transfer Files from a Desktop to a Laptop

 
 
 
 
 
February 29, 2008
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By Rik Whittaker
More and more people must rely on using a laptop/portable PC in their ever-busy lives to keep up with their workload, and then find they have different copies of the same file...

How To Secure a Windows 2003 Server

 
 
 
 
 
February 26, 2008
By paul hayes
This article explains how to secure a Windows 2003 Server. The following tips are essential in making the Windows 2003 Server secure.

How To Use Structured Query Language (SQL)

 
 
 
 
 
February 25, 2008
By Kakul M Zaidi
Simplest but most comprehensive hands-on tutorial for SQL learning.

How To Add The HTDT Widget

 
 
 
 
 
February 21, 2008
By LaShawn James
The new HowToDoThings widget is here! Now you can have the "How To” of the Day delivered to you every day without even coming to HowToDoThings.com. You can add the widget...

How To Decide Between a Desktop and a Laptop

 
 
 
 
 
February 20, 2008
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By Rik Whittaker
Desktop or laptop... how can you decide? Here's how.

How To Format a USB Flash Drive with the NTFS File System

 
 
 
 
 
February 20, 2008
By Alex Lebedev
Using an NTFS file system for USB flash drives have advantages and disadvantages. But how do you set up the NTFS file system?

How To Give Someone a Beard in Photoshop

 
 
 
 
 
February 19, 2008
By Pedro Leão
I'm going to show you in a very specific way how you can create a nice, funny beard on someone's face using Adobe Photoshop.

How To Rework Digital Images with Photobie

 
 
 
 
 
February 18, 2008
By Somnath Mitra
Who doesn’t shoot and exchange photos digitally these days? The undisputed leader for digital photo editing is Adobe Photoshop, but there are free tools that can edit equally...

How To Be Safe on the Internet

 
 
 
 
 
February 13, 2008
By paul hayes
This article shares tips that will help you to be safe on the Internet.

How To Use PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)

 
 
 
 
 
February 12, 2008
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By Jameel Ahmad Sameemi
This small, handy article will describe PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) in a few easy steps and will be very useful to anyone new to PHP programming.

How To Use a Blog to Build Your Business

 
 
 
 
 
February 8, 2008
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By Stephen C Campbell
One of the quickest and easiest ways to build your work from your home business or online business is to start blogging and letting the world know about your skills, abilities...

How To Subscribe to Podcast Feeds

 
 
 
 
 
February 7, 2008
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By Susan Keeping
Podcasts are becoming more and more popular every day. There are a many ways that you can subscribe to podcasts, most web sites that offer podcasts make it very easy to do.

How To Download a Great Anti-Virus System

 
 
 
 
 
February 7, 2008
By Matt Lamar
First, go to http://free.grisoft.com. After the site loads, click on the orange Download button under the Free basic protection. A product comparison page will load, scroll down...

How To Make a Favicon

 
 
 
 
 
February 5, 2008
By Elhusseiny Shahin
The favicon is a small image that appears beside your website URL, and also appears in the browser tabs and the bookmarks. It is a cool tool to make your website more stylish.

How To Develop Sales and Marketing Strategies

 
 
 
 
 
February 5, 2008
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By Stephen C Campbell
Every company exists for the sole purpose of providing a product or service to the end user. No matter how fantastic a product or service is, you will never be able to sell and...

How To Start Your Own Homeschool Group

 
 
 
 
 
February 4, 2008
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By Marilisa Sachteleben
Overview of ten steps or guidelines to follow to begin a homeschooling group. This is based upon my own experience beginning a homeschool community (which is flourishing, today,...

How To Select a Password Keeper

 
 
 
 
 
February 4, 2008
By Chris Corbett
You lost your wallet, containing your cash, credit cards, ID and...errr...login passwords? Time to start thinking about investing in a password keeper.

How To Use the Internet Through Email

 
 
 
 
 
February 1, 2008
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By Jameel Ahmad Sameemi
This article will describe the 9 most useful email addresses to use when you don't have full internet access. You might have email send and receive access but no internet access....

How To Get Rid of Duplicate Rows in an Oracle SQL Table

 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2008
By nilesh doshi
Duplicate records can be deleted. Duplicate records can be prevented using Unique Indexes.

How To Adjust Computer Screen Resolution

 
 
 
 
 
January 30, 2008
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By Rik Whittaker
You often spend many hours looking at the screen when using your computer so it makes sense to adjust the screen to make life as easy as possible. Here I outline a simple step-by-step...

How To Embed Pictures into Your Friendster Testimonial and Comments Board Using Flickr!

 
 
 
 
 
January 30, 2008
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By Greg Quimpo
These simple steps can make your message board in Friendster look like a real message board. You and your network of friends can post messages and graphics.

How To Set Up Microsoft Outlook Express to Work with Gmail

 
 
 
 
 
January 30, 2008
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By Princewill Onwuma
A Microsoft Outlook Express Client is a default e-mail account found in your computer program. It can be backed up by a Gmail account.

How To Make a Link

 
 
 
 
 
January 29, 2008
By Elhusseiny Shahin
The best way to get a good ranking for your website in all major search engines is by getting links to that website, I will also explain how to make an external link to another...

How To Set Parental Control on Your Computer

 
 
 
 
 
January 29, 2008
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By Greg Quimpo
This simple but valuable resetting of your computer via the Internet Explorer/Internet Option can give you control over what sites your kids or family members can visit.

How To Digitize Your Old Cassette Tapes

 
 
 
 
 
January 24, 2008
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By Greg Quimpo
Reviving your collection of cassette tape albums making them suitable for your iPod or MP3s. You can burn them after to your CDs.

How To Make a MySpace Account

 
 
 
 
 
January 23, 2008
By Matt Lamar
This article will show you how to set up a MySpace account. MySpace is for everyone.

How To Get Website Traffic Reports

 
 
 
 
 
January 22, 2008
By Aric Watson
By setting up a Google Analytics account, you can answer that age-old question, "How many people are visiting my website?" Google Analytics is free, fairly easy to set up, and...

How To Run Chkdsk on Your Computer

 
 
 
 
 
January 18, 2008
By Matt Lamar
This is how to run chkdsk on your computer.

How To Find Free 3D Software

 
 
 
 
 
January 18, 2008
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By Marcos Riso
There are various free 3D software programs available. Let's comment on each one of them.

How To Share iPod Music with Another Computer

 
 
 
 
 
January 17, 2008
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By Mark Seydel
Many people become annoyed when they find out they cannot share their iPod music with another computer. This tutorial will show you how to do so without messing up your iTunes.

How To Buy a Domain Name

 
 
 
 
 
January 16, 2008
By Elhusseiny Shahin
Step by step guide about how you can purchase a good domain name online. It is very important to register the perfect, SEO optimized domain name for your new website.

How To Link to HowToDoThings.com

 
 
 
 
 
January 14, 2008
By LaShawn James
Want more exposure and the ability to earn more? Link to us. Add HowToDoThings.com links to your website, blog, emails, instant messenger profiles, and social networking profile...
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