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These are instructions on how to install an SATA hard drive into your desktop. The instructions here are most useful for those who want to add a second hard drive...]]>

These are instructions on how to install an SATA hard drive into your desktop. The instructions here are most useful for those who want to add a second hard drive.

A much easier alternative is to hook up an external drive using a USB 2.0 or Firewire port. External drives have the added advantage of being portable.

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If you really want to protect your data, RAID (Mirror) is a great option, besides an external hard drive like the Western Digital MyBook...]]>

If you really want to protect your data, RAID (Mirrored hard drives) is a great option, besides an external hard drive like the Western Digital MyBook. These videos will help you to setup Raid volumes in Windows XP Pro. The videos come in three parts.



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Here is a video that will show you how to create avatars and rooms for the Google Lively virtual worlds...]]>

Here is a video that will show you how to create avatars and rooms for the Google Lively virtual worlds.

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iPods are not just a good tool to store music, and play that music back, but iPods have a lot of storage space that you can use to backup important files from your computer hard drive.]]>

iPods are not just a good tool to store music, and play that music back, but iPods have a lot of storage space that you can use to backup important files from your computer hard drive. It might be easier to use an external hard drive, or even a thumb drive, but if you use your iPod a lot you probably wouldn’t forget to bring it with you like you would a thumb drive.

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This video demonstrates how Twitter works in plain English.]]>

This video demonstrates how Twitter works in plain English.

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]]> http://www.nerdgrind.com/how-to-twitter-video/feed/ 0 Collaborate with Co-Workers Using Google Apps Team Edition – Videohttp://www.nerdgrind.com/collaborate-with-co-workers-using-google-apps-team-edition-video/ http://www.nerdgrind.com/collaborate-with-co-workers-using-google-apps-team-edition-video/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:26:51 +0000 Nerd Grind http://www.nerdgrind.com/collaborate-with-co-workers-using-google-apps-team-edition-video/
Google has made available Google Apps, which allows co-workers at school, or a workplace, to share files, and it's now free.]]>

Google has made available Google Apps, which allows co-workers at school, or a workplace, to share files, and it’s now free. Google Apps Team Edition designed to implement Google Apps collaboration with nothing more than a set of work email addresses. Once you sign up with Google Apps Team Edition, you and your co-workers can collaborate using Google Docs, Gcal, Gtalk, and a Google Start Page to bring it all together. There’s no Gmail integration since you’re using your work emails, but it’s a very simple and effective new way to centralize work collaboration via Google Apps. Google says Google Apps is secure, but the fact documents are not, and cannot be saved, locally will be an obstacle. Once Google makes it possible to save files locally, and can prove that documents being sent and read using Google Apps is secure, then more organizations may see this as a good option to share information. The other issue for most organizations is the fact they uses proprietary software, so it seems like it would reduce productivity if employees had to duplicate documents just to share them on Google Apps.

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This tutorial will show you ways to read, edit, and create PDF files without spending any money. It requires 3 different pieces of software ...]]>

This tutorial will show you ways to read, edit, and create PDF files without spending any money. It requires 3 different pieces of software:

Foxit software from http://www.foxitsoftware.com

CutePDF creator from http://www.arcosoftware.com

PDF to Doc from http://www.hellopdf.com

If you are lucky enough to have Microsoft Office 2007, you can use Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, InfoPath, OneNote, and Word to save files as PDF with an add-in. To see how to save files in PDF format with Word 2007 click here.

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Disclaimer: NerdGrind does not encourage that anyone use the information provided in this video for any illegal or illicit purposes. The video show ways to ways to use Google, and its search engine, to perform tasks like control web cams, and a lot more. This video is for information purposes only. Perhaps after watching this video you might suddenly get a cold chill down your spine as you realize your web site is vulnerable to one of these hacks. Hopefully, you also take the time to fix your security hole, and get a good night's sleep tonight.]]>

Disclaimer: NerdGrind does not encourage anyone to use the information provided in this video for any illegal or illicit purposes. The video show ways to ways to use Google, and its search engine, to perform tasks like control web cams, and a lot more. This video is for information purposes only. The video doesn’t show security holes created by Google’s search engine, but rather security holes in web sites that are found by the Google spider because they are … security holes that should be closed by the web site owner. In a way Google’s search engine helps site owners check to make sure their sites are secure. Perhaps after watching this video you might suddenly get a cold chill down your spine as you realize your web site is vulnerable to one of these hacks. Hopefully, you also take the time to fix your security hole, and get a good night’s sleep tonight.

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]]> http://www.nerdgrind.com/how-to-hack-web-sites-using-google-video/feed/ 0 How To Extend the Life Of Your iPod Battery – Videohttp://www.nerdgrind.com/how-to-extend-the-life-of-your-ipod-battery-video/ http://www.nerdgrind.com/how-to-extend-the-life-of-your-ipod-battery-video/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:22:15 +0000 Nerd Grind http://www.nerdgrind.com/how-to-extend-the-life-of-your-ipod-battery-video/
If you are out with a hot date it might make things more romantic if you run out of gas at the right time. However, if things are just heating up because you're playing his/her favorite romantic songs, then suddenly your iPod batter dies, well so does the romance. See how to make your iPod last longer in this romance saving video, plus learn a few more tips the video didn't mention.]]>

If you are out with a hot date it might make things more romantic if you run out of gas at the right time. However, if things are just heating up because you’re playing his/her favorite romantic songs, then suddenly your iPod batter dies, well so does the romance. See how to make your iPod last longer in this romance saving video, plus learn a few more tips the video didn’t mention.

Another tip to save battery life that the video didn’t mention is to make sure that "Sound Check" is turned off. This feature makes it so all your songs are about the same volume, but it also using quite a bit of battery life.

If you set equalizers on specific songs in iTunes, setting the equalizer on the iPod to off will use those settings. Set it to flat to disable the equalizer altogether.

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After spending your life fortune on your iPod, it needs to be properly cared for. If you've ever made the mistake of cleaning electronics with alcohol, which contains sugar, and makes electronics sticky, then we've got a very informative video on how to clean your iPod ... properly.]]>

After spending your life fortune on your iPod, it needs to be properly cared for. If you’ve ever made the mistake of cleaning electronics with alcohol, which contains sugar, and makes electronics sticky, then we’ve got a very informative video on how to clean your iPod … properly.

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