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How to sign up, join and register for Google Video Google video is another great way to publish your videos on the web. In this screencast we look at how to create an account on Google Video, which is absolutely free of charge and easy to use. Here I show you how you how to create an account on Google Video, which is absolutely free of charge and easy to use. . . . screencast video How to sign-up for Yahoo Answers In this quick tutorial, I show you how to create an account with Yahoo to enable you to use the 'Answers' feature of the site. Yahoo Answers is a section of the site where users ask each other questions, & others respond with their answers. . . . screencast video How to download, install and use Google Talk on your PC. Google Talk is a free online chatting application that lets you keep in contact with your googlemail contacts without you having to be signed into the googlemail website. . . . screencast video Downloading and installing AVG Free Edition on your PC to protect you from unwanted viruses In this screencast we look at how to download and install AVG's most recent edition of their free anti-virus software. Version 8.0. Get free protection for the internet, virus and spyware protection that stops threats before they become a problem. "Basic antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows available to download for free. Limit . . . screencast video Video Tutorial Shows How to Sign Up for a New Account at MySpace MySpace is a community website, that allows you to create a profile of yourself, upload your photos, send email and instant messages to your friends, and write your own blog to keep your friends up-to-date on what you are doing, for free. In this screencast tutorial, we guide you through the process of signing up for your own MySpace account, s . . . screencast video How to turn people into Aliens (Caricature effect) Here, we're shown how to use the iWarp tool and the clone tool to turn this average looking man into a freaky alien! All you have to do is clone out his ears by selecting the clone tool and an area of the background and then painting over the top of the ears. Then, you go to th iWarp tool from the filters menu and play around with the Move, Grow and Shrink settings until you are happy with the way your new alien creature looks . . . screencast video Using Jing to Sign Up for a Free 60 Day Trial at Screencast.com, so you can Upload your Captures to Share with Friends and Colleagues The great thing about Jing, is that you can instantaneously share your captures with your friends and colleagues. However, before you can do this, you need to sign up for an account at Screencast.com. Included with the Jing application, is a free 60 day trial account at Screencast.com, and in this screencast tutorial, I show you how to quickly . . . screencast video How to Open Comma Separated Variable (.csv) Files in Open Office Calc A comma separated variable, or .csv file is a text document containing the data from a spreadsheet as a series of lines of text. Each field in the spreadsheet, is separated in the text file using a comma. In this screencast tutorial, we show you how to successfully open .csv files in Open Office Calc, so that you can restore the original struc . . . screencast video How to join the different video hosting sites associated with TubeMogul In this screencast, I show you how to sign up and register for Youtube, Goole Video, Blip, Veoh, Revver, Stupid Videos, Crackle, Myspace, Metacafe & Dailymotion, in order to upload your videos to all of these in one go, using Tube Mogul. . . . screencast video Changing the various settings for your Rectangular Selections Once you have selected a rectangular or square area in Gimp, you can give it rounded corners and feathered edges. You can change the resize settings for your selections and choose whether to expand your shape from the center, or a corner. You can choose whether you want the Height or Width to be in a fixed position, so that when you click and drag them they do not change. We also look here at how to highlight your selection to make it stand out, and how to apply guidlines to them. . . . screencast video MyPAYE - Running The Payroll Having set up our payroll options - weekly and monthly - and having added the details of the employees into those payrolls, we can now set MyPAYE to run the payroll At this stage any changes in payroll - such as bonus, hourly rate changte and overtime etc. - can be amended Once the payroll is run by MyPAYE, payslips and reports can easil|tease end|Hav . . . screencast video Adding an Outline to Your Objects and Text in Adobe Photoshop Wondering how to quickly and simply add an outline to your objects in Adobe Photoshop? Take a look at our 2 minute Camtasia tutorial to find out how. This method works just as well for simple shapes, text and even more complicated objects, so whatever you're drawing, take a look. . . . screencast video Creating a glowing lightbulb using Gimp Here we will start with a blank page and a transparent, clear image of a non-lit light bulb. We are going to be shown how to add a background to the lightbulb, use different layers and layer modes to make the light bulb appear as though it's lit. We'll also use the path create tool to go along the filament of the light bulb and make it glow. We also look at how to add a Gradient Flare as a finishing touch. . . . screencast video iPhoto Hints & Tips (Part 2) The second part of a three part screencast especially for Apple Mac users. This screencast covers using the brilliant iPhoto software bundled free with every new Mac as part of the iLife 06 suite. This segment includes: Exporting to iDVD and Quicktime iPhoto Books Exporting to iDVD, Quicktime and PDF Be sure to c . . . screencast video Connect to Your Microsoft Access Database, Using Open Office Base While you cannot directly open a Microsoft Access database file in Open Office Base, it is possible to connect Base to an Access database, and manipulate the data contained within it. In this screencast tutorial, we show you the process of connecting Open Office Base to a Microsoft Access database. . . . screencast video How to use the COUNTBLANK formula code in openOffice Calc. In this screencast tutorial, I show you how to use the COUNTBLANK formula code in openOffice Calc, to count the amount of blank cells there may are in your spreadsheet, if any. . . . screencast video What happens when you open your OpenOffice Applications for the first time, after installation Here I show you how to open OpenOffice Base, Calc, Draw, Impress, Math & Writer for the first time after installing the product and what pops up when you open each one. . . . screencast video Blogging for Beginners - Embedding YouTube, Google Video, and Metacafe Videos in your Wordpress Posts using the Anarchy Media Player Plug-in One of the problems with Wordpress is that it does not allow you to automatically embed videos from hosting providers such as YouTube and Google Video in your site automatically. However, by installing plug-ins such as the Anarchy Media Player, you can get around this problem. In this screencast tutorial, we show you how to install and configur . . . screencast video How to download and install BootSkin Bored of the same old load screen that appears whenever you start up your PC? Stardock BootSkin is a program that allows users to change their Windows XP boot screens and is completely free of charge. Unlike other programs that can change the Windows XP boot screens, BootSkin does so in a safe manner. It doesn't patch the Windows XP kernel. No . . . screencast video Introduction to Tabbed Browsing in Apple's Safari Internet Browser Apple's Safari Internet Browser allows you to open multiple web pages in one window, using the tabbed browser feature. In this screencast tutorial, we show you the three different methods that you can use to open a link in a new tab, as well as how to open a tab in a new window if you so choose. . . . screencast video