Have you been looking for a way to watch your favorite viral videos from YouTube and Dailymotion from the couch? Today we take a look at an easy to use plugin which allows you to watch streaming video in Windows 7 Media Center. Install Macrotube The first thing we need to do is download and install the plugin called Macrotube (link below) following the defaults through the install wizard.

The problem with most system monitoring apps is that they get covered up with all of your open windows, but you can solve that problem by adding monitoring apps to the Taskbar. Setting Up & Using SuperbarMonitor All of the individual monitors and the .dll files necessary to run them come in a single zip file for your convenience. Simply unzip the contents, add them to an appropriate “Program Files Folder”, and create shortcuts for [...]

Do you like to monitor your system but do not want a complicated app to do it with? If you love simplicity and easy configuration then join us as we look at Desktop Info. Desktop Info in Action Desktop Info comes in a zip file format so you will need to unzip the app, place it into an appropriate “Program Files Folder”, and create a shortcut. Do NOT delete the “Read Me File”…this will be [...]

3GP and .3G2 are very common video capture formats currently being used on many mobile phones, but they may not be supported by your favorite media player. Here is a quick and easy way to convert those files to AVI or MPG format with the free Windows application, Pazera Free 3GP to AVI Converter. Download the Pazera Free 3GP to AVI Converter. You’ll have to unzip the download folder, but there is no need to [...]

Yes, the site might be pink… and blue… with astronauts, satellites and unicorns… but don’t be fooled! Microsoft DreamSpark is all kinds of awesome! No kidding: if you’re a university or high school/college student, you can download Microsoft developer, designer and gaming software for free. For a full list of the software available with DreamSpark, check the support FAQ. In brief: Visual Studio 2010, Windows Phone(!), SQL Server 2008, Expression Studio 1.0 (and 2.0 trial [...]

iTunes has never been great at automatically syncing new songs or folders of music, but with a little finesse and the latest version of iTunes, you can automatically sync any new music you download to iTunes, with relative ease. Photo remixed from Shutr. Love it or hate it, tons of people still use iTunes to manage their music library. Maybe it’s because of your love for the iPod, the iTunes Music Store, or whatever—we’re not [...]

Whether you want to save and watch a Flash video offline, convert a Flash music video for your MP3 player, or do something else entirely, learning how to rip and convert Flash videos is a useful skill. Here’s how it works. When it comes to ripping Flash videos, there’s more than one way to accomplish the task, and in many cases it depends greatly on where you’re grabbing the video. We’ll cover a number of [...]

Online backup has many benefits—safety from local catastrophe, storage on professionally maintained servers, etc.—but economy, control, and 100% guaranteed privacy aren’t among them. Check out these five popular tools for making safe and sound local backups. Photo by Miss Karen. Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite tool for backing up your data offline—off the web, using only drives physically connected to your computer or available over a local network. Now we’re [...]