A common problem created by both Apple and Microsoft for consumers is getting music to work across the iTunes and Windows Media Player applications. If you are a regular user of the iTunes program and want to export music to play in Windows Media Player, you will have to convert iTunes to Windows Media Player format or a common format that can be used on both players. One of the more popular options for this type of conversion is MP3. If you have purchased or uploaded iTunes songs within the Read More

When Meebo is blocked at your school or work place, you can use a variety of techniques to access the site. Perhaps one of the simplest methods is to use a proxy website. A proxy website is a web page which allows you to browse your favourite web sites even though your access to those web sites might be blocked by a content filter. You learn more about and find an updated and unblocked list of proxy websites here. Proxies, however, are highly susceptible to phishing attacks and significantly increase Read More

Google Chrome extensions are programs that add useful features and extend a browser’s functionality. To browse available extensions: 1) Visit chrome.google.com/webstore and click Extensions on the left side menu. 2) Browse through the entire gallery or place the cursor over Extensions in order to see a drop down menu of categories like “Sports” or “News and Weather.” 3) In order to search for a particular extension, type keywords into the “Search the store” search box. 4) Click an extension to view its description. The pop up window will offer a Read More

Skype is an instant messaging software that allows users to communicate in a variety of ways including instant messaging, audio calls, and video calls. Skype is used worldwide as one of the most popular instant messaging programs available because it allows users to effortlessly contact each other in ways that few other instant messaging programs do not. In addition to providing free audio and video calls to other Skype users, Skype also allows users to call land-lines and mobile phones, including international lines, for a small fee. Additionally, Skype is Read More

Firefox Plugins are a type of Add-On in the popular web browser, Mozilla Firefox. Firefox Plugins allow users to add multimedia support and functions to Mozilla Firefox or a third-party extension. Firefox Plugins are available from a wide variety of sources and can manage multimedia support for Windows Media Player, YouTube, Acrobat Reader, Flash Player, and many other popular products. Firefox Plugins may be similar to Firefox Extensions, but differ in the fact that Plugins are used to provide multimedia support while Extensions are used to provide functionality.   How Read More

Napster and Gnutella are two types of file sharing systems. Both file sharing systems have many advantages particularly their ability to increase available bandwidth and disk space through the creation of mini-servers off of member computers. Napster Napster was the pioneer of the concept of peer-to-peer file sharing where computer hard drives became mini-servers. This allowed files to be shared directly from one computer to another. Upon activation of the old Napster program and upon log on to the site, a computer becomes a server and the files stored in Read More

YouTube is a free video sharing service that Google provides, which allows users to browse, upload, and share videos from anywhere in the world. It is available for a number of browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Firefox, as well as platforms such as smartphones, PSPs, and game consoles. YouTube allows users to sign in via their YouTube or Google account in order to rate and comment on videos that they watch and even allows users to embed videos into third party websites and social networking profiles.   Read More

The steps required to change an e-mail password are different for each email system. When changing email passwords, there are three types of email passwords to consider: Passwords in e-mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook and Eudora Passwords in e-mail servers such as Microsoft Exchange, sendmail, and Postfix Passwords in web based e-mail systems such as Microsoft Hotmail and Yahoo Mail Changing passwords in web based email systems is the easiest, because the e-mail password is only stored in one place – the server. Changing email passwords in client/server systems Read More

Changing an email address is extremely simple and only requires that the user sign up for a new email account with any email hosting service. The majority of email hosting services are very similar to one another but each one usually has a few advantages and disadvantages that distinguish it from its competitors. Once a new email account is setup, the user can import his/her address book, old emails, and settings from the previous email address. This article will explore some of the most well known email hosting services so Read More

Google Plus is a social networking website that Google provides, which allows users to communicate in ways that other social networking services do not. For example, Google Plus includes a feature known as “Circles” that allows users to place their contacts into separate categories such as “Friends,” “Family,” and “Co-workers,” and only send status updates to contacts in a specific Circle. Google Plus also has many additional features, such as Huddle, Talk, Sparks, Hangouts, and Instant Upload, that make Google Plus an exciting new platform in the social networking industry. Read More