3 Uses for an External Hard Drive by Erick Charles
An external hard drive is a hard disk drive (much like the one in your computer) that is placed externally, outside of the case. You can buy them pre-made, or purchase a hard drive and an enclosure, and make your own. They came in many sizes, are relatively inexpensive, and are well suited to... For example, you can share and save pictures, MP3s, and video files. ... You can attach it to a PC, set permissions and share-ability, and start saving, and sharing various files. ... By using it in this manner, you’ll be able to free up tons of space on your computer’s local hard drive, and you’ll...

iPod Video Downloads – How and Where To Download Your Favorite Videos by Davion Wong
Whether you just got a new iPod or are an old-time user, there are always new things you will discover about that little gadget. Downloading video to your iPod is not as straight-forward for a newbie, and even those who have been using iPod for a while. ... Essentially, your iPod can support 2 video formats, H.264 video and MPEG-4 video. ... There is enough bad press about these sites that share copyrighted video files blatantly. ... However, there remains a fact which iPod users who have been using H.264 video format would agree and that is it takes much longer to encode the video than...

How To Have Fun And Keep Safe When Using Peer To Peer Software by Terry Brazil II
As you may have found out by now using peer to peer software can be very fun and good way to get your favorite music, movies, games, and whatever else you want to download. I am sure that you have also heard though that using peer to peer software can openly invite computer problems like adware,... 5 Steps To A Safer Peer To Peer Software Experience 1) When installing your file sharing software, do not allow it to scan your hard disk for media to share. ... Some file sharing software such as eMule and BitTorrent clients even share out partially downloaded files.

Get Your Flash Videos on TV by Lu Lu
Getting your Flash on TV? Isn’t Flash for the Web? Yeah, that’s right. Macromedia's Flash can be used to create videos for television. Why would you want to do this if it's gonna cost you time and money? Whether it's a personal reel for friends and family or a professional reel for work, it's... Movie clips symbols and actionscript based animation can only be converted to video propperly through the use of third party video conversion tools. ... Just get your Flash animation on videos to share with your friends, family, and clients, etc.

Create Your Own Home Movies On A DVD by Tracie Dowell
Are you one of those people who consider yourself "computer savvy?" Maybe you would rather call yourself "technology challenged." Either way, I can help you through the process of creating your very own custom home movie in a very fun way. I will walk you through the step by step process of... AVI stands for Audio Video Interleaved and is commonly used in many programs for audio video projects. ... First you need to research programs that do "DVD Authoring." DVD authoring describes the process of creating a DVD video that can be played on a DVD player.

Digital Photos Explained by David Manson
The Basics of Digital Images An image, of course, is any visual representation. Still images, such as photographs and drawings, capture a single, visual moment in time; while moving and video images, such as television and movies, are able to capture entire periods of time. ... JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) TIFF (Tapped Image File Format) BMP (Bitmap File) EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) Al (Adobe Illustrator) SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) To enable the sharing of such a photo, one solution is to compress the photographic data...

What is an mp3? by Quinn Spicker
The mp3 is to music what the JPEG is to images. It is a type audio file which is compressed so it takes up less space. Mp3 is short for MPEG-1, Layer 3, where the MPEG part is a video format, and Layer 3 is the sound of that video. Compression When a sound is compressed into mp3 format, the... The mp3, its file extension being .mp3 (originally .bit), was finished in 1992. ... You should not be able to hear the difference between an mp3 and a compact disc (CD), despite the fact that the latter’s file size can be over five times as large as the former’s.

Need Some PSP Game Download Guidance? by Sammy Kay
If you want a PSP game download on your Sony PSP, you must have a memory stick for the accumulation of the files on it. If you want to watch video clips or movies or have a lot of video games installed on your Sony, you will need to purchase a larger Memory Stick Pro Duo card. ... Once the unzipping is over you will find two folders which contain the game and also the file ‘read me’ file from the author. ... All computers come with a compression application like Stuff it Expander (Mac) or Winzip (PC) and will "unzip" this file.

A Guide To P2P by Jennifer Bailey
‘Peer to peer’ (P2P) networks or software systems allow users to transfer audio/video files directly from the user’s computer, rather than through the use of a website or directory. It allows the integration of different configurations of computers with software systems without the need for... P2P has become very popular with domestic users for sharing and downloading audio/video files. ... According to this approach, P2P provides a base for developing new software systems and help in the growth of new businesses that allow users to meet each other on the Internet and share common interests.

The Ultimate Guide to Video iPod by Ian Richardson
Alright. So after all that hype about having a practical way of watching TV and movies while on the go, you have finally gone and bought yourself the new iPod. Now what? Well, let’s see. There are so many options squeezed into one slim, 2.5” LCD screen media center that it’s going to take a lot... Tip #2 – Add Video to the iTunes Library The other way of finding out if your video files are iPod compatible is to add your video to your iTunes library. ... According to Apple’s website, the video specifications of the new iPod are the following: • H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30...