Windows Multimedia

Windows Media Player - Should it Overuse the CPU?

Is Windows Media Player overusing your CPU? We've got the cure for you here.

Published by Dan B. (19028 pts) on Nov 4, 2009 to
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Best Image Manipulation Utilities for Windows

The growth of digital photography has led to an increasing interest in image manipulation utilities. Professionals use costly packages like Photoshop, but there are a whole range of utilities which offer a wide range of functions at zero or low cost. This article looks at The Gimp and XnView.

Published by Profacgillies (8522 pts) on Oct 31, 2009 to
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Five Reasons to Use Windows Movie Maker

Don’t go running out to the computer store to purchase the latest video editing suite – with Windows XP you have a readymade solution with Windows Movie Maker, a great alternative to the expensive video editing applications.

Published by Christian Cawley (19134 pts) on Oct 29, 2009 to
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Windows Movie Maker Errors Fixed!

A great piece of software when working well, Windows Movie Maker nevertheless has its share of problems, from crashing upon loading to hanging when editing or simply shutting itself down – luckily there are ways to fix it!

Published by Christian Cawley (19134 pts) on Oct 28, 2009 to
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Turn Your Vista Laptop into a Mobile Hotspot

Need to share your wireless Internet connection with your friends or colleagues? If they've got WIFI, the solution is easy and free. This article tells you how.

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20035 pts) on Oct 27, 2009 to
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How to Capture Cassette Audio to MP3

Do you have a collection of old cassette albums that you'd like to listen to in iTunes or on your MP3 player? This article shows how, with screen shots and links, to copy cassette music into tracks on the PC and export the tracks to MP3. It's a bit time consuming, but it's not too difficult.

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20035 pts) on Oct 21, 2009 to
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How Can I Download Microsoft FreeCell?

FreeCell is a card game enjoyed by many. The 52-card game is based on solitaire and comes installed with all versions of Microsoft Windows. If you are unable to locate FreeCell on your computer, or it seems to be missing, learn how to find and, if necessary, download it.

Published by Tricia Goss (10945 pts) on Oct 19, 2009 to
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Quickly and Easily Convert YouTube Videos for Windows Movie Maker

Using web based tools or browser add-ons you can download YouTube videos for use with Windows Movie Maker. This Windows XP application is not a file converter however - so an additional piece of free software is required to allow you to edit a downloaded YouTube video in Windows Movie Maker.

Published by Christian Cawley (19134 pts) on Oct 19, 2009 to
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Top Free Music Discovery Streaming Websites

Are you still listening to the same music that you did when you were a teenager or young adult? If you’ve bought the same Eagles album on 8-track tape, cassette tape, CD, and from iTunes, it's time to give some new music a try. This article is for you.

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20035 pts) on Oct 15, 2009 to
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"We're Not Blocking P2P Traffic" - How Comcast Did It

Every network provider has the right to manage traffic on his own network. However, did Comcast go too far when they decided to interfere with traffic that belonged only to a few specific file-sharing protocols? Here we'll look at how Comcast actually did it.

Published by Lamar Stonecypher (20035 pts) on Oct 15, 2009 to
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