How to create a cool slide show with Windows Movie Maker

Sharing just plain pictures can be boring sometimes. Say you like to surprise your grandparents on their anniversary by compiling all their pictures together and presenting it to them. You can spice up the presentation a bit by making a slide show with Windows Movie Maker. This means you can add

How to save data on a CD or DVD using Windows Vista or XP

In a previous article I've explained about the different media you can use to backup your files. If you have chosen to save on a CD or DVD then below videos will help you a lot. The first shows how to save with Windows Vista while the second video will show how to save with Windows XP. Just a trivia, the process of saving on a CD or DVD is called burning so aside from saying 'I will save on a CD/DVD' you may say 'I will burn on a CD/DVD'. The reason behind this is because lasers will be used to burn the impression of the data unto the surface of the CD or DVD.

Burning data with Windows Vista

Burning data with Windows XP

How to create a new user and add user password

In a household there might be only one computer and many users. If this is the case it makes sense to create an account for each user so they can have more flexibility in organizing their folders and customizing the look of their desktop. It would also be best to add a password to these accounts to increase privacy for each user.

The steps to create a new account and add a password is simple. The steps below would work for both XP and Vista computers. There is also a video tutorial to provide you with a visual guide.

1. Go to start
2. Go to control panel
3. Go to user accounts
4. (depends) go to user accounts again
5. Select the user you want to add a password
6. Click create a new password
7. Type the new password in (twice - once in the first box and once in the second)
8. (If you want) Add a password hint (DO NOT put the password itself!)
   
9. Click create password

How to speed up your XP computer

If you are using Microsoft XP as your operating system and feel that it is starting to get slow, then you might need to do some system clean-up and performance checks. The best ways to improve performance of your computer running XP is to do the following tasks that is explained better through the video.

1) Run Disk Cleanup
2) Remove unused programs
3) Remove start-up items (Start-up > Run > type msconfig)
4) Edit performance settings
5) Defrag hard drive