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How To: Disable startup items on your computer to maximize performance
If you disable as many startup items as possible, you can remedy many common error messages in Pro Tools, as well as improve the overall performance of your machine. This tutorial shows you how use MSCONFIG to disable startup applications you don't want to run.
How To: Disable your network drivers to improve computer performance
This tutorial is aimed at users of Pro Tools, but anyone interested in improving their computers' performance can use it, too. It's possible that an incompatible network adapter might give you an error message in Pro Tools, and this tutorial shows you how to disable it.
How To: Create a new Admin account on your computer to help troubleshoot Pro Tools
If you're trying to troubleshoot Pro Tools, one way to help is to set up a new Admin account on your computer. This will help you determine if the problem you're experiencing is global, or is just restricted to your own account.
How To: Troubleshoot the installation of Pro Tools on Windows 7
Are you having problems installing Pro Tools on your PC? If you're running Windows 7, this video takes you through many common errors one can experience during the install process, and shows you how to troubleshoot or work around each issue.
How To: Troubleshoot the installation of Pro Tools on a Mac
You've just gotten your brand new copy of Pro Tools, and can't wait to install it on your Mac and get started with music editing! But what if the installation has problems? This video shows you some common problems when trying to install Pro Tools on a Mac, and how to fix them.
How To: Optimize a Microsoft Windows 7 PC for Pro Tools 8
This video describes how to optimize a Microsoft Windows 7 PC for running Pro Tools 8. Whether you're new to Digidesign's Pro Tools 8 or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you are certain to benefit from this free software video tutorial. For complete instructions, take a look.
How To: Troubleshoot Pro Tools problems on a Mac by creating a new user account
This video describes how to create a new user account on an Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) computer to tell whether your Pro Tools problem is user-specific or global. Whether you're new to Digidesign's Pro Tools 8 or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you are certain to benefit from this free software video tutorial. For complete instructions, take a look.
How To: Troubleshoot Pro Tools problems on a Mac by resetting the PRAM
This video describes how to reset the PRAM, or parameter random access memory, on an Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) computer. Whether you're new to Digidesign's Pro Tools 8 or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you are certain to benefit from this free software video tutorial. For complete instructions, take a look.
How To: Delete your Pro Tools user preferences on a Mac running OS X 10.6
This video describes how to trash your Pro Tools user preferences, restoring them to their factory default setting, on an Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) computer. Whether you're new to Digidesign's Pro Tools 8 or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you are certain to benefit from this free software video tutorial. For complete instructions, take a look.
How To: Use the various export options in Apple's Keynote 09
In need of a quick primer on how to use (or at the very least make sense of) the various export options available in Keynote 09? Look no further. This home-computing how-to from MacMost will teach you everything you need to know. To learn more, and for detailed instructions, take a look!
How To: Store clips and projects on an external drive when using iMovie
Interested in keeping your iMovie projects on an external USB or FireWire hard drive? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to can present a fairly talky overview of the process in over five minutes. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look!
How To: Calculate expected returns for a portfolio in Microsoft Excel
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun and Mr. Excel, the 733rd installment in their joint series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to calculate expected returns for a portfolio in Excel.
How To: Convert decimal or percentage grades into integer grades in Excel
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun and Mr. Excel, the 734th installment in their joint series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to convert decimal grades to integer grades in Excel.
How To: Calculate future & present value for multiple cash flows in Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, part of his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate the future and present values for multiple cash flows in Excel.
How To: Value assets with discounted cash flow analysis in Microsoft Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, part of his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use the PV and PMT functions together to do asset valuation using discounted cash flow analysis.
How To: Calculate APR, EAR & period rates in Microsoft Excel 2010
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, part of his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate APR (Annual Percentage Rate), EAR (Effective Annual Rate) and Period Rate.
How To: Calculate the future value of annuity with the FV function in Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, part of his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use the FV function to calculate the future value of an annuity.
How To: Create a savings plan that will yield $1,000,000 at retirement in Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, part of his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use the PMT function to contrive a savings plan that will yield $1,000,000 at the time of retirement.
How To: Calculate the present value of annuity in Microsoft Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, part of his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use the PV function to calculate the present value of an annuity.
How To: Calculate how much you'll need for retirement in Microsoft Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, part of his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use the PV and PMT functions together to decide how much you need at retirement and how much you should deposit each month during your working years.
How To: Calculate the present value of an annuity for asset valuation in Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 34th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate the present value of annuity in Excel.
How To: Calculate the present value of an annuity with Excel's PMT function
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 35th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate the present of a loan with the PMT function.
How To: Use the APR function to make loan payment calculations in Microsoft Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 12th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate average and marginal tax rates with Excel.
How To: Extract dates from a cell with dates and words in Microsoft Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 51st installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to use the DATEVALUE, RIGHT, IFERROR, LEN, TEXT, SEARCH, TRIM and REPLACE to extract dates from a cell containing both dates and words.
How To: Calculate APR and EAR given cash flows from annuity in Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 38th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate APR and EAR given cash flows from annuity in MS Excel.
How To: Calculate the number of periods it takes to pay off a credit card in Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 39th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate the number of periods it will require to pay off a credit card balance in full.
How To: Create a perpetuity preferred stock valuation formula in Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 40th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to create a perpetuity preferred stock valuation formula in Excel.
How To: Create an interest-only loan schedule in Microsoft Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 12th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to create an interest-only loan schedule in Excel.
How To: Build an amortization table for a consumer loan with Excel's PMT function
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 4nd installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to build an amortization table for a consumer loan in Excel with the PMT function.
How To: Build an amortization table for a business loan with the PMT function
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 43rd installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to create an amortization table for a business loan with Excel's PMT function.
How To: Build an amortization table for a deep discount loan in Microsoft Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 44th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to build an amortization table for a deep discount loan in Excel.
How To: Calculate inventory turnover & days to sell ratios in Microsoft Excel
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 18.5th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate common financial ratios.
How To: Create a fisheye effect in Adobe Photoshop CS5
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create a fisheye or fish-eye effect in Adobe Photoshop CS5. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular vector graphics editor or are merely looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this clip. Take a look.
How To: Create a document for the web in Microsoft Publisher 2010
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create documents for the web in Microsoft Office Publisher 2010. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular desktop publishing application or are a seasoned pro merely looking to brush up on Publisher 2010, you're sure to be well served by this clip. For more information, and to get started employing the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial in your own Publisher projects, take a look.
How To: Create and use templates in Microsoft Publisher 2010
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create and use publication templates when working in Microsoft Office Publisher 2010. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular desktop publishing application or are a seasoned pro merely looking to brush up on Publisher 2010, you're sure to be well served by this clip. For more information, and to get started employing the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial in your own Publisher projects, take a look.
How To: Insert clip art into a document in Microsoft Publisher 2010
In this video tutorial, we learn how to insert clip art into a publication when working in Microsoft Office Publisher 2010. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular desktop publishing application or are a seasoned pro merely looking to brush up on Publisher 2010, you're sure to be well served by this clip. For more information, and to get started employing the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial in your own Publisher projects, take a look.
How To: Select and manipulate objects in Microsoft Publisher 2010
In this video tutorial, we learn how to select and manipulate objects when working in Microsoft Office Publisher 2010. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular desktop publishing application or are a seasoned pro merely looking to brush up on Publisher 2010, you're sure to be well served by this clip. For more information, and to get started employing the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial in your own Publisher projects, take a look.
How To: Create a new publication in Microsoft Publisher 2010
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create a new publication when working in Microsoft Office Publisher 2010. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular desktop publishing application or are a seasoned pro merely looking to brush up on Publisher 2010, you're sure to be well served by this clip. For more information, and to get started employing the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial in your own Publisher projects, take a look.
How To: Use the Extrude tool in Autodesk Maya 2011
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use the Extrude tool within Autodesk Maya 2011. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the 3ds Max 2011 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial yourself, watch this free video guide.
How To: Create a swirling vortex effect in Autodesk 3ds Max
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create a swirling vortex effect within 3ds Max. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the 3ds Max 2011 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using the lessons imparted by this free video software tutorial yourself, watch this free video guide.