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Wii: Sync a New Controller or Remote to the Console

contributed by David Kirk on January 12, 2012 under Nintendo Wii

Following these steps will permanently sync the bluetooth of a new controller to a wii console system.

Invite new members to your Call of Duty ELITE clan

contributed by Aaron St. Clair on January 8, 2012 under Games

You have just created your new Call of Duty ELITE super uber clan. Now you want to invite all your buddies. There are a few things that they need to do before you can invite them. Here’s the whole process.

How to create your own MW3 ELITE clan

contributed by Aaron St. Clair on January 5, 2012 under Games

So we all know that Infinity Ward has been slacking when it comes to ELITE, but for now it seems to be stable. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to create your own clan for you and your friends? It’s been a difficult task to actually get clan registrations to work in the past, but recently they have been working much better. Here’s how to do it.

Photoshop: Add Rain Effect to Photographs

contributed by Sangram Wairkar on January 3, 2012 under Graphics

Adding the appearance of rain to a photograph can really change the artistic feeling of the image. This tutorial demonstrates the steps required in Photoshop to create a rain effect.

Camtasia Studio: Blur Sensitive Information in a Video

contributed by Chris Luongo on December 24, 2011 under Entertainment

Frequently, when I create screencasts, I need to blur out sensitive information from my videos such as usernames, passwords, or credit card information. When using Camtasia Studio we can easily blur out areas of a video with a few simple steps.

How Do I Record Skype Calls for Free?

contributed by Chris Luongo on December 22, 2011 under Entertainment

Some people have completely ditched traditional phones for the super cheap alternative known as Skype. Are you you a hard working business man who wants to save a business call to remember key points? This free software tool that will let you record your Skype calls!

Photoshop CS4 and CS5: Batch Resizing

contributed by Sangram Wairkar on under Graphics

You have just come from a long vacation from a beautiful tropical island. You had your digital camera with you and took some excellent photographs of landscapes. You are eager to upload them to your Facebook profile to share it with friends. However, your internet connection is awful and chokes on these huge images. How can you compress or resize all of these pictures in bulk? If you have photoshop, you are in luck.

Kindle Fire: How to Prevent the Wallpaper from Automatically Changing

contributed by Rob Rogers on December 11, 2011 under Android, Entertainment

The Kindle Fire automatically changes the wallpaper each time the device wakes from sleep mode or is turned on. If you’ve installed a third party launcher and want your wallpaper to always be displayed instead of being changed to one of Amazon’s default wallpapers. Here’s how to keep the Fire from changing your wallpaper.