Butterscotch.com's breaking news tutorials offer useful demos, tours, tips and tricks for the software, Windows, Mac and online services that are making news.
Where other sites may tell you what's happening in the fast changing world of technology, butterscotch.com's breaking news tutorials show you.
Where other sites may tell you what's happening in the fast changing world of technology, butterscotch.com's breaking news tutorials show you.
Latest Episode:
#36 / Breaking News: Firefox 3.5 is released
Butterscotch tutorials are your step-by-step guide to maximizing your tech potential. Our tutorials offer tips and tricks explained in plain English, without the jargon. Short, sweet and to the point, we offer practical PC advice you can start using right away to save time, money and headaches. We help you get the most out of your computer and gadgets.
Latest Episode:
#291 / Search with your voice on the iPhone
10-Part Series
With so many instant messaging services out there, how do you keep track of all your friends and associates across all the IM services on your Mac? With Adium you can connect to all your instant messaging friends, regardless of their preferred IM. Add friends from ICQ, Windows Live (MSN), AIM, Google Talk and many more. Michael "Doc" Callahan shows us how to keep track and provides some valuable power-user tips along the way.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Completely customize Adium with the Xtras manager
10-Part Series
You've followed our Beginner's Guide to Twitter and you're regularly updating your followers on what you're up to. Now it's time for some more advanced Twitter tips. In this series, Molly McDonald covers everything from posting pics with your tweets, finding celebrities on Twitter, using the advanced search capabilities of Twitter and even changing your Twitter username.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Finding and following celebrity Twitter users
10-Part Series
Jay Goldman, host of Mr. Mobile, offers advice to BlackBerry owners new and old. This 10-part series runs through BlackBerry basics on the BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry 8800 , covering everything from using the Storm's on-screen keyboard to getting music, movies and pictures on your BlackBerry.
Latest Episode:
#10 / A tour of BlackBerry App World
10-Part Series
A blog is your outlet to share your thoughts, your progress, details of your growing family, your home renovation project, your... well, anything you'd want to share.
In our Beginner's Guide to Blogger series, we'll walk through creating your new blog from the initial idea to publishing your first post and into customizing, uploading photos and much more.
In our Beginner's Guide to Blogger series, we'll walk through creating your new blog from the initial idea to publishing your first post and into customizing, uploading photos and much more.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Change the theme of your blog
10-Part Series
Google's Chrome web browser is a light, lean and altogether smart piece of software. Far from a me-too browser though, Chrome takes a fundamentally different approach to some aspects of the web. From creating application shortcuts to web software services like Google Docs and Gmail to allowing for a private browsing session in Incognito mode, we'll show you what's up in this 10-part tutorial series.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Controlled Crashes in Google Chrome
10-Part Series
Craigslist is the ultimate destination for online classified ads. Sure, the site's not pretty but if you're looking for something ... or indeed, if you're looking for someone, it's often the best place to find what you seek.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Avoiding craigslist scams and fraud
5-Part Series
Hard drives are widely available at sizes in excess of 1 terabyte. That's 1,000 gigabytes. That's one huge drive! With EASEUS Partition Manager, it's easy to partition your big hard drive into two or more virtual drives that look and act like separate physical hard drives on your computer. We'll even show you how to set up a dual-boot PC!
Latest Episode:
#5 / EASEUS Partition Manager Extras
10-Part Series
Molly McDonald, Demo Girl, gives some insight into the world of eBay. Not only will she show us how to create an eBay account to start buying and selling on this online auction giant, she'll also offer tips on getting in with the eBay community.
If you've got some stuff lying around you want to sell or if you're looking for that elusive collectible, eBay is the place to be!
If you've got some stuff lying around you want to sell or if you're looking for that elusive collectible, eBay is the place to be!
Latest Episode:
#10 / The eBay community
10-Part Series
Molly McDonald runs us through the Finer Points of Facebook. She demonstrates everything from Facebook family page, adding a
untagging yourself from unflattering photos
,super charging your privacy settings
, creating your ownFacebook family page, adding a Facebook badge to your site or blog
and even hiding parts of your profile
from certain people, like your boss, your co-workers... or your Mom
. In this 10-part series, Molly runs down tips that will make you a Facebook power user
in no time.
Latest Episode:
#4 / Get more
10-Part Series
Our ten-part series on the Firefox browser gets in-depth, up close and personal with Mozilla's browser. This browser is available on Windows and Mac platforms as well as Linux and has gained significant market share in the past couple of years. It's time to figure out what the fuss is about!
Latest Episode:
#10 / Online safety and security in Firefox
10-Part Series
Meet Flickr. You're soon to be best friend. Part social site, part photo gallery and image host, Flickr is arguably the best way to store, share and see your photos online. If you already have a Yahoo! account, you already have a space reserved on Flickr. If not, it's easy to get one and start sharing your photos and viewing your friends pics online.
Latest Episode:
#10 / All about Flickr photos
10-Part Series
Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan runs us through Gmail Intermediate Studies in this 10-part tutorial series. Learn how to
tweak your Gmail inbox, use labels, colors and filters in Gmail, get offline Gmail access with Google Gears
and much more. If you've watched our 10-part Gmail for Beginners tutorial series and are ready totake control of your inbox
, the Doc abides with Gmail 201.Latest Episode:
#9 / Adding third-party modules to Gmail
5-Part Series
Google Latitude lets you share your real-world comings and goings with your friends and family online. Latitude lets your network know where you are by grabbing GPS data from a compatible phone and uploading it so your friends can see where you are on their phone or on in a web browser... and maybe even come meet you there. It's social networking meets actual social interaction.
Latest Episode:
#5 / Google Latitude on your PC and phone
10-Part Series
With our 10-part series, we'll show you how to get more out of Google Maps. Sure, you can get A to B driving directions but you can also find sushi, pizza or other restaurants as well as stores, services, doctors' offices and so much more. You can get walking directions, find public transit stops and, with Google Maps "mashups," there's a user community creating special mapplications designed specifically for Google Maps.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Creating your own profile
5-Part Series
Stacy Reed runs through some of the best software, web sites, blogs, extensions, widgets and doo-dads that help you to understand and potentially lessen your environmental footprint. Follow along with this week-long series
Latest Episode:
#5 / Conserve energy with eco-friendly gadgets
10-Part Series
Molly McDonald, AKA DemoGirl, leads us through Windows Live Hotmail, formerly MSN Hotmail, formerly... just plain <Hotmail. Chances are good you've got a Hotmail account yourself, or at least that you know several people that do. But did you know about some of the cool features that are continuously being added to the free email service? From initial sign-up through privacy and power-user tips, we'll take a closer look at Windows Live Hotmail.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Setting up your Hotmail personal account settings
10-Part Series
Molly McDonald takes a close look at hulu, the online service that lets you
watch TV shows and movies online for free
. She leads us throughsigning up for a free hulu account
tofinding TV shows and movies online with hulu
, joining in with the hulu community and all steps in between.Latest Episode:
#10 / Add awesome Hulu videos to your collection
10-Part Series
The latest version of Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8, is being hailed as a must-have download for Windows users. It features private browsing, a new and very handy feature called Web Slices and much, much more. Michael "Doc" Callahan gives the guided tour in this 10-part series.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Doing more with Add Ons in Internet Explorer 8
10-Part Series
In this butterscotch.com special 10-part tutorial series, we get the complete beginner's guide to working with free image editing utility IrfanView. We'll look at everything from working with images in batches and setting up a slideshow to enhancing and altering images.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Taking the wide view with IrfanView
11-Part Series
Andy Walker runs through the basics and the finer points of getting the most out of your iPhone. He uses the 3G model but his tips and tricks also work for the original iPhone. Many will even work for the iPod Touch.
If you've got a shiny new iPhone and want to learn to make the most of it, this is the tutorial series for you!
If you've got a shiny new iPhone and want to learn to make the most of it, this is the tutorial series for you!
Latest Episode:
#11 / BONUS EP.: Using the iPod in your iPhone 3G
5-Part Series
Sean Carruthers takes a close look at the iPhone 3.0 update and shows
what's new in iPhone 3.0
? Aside from the fact that this is the first time non-jailbroken iPhone users have been able tocopy and paste on the iPhone
, there are also several upgraded or brand new default applications, new Spotlight search functionality and much improved landscape mode switching.Latest Episode:
#5 / Voice Memo app in iPhone 3.0
3-Part Series
Sean Carruthers takes a close look at the iPod Shuffle and demonstrates how the new control scheme works. He also explores how to optimize your library for the new VoiceOver feature and explains how this third-generation Shuffle differs from its predecessors.
Latest Episode:
#3 / iPod Shuffle accessories
10-Part Series
Molly McDonald, AKA Demo Girl runs through beginner, intermediate to advanced iTunes tips, tricks and techniques that will help you get the most out of Apple's audio and video player and iPod syncing program on PC or Mac.
She'll show you how to find the content you're looking for, how to organize it and even where to look for the elusive iTunes freebies!
She'll show you how to find the content you're looking for, how to organize it and even where to look for the elusive iTunes freebies!
Latest Episode:
#10 / Finding free content
10-Part Series
Molly McDonald runs through how to get connected and find your colleagues, friends and potential leads through LinkedIn. In addition to serving as a place to network, to reconnect with old colleagues and finding a job, you can also get questions answered and even potentially find an investor for that big idea you've been cooking up.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Upgrading your LinkedIn account
10-Part Series
They say that once you go Mac, you never go back. Who says that exactly? Well... we just did.
Making the move from the Windows world to the land of the Mac means making some adjustments in the way you work. Lucky then that butterscotch is here with this 10-part series to talk through the finer points of making the move to Mac.
Making the move from the Windows world to the land of the Mac means making some adjustments in the way you work. Lucky then that butterscotch is here with this 10-part series to talk through the finer points of making the move to Mac.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Mac Expose and Spaces
10-Part Series
Michael "Doc" Callahan runs through the finer points of online safety and security for parents, kids or just about anyone who wants a better understanding online safety, how to protect against online theft, phishing scams, spyware, viruses and more.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Be proactive: Monitor instant messages
This is the channel where we'll fill you in on the latest news from butterscotch.com. Whether it's a tutorial on how to embed butterscotch content on your site or blog for free, a contest, a promotional offer, a chance to meet or perhaps even join the team, you'll find it here.
Latest Episode:
#2 / Introducing tags on butterscotch
10-Part Series
Michael "Doc" Callahan leads us through the process for reinstalling Windows on your computer. Over time, Windows XP gets corrupted and your system slows to a crawl. Doc explains why you may want to reinstall Windows XP and goes through the process in detail in this step-by-step guide to installing Windows XP video series.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Protect and update your Windows XP install
3-Part Series
A well laid out resume can mean the difference between getting the interview or getting passed by. Whether you're gainfully employed or looking for a job, it's always a good idea to keep your resume up to date. In this three-part series, Helen Bradley runs us through the finer points of creating a professional resume that's sure to help in the job hunt.
Latest Episode:
#3 / Proofing and printing your resume
10-Part Series
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. And a truer moniker there never has been. Using RSS feeds, you can catch all of the news that matters to you in one place. In this demo, Molly McDonald uses the free Google Reader as that one place. She demonstrates how to add, manage, find and subscribe to feeds.
Using these practical tips, you need never miss another butterscotch.com tutorial, special tutorial or show again!
Using these practical tips, you need never miss another butterscotch.com tutorial, special tutorial or show again!
Latest Episode:
#10 / Checking out Reader trends
10-Part Series
Get up close and personal with Gmail, Google's free email service. In this series we'll learn all about Gmail Chat, sending and receiving messages, adding contacts and getting the day's news. In this tutorial series hosted by DemoGirl.com's Molly McDonald, we start off simple before delving in to some of Gmail's more powerful advanced features.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Experimenting in the Lab
10-Part Series
The butterscotch.com Beginner's guide to YouTube unlocks the power of this online video sharing phenom. Follow along over the next couple of weeks as we reveal some of the more advanced features that the typical YouTuber may never see.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Some insight into YouTube Insight
10-Part Series
Facebook.com exploded out of a Harvard dorm room and hit the mainstream stage. It has grown exponentially since its launch and the number of people using the service has consistently doubled every six months.
Chances are the majority of your real-world friends have a Facebook account. Facebook for grownups is a practical guide to getting started with Facebook and unlocking some of its more powerful features.
Chances are the majority of your real-world friends have a Facebook account. Facebook for grownups is a practical guide to getting started with Facebook and unlocking some of its more powerful features.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Facebook overview and navigation
10-Part Series
Molly McDonald, AKA Demo Girl walks through the steps with this introduction to Twitter. In this series we'll sign up, learn to Twitter using our cell phones and computer, follow fellow Twitterers and gain some followers of our own.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Twitter language and other power-user tips
10-Part Series
What is Linux? You've probably heard of Ubuntu as it is the most widely adopted Linux distribution. But what is Ubuntu? Doc Callahan offers a video guided tour of Ubuntu. Doc covers everything from running Windows applications on Ubuntu, games in Ubuntu, applications in Ubuntu, Linux versus Windows and much more. If you've never tried Ubuntu, this is your beginner's guide. If you've already tried Ubuntu, you might still learn a thing or two.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Easy updates in Ubuntu
10-Part Series
The world's preeminent community encyclopedia and the site that brought the "wiki" to the main stage, Wikipedia needs no introduction.
While we've all happened upon the site in our surfing, there's much more to Wikipedia than just encyclopedia articles. Molly McDonald, AKA Demo Girl, explains.
While we've all happened upon the site in our surfing, there's much more to Wikipedia than just encyclopedia articles. Molly McDonald, AKA Demo Girl, explains.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Digging deeper on Wikipedia
10-Part Series
Winamp is a music and media player par excellence. Listen to music remotely with Winamp Remote, listen to free online radio, television, and podcasts. If it has to do with media you can check it out in Winamp.
Latest Episode:
#10 / The bonus features in Winamp
10-Part Series
Michael "Doc" Callahan takes us on a guided tour of Windows 7. Across this 10-part series, Doc shows us some of the most interesting, exciting and impactful changes that Microsoft has in store with its latest operating system. With a release date set for early 2010 and speculation flying that Windows 7 might actually be available earlier, in late 2009, changes are good your next computer will run Windows 7.
Latest Episode:
#10 / Windows 7 Conclusions
10-Part Series
Windows Live Messenger, formerly known as MSN Messenger, is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family, whether they're around the corner or all around the world. You can send and receive free instant messages, even play a game together while chatting, share files, voice and video chat and so much more. Doc Callahan explains in this 10-part series on Windows Live Messenger
Latest Episode:
#10 / Cool features in Windows Live Messenger
10-Part Series
Molly McDonald, AKA DemoGirl, runs through everything you need to know about Yahoo!. From signing up for an account, using power-searching tricks and techniques, getting your Yahoo! Mail on your mobile, finding your way with Yahoo!'s powerful mapping service, creating your own personalized Yahoo! home page and more.
Latest Episode:
#10 / News, video, horoscopes and much more via Yahoo
5-Part Series
A five-part look at the best thing to happen to free screen sharing and remote control PC software since, well, ever. Michael "Doc" Callahan leads us through the finer points of Yuuguu including how to share your screen with one person or many, how to take control of a remote PC and how to conduct a virtual meeting with friends, family or business associates.
Latest Episode:
#5 / Conference calling and other extras in Yuuguu
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