Archive for May, 2009

How to Modify JVC’s MOD Files for Use with Your Favorite Video Editing Program

May 30, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

I was asked by a relative to make a DVD of video recordings stored in a JVC Everio camcorder. Unfortunately they had lost the CD that came along with the camera which contained the software that would allow me to edit those files. I thought that it wasn’t an issue I have Adobe Premiere and [...]

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How to Enable Turbo and Improve Your WordPress Experience

May 27, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

If you’re using WordPress as your blog’s publishing platform and you have yet to enable Turbo, you’re missing out."The speed increase is most noticeable when Internet is slow or on high latency and makes everybody’s blogging experience more enjoyable." When enabled, Turbo essentially uses a local copy of the admin area of your Wordpress [...]

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How to Enable HDMI Audio Using Your HP Pavilion Media Center PC

May 25, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

I bought an HP Pavilion Media Center PC about a year ago and not until recently was the audio from the HDMI connection working. When I initially connected the computer to the TV with the HDMI cable I could not get the sound to come through. After a couple of hours of frustration I gave [...]

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How to Enable the Data Analysis ToolPak in Excel

May 21, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

Excel like many of Microsoft’s other Office applications are extremely powerful tools that have many ‘hidden’ features. I stumbled on the Analysis ToolPak when I took an quantitative analysis class for my Masters program. Once I enabled the add-in and learned how to use the tools it provided, I have not used any other statistical [...]

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Welcome to Gil’s Method Redesigned

May 20, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

The past couple of months have been real busy for me, I’ve been actively working on Gil’s Method by transferring the website from Drupal (a Content Management System) to Wordpress. I’ve also been working on customizing the WordPress template while actively writing for Gil’s Method and LaptopLogic. I am happy to report that Gil’s Method [...]

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How to Access the Updates List in Windows Vista

May 20, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

If you’ve ever ran into a problem whose origin cannot be explained, you might want to take a look at the latest Windows updates that were installed on your computer. There are times that the automatically installed updates can cause unforeseen problems with software or hardware installed on your computer. In order to narrow [...]

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